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Bee Swarm Chaos at Thai Temple Market Injures Six Picture courtesy of Khaosod A tranquil day at the Phasukaram Temple’s amulet market in Warin Chamrap, Ubon Ratchathani, erupted into chaos as a wild bee swarm caused panic, ultimately resulting in six injuries. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1355420-bee-swarm-chaos-at-thai-temple-market-injures-six/ -
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Tax Filing Experience: Jomtien [March-2025]
Thanks Jim. If it ever gets that far, and they balk at the 6166 U.S. Residency Certification, I think US home ownership wins vs two Thai rental stays in a calendar year for a 'permanent residence' tie-breaker. 'Permanence and significance' should apply in a tie-breaker and usually do. But technically you could be right as both might qualify if you are just trying to establish somewhere with permanent residence status. Assuming you are right and it moves to 'Vital Interest' that home becomes a lot more important in the weight as does every other possession in the states. Basically it's a subjective weighing of economic, political, and social ties to the US. In this case it's a gimme putt. Not an argument I will lose. 'Habitual abode' is not a straight count of days but also frequency, length, and intentions. If you get to that point in the tie-breaker you will have a tougher argument but not impossible to win if you establish and extend the time frame you are working under. No one expects or desires people to move back and forth with permanent residence every few years. Anyway, I think most tax regulations are setup to define what you have to do to change permanent residence. The default condition being you don't and if you want to, here are the bare minimums you have to prove. Honestly, I don't think the Thai regulation announcement changes this for most Americans. You live abroad, you still owe the IRS. You want to change that, file some forms and prove it. Otherwise you still owe! As long as you are filing a US Resident tax form you should be protected, as stated in the DTA, the USA has privilege in any tax considerations. Having a permanent US residence available to you (owned, not rented) makes it a no brainer if you want to avoid any potential difficulties. -
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Does the inequality ever make you uncomfortable?
Thais are not "in need", in fact they are doing better than most Westerners living in Western countries. -
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Does the inequality ever make you uncomfortable?
7-11 is cheap, what is the most expensive food item there? 50 baht? The 7-11 employees spend more than that when they eat at the local moo krata. Spending more than 200 baht at 7/11 is a farang thing because to a Thai, it's just not appealing at all to actually "shop" there (farang concept), it's a convenience store where they grab one or two items, that's all. -
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