Now some readers are going to say "who" but the vast majority will know he produces a weekly column to compliment his website.

He produced a piece on employment opportunities in Thailand and was pesonally interested to read that No work permit of any sort was required if "working" as a forex trader, online financial spreads etc because you are managing your own investments online.

He normally does extremely good research so that statement probably originated from an official source.

I know this query has arisen in the forums many times.

yeah, I tend not to take my legal advice from a website who's first ad is "Ladyboy for you escort service".

But hey, maybe I'm just too picky. I mean, lots of TV's take barstool talk seriously. Maybe I should too.

yeah, I tend not to take my legal advice from a website who's first ad is "Ladyboy for you escort service".

But hey, maybe I'm just too picky. I mean, lots of TV's take barstool talk seriously. Maybe I should too.

You certainly should samran mate. If it wasn't for the invaluable advice I received from a bloke in an expat bar whose BO could have caused a cow to miscarry I would never have learned that all Thai women are after is my money or I can't own a car in my name in Thailand.

Luckily for me he informed me that he had the police general of Region 4's telephone number stored in his mobile because they were best mates and with one call he could sort out any problem I might have. Phew. Am I lucky or what?

yeah, I tend not to take my legal advice from a website who's first ad is "Ladyboy for you escort service".

But hey, maybe I'm just too picky. I mean, lots of TV's take barstool talk seriously. Maybe I should too.

You certainly should samran mate. If it wasn't for the invaluable advice I received from a bloke in an expat bar whose BO could have caused a cow to miscarry I would never have learned that all Thai women are after is my money or I can't own a car in my name in Thailand.

Luckily for me he informed me that he had the police general of Region 4's telephone number stored in his mobile because they were best mates and with one call he could sort out any problem I might have. Phew. Am I lucky or what?

Was he the ex SAS or the former Green Beret?

Perhaps he was current CIA in deep cover...hence his connections...?

Funny you should mention SAS because he informed me that sadly he failed the selection course by being thrown out for being too hard and embarrassing the instructors.

He was then picked up by another group ( he told me he couldn't say who because then he'd have to kill me but no worries because his BO was already doing that)to do a hit on Saddam Hussein but the Americans arrested him first.

Funny you should mention SAS because he informed me that sadly he failed the selection course by being thrown out for being too hard and embarrassing the instructors.

He was then picked up by another group ( he told me he couldn't say who because then he'd have to kill me but no worries because his BO was already doing that)to do a hit on Saddam Hussein but the Americans arrested him first.

hey, I met him.

The yanks then re-deployed him to Afghanistan to, in his words "kick Al-quaedrs butt'.

Amazing, the drunken yob disguise can really fool the untrained eye. The ladyboy with him was a ju-jitsu expert as well right?

Funny you should mention SAS because he informed me that sadly he failed the selection course by being thrown out for being too hard and embarrassing the instructors.

He was then picked up by another group ( he told me he couldn't say who because then he'd have to kill me but no worries because his BO was already doing that)to do a hit on Saddam Hussein but the Americans arrested him first.

hey, I met him.

The yanks then re-deployed him to Afghanistan to, in his words "kick Al-quaedrs butt'.

Amazing, the drunken yob disguise can really fool the untrained eye. The ladyboy with him was a ju-jitsu expert as well right?

He must truly have been a master of disguise because when I met him he was a retired ex-post office worker with 3 failed marriages behind him and a gut so big it had it's own gravitational pull.

Funny you should mention SAS because he informed me that sadly he failed the selection course by being thrown out for being too hard and embarrassing the instructors.

He was then picked up by another group ( he told me he couldn't say who because then he'd have to kill me but no worries because his BO was already doing that)to do a hit on Saddam Hussein but the Americans arrested him first.

hey, I met him.

The yanks then re-deployed him to Afghanistan to, in his words "kick Al-quaedrs butt'.

Amazing, the drunken yob disguise can really fool the untrained eye. The ladyboy with him was a ju-jitsu expert as well right?

He must truly have been a master of disguise because when I met him he was a retired ex-post office worker with 3 failed marriages behind him and a gut so big it had it's own gravitational pull.

shh...!

that was his secret weapons stash.

Who?

Who?

Yes indeed-I wouldn't hold out too much hope if the shit really did hit the fan !

It may originate from Phuket Gazette Issue and Answers column of the same subject.

http://phuketgazette.net/issuesanswers/details.asp?id=1237

What is important to remember is each province DOE may have different rules.

In Thailand , the Motto is:

No Where, Is It Written

I have a freelance permit ( apparently ONLY available in Phuket. If you have a teaching certificate, and a B visa you can get one to give private lessons ) and was told an earlier Gazette issue was answered by the same official at Phuket DOE that working on the internet, writing ,anything while residing in Thailand requires a WP and of course the B visa to get the WP. That's the hard part. They won't allow retirees to freelance or teach part time. Really a waste of talent. The level of English could improve immensely which is a real complaint at supposedly 5 star resorts.

Excerpt from link :

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“Stock investment is not lawfully defined as work. As long as you are not working, you do not need to apply for a work permit.

For example. If you are a shareholder or an executive of a company, but you do not sign documents related to the daily functions of that company, you do not need a work permit.

However, you must pay income tax if you receive a stock dividend.

The only documentation we are authorized to issue to foreigners working here is a work permit. If you do not work, there is no official documentation that can be issued to you.”

Thursday, September 1, 2011 Noppadol Ployudee, chief of the Phuket Provincial Employment Office. _______