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Srikcir

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  1. As per the 2019 Constitution written by the junta. To change the unelected "de-selected" Senate process requires an amendment that must be approved by the Senate - clever catch-22.
  2. And missed. BoT continued its current interest rates while the baht falls to a nearly 16-year low in line with the Chinese Yuan and other Asean currencies. Other misses too many to all be identified but for example: PTP has tried to shut Move Forward Party out of politics. But as of April 21, 2024 MFP leads PTP by a wide margin in terms of popularity. Meanwhile the EC decided to sue PTP MP for canvassing online outside permitted time. PTP's digital wallet scheme remains intangible. PTP watched water levels in reservoirs across the nation fall by 20%, damaging agriculture and industrial sectors. 10 million people in Thailand suffer from pollution-related illnesses in 2023. While only "Chula" University ranked no. 1 in Thailand, it ranked no. 547 in Best Global Universities. Meanwhile Thailand ranked 101st out of 113 countries (highest being no. 1) in the English Proficiency Index 2023.
  3. However, three of the four LTR visa categories are exempt from Thai taxation by Royal Proclamation. Period. So any exceptions to the double taxation treaty do not apply.
  4. So they found from sampling a low level of organics that produce low amounts of fossil fuels. But in contrast found instead higher levels of organics in other samplings that would produce higher amounts of fossil fuels. So maybe the first sampling is an outlier?
  5. Except when it comes to cigarettes. The Tobacco Authority of Thailand is a Thai state enterprise and the sole legal entity permitted to produce tobacco products in the country, mostly cigarettes.
  6. Thailand has around 250,000 people working in the sex industry, ranking it in 8th place globally, according to statistics published by the International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW). Thailand ties with Brazil in number of sex workers. Revenue of around $6.4 billion is generated by Thailand sex workers annually. In math a negative times a negative equals a positive.
  7. Isn't the offset limited to no more than your US tax liability? For example if your Thailand tax bracket exceeds your US tax bracket, then you may have a Thai tax liability in excess to your US tax liability. There are many US tax provisions that can substantially reduce one's (typically wealthy person) US tax liabilities. But if Thailand does not match those tax advantages, one could fall into a higher Thailand tax bracket than a US tax bracket - thus, causing (albeit small) an additional Thailand income tax that would not violate the tax treaty?
  8. Learn from your experience. As Lucy in the movie said, "Learning is a painful process." And you just got a lot of process.
  9. From the LTR Visa unit last year: LTR Visa holders residing in Thailand continuously for more than 1 year are required to report their current address to the local Immigration office of their residence. This report can be done either in person or by an authorized representative and must be completed annually from the LTR Visa issuance date. However, for individuals re-entering the Kingdom, the report will be due 1 year from the date of the latest arrival. LTR Visa holders can submit the report 15 days before or 7 days after the due date. ---------------------------------------------------------- The necessary documents for this report include: 1. Passport 2. TM.95 Form (completely filled out and signed) [Download link: https://www.immigration.go.th/?avada_portfolio=คำสั่งสำนักงานตรวจคนเข-3 (Page 14) 3. T.M. 6 Card (or arrival/departure card if applicable) 4. 1-Year report notification card (if available) If your local Immigration Bureau does not recognize the LTR Visa, you can provide them with the official announcement link on page 6 here: https://www.immigration.go.th/?avada_portfolio=คำสั่งสำนักงานตรวจคนเข-3 ----------------------------------------------------------- I extracted the TM95 from the download link. BOI is very responsive to LTR visa holder questions by phone and email. TM95.pdf
  10. With LTR you get free multiple re-entry permits. Like with annual extensions with non O or OA when you leave the country before your next report date (1 year), it is extended when you re-enter from one year so it seems your original 1 year report date was extended another 90 days. At immigration you should get a notice put in you passport with the new reporting date. There is no penalty. As your re-entry date documents your return date to Thailand, the IO may have felt you new report date is apparent without having to put a new date in your passport? Not something I would take for granted.
  11. Earth was about 1.4 degrees Celsius warmer in 2023. Not much leeway remaining for worldwide cooperation.
  12. 90% of population in the region are Muslim, under a State of Emergency thst suspends c9nstitutional rights by the Thai governments for decades.
  13. Just look at the treatment of Ukrainians by occupying Russian military.
  14. Biden needs to add focus on Florida's fast growing Latino population that that I feel he ignored in the 2020 election, losing to Trump in Florida. In 2020 (pewresearch.org): About 2.5 million Latinos registered to vote in Florida for the 2020 presidential election, making up a record 17% of the state’s total. The state had the largest Latino electorate among all battleground states and the third-largest Latino electorate overall (3.1 million eligible voters), trailing only California (7.9 million) and Texas (5.6 million). Consider: Florida has "open borders" of 2,170km along its coastline, not including the Keys. Among Latino American adults surveyed by Pew Research who identified as multiracial, about 40% reported their race as "white" on standard race question as used on the US Census. A majority of Hispanics (57%) in the US say abortion should be legal in most or all cases. pewresearch.org
  15. Minority governments in power for almost a decade, for the Thai People it can only be "take it."
  16. That doesn't mean the AF holds title to the property that should otherwise be held by Thailand Treasury which finances the military through annual disbursements collected from Thailand taxpayers. It's as if the Thai military has its own sovereignty vs the sovereignty of the Thai electorate.
  17. aka representatives of the Thai electorate. The Thai Senate "deselection" candidate system seems similar to the communist one-party system wherein the CP selects candidates who can run for office. But actually marginally superior to the Thailand EC (?) deselection system as a one-party nation electorate still can directly vote for the candidates.
  18. Hardly. "Can the rip-roaring good times for the stock market last?" by David Brancaccio, Meredith Garretson, and Erika Soderstrom, March 14, 2024 marketplace.org The S&P 500 is up about 32% in a year. That’s more than quadruple the 30-year average (inflation-adjusted dividends reinvested). The S&P has returned 11% a year in real terms. For Americans living abroad receiving USD income, foreign service and product costs boost spending power. Albeit import of American products may reduce or disappear from markets as Thai importers lose margins.
  19. If "real workers" means private company employees, it would appear so within a 'short horizon' : "TDRI study finds higher lifetime remuneration for civil servants" , date unknown tdri.or.th "Despite lower monthly pay, civil servants’ lifetime remuneration is higher than private companies’ employees, regardless of education levels The value of benefits gained by civil servants accounts for half of their lifetime income, while that of employees in private firms is relatively lower." But TDRI seems to end with something of a reversal: "salary adjustments should be focused on high-ranking civil servants. The number of new civil servants with low skills should also be limited and their jobs should also be outsourced to private firms" Was that 'have senior civil service get richer' at the expense of entry/lower level civil service ranks?
  20. Isn't it an "allegation" that is being investigated, ie., based on hearsay and/or circumstantial evidence? In which case convictable evidence, if there is any, would need be discovered and/or confirmed by the investigation and not be apparent before hand.
  21. There might also be Thailand natural resources that over the decades have been part of land granted to the military, ie., allegefly for military maneuvers. Such could include embedded timber, coal, minerals, etc. Whose income should belong to the Thai people.
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