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Thai Singer Died from Blood and Fungal Infections, Not from Neck Massage
An off topic troll comment about covid vax has been removed. -
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Thai lawyer argues most expats won’t be impacted by personal income tax
I think the video in the op overlooks or ignores several aspects of what has happened. It ignore the inevitability that as we get closer to tax filing season, the greater will be the number of people asking questions about what they are supposed to do now, even I have been asking myself that same question and I've been involved in the discussions for months. That curiosity is not the result of the debates that have taken place nor the videos. The changes made via Por 161/162 were announced far and wide over a year ago and most people will have flagged that. Everyone is now quite rightly asking, so what do we do now. The other point that has been ignored is the extent to which older less wealthy expats have been helped and their minds put at rest as a result of these threads and some of the media coverage. I've received a large number of messages from pensioners in Thailand, asking how much tax they will have to pay on income that I would guess is below average for the western expat community. Older people worry more, many of those people are on the last leg of their journey and don't have any other options for a home or for income. Leaving those people to stew and fret for a year is cruel and unnecessary, at least one spoke of self harm because of the stress and uncertainty. Being able to reassure those people and put their minds at rest, has been the main benefit of these threads, as far as I am concerned. As for the detractors and critics: the threads have seen a small number of vocal naysayers who have trolled the threads and their participants. Some are an inevitable function of social networking sites, others are anti-tax and many are anti Thai. Some have above average wealth and frustrated at the lack of clear answers and some are just plain anti-social and have too much spare time on their hands. A very small number are looking for perfection in the answers and will challenge any other comments that don't achieve that. Most if not all of the critics are the ones who have something to lose and don't want to be pulled into the tax net, not because they think it's unfair, but because they will have to pay up! The last part of all this is the extent to which the past year has finally brought Thai tax into focus for many expats, people who previously thought that tax was something they didn't have to be concerned with, in Thailand, ever! That increased awareness is a step change and has come as a shock for many. I don't know about others but I don't see that as an entirely bad thing. -
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Agent for annual retirement extension?
Agreed.... Being told that 'is the 'going rate' is BS.... it is on the high side. As you say Maneerat is known to charge 8k, I have seen 7k advertised, Mots asked 8k last time. Only difference might be if they drive you to soi 5 in an AC car, or send you on a motorcycle taxi. Key Visa want 10k. -
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Two Afghan Men Arrested at Phuket Airport for Fake Passports
Something not right about that story, they would had to apply for a visa to enter Thailand -
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Odd things happening with my account
There is no record of you emailing Support. Medication rules ? You need to explain more please. Suggest you write an email to [email protected] and we can investigate further with more information. -
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Thai Police to Crack Down on Crime During New Year Festivities
well spotted, strange, maybe filling a required quota of women in the photo? -
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Split Tunneling
Thanks for that - but I already have 3 VPNs 2 by choice (Nord and Proton and 1 bundled in Norton) If surfshark can do it then why can't others? I'll ask them. NordVPN also has URL based split tunnelling in the NORDVPN browser extension as well as APP based. Check this out https://nordvpn.com/features/split-tunneling/ -
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Thailand police crackdown on pornographic content production
This is the result of western nations eliminating classes in high school on critical thinking skills. Listen again, for all those who do not study this culture...THAILAND IS VERY CONSERVATIVE! You may think you are getting away with your stupid behavior, but in reality, they are watching you and will strike when they are ready. How many times have we been warned about porn in this country??? God, get a clue More Runs! Enjoy your stay in the BKK Hilton.
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