Edwin Cameron Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 This is the second laugh I've had today courtesy of the stupid Thai beaurocrats, keep this up and you could start 'Comedy Clubs' for the forlorn tourist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimmerbob Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 7 hours ago, jkcjag said: Prices depend on supply and demand. Clearly very few people want to live in rural USA, hence the price difference. Supply & demand are not part of the equations they use in Thailand, if truth be known! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakser Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 15 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: Why would anyone want a cracker box 35 to 50 SqM condo. That's what 8 Mthb will buy you in Bangkok. Why plow a million USD into real estate to get a work permit. More carrots being dangled that are coated with vinegar. ????? 60 sq/m for 6 M in Pinklao Bangkok. New modern project 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post whaleboneman Posted October 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2020 13 hours ago, condobrit001 said: This proposal would be ideal for condo owners like myself having purchased a condo 16 years ago for 18MB. Dont knock it just because you cant afford it. I can't afford it. It's a stupid idea. If you can afford it, you should still realize it's a stupid idea. If you don't realize that, you're stupid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Some off topic posts and posts using trolling memes have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmonman Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 17 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: Yes, that's exactly how I read it, too. Either it's confusingly worded -- or it's one of the worst deals of the decade as far as visa regulations are concerned. Either way, compared to this offer the "normal" smart tourist visa (which only costs 10,000 baht and permits holders to stay for up to 9 months) seems like a much better option -- and yet it still failed miserably. Just like this new scheme will, too, I reckon. You know, I understand how desperate Thailand must be, with its entire economy foundering and all. But so far they have been incapable of coming up with even one single reasonable (and workable) visa solution that would not require applicants having to jump through hoops or spending entire fortunes. And that, in my book, is called ineptitude, nothing else. It appears to be way easier to get into North Korea or Turkmenistan these days than into Thailand. And much, much cheaper, too. Among the many reasons the STV has failed is that they made it almost impossible to actually get one and even if issued one, to use it to travel to Thailand. They are being issued to citizens of only a few countries ("low risk", whatever that means), and then you have to take a special charter flight which is hardly going to be practical if there are only a few people who want to come. They could open up on a limited basis to commercial passenger flights or allow STV holders to use repatriation flight, but that would make too much sense apparently. As usual, they did not think it through, or so it seems. Similar to this latest proposal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 19 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand's government are coming up with yet more ways to try and woo foreign visitors and investors back to the kingdom. More gimmicks would be accurate, 19 hours ago, webfact said: Also for the really well-heeled, if you plow in 31.5 million baht (US $1 million) you can even get a work permit. Got to be joking, right please tell me this is a joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 14 hours ago, Edheres said: The people who dream up these schemes either: A: Never had to work for a living or budget for anything. B. Never traveled to real resort/vacation areas and have no idea of what money can buy elsewhere. C. Can't envision a world outside of their own............. or D. Are really stupid. D...............Most certainly my money is on D.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya Spotter Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 7 hours ago, FlyingThai said: Considering Thai construction quality, those buildings erected in 1999 are now a rotting pile of garbage. Strange there aren't reports of buildings collapsing daily, with hundreds of killed and injured. But it is true that many Thai buildings are designed and build with a lifespan of 30 years. I believe this is because many are built on leasehold land of 30 years...then they just renovate it or tear-down and build something else. There was a developer interviewed in Bangkok Post years ago who said this is the general practice in Thailand. That said, many older buildings are in perfectly fine shape and well maintained and certainly not "rotting piles of garbage." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya Spotter Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Lucifer999 said: Thailand has no chance to return to normal tourist number's due to its racist and nationalist policys ... covid was just the straw that broke its back. after 20 years of living off and on in SE asia many xpats including me have left for better freedoms and deals else where ... RIP thailand was fun while it lasted ... Nobody cares that you've left..least of all Thailand. Edited October 14, 2020 by Pattaya Spotter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabor56 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 much ado about nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 19 hours ago, Pib said: Sounds like the BOI is just putting lipstick on a pig. Couldn't resist. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 20 hours ago, Pib said: Sounds like the BOI is just putting lipstick on a pig. That's been working well for many years in Pattaya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 This Government really have lost the plot, sorry but, Thailand ain't as wonderful as you think it is to invest so much money just to live and WORK here, completely bonkers. It brings to mind my old grandmother who was an opera singer on watching 'Top of the Pops' for the first time she said and I Quote "Oh I say do they get PAID for this" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERMINATOR3AB Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Who wants to live in Thailand these days Sorry but no way bro OMG so many really gorgeous places in the world nice freindly non racists people too Thailands days are done stuffed up years ago......really should be now called CHIALAND ......lol Even Thais dont want to live in Thaialnd anymore Good Luck Thaialnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Thailand's archaic laws about buying and OWNING a house have done much to boost Malaysia's tourist trade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Ozark Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 21 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Simply open up Thailand to anyone willing to quarantine, there is no intelligent reason for any other restriction. Intelligence and reason is something sorely needed in this country. A scarcity of both is not uncommon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 53 minutes ago, TERMINATOR3AB said: Who wants to live in Thailand these days Sorry but no way bro OMG so many really gorgeous places in the world nice freindly non racists people too Thailands days are done stuffed up years ago......really should be now called CHIALAND ......lol Even Thais dont want to live in Thaialnd anymore Good Luck Thaialnd Sad that you became so disenchanted with Thailand so soon after joining Thaivisa (less than six months). How long have you lived here? How many of these other wonderful places can you name for us? And how many have open borders at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 offers here today, gone tomorrow. Ho hum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangotango Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 21 hours ago, Edheres said: The people who dream up these schemes either: A: Never had to work for a living or budget for anything. B. Never traveled to real resort/vacation areas and have no idea of what money can buy elsewhere. C. Can't envision a world outside of their own............. or D. Are really stupid. All of the above ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaopad999 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) On 10/13/2020 at 11:15 AM, webfact said: 31.5 million baht (US $1 million) you can even get a work permit. Don't know about anyone else, but 1 million USD seems a little steep for a work permit... Edited October 14, 2020 by Kaopad999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya Spotter Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 4 hours ago, mikebell said: Thailand's archaic laws about buying and OWNING a house have done much to boost Malaysia's tourist trade. What does buying a house have to do with tourism...do people only take vacations to countries where they can buy property? Or are you saying it's easier for foreigners to buy property in Malaysia, which is true, but keep in mind the minimum purchase price in most areas is about US$ 250,000 (no $75k condos for foreigners there) and the 30% gains tax on sales for the first 8 years (20% in Thailand). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 14 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said: What does buying a house have to do with tourism...do people only take vacations to countries where they can buy property? Snowbirds are likely to have a nest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapcanuck Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Do Thais ever use focus groups of the intended target market? They sure didn't when they thought of this pig of a visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTT FITZGERSLD Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 ahhh thailand, the land of smiles...allways put a smile on your face... invest 1 million dollars and get a work permit ??? in thailand? buuhhahahahaaaa reminds me of those condos ads that goes: but now 4.5 million baht condo, and get iphone 11 free !!! question is, how can someone who has 4.5 million baht be so stupid and fall for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight8 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Words escape me. Just when you thought it couldn't get any darrrrmer. SMH!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassWayOverHalfFull Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/13/2020 at 11:19 AM, ThailandRyan said: Why would anyone want a cracker box 35 to 50 SqM condo. That's what 8 Mthb will buy you in Bangkok. Why plow a million USD into real estate to get a work permit. More carrots being dangled that are coated with vinegar. 10,500 posts - 4 positive ones. Go home?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, GlassWayOverHalfFull said: 10,500 posts - 4 positive ones. Go home?? ? Are you confused, or are you telling me it is time to go home and leave Thailand behind. You need to get your facts straight mate. Edited October 14, 2020 by ThailandRyan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visarghhhh Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Thailand has been very successful protecting their people from Covid. They can pursue stealing manufacturing away from China as Vietnam has done. Also it seems to me that the average Thai can lay low back in their home village until tourism returns next October. The gov't can provide food subsidies to help the poor get by until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sucit Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 If they give a condo away to someone who wades through the visa process, they may have a couple takers on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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