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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.

Thailand Enters Low Tourism Season: Industry Faces Challenges Post-Songkran, Hopes Rest on Chinese Visitors By Kittisak Phalaharn On April 22nd, 2024, Mr. Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, the President of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA), publicly revealed that Thailand is officially entering the low season. Thai Tourism operators may struggle with low incoming tourists after the Songkran Holidays. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1325759-thailand-enters-low-tourism-season-hopes-rest-on-chinese-visitors/

On April 22nd, 2024, Mr. Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, the President of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA), publicly revealed that Thailand is officially entering the low season. Thai Tourism operators may struggle with low incoming tourists after the Songkran Holidays. Right after the Songkran Celebrations, Thailand would officially enter the low season as it does every year. Many tourism-related businesses might have to keep the business alive and meet the tourists’ demand with alternative tourism, according to Sisdivachr. This was the nature of the tourism sector that did not change for the past decade. The low season caused the number of western, eastern, and European tourists to gradually decrease. However, China visitors were estimated to visit Thailand as there was a current visa exemption between Thailand and China, stated Sisdivachr. By Kittisak Phalaharn Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-04-24 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

will we be able to see it from space?

cant believe how much sheit women need................already told her shes still as ugly with it on as off, dont stop her buying that uselss crap.

Songkran! 😂

I think it's great that some people are comfortable with what you've described and many will be. But I think it's important to remember that the AN membership is very diverse and contains a lot of older members on limited incomes who always want to play by the rules in Thailand. Many of the messages I've received over the past four months are from people whose priority was to abide by the rules and breaking them is a real fear for many. You and I agree the realities of how "rules" work here sometimes but that doesn't remove their fear. Frequently, media sites such as AN are the sole source of information on topic such as tax and immigration rules for many people. This is why I think it's really important to present facts or near facts rather than to advise or suggest/recommend, because one size doesn't fit all. Another aspect of course is that you might be surprised at how many members consider that the risk of a potential 2,000 baht fine is not one they can afford or want to take. Lastly, if ever you do get down to District 1 & 2 Revenue offices in Chiang Mai, it's a few hundred meters from Rajavej and there's loads of parking available, all the time.

Bangkok Pattana out in Bangna uses a UK curriculum. It has been in Bangkok for over 30 years. There are others as well, and I think some are good, but I'm more familiar with Bangkok Pattana.

Huh, I live 250km away from my Wife, if I lived with her all day it would do my head in, see her maybe 1-2 times a month, I can barely stand being with myself let alone anyone else.

Check your toilets, it could be running down through the septic tank and out to the street drains, and your water bill should be high if its leaking away, call a water pump guy to have a look, very cheap but be weary of the septic tank guys, they will try you on.

Christ , Granny must be really desperate to do ole potato head!

A local store stocks them but they're pricey at 5,800 for 120 cms wide....we have six of them! In the past we've found one off shops/suppliers where they can be had for half that price hence now looking for similar.

Oh god Nooooooooooooooooo anyhting but namplate removal...........anything, doesnt get more serious than that!!

u cant make this sheite up............... or is it just click bait for the old fogies on TV?

Just for the record, not to make a point regarding the issue of this topic: the acronym OP is regularly used on this forum to mean either of the following: 1. "the opening post", ie the post with which the topic was started 2. "the original poster", ie the person who started the topic