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  1. I heard of this same issue at least 10 years ago when first looking into long term visas in Thailand, it's not anything new. I personally walked into both KTB and BKB offices in downtown Pattaya and had no problem opening accounts in either bank holding a Non-O visa. Both printed and completed a US Government form upon activation of the account, and where seemingly very knowledgeable about dealing with US citizens. This was 5 and 3 years ago respectively, but a friend of mine used a visa agent in Pattaya to assist with his retirement extension. They offered a lower cost to do that if he had an account with a certain bank, and accompanied him to the bank branch to set up the account. This was only a few months ago. My suggestion would be to go to Bangkok or Pattaya, where there are more foreigners living and they're more familiar with the additional regulations. It's possibly easier to open an account in those locations. Or ask a visa agency for assistance.
  2. Exactly. Current Model 3 price China = 245,900 or 1.24M baht. Import duty currently waived on Teslas in Thailand, price 1.6M baht. If they lower the Thai price to China levels I'll buy one. Otherwise my next car is an MG or BYD EV.
  3. But don't bother trying to incentivize visits from the west (90 day tourist visas for all visa exempt countries)? Only Chinese tourism matters.
  4. Some pretty convoluted logic there. My export oriented customers absolutely thrived when the baht was weak vs the USD, and their prices lower in the markets they exported to.
  5. Exactly. PT traded away their future for a few years on top. The future is orange. My wife is discarding all her red clothes and buys anything orange she sees.
  6. The Chinese Yuan (or Indian Rupee) can never become dominant reserve currencies unless they are allowed to be freely bought and sold internationally. I don't see that ever happening in my lifetime, making the whole BRICS concept irrelevant. I BRICS currency can only be used for a limited amount of trade between members. As soon as one of them sees more currency flowing out of their borders than in they'll slam on the brakes negating any agreement they've made.
  7. Don't leave out Vermont. https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/travel/michelin-guide-road-trip-vermont-cheese-trail
  8. Only grey market imports. Official deliveries direct from Tesla to Thai customers began March 2023.
  9. Thailand has temporarily waived import duties on EV to promote the industry. A Tesla Model 3 currently starts at 1.8M, about the same as a top model Honda Accord. If there are only 3 in Thailand I saw all of them parked in a row at the EV charging station at Central Festival Pattaya yesterday.
  10. Not to mention Police raids of night clubs frequented by Chinese in Pattaya, and the upcoming 300 baht fee that no one can quite figure out how to collect...
  11. It's the existing policy of some Thai power companies, not others. The technology exists to handle that situation as allowing solar to support the grid is the norm worldwide. Having certain oligarchs and persons of privilege profit from the sale of energy, and forbid private solar installations from contributing to the grid to maximize that profit, is not. The current administration allowing this situation to exist is a good reason to place some blame on Prayut for high energy costs, bad air quality and power outages during peak periods of consumption.
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