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Nelson Rand – Should Canadians be concerned about traveling to Thailand? – 7/7

Mook — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:08:14 +0000

Nelson Rand is a Canadian journalist based in Bangkok who has been covering insurgencies and political protests in Thailand for the past 6-years. He was wounded while covering the protests in Bangkok earlier in the summer. This was filmed in Vancouver during his brief stay in Canada.

Canadians Warned Stay Away From Parts Of Thailand

Mook — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:14:05 +0000

MOXNews.com April 24, 2010 News Corp

A Canadian gets 3 1/2 years in a Thai jail for murdering her

Mook — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:38:48 +0000

[Chan]: A Canadian woman has been sentenced to 3-½ years in a Thai jail today for killing her American partner. The deceased man claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and was facing fraud charges in Hawaii for taking money in the name of a cult he founded. Margaret Crane got two years for killing 56-year-old George Patrick Dubie after a quarrel at a restaurant and 1-½ years for possessing and carrying a pistol in public. Margaret Crane told police that George Patrick Dubie was …

Canadian Pedophile Sentenced in Thailand

Mook — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:28:09 +0000

CHEN: A Canadian school teacher has been sentenced in a Thai court for abduction and molestation of children. He was tracked down after computer experts unraveled distorted pieces of his face from images he had posted on the Internet. STORY: Pedophile Christopher Neil arrives at court in Thailand for sentencing after he admitted abducting and molesting a 14-year-old boy. The Canadian school teacher was jailed for 39 months for the abuse. He’s also been ordered pay his victim’s family the …

Canadians concerned about Falun Gong Thailand practitioners

Mook — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:37:17 +0000

Canadians concerned about the Falun Gong practitioners battered Thailand

Question about social security and retirement for Americans in other countries?

thailandretire — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:20:20 +0000

wakeup asked:

My retired father is coming to live with me in Thailand.I know that Canada lets its retired people collect S.S. directly into a foreign account.But I have heard that America won’t direct deposit S.S. to another countries banks.How does an American go about getting their S.S. into their account in another country.

Living in Thailand

Atm Card that doesn’t charge a fee for International Withdrawals?

thailandretire — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:06:19 +0000

Negeshia asked:

I am retired and live in Thailand. My bank in the USA where all my income is direct deposit is Citizens Bank. When I started doing business with them they had all these free services, and now all these free service like free ATM withdrawals, free wire transfers are all gone. I am tired of paying 3% of my money to the bank when I make a international withdrawal here. Any one knows of a Bank in the USA that doesn’t charge international fees for ATM withdrawal.

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Bank transfer from USA to Thailand?

thailandretire — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:40:51 +0000

skipper8622 asked:

This is a question for USA expats, particularly retired expats living in Thailand.

I am planning to obtain a retirement visa and live in Thailand in a few years. I need some rather specific information about personal finances.

I have a checking account with a bank checking card here in the USA. I use the bank card just like a credit card. For safety, I have a $200 per day limit on the card. My retirement check is direct-deposited to that account every month. I can use the bank card in Thailand, but there are fees. On a future visit I plan to open a bank account in Thailand. So, here’s the question:

How can I transfer money from my bank account in the USA, say every 1 to 3 months, to a Thai bank account, without paying fees, or at least having to pay the minimum of fees?

And, since I am thick as a brick, you can bet you’ll see me posting this question several times, in altered forms.
So..Khun Bob…what bank are you using that charges only 1% for international transactions?

Living in Thailand

Canadian Jeff vs. Aussie Jai amateur MMA in Thailand BBQ Beatdown

thailandretire — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:18:43 +0000

Looking to gain experience Jeff from Canada and Jai Hoffman from Australia faced each other in an amateur MMA exhibition held at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket Thailand. Special guest referee is UFC champion contender Jon Fitch who was training at the Tiger Muay Thai facility with team MMA Phuket.

Jeff has a high school wrestling background while Jai is a BJJ Blue Belt.

For more information about fighting amateur MMA in Thailand visit;

http://www.mmaphuket.com
http://www.tigermuaythai.com

Where to live for early retirement?

thailandretire — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:54:01 +0000

champaignj asked:

Does anyone have any suggestions for cheap places for a Canadian to make an early retirement to? I’m considering China (Shanghai), Thailand, Argentina and Uruguay. Any suggestions on ways to estimate my living expenses in different countries or other cheap places to live (stretch a fixed income as far as possible)? Which country would you recommend retiring to and why?
I’d want to have high-speed internet, air conditioning and my own living space (exclusive use of a kitchen and bathroom) at a minimum.

Retiring in Thailand