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I still don't understand why this boat sank in 5 meter waves. The ship looks if it could withstand such conditions so long as the captain steers the ship against the waves and not laterally. A technical investigation by a court should find this out.

It is easy to say that the captain is responsible. The general weather forecast was not as bad as they shouldn't go out. If you have monsoon weather conditions it can happen that you catch a squall line, but usually this don't take very long. You can see it coming and prepare the ship properly. 

23 minutes ago, RocketDog said:

If I parked in the same places regularly here is how I would approach it. Talk to each owner and request to 'rent' each place for 50 ฿ per month. I bet they would remove the chairs for you every time you drive up and also guard your car.

I like your post, but here you are dreaming..:)

50 Baht per month?? Maybe 20 years ago.

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The OP is totally right, but...

You cannot change a whole country. Too many people here are thinking that they can do what they want and they believe only in the law of the strongest.

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54 minutes ago, seancbk said:

 

No, but I'd expect to be able to park outside my shop.   What if I needed to do regular deliveries and needed to be parked there to pickup/drop-off stuff?  

It's common courtesy to leave the spot outside a shop for the owner. 

Unless there is a parking meter outside the shop, everywhere I've lived in Asia treats spaces outside shops as for the use of the shop.

I think you are already living too long in this country. You have lost your sense of justice. There is no law here that guarantees the space outside from a shop house or other property to its owner. 

If you need this space you could ask the government. Maybe they will rent it to you...:)

42 minutes ago, Siam Bruce said:

The South Pattaya Big C, second floor service is ONLY available on a Saturday from 9am – 1500 hrs.

Please note that they have changed their location.

Now: Central Festival Beach road - Ground Floor opposite AIS - start at 11:00 AM

15 minutes ago, moonseeker said:

Or on South Pattaya Rd. going towards Sukhumvit on the left 2/3 up there is a small Soi well signed out that leads to a checkup station for bikes.... Done in minutes... Very friendly.. There is an official sign pointing to the left into a tiny road. MS>

They can arrange the tax payment for you, but you have to pay them and you have to wait and go there again.  If you go to Central you can do it yourself for free. Just pay 100 Baht tax.

21 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

I have been on a retirement extension for years, went in today to renew and was fined for not filling out this TM30, your time will come I expect

Where did this happen?

3 hours ago, catman20 said:

i got out of the landlord business for that exact reason, renter market 1000000000000000% 

We don't need landlords same you. If you are not happy why you don't ask for more rent instead of overcharging electric and water?

I will never understand people who go swimming in the ocean near Pattaya or Bangkok. The water is so dirty that it harms your health. Why does the government don't care about this problem? Maybe the Chinese tourists don't care 

Their website is in Thai language only. Other languages under construction....

I answered to the request's from my bank's an follows:

1. I am tax resident of Thailand. (because I live here more than 165 day's per year)

2. I sent them a copy of my Certificate of residence. (to proof my address)

3. I stated that I don't have a TIN because I don't have to pay tax in Thailand at the moment.

A few bank's were not 100% happy with my answers, but later they accepted it. 

One bank did not accepted it but it is not important because Thailand does not belong to the countries which signed the FATCA yet.

And what could happen, if your bank does not accept your answer? They will just report your account according FBAR.

I don't have to pay any tax here in Thailand. Therefor it is no problem for me if they will report my account. 

11 minutes ago, lapamita said:

instead of making crackdowns, governments have to think how to make things for this owners legal

but saying illegal without a choice to make it legal, is a no go

why? It was already illegal when the condo was bought

A condo does not fulfill all necessary regulations like a hotel. 

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hounderttousands of apartments are sold inthai, under rthe perpective, that they can be rented out. 

who want to buy overpriced property's, with no perspective of return, for 3 or 4 weeks holiday a year

yes, they can be rented out...but like a condo (long term) and not like a hotel

If the condo is overpriced...why do you buy it?

If you buy it and you know that it is illegal to rent it out short term, why do you complain?

6 hours ago, jerry921 said:

Dunno about Thailand specifically, but usually condo owners are allowed by the rules to let their friends & family use their condo rent-free as often as they like, with the owner not needing to be there, no minimum stay required and no license required. If there's rent paid under table direct to the owner because the friends weren't quite as close as family it's very difficult to prevent. They only way it can be proven is if there is advertising. And if a foreign owner is just advertising their condo for rent in a foreign publication, especially without too many identifying details, they'll fly under the radar. For houses it's even easier.

 

A Jomtien house owner from, say, Shanghai, can probably find enough renters just by advertising in a Shanghai newspaper in Chinese. For example, a simple text ad: "House in Jomtien, sleeps 8, 200 meters from the beach, price, email [email protected] for more info." I don't see how that sort of thing can be stopped.

If this will happen in my neighborhood I will not accept. I will fight by all available means. 

2 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

In our Mooban,there are 3 large houses rented to Chinese who then 

operate them as small hotels for visitors from China

Do they have a licence? Maybe somebody should check this. 

1 hour ago, lucjoker said:

And what of the "party houses"?

They open everywhere ,can be next your house .

Suddenly 50 or more people enter the house and make blasting noise for 2 or 3 days , non stop. You pay 5000bht a day and you can do what you want , neighbours can do nothing 

because police and mayor dont help you.

Had to sell my house .

Go on the web and see for your self .

The owners list their house as "home-stay" and you can do nothing .

Police do nothing? Did you try? What's about the moo-baan-administration? Where did this happen?

3 minutes ago, Justfine said:

50m tourists means disaster for the islands

Yes, and not only for the islands...

Last week I was near Krabi looking the underwater world. What I saw was only dead corals.

Dozens of big tourist ships were bringing Chinese tourist to this spot every day. Hordes of them jumping in the water. Everything is already dead there.

But nobody will change this. It is too much money involved. Look how much plastic is swimming in the oceans. Have you ever been in India. Everywhere plastic... it looks terrible. Our world will get destroyed anyway. Nobody can stop this. Very sad.

On 5.4.2018 at 8:20 AM, Samui Bodoh said:

The issue that I see and hear about from friends in the tourism business is where the money from the Chinese people is going. To oversimplify a bit, it seems that certain hotels, certain tourist sites, and certain shops are doing very well.

Yes, but some Chinese who comes now with group tours will come later as individual tourists. I saw in a hotel in Chiang Mai where we slept 3 individual Chinese families in holiday. The Chinese are coming in so large numbers that also the smaller Thai business will benefit.

Times are changing. The western countries will become less important and the Asian countries more important. We have to accept this.

Thailand must take this chance. China and India are not far away and they have together more than 2 Billion people. A huge market. It is the future....

10 minutes ago, Emster23 said:

Is there also an admission fee sign in Thai script?

No, Thai nationals don't have to pay.

I am against discrimination, but as I mentioned already Thai people donate a lot for the wat. Many Farang don't do this. And what is more important....Thai people treat the wat with more respect than a lot of farang do. I saw many graffiti in some wats. This is very disrespectful. I think since the hordes of Chinese are coming here they changed their policy.

But I saw this admission fee in two wat's only.

First time I saw in two wat's in South Thailand that foreigner's have to pay a admission fee to entrance a wat.

I was shocked, but when I see how some foreigners are behaving (waste, selfies and even graffiti) I can understand that the administration of the wat need some compensation to keep everything in order. Many Thai people make tambun but there are only a few farang who donate freely some money.

Now it is enough for me. I will avoid buying from them any longer. This practice is not acceptable and in most western countries against the law.