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Hospital charging more for foreigners
Yes the threshold as i understand it is, ..........0 to 150,000 pa is exempt from Tax -
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British Man Arrested in Thailand for 20-Year-Old UK Murder Case
The Airport Immigration Detention Centre is reasonable and only for temporary stay. I think you mean the IDC in Suan Plu which really is an infamous hell hole. The various articles reporting this case seem so far to be contradictory . They cannot all be correct. One English language newspaper here reports : The suspect will be deported and sent back to the UK to face legal proceedings. This is not what has been said from the UK end of things. So at the moment , as clear as mud, -
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Fury as British Troops Face Full VAT on Private School Fees While US Military Are Exempt
Well, there are others cueing: eg doctors in hospitals. They serve the nation and helps people to fight illness and prevent from becoming ill. -
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HMRC life certificate.
I note the bit where it says "could be moved online". This has been under discussion for years. The UK government really has no idea how to go about it. Perhaps they can take a look at banking security methods and use OTP's etc. I notice they have no problem in communicating with me by email so they really can use computers for communication if they have to. "The DWP said it had no further information at this stage when we asked about the possible timeframe, how a digital process might work for signatures, and whether it might be difficult for some elderly people who lack IT skills." That's a false assumption. Anyone who has made it as far as Thailand is quite likely to have gone on line to make the journey and is quite familiar with using their smartphone for making purchases etc. If the DWP were to adopt security methods similar to financial institutions there would be no need for a verification signature. These people really are dumb. -
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Minimum level of Thai knowledge and language for long term residents
I think Thailand should enter into the 21st century, they are a country where a proportion of their money comes from tourists and expats. The university’s and schools are filled with kids that speak a variety of different languages, yet nothing changes. I don't know about anyone else’s experience and it’s not really necessary to me as I can conduct myself in Thai, but every year I process my visa and the only thing the immigration officer says is “sen .. here .. here”. Why are there not competent foreign language speakers working in key positions, at very least there should be a phone line where there is a Russian speaking Thai, for example. Why is there not a government department, staffed by uni graduates who are proficient in other languages who can create and maintain websites, create coherent forms that both Thai and westerners can understand. How many times do you complete a form with the assistance of your wife and the clerk takes it and says “no, no, no” and rewrites it. Even Thai people don’t have a clue what info needs to go where. Like you say, how can retirees from European countries all be expected to speak English to complete critical financial forms, what about if that applicant ended up over paying 100s of USD because of his inability and the inability of the Thai government to communicate with him? This isn’t a rant that Thai government department should all speak English, it’s why don’t they use their human resources available to them and improve their services? Instead it’s the usual inherent laziness and nepotism.
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