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Gentlemen, I would ask you to consider the reasoning behind a lot of this.

Thailand is a top down society. Unless the top own it all then there can be no real power. Once foreigners are allowed to start owning then it is understood that they will bring other laws with them in regards to ultimate ownership. This is not to be allowed under any circumstances.

Also, the current situation allows locals (read women) a way to own their own place when they would never be able to ordinarily do it.

Why do you always talk about owning in Thailand when you should know that you are not wanted. here.

If it were not for the money we spend,,,we should be rohinyas...

Chinese Thai bought it all already.............

And it is their cake that they share with nobody.

Just my luck...I do Bt124K (approx US$3,800) of counter and ATM withdrawals today/Wednesday at two different Thai banks using my foreign Visa debit and credit cards. Since Visa sets it rates every 24 hours (noon to noon Thailand time right now) it won't be until Thursday or Friday until the BOT rate cut appears in the Visa rates assuming something else in the forex market don't counter the BOT rate move. But actually Bt64K of that Bt124K was using my no foreign transaction fee and no cash advance fee credit card to do a counter withdrawal (I've already paid it off to avoid any interest charge)...that charge won't post/finalize to my account until Thursday or Friday which means I should benefit from the rate cut assuming Thr/Fri Visa rates are better. But for my two foreign transaction fee debit cards which also reimburse ATM fees, those two ATM withdrawals immediately hit my account at today's Visa exchange rate. Oh well...exchange rates are like playing craps sometimes.

Very interesting but very confusing.

The very first person working at TOT admiting he is stealing from it...

How many times THEY told him??...I am gonna make you an offer you cant refuse...

The most corrupt governement department.TIT and the whole shebang!!!

ZZZZzzzzzzzz!!! Give us a break!

Short fused people,these guys.

There is a party...there is a fiesta,there is the carnival,there is the runnig of the bulls and you cant drink alcohol??...What is next?

The mother is going to "touch" the money...

The recipients cant sell the land plots!!!!!

They are going to find a way to do it...no problemo for yu!!

Khon thai free

Farrangs will have to fork....2,3,4,5 hundred??

Who needs land and inheritance tax???

Useless bunch.

Many many people get hurt (spine injury)in those tour boats.Phuket hospitals thrive on that...

Follow the Nigerian trail...

this is a difficult subject, the rule being "doing work is illegal if you don't have a work permit", whether paid or not, it is illegal. We try to get students as interns and we have each years tremendous difficulties.

now consider this:

1. an executive from an overseas organisation comes to Thailand on holiday and he visits his office in Bangkok and sits in a board meeting. He did not ask for a business visa and did not ask a work permit. He is not paid in Thailand, can he work?

2. A group of tourists visits Thailand from Holland, they have their own tour guide from Holland, they are all travelling together on the tour with a visa on arrival. The tour guide can or not guide them through Ayuthaya and explain the history?

3. A couple get's married and decides to have a Thai wedding as a ceremony, they have a friend photographer and he goes with them on the beach and takes their picture, they are all foreigners. Can the friend take the pictures?

In each case, he is working illegally and subject to the law with all the dire consequences.

I have seen a top executive from a large French group being taken from a board meeting, to immigration, charges and deported at his own expenses.

Is this all really fair or even logical? difficult.

If we get a business visitor from overseas, we spent days getting him/her a WP that is valid only for a few days, this is the only way to guarantee you are legal... the procedure exists and is a real pain

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4) a Thai wedding both married couples are Thai the photographer is a Thai friend. Is he working illegal? Would he be questioned by police?

No xenofobia in that case...No problem.

No can do...you only work bricklaying.

Coups hit Thailand still a draw

Carnage in the streets of Bangkok still a draw

The temples are closed still a draw

TAT "authorised" travel offices scaming still a draw

Batlant double pricing still a draw

Taxis scaming you at the airport still a draw

Speed boat mafia still a draw

Etc etc etc

Everybody is drawing

They put anything in this ferking place and everybody is biting...

The essence of Thailand!!..

Good......better late than never.

But why 180 days to take effect?

It should be immediate, people are suffering from those loan sharks.

Congrats Costas! That's the first time I agree with one of your posts. Especially because I know Greeks are experts when it comes to deal with depths.

That is Greekness!!

Nobody in the audience raised a hand.

They were afraid somebody could begin pointing fingers...

Somebody sold the machine...

There are thousands and thousands of gamblers in that island and the BIB arrests 9 of them...good job!!!