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    Gaybutton got a reaction from Ruthrieston in Shooting in Siam Paragon   
    In my opinion the article shows the boy is definitely crazy, but not insane.  He knew exactly what he was doing and planned for it.  We don't know why he did it, but he did it.  Mental issues or not, that's just not enough an excuse.  I think he needs to one way or another be locked up and stay locked up for life.
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    3 arrested for selling blank gun, ammo to teen shooter
    by Wassayos Ngamkham and Online Reporters
    October 5, 2023
    Three men were separately arrested in Yala and Bangkok for allegedly selling firearms, including a blank gun, and ammunition to a 14-year-old boy who went on a shooting rampage inside Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon. The incident left two foreign nationals dead and five others wounded.
    A team of investigators from the Provincial Police Region 9 apprehended two of the three suspects at a house in tambon Sateng of Muang district in Yala at around 1am on Thursday.
    Suwananhong Phramkhanajarn, 45, and his 22-year-old son Akkharawit Jaithong were wanted on arrest warrants issued by the Bangkok South Criminal Court for colluding in illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and selling firearms and ammunition without permission. 
    Seized from the house were 209 rounds of ammunition for blank guns, 33 metal parts, two bank accounts, nine magazines and other items. The two men were being taken to Bangkok for questioning.
    The third suspect, Piyabut Pianpithak, 30, was arrested in Bangkok.
    The arrests came after Pol Lt Gen Thiti Saengsawang, commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, ordered Yannawa police to gather evidence and seek court approval for issuing warrants against the three individuals involved in the illegal sale of firearms and ammunition.
    A police investigation found that the 14-year-old boy contacted an online gun seller, expressing his interest in firearms, and they had online conversations. However, the suspect hesitated about obtaining a real gun due to the relatively high price.
    He then placed an order for 9mm bullets a cost of 1,000 baht and transferred the money for the purchase. A few days later, he rreceived a parcel at his condominium room in Sathon district, which contained real bullets.
    The teen subsequently ordered a modified blank gun, later used in the deadly shooting at the shopping mall.
    The investigation also found that the suspect lacked sufficient funds to acquire the blank gun. He then borrowed money through an online money lending application and later transferred 16,000 baht to the seller, who later sent the gun to his condo.
    During questioning, Mr Suwannahong and Mr Akkharawit denied all charges.  
    A police source said the teenager had transferred the money to Mr Suwannahong’s bank account, and the man later withdrew the funds at an ATM booth at a petrol station in Yala.
    It was revealed that Mr Akkharawit was running a Facebook page to sell firearms online. The page had been opened for about five months before being shut down around 10.20 pm on the day of the shooting rampage.
    Mr Piyabut was involved as he sold and sent 9mm bullets to the teenager.
    Chaos erupted at Siam Paragon on Rama 1 Road in Pathum Wan district close to peak hours on Tuesday, with hundreds fleeing as gunshots rang out. The dead were two women from China and Myanmar.
    The teenager was arrested late on Tuesday shortly after the shooting spree.
    Maj Gen Samran Nuanma said the suspect had modified a gun designed for firing blank rounds to enable it to use live ammunition.
    The boy facing murder and other charges has been remanded to a juvenile detention centre where he will undergo a psychiatric assessment.
    https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2658098/3-arrested-for-selling-blank-gun-ammunition-to-teen-shooter
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from vinapu in Shooting in Siam Paragon   
    In my opinion the article shows the boy is definitely crazy, but not insane.  He knew exactly what he was doing and planned for it.  We don't know why he did it, but he did it.  Mental issues or not, that's just not enough an excuse.  I think he needs to one way or another be locked up and stay locked up for life.
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    3 arrested for selling blank gun, ammo to teen shooter
    by Wassayos Ngamkham and Online Reporters
    October 5, 2023
    Three men were separately arrested in Yala and Bangkok for allegedly selling firearms, including a blank gun, and ammunition to a 14-year-old boy who went on a shooting rampage inside Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon. The incident left two foreign nationals dead and five others wounded.
    A team of investigators from the Provincial Police Region 9 apprehended two of the three suspects at a house in tambon Sateng of Muang district in Yala at around 1am on Thursday.
    Suwananhong Phramkhanajarn, 45, and his 22-year-old son Akkharawit Jaithong were wanted on arrest warrants issued by the Bangkok South Criminal Court for colluding in illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and selling firearms and ammunition without permission. 
    Seized from the house were 209 rounds of ammunition for blank guns, 33 metal parts, two bank accounts, nine magazines and other items. The two men were being taken to Bangkok for questioning.
    The third suspect, Piyabut Pianpithak, 30, was arrested in Bangkok.
    The arrests came after Pol Lt Gen Thiti Saengsawang, commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, ordered Yannawa police to gather evidence and seek court approval for issuing warrants against the three individuals involved in the illegal sale of firearms and ammunition.
    A police investigation found that the 14-year-old boy contacted an online gun seller, expressing his interest in firearms, and they had online conversations. However, the suspect hesitated about obtaining a real gun due to the relatively high price.
    He then placed an order for 9mm bullets a cost of 1,000 baht and transferred the money for the purchase. A few days later, he rreceived a parcel at his condominium room in Sathon district, which contained real bullets.
    The teen subsequently ordered a modified blank gun, later used in the deadly shooting at the shopping mall.
    The investigation also found that the suspect lacked sufficient funds to acquire the blank gun. He then borrowed money through an online money lending application and later transferred 16,000 baht to the seller, who later sent the gun to his condo.
    During questioning, Mr Suwannahong and Mr Akkharawit denied all charges.  
    A police source said the teenager had transferred the money to Mr Suwannahong’s bank account, and the man later withdrew the funds at an ATM booth at a petrol station in Yala.
    It was revealed that Mr Akkharawit was running a Facebook page to sell firearms online. The page had been opened for about five months before being shut down around 10.20 pm on the day of the shooting rampage.
    Mr Piyabut was involved as he sold and sent 9mm bullets to the teenager.
    Chaos erupted at Siam Paragon on Rama 1 Road in Pathum Wan district close to peak hours on Tuesday, with hundreds fleeing as gunshots rang out. The dead were two women from China and Myanmar.
    The teenager was arrested late on Tuesday shortly after the shooting spree.
    Maj Gen Samran Nuanma said the suspect had modified a gun designed for firing blank rounds to enable it to use live ammunition.
    The boy facing murder and other charges has been remanded to a juvenile detention centre where he will undergo a psychiatric assessment.
    https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2658098/3-arrested-for-selling-blank-gun-ammunition-to-teen-shooter
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from moistmango in Shooting in Siam Paragon   
    In my opinion the article shows the boy is definitely crazy, but not insane.  He knew exactly what he was doing and planned for it.  We don't know why he did it, but he did it.  Mental issues or not, that's just not enough an excuse.  I think he needs to one way or another be locked up and stay locked up for life.
    ________________________________________________________
    3 arrested for selling blank gun, ammo to teen shooter
    by Wassayos Ngamkham and Online Reporters
    October 5, 2023
    Three men were separately arrested in Yala and Bangkok for allegedly selling firearms, including a blank gun, and ammunition to a 14-year-old boy who went on a shooting rampage inside Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon. The incident left two foreign nationals dead and five others wounded.
    A team of investigators from the Provincial Police Region 9 apprehended two of the three suspects at a house in tambon Sateng of Muang district in Yala at around 1am on Thursday.
    Suwananhong Phramkhanajarn, 45, and his 22-year-old son Akkharawit Jaithong were wanted on arrest warrants issued by the Bangkok South Criminal Court for colluding in illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and selling firearms and ammunition without permission. 
    Seized from the house were 209 rounds of ammunition for blank guns, 33 metal parts, two bank accounts, nine magazines and other items. The two men were being taken to Bangkok for questioning.
    The third suspect, Piyabut Pianpithak, 30, was arrested in Bangkok.
    The arrests came after Pol Lt Gen Thiti Saengsawang, commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, ordered Yannawa police to gather evidence and seek court approval for issuing warrants against the three individuals involved in the illegal sale of firearms and ammunition.
    A police investigation found that the 14-year-old boy contacted an online gun seller, expressing his interest in firearms, and they had online conversations. However, the suspect hesitated about obtaining a real gun due to the relatively high price.
    He then placed an order for 9mm bullets a cost of 1,000 baht and transferred the money for the purchase. A few days later, he rreceived a parcel at his condominium room in Sathon district, which contained real bullets.
    The teen subsequently ordered a modified blank gun, later used in the deadly shooting at the shopping mall.
    The investigation also found that the suspect lacked sufficient funds to acquire the blank gun. He then borrowed money through an online money lending application and later transferred 16,000 baht to the seller, who later sent the gun to his condo.
    During questioning, Mr Suwannahong and Mr Akkharawit denied all charges.  
    A police source said the teenager had transferred the money to Mr Suwannahong’s bank account, and the man later withdrew the funds at an ATM booth at a petrol station in Yala.
    It was revealed that Mr Akkharawit was running a Facebook page to sell firearms online. The page had been opened for about five months before being shut down around 10.20 pm on the day of the shooting rampage.
    Mr Piyabut was involved as he sold and sent 9mm bullets to the teenager.
    Chaos erupted at Siam Paragon on Rama 1 Road in Pathum Wan district close to peak hours on Tuesday, with hundreds fleeing as gunshots rang out. The dead were two women from China and Myanmar.
    The teenager was arrested late on Tuesday shortly after the shooting spree.
    Maj Gen Samran Nuanma said the suspect had modified a gun designed for firing blank rounds to enable it to use live ammunition.
    The boy facing murder and other charges has been remanded to a juvenile detention centre where he will undergo a psychiatric assessment.
    https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2658098/3-arrested-for-selling-blank-gun-ammunition-to-teen-shooter
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from gytis123 in Cambodian boys versus Thai boy scams   
    I don't know if this story is one you haven't heard before.  I've posted it before and it is one of my personal favorites.  I knew a money boy who used to carry 5 telephones with him.  When I asked him why, his answer was he has 5 different farang, so he carries a different phone for each of them.  He has long since disappeared from Pattaya.  I always wondered what he would do if he managed to reel in several more farang.
    In my opinion it is not a question of whether a boy is trying to scam you.  The bar boys are money boys.  Every one of them would love to have a farang benefactor.  They've hit the jackpot if they meet a farang who will not only support them, but their families too.  For most of the boys, their families are their first priority.  They'll starve before failing to send money to the family each month.  That is virtually ingrained into their culture.
    If you're going to support any of these boys because you want to "pull him out of poverty", that's your choice.  First, I don't know what makes you think you are his only farang.  Sometimes you are and sometimes the boy has several.  If he is one who has several, do you think he's going to tell you about it?
    If you want to help the boy of your dreams - the one you met on your 2 or 3 week holiday, the safest thing to do is give him a very substantial amount of money when you are ready to leave to go back home - to your world of reality - don't give him your contact information (unless you want to deal with constant pleas for more money, and believe me that is exactly what is most likely to happen), tell him goodbye and maybe you'll see him next trip.
    Again, unless you are willing to take over full financial responsibility for his life, you're not going to pull him out of poverty, you're not going to significantly change his life, you're not going to become his rags to riches Horatio Alger story, you're not going to become his hero, but you will lose being the one in control and you will end up spending a hell of a lot of money, probably much more than you anticipated, and eventually you will have no choice but to end it with him.  That is what nearly always happens.  It is not the exception.
    And again, do you truly believe you are doing him any favors by removing his incentive to find a good job?  He can't be a bar boy forever.  What becomes of him when the money stops rolling in?  Has he found a good career or is it right back to the rice farm?
    Then comes your next holiday.  What are you going to do on that holiday when you meet another "boy of your dreams", go through the same thing all over again or by then will you have learned your lesson - the hard way?
    Bottom line:  Use your head.
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from floridarob in Shooting in Siam Paragon   
    That question already has been answered in the media.  He actually bought it legally.  He bought it online,  a gun capable of firing only blanks, like a starter's gun - and it turns out that is perfectly legal.  But once he had it, he manged to find someone who was capable of modifying the gun so that it would shoot bullets.  If they can track down whoever modified it, that person deserves a very long prison sentence too.
    That tells me, mental issues or not, he knew exactly what he was doing and planned it long before he actually carried out the shootings.  Whether he belongs in prison or in a mental institution is up to the courts, but whatever they decide, I hope it will be for the rest of his life. It is too dangerous to ever turn him loose again.
    I don't think the death penalty should apply to someone his age, but if it were one of my friends or a member of my family who was killed, I'm not so sure I would feel the same way.  Of course he has mental issues.  Someone who would do such a thing, even at his age, definitely has serious problems.  But two people are now dead because of his problems.
    Not only does security need to be tightened, but Thailand's gun laws need to be tightened too.  People all over Thailand are shocked by this incident.  Meanwhile incidents like this happen practically every day in the USA, to the point it is unusual if no such incidents happen on a particular day.  At least in Thailand, something like this incident is quite rare.
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from moistmango in Shooting in Siam Paragon   
    That question already has been answered in the media.  He actually bought it legally.  He bought it online,  a gun capable of firing only blanks, like a starter's gun - and it turns out that is perfectly legal.  But once he had it, he manged to find someone who was capable of modifying the gun so that it would shoot bullets.  If they can track down whoever modified it, that person deserves a very long prison sentence too.
    That tells me, mental issues or not, he knew exactly what he was doing and planned it long before he actually carried out the shootings.  Whether he belongs in prison or in a mental institution is up to the courts, but whatever they decide, I hope it will be for the rest of his life. It is too dangerous to ever turn him loose again.
    I don't think the death penalty should apply to someone his age, but if it were one of my friends or a member of my family who was killed, I'm not so sure I would feel the same way.  Of course he has mental issues.  Someone who would do such a thing, even at his age, definitely has serious problems.  But two people are now dead because of his problems.
    Not only does security need to be tightened, but Thailand's gun laws need to be tightened too.  People all over Thailand are shocked by this incident.  Meanwhile incidents like this happen practically every day in the USA, to the point it is unusual if no such incidents happen on a particular day.  At least in Thailand, something like this incident is quite rare.
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from Ruthrieston in Shooting in Siam Paragon   
    That question already has been answered in the media.  He actually bought it legally.  He bought it online,  a gun capable of firing only blanks, like a starter's gun - and it turns out that is perfectly legal.  But once he had it, he manged to find someone who was capable of modifying the gun so that it would shoot bullets.  If they can track down whoever modified it, that person deserves a very long prison sentence too.
    That tells me, mental issues or not, he knew exactly what he was doing and planned it long before he actually carried out the shootings.  Whether he belongs in prison or in a mental institution is up to the courts, but whatever they decide, I hope it will be for the rest of his life. It is too dangerous to ever turn him loose again.
    I don't think the death penalty should apply to someone his age, but if it were one of my friends or a member of my family who was killed, I'm not so sure I would feel the same way.  Of course he has mental issues.  Someone who would do such a thing, even at his age, definitely has serious problems.  But two people are now dead because of his problems.
    Not only does security need to be tightened, but Thailand's gun laws need to be tightened too.  People all over Thailand are shocked by this incident.  Meanwhile incidents like this happen practically every day in the USA, to the point it is unusual if no such incidents happen on a particular day.  At least in Thailand, something like this incident is quite rare.
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from eurasian in All Naked Ryokan Hostel & Onsen in Bangsaen   
    It must be interesting when the cleaning ladies show up to do the rooms . . .
    Why do I think most of the naked people who would be there are likely to be in the, shall we say - advanced age bracket?
    I have no idea whether this kind of operation is legal in Thailand.  I hope it isn't a raid waiting to happen.
    For me, full nudity turns me off rather than on, so I wouldn't go.  Everyone reading this should be very grateful for that.  Seeing me naked would more likely be a traumatic experience. 
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from Ryanqqq in All Naked Ryokan Hostel & Onsen in Bangsaen   
    It must be interesting when the cleaning ladies show up to do the rooms . . .
    Why do I think most of the naked people who would be there are likely to be in the, shall we say - advanced age bracket?
    I have no idea whether this kind of operation is legal in Thailand.  I hope it isn't a raid waiting to happen.
    For me, full nudity turns me off rather than on, so I wouldn't go.  Everyone reading this should be very grateful for that.  Seeing me naked would more likely be a traumatic experience. 
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from Patanawet in All Naked Ryokan Hostel & Onsen in Bangsaen   
    It must be interesting when the cleaning ladies show up to do the rooms . . .
    Why do I think most of the naked people who would be there are likely to be in the, shall we say - advanced age bracket?
    I have no idea whether this kind of operation is legal in Thailand.  I hope it isn't a raid waiting to happen.
    For me, full nudity turns me off rather than on, so I wouldn't go.  Everyone reading this should be very grateful for that.  Seeing me naked would more likely be a traumatic experience. 
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from alvnv in Thailand tax changes   
    Moral panic takes over the expats and Thai taxation furor
    By Barry Kenyon
    September 23, 2023
    The fear that retirees and other non-working expats are about to be taxed on their overseas pension income has created a field-day for internet warriors, click baiters and nervous long-term visa holders. But calmer reality suggests it may be premature to start packing your bags in utter disgust.
    The Thai revenue department has recently stipulated that, from the next calendar year, “earned income from overseas” will be liable for personal income tax for those (Thais or foreigners) spending up to 180 days a year in the country. This is, in fact, an old revenue rule but has been updated to close the loophole in which those liable delayed transferring their income until a later year.
    To pay personal income tax you need a TIN (tax identification number) issued by the revenue department. Without that there can be no income tax liability and, one assumes, most foreign retirees have never heard of a TIN and certainly haven’t got one. The latest move is clearly aimed at currency traders, those involved in stock market trading and anyone holding earned foreign income in an offshore account for over twelve months to avoid tax. They have always been the target.
    The new ruling has nothing whatever to do with your visa which is irrelevant to tax status anyway. Let’s take a simple example. Those holding an Elite visa or an annual retirement extension might, or might not, spend more than six months a year in Thailand. There is evidence that many Chinese holders of Elite regularly come in and out of Thailand but do not clock up 180 days per annum. On the other hand, a tourist Brit or an American (amongst others) could easily reach 180 days by entering the country by air several times via the 30 days visa-exempt rule, extending at immigration and making an occasional visa run.
    Thus the issue is whether or not the revenue department has now extended the residence rule (180 days in a year) to include permanent sun worshippers, expats married or with families to support, adult students learning Thais and a diverse assembly of pensioners in their 60s, 70s and beyond. Thai law and financial regulations are often kept deliberately vague and the 100 words of the Thai language devoted to the subject in question in the latest revenue announcement certainly don’t provide a definitive answer. Nor do the translations in English provided on social media.
    Many active on social media are advising panicky expats to wait for a broader explanation from the revenue. Fine, except that there may never be one. If the sole purpose is to catch those TIN holders who have delayed sending their income to Thailand, there’s nothing more to say. But if there is a real attempt to punish financially all expats, as suggested, one can only imagine the bureaucratic chaos, daily huge queues at revenue offices (with too few staff to cope and knowing nothing of double taxation treaties) and the total collapse of international financial confidence. Within days, a Thai general would appear on the TV, accompanied by somber military music, to explain why tanks were in the streets of Bangkok. Apologies for the inconvenience.
    https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/moral-panic-takes-over-the-expats-and-thai-taxation-furor-441317
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from alvnv in Thailand tax changes   
    Under certain circumstances, yes.  I don't believe living in Thailand under the retirement visa is one of those circumstances.  I think what most of us on the boards who stay longer than 180 days per year in Thailand are concerned about is the retirement visa.  As long as I've lived in Thailand, which has been under the retirement visa from day 1,  I have never been asked to apply for, notified, had anything mentioned to me by immigration, or anything else about a TIN.  No mention by any news articles, postings by legal authorities, embassies, banks, or visa services, about a TIN.
    Apply for a TIN?  I doubt it works that way.  If you need a TIN, you would be informed and assigned one.
    In other words, I don't know who is required to have a TIN, but obviously not required for the retirement visa.  I would guess that foreigners in Thailand for business purposes are the ones who might have to have a TIN.
    If those of us under the retirement visa are ever required to pay this tax or asked to obtain a TIN, I'll be very surprised.  I don't even know who you would have to contact, what you would have to do, or where you would have to go to get one.
    I suggest that people worried about it stop worrying.  I've lived in Thailand probably much longer than most reading this and nothing about income tax, a TIN, or anything else about paying tax has ever been mentioned to me.  If retirees were required to have a TIN, I would think we would have been informed many years ago.  I truly believe few, probably none of us, are going to be subject to any upcoming tax regulations.
     
     
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from 10tazione in Thailand tax changes   
    Under certain circumstances, yes.  I don't believe living in Thailand under the retirement visa is one of those circumstances.  I think what most of us on the boards who stay longer than 180 days per year in Thailand are concerned about is the retirement visa.  As long as I've lived in Thailand, which has been under the retirement visa from day 1,  I have never been asked to apply for, notified, had anything mentioned to me by immigration, or anything else about a TIN.  No mention by any news articles, postings by legal authorities, embassies, banks, or visa services, about a TIN.
    Apply for a TIN?  I doubt it works that way.  If you need a TIN, you would be informed and assigned one.
    In other words, I don't know who is required to have a TIN, but obviously not required for the retirement visa.  I would guess that foreigners in Thailand for business purposes are the ones who might have to have a TIN.
    If those of us under the retirement visa are ever required to pay this tax or asked to obtain a TIN, I'll be very surprised.  I don't even know who you would have to contact, what you would have to do, or where you would have to go to get one.
    I suggest that people worried about it stop worrying.  I've lived in Thailand probably much longer than most reading this and nothing about income tax, a TIN, or anything else about paying tax has ever been mentioned to me.  If retirees were required to have a TIN, I would think we would have been informed many years ago.  I truly believe few, probably none of us, are going to be subject to any upcoming tax regulations.
     
     
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from splinter1949 in PM to look into extending tourist visas to 90 days   
    I hope those kinds of thoughts will extend into expats and retirement visas.  I doubt many expats are thrilled with the idea that financial requirements, and perhaps other requirements as well, may be raised.  I hope the new administration will realize that tourists are not the only ones who spend money. and a lot of it, in Thailand.  What about us expats, many of who have lived in Thailand for years and spend money here virtually every day?  That never seems to be taken into consideration.  I can understand wanting to get rid of the "bad guys", but what about the "good guys" that make up the vast majority of retirement visa holders living in Thailand?  Punish the majority to expel the small minority?  I hope not.
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from vaughn in New Thai Elite Visa Programme DOES target retirees BUT . . .   
    I suggest doing what I do.  No communication or responses of any kind to this proven troll.  Let him say what he wants.  That's how trolls like that get their jollies for lack of anything better to do, but don't respond in any way, shape, or form.  They thrive on getting responses.  Sooner or later he'll get bored talking to himself and disappear - if he doesn't get himself banned first.
     
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from Boy69 in New Thai Elite Visa Programme DOES target retirees BUT . . .   
    I suggest doing what I do.  No communication or responses of any kind to this proven troll.  Let him say what he wants.  That's how trolls like that get their jollies for lack of anything better to do, but don't respond in any way, shape, or form.  They thrive on getting responses.  Sooner or later he'll get bored talking to himself and disappear - if he doesn't get himself banned first.
     
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from Olddaddy in New Thai Elite Visa Programme DOES target retirees BUT . . .   
    I suggest doing what I do.  No communication or responses of any kind to this proven troll.  Let him say what he wants.  That's how trolls like that get their jollies for lack of anything better to do, but don't respond in any way, shape, or form.  They thrive on getting responses.  Sooner or later he'll get bored talking to himself and disappear - if he doesn't get himself banned first.
     
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from TMax in New Thai Elite Visa Programme DOES target retirees BUT . . .   
    I suggest doing what I do.  No communication or responses of any kind to this proven troll.  Let him say what he wants.  That's how trolls like that get their jollies for lack of anything better to do, but don't respond in any way, shape, or form.  They thrive on getting responses.  Sooner or later he'll get bored talking to himself and disappear - if he doesn't get himself banned first.
     
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from fedssocr in New Thai Elite Visa Programme DOES target retirees BUT . . .   
    I'll worry about that if and when it happens - and if those already retired in Thailand for x number of years would have to face increases too.
    From among all the advice I've ever received, the one I like best is "Don't worry until you have something to worry about."  So far nothing to worry about.
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from vinapu in New Thai Elite Visa Programme DOES target retirees BUT . . .   
    I'll worry about that if and when it happens - and if those already retired in Thailand for x number of years would have to face increases too.
    From among all the advice I've ever received, the one I like best is "Don't worry until you have something to worry about."  So far nothing to worry about.
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from TMax in New Thai Elite Visa Programme DOES target retirees BUT . . .   
    I'll worry about that if and when it happens - and if those already retired in Thailand for x number of years would have to face increases too.
    From among all the advice I've ever received, the one I like best is "Don't worry until you have something to worry about."  So far nothing to worry about.
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from PeterRS in New Thai Elite Visa Programme DOES target retirees BUT . . .   
    I'll worry about that if and when it happens - and if those already retired in Thailand for x number of years would have to face increases too.
    From among all the advice I've ever received, the one I like best is "Don't worry until you have something to worry about."  So far nothing to worry about.
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from Ryanqqq in PM to look into extending tourist visas to 90 days   
    The optimistic part is, as far as I know, the only one who has even mentioned anything about increasing the requirements is Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, aka "Big Joke" and I've only seen that he mentioned it once.
    I have seen nothing from anyone else - police, immigration, politicians, saying a word about it.  And "Big Joke" doesn't seem to be actively pushing it, although his word does carry a lot of weight in Thailand, but he does not have the authority to unilaterally impose any changes.  Even if the powers-that-be become interested in doing that, it won't happen overnight.
    By the way, in his nickname "Big Joke" - joke does not mean joke as in humorous or funny.  It refers to joke - a popular Thai breakfast dish.

    How or why that became his nickname, I have no idea - but there it is.
     
     
     
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from Ryanqqq in PM to look into extending tourist visas to 90 days   
    I hope those kinds of thoughts will extend into expats and retirement visas.  I doubt many expats are thrilled with the idea that financial requirements, and perhaps other requirements as well, may be raised.  I hope the new administration will realize that tourists are not the only ones who spend money. and a lot of it, in Thailand.  What about us expats, many of who have lived in Thailand for years and spend money here virtually every day?  That never seems to be taken into consideration.  I can understand wanting to get rid of the "bad guys", but what about the "good guys" that make up the vast majority of retirement visa holders living in Thailand?  Punish the majority to expel the small minority?  I hope not.
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    Gaybutton got a reaction from fedssocr in PM to look into extending tourist visas to 90 days   
    I hope those kinds of thoughts will extend into expats and retirement visas.  I doubt many expats are thrilled with the idea that financial requirements, and perhaps other requirements as well, may be raised.  I hope the new administration will realize that tourists are not the only ones who spend money. and a lot of it, in Thailand.  What about us expats, many of who have lived in Thailand for years and spend money here virtually every day?  That never seems to be taken into consideration.  I can understand wanting to get rid of the "bad guys", but what about the "good guys" that make up the vast majority of retirement visa holders living in Thailand?  Punish the majority to expel the small minority?  I hope not.
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