motdaeng

do i understand you right, bribe a corrupt immigration officer is legal in your view? my 5 cents, many people who bribe officials are the same ones that drink ten beers, then hop on their motorbike and ride back to their house, without a helmet, with their house being "owned" by a Thai company, and using also an agent for this illegal setup ...

... why don't you go and tell the thai authorities their obligations ... btw, some embassies informed their people (sent an email) about the change in tax regulations ... so your embassy didn't inform you, but you expect the thai government to do so ...

don't be so negative. thailand makes it easy for you to switch to electric mobility: a wide selection of electric vehicles in every price range, affordable electricity, and even cheaper options if you go solar. plus, the charging infrastructure is constantly expanding nationwide ... yes, not everyhing is perfect, but improvements are constantly being made in every sector. now is a great time to make the switch, as you said: "i'd love to have an ev."

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please provide a link for your claim. the link may explain what or who might be behind this absurd action ... thanks. this entire trip with an ev around australia, covering 13,554 km, took only 10 days! https://thedriven.io/2023/12/15/record-broken-as-ev-enthusiast-rocks-around-australia-in-just-10-days/

i completely agree with you. you never even bothered to look for them, but then you claim and argue that there is only one charging station. that says a lot about your point of view on electric vehicles ... i did some research: doi saket to mae kachan is about 30 km, and according to google, there are no petrol stations along the way. if your petrol car has only 50 km of range left on a hilly road, only a fool wouldn't fill up before the drive. it's the same with an electric car .... charge it before you go, as simple as that ... people who are against electric vehicles desperately try to create reasons to support their viewpoint, often using completely baseless claims. what these people don’t understand ... and absolutely refuse to accept ... is that using an electric car is for some parts different from a traditional gas-powered vehicle. if you want to keep up with the times, you have to be able to adapt and stay open to new things ... sometimes i wonder how these people managed past transitions, like going from postal service to fax machines to email, or from landlines to mobile phones and then to smartphones, or even from handwriting to typewriters to computers ...

... again, please stop post completely wrong facts .... between chiang mai and chiang rai are probably more than a dozen charging stations ... you really don't have a clue ...

the average bev owner charges with only a very few exceptions at home ... a comparison with petrol stations does not make any sense .... I think no-one will argue with you about that ...

nice of the ev driver to admit he was hunched over his screen (many ice cars do have also a screen) ... or did you see him doing that while you were behind the scooter rider ... anyway, accidents can happen , and it's a good thing no one was injured ... by the way, what does your post have to do with "finally! my new ev" ?

it seems the government give up the idea using drones spraying water or installing large outside air purifier ... even being here over 20 years, the thai government still surprises me with some very stupid solutions without solving the real problems ...

i had the same problem a few years ago in a rental house. this is how i solved it: near the spot where the gecko was hiding in the ceiling, there was a terrace with a built-in lamp. i removed the lamp and closed the opening at first. when it got dark, i opened it again and set up a bright light outside. the light attracted insects, and the gecko hunts insects. around midnight, i closed the opening again. i repeated this process for several days until the gecko stopped returning to the ceiling. maybe this method is worth a try for you too. good luck!

i haven't heard many bad stories from people from india, so maybe indian?

... that comes from MalcolmB, who admits he regularly drives under the influence and even defends his reckless and selfish behavior ...

may i ask when you ordered the sealion 7 and when you expect to receive the car? thanks motdaeng

some of us, apparently not you, were officially informed about the changes in tax laws through personal emails from our embassy in bangkok. interestingly, just last week, i received a letter from my bank in my home country listing my assets, which, according to the OECD agreement, can be shared for tax-related purposes. things are moving on all levels ...

isn't it funny how everyone here knows how inconsistent and unreliable government officials can be with their answers... yet, if a low-level employee at the TRD says, "no need to file a tax return," that answer is immediately taken as fact ...

here we go: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BWc1Yu425/ it looks like the driver did a kind of "malfunction" with the auto hold ... and a safety function did stop the car ... but I am not sure either .... have a look at the comments ...

then you're busted ...

different readings on your own pm2.5 meter compared to the various measuring stations available online depend on several factors. for example, whether waste is being burned nearby, farmers are burning fields, or even the wind direction, etc. my simple tip: invest in your own pm2.5 meter and keep it running 24/7. what matters most is the reading inside your house, not the one from a measuring station 30 km away ... edit: don't get confused between the AQI numbers and the pm2.5 µg/m³ values ...

air purifiers usually indicate the recommended room size in square meters. from my experience, the air circulation capacity (m³) should be at least three times the room's volume. factors like the room's air tightness and the severity of maximum air pollution can influence this value. when buying an air purifier, also consider the availability of replacement filters. even simple and inexpensive air purifiers can do their job well, but they are often quite noisy. do not forget to buy also a pm2.5 meter ....

you quoted my post. i didn't write anything about immigration or scaremongering, etc. when clarifying something with authorities, for example regarding tax questions, it would be nice to receive written confirmation of the information provided. i described a way to obtain this in my post ... thank you.

to get confirmation from the tax office (that no tax has to be paid), there is a solution: request a refund of the withheld tax from your bank account, even if it’s just a small amount. go to your local TRD, the staff will do the tax return with you together, asking you about work, other income, money transfers etc. this way, you’ll have something in writing in your hands ...

i recommend everyone buy a simple pm2.5 meter. good air quality should be below 10 µg/m³ for pm2.5! i did some tests a few years ago, got rid of the air conditioner filters, and now use only air purifiers, which keep the pm2.5 levels inside my house consistently low. convincing yourself, putting the air con a 3m filter alone is enough to tackle high air pollution might be a solution, but it’s not an effective one.

are you the spelling police ...

believing something "works well" doesn’t make it a fact. spend a little money on a pm2.5 meter, and you’ll see it for yourself ... it doesn’t work as you might think! reducing pollution from a very unhealthy level to just an unhealthy level isn’t something to be satisfied with. an air conditioner with a 3m filter only reduces pollution slightly and inefficiently ... and even that only works if you change the filter regularly!