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Truemoneywallet wallet, accepted in 7 Eleven, Lotus, others? but nowhere near as widely accepted as Promptpay. Also try google wallet, I've seen the contactless symbol in supermarkets but I haven't used it

No comet, too many trees & hills at the horizon on W side of house ... but, here's that Full Moon ...

And what would happen if another 50 or so countries were offered 90 day no visa? Let me guess. The number of tourists would increase substantially but the size of brown envelopes would decrease.

Anybody actually used Google Wallet? if so which shops accept it?

That's what I would aim for, never to break a rule, so that I was fined. In the LTR visa thread there was a DTA themed youtube Video Carl Turner was the the main guy along with someone with DTA knowledge. She seemed to think it was better declaring (about 50mins in) as it would draw a line under that Tax year as opposed to potential questions in later tax years. I don't really want interaction with Thai officials as far as is possible. But if it was straight forward, uniform in application, and totally uncorupt, Target is to only remit to Thailand, whilst non resident, non-resident savings, and/ or amounts which would not exceed the 5% tax band at worst, if tax resident. But potentially that requires a filing, and having to pay a couple of hundred quid tax at most, (prior to it being refunded if not accepted immediately as DTA taxed in UK only) (Since first visiting Thailand in 1993 I've never done an extention of stay at an IO. as a theme of avoiding officialdom) How will it in future go, with the file / no file scenarios under discussion I wonder. (Real life events don't always facilitate the careful pre-planning )

I have tried searching but can not find any reports on here of people being given a single because of money seasoning. No financials yes, but not money seasoning. Could you say where you saw these reports please? I am due to go to renew my ME visa in July so still have time (Embassy told me 2 months seasoning but no seasoning is better) Thanks

Everyone misses the point behind QR codes. There is no chance of theft by the merchant's employees if they don't get to handle cash. Inconvenience for customers is irrelevant.

Brown envelopes? A comfortable retirement methinks

Deposed Deputy Police Chief Retreats From Legal Battle Against PM By Thai Newsroom Reporters Former deputy police chief Pol. Gen. Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, left, and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, right. IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a surprise withdrawal, former deputy police chief Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn has changed his mind to no longer wage a legal battle against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. Pol. Gen. Surachate yesterday (Apr. 23) withdrew his complaint which he had filed yesterday with the National Anti-Corruption Commission to accuse the Pheu Thai-backed prime minister of perpetrating power abuse by having earlier named Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon as police chief and by deposing him from the post of deputy police chief in the face of money laundering charges allegedly involving kickbacks from illegal online gambling operators. Pol. Gen. Surachate was only quoted as saying he had decidedly had “no doubts” about the prime minister’s acts which may be evidently affecting him and finally had his lawyer withdraw his complaint. Nevertheless, the NACC is yet obliged to investigate allegations of power abuse committed by the prime minister following a petition earlier lodged by former police chief Seripisut Temiyavej, said NACC secretary-general Niwatichai Kasemmongkol. Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2024-04-24 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

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my wife sent the money from thailand to canada yesterday through swift from thai to canada bank.

I can't think of any type of industry where China didn't get stronger in the last 5 years. The actions of the US government paint the real picture - increasing number of "trade probes", sanctions etc. Nothing has worked so far.

When arriving in a new country, I find its much easier to just buy an esim online instead of purchasing a physical sim locally. I'm sure it costs a bit more, but it's so much easier. You will find lots of different options if you google Laos esim.

So where the <deleted>'s my 60 day free entry? Russians, what a joke.

OK we moved my wifes daughter to the UK when she was seven years old (didn't speak a word of English). Luckily we had a good school around the corner and they put her on "special needs" and within a couple of years she was speaking with a West London accent. I didn't go down the road of adoption as I had been supporting her since she was three years old, and I regard her as my daughter - she's in our wills, changed her surname when she got naturalized (now British) and didn't see the point of the paper work - she IS my daughter. Plus adoption in the UK you will get examined by social workers looking for anything to say "no". Your problem is your children are MUCH older but you say they have a good level of English which will be a great help. But as everybody else has said, you'd better move quick.

You have an ATM card at the new bank or are you using QR codes as I suggested? You're not fixing anything by just getting an ATM at another bank.

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Geez, it's even a crosswalk with illuminated signal ... W T F Luckily the pedestrian bounced up, instead of getting run over.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

No need for carnivore or keto unless a real porker, just get control of a healthy diet, self control required which most lack. I'm HCLF, works for me perfectly

Move with the times or you'll be left behind

A useful timeline https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/14/politics/timeline-trump-stormy-daniels-hush-money-dg/index.html

Video Shows Taxi Striking Pedestrian at Bangkok Crosswalk: Public Outcry Ignites Debate on Road Safety Laws By Kittisak Phalaharn Bangkok—On April 23rd, 2024, Thai social media users posted a video of a pedestrian being hit by a taxi while legally crossing the road at a crosswalk in front of Asiatique The Riverfront, Bang Kho Laem, Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1325760-video-shows-taxi-striking-pedestrian-at-bangkok-crosswalk-public-outcry-ignites-debate/

Bangkok—On April 23rd, 2024, Thai social media users posted a video of a pedestrian being hit by a taxi while legally crossing the road at a crosswalk in front of Asiatique The Riverfront, Bang Kho Laem, Bangkok. In response to the viral video of the accident, Wat Phraya Krai police officers publicly revealed the case details that the officers received via an accident report at 1:36 PM, on April 20th. The video shows a dozen pedestrians waiting to cross the road. The emergency services and police officers were dispatched to the accident scene and found a taxi driver, publicly identified only as Mr. Patsathi, 58, and a victim, publicly identified only as Mr. Thanat, 44. By Kittisak Phalaharn Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-04-24 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

An interesting and not by any means unique or rare example of how providing information in the Tax Guide is helpful to many. A member contacted me because they were concerned about the impact of the new tax rules and wanted to understand their liability, they had been fretting about it for sometime. This person is retired and like me, has income from multiple countries and also significant savings overseas that are used to supplement their living expenses here. Their living expenses are in the region of 100k baht per month so they were concerned that the tax impact could be significant. After we went through the details, we found that the pension income from country A is exempt by virtue of a DTA but the pension income from country B is taxable. The savings resulted from the sale of real estate in their home country and earned before 1 January 2024. The combination of those things, along with TEDA of 500k, means that person is nowhere near to paying tax on any income in Thailand which is less than 250k baht per year, this means they can import a further 250k if they wish and still be free of tax. So here we have a member who was concerned and had been worried because of a 1.2 mill. lifestyle and the tax implications and it turns out there aren't any. This kind of story is very common, people are afraid because they don't know and when they find out the facts, that fear goes away. What can I say, read the guide and if you don't understand, PM me and we'll try to figure it out.