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Hasn't this topic been beat to death yet?

Next up! Taxing tax-residents Unrealized Gains. Let's see just how greedy the pigs really are. That would get rid of the "Well-heeled Wealthy Foreigners" whom the Thai elites so desperately wish to attract. I think the concept of taxing wealthy foreigners foreign income is going to be the straw breaking the camel's back. You earn a few cool million USD a year and live in Thailand? And Thailand wants to tax your few cool million USD earned overseas based on the Thai tax code? Goodbye "Well-heeled Wealthy Farang."

I already do. I pay 7% on everything I purchase like every other Thai.

Can't wait until 2025: Let The Games Begin - Release The Tax Hounds!!!

I don't think my US banks or brokerage, or my previous employers are going to share my financial information with Thailand. Now - if Thailand wishes to extend the benefits of permanent residency to me? That would be different. Or even better - extend a path to citizenship. Then 🇹🇭 Prathet thai ruam lueat nuea chat chuea thai 🇹🇭

Grrrrr! He'll bite your leg off. Grrrrr! He's a puppy. He's nickname is "Pit Bull."

I had Dengue which started by being bit by a mosquito while in a hospital. Exactly a week later I had 102 F fever. I knew exactly what it was. I was working at the time and was insured through work so I spent two weeks in the hospital on the insurance company's dime. Tried to get codeine for the pain after the first night. Doctor said "no" and would not give me a reason or even bother talking to me for that matter. Dude was a serious jerk. A friend of mine brought me Tramadol, so my two weeks in the hospital was basically running a fever and feeling like crap with Tramadol taking the edge off of it. During the last part of week two I started seeping blood out of the pores of my calves. Hence - Dengue hemorrhagic fever as you do bust blood vessels. And everyone loves talking about "long covid," well let me tell you about Long Dengue. I didn't feel well for close to two years afterward. I don't want it again. As far as getting it. The Aedes aegypti mosquito can bite you all day long and you'll never get Dengue unless it has bit an Dengue infected person. So we basically keep track of anyone who has Dengue in the village and where they are in relation to our house. That's pretty much our level of caution.

Wow, how many times have you had it. There are only four dengue virus serotypes. Once you've had it you're essentially immune to that serotype. Three times? That's horrendously bad luck.

Dengue vaccine should only be considered by those who have been previously infected with Dengue. If you never had Dengue and take the shot you can end up with antibody dependent enhancement (ADE). It's ADE which makes getting Dengue a second time so serious. But the vaccine can also cause vaccine induced ADE. The shots are recommend for those who are under 65 and who have previously had Dengue. I looked into the shot having had Dengue in 2010. Too old. My son also had Dengue and I'm probably going to recommend to him to take the shot. If you have any background in life sciences or science research you can check out the details in the study below. Antibody-Dependent Enhancement: A Challenge for Developing a Safe Dengue Vaccine Rahul Shukla, et.al., Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10: 572681. Published online 2020 Oct 22. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.572681 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7642463/

Can't wait for the unelected Sunak to get up in front of the cameras again to start huffing and puffing about how Nigel Farage and George Galloway are "A Danger To Our Democracy." What "democracy?" You mean the "democracy" where Ursula Von Der Leyden is appointed as "Fearless Leader of the EU." That sort of Neo-Fascist "democracy?" Kinda just like the UK. I love if when the unelected pond-scum howl on about elected candidates being "A Danger To Our Democracy." What they actually mean is "A Danger To Our Fascist Totalitarian Elitist Control."

Been rejected the last two times. "Your entry date and visa extension date don't match our system." But they are right out of my passport. No problem doing it in person. Ask the IO "why?" 👉 <Shrugs> Probably sunspots. TIT. Welcome to Thailand.

That's number 1.

Really. What are you going to "warn" against. It's a mosquito bite. Try not getting bit by a mosquito in Thailand. Impossible. If you live here, you attempt to keep tabs on anyone who has a family member with Dengue and then gauge how close you live to the infected person. But if you're gonna get it - you're gonna get it. Usually the first round of Dengue is generally survivable. Second round? Bigger problem. Tragic to lose a child in their prime.

Lost my daughter 27 years ago. The guy who killed her is completely unrepentant. This is the first year where I "missed" the day she died. That is progress in the grieving process. Nope. You don't get over it. But you find ways to live with it. I wouldn't wish losing an only child on my worst enemy.

Vicious vicious vicious puppy! "Grrrrr"

I'd never consider slaughter a living animal. I just go to the butcher and buy those nice slabs of meat that don't resemble an animal at all. Aroy! Aroy! Yummy!

Post "close" elections decided by electoral votes: The Loser: "The electoral system is undemocratic and the constitution needs to be amended to end electoral votes! Grrrr!" The Winner: "The system works just fine." When the shoe is on the other foot, the narrative changes as well. The US is not a democracy. Never was. It's a representative based Constitutional Republic. The framers built-in the Electoral College for a reason. To avoid 'the tyranny of the majority." If you want a "democracy" move to the UK or the EU. 🤔 Yeah - think about it!

Btw - since the news of Trump's "conviction" I've seen polls saying that he's losing votes and polls saying he's gaining votes. Wise individuals should understand that polls are propaganda that should not be trusted. There are lies, damn lies, and polls statistics.

Here comes the promised "Chicken Plague" Bird-Flu Global Pandemic 2.0 just in time for the US Elections. Stay tuned......

Guess you'll need to work through SSA in Manila like the rest of us. https://ph.usembassy.gov/services/social-security/

Op - you're living in La La Land unless you're relatively wealthy and have been on a Business Visa for an extended period of time.

Hey mate. Now that Srettha said that same sex marriages are gonna happen as well as other major changes which I assume will be the acceptance of transgenders, just have your wife change her sex to "male" and change your sex to "female" and "Hello Thai Citizenship!"

Of course it does. And Putin is helping Trump win the 2024 election just like he did in 2016.

Main-stream media will be publishing poll after poll showing that Trump has lost votes and that "polls show that Biden will win for sure!" Just ignore 2016 when they did the same thing. "Hillery is winning for sure, Trump doesn't have a chance in hell." And the rest is history.

Install your updates through your phone's built-in Software Update Manager. Not some link sent to you via email or via social media.