Comments on: Learn to cook Thai style http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2009/08/learn-to-cook-thai-style/ FIRST with the FACTS on Thailand and Mekong Region TRAVEL Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Montri Jantrupon http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2009/08/learn-to-cook-thai-style/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Montri Jantrupon Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:26:45 +0000 http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/?p=7327#comment-349 Dear Khun Niki Schachner Thank you for your kind concern. Since the time we spoke we have taken your advice and everything has been taken care of now. The reason we did not get back to you was because we felt that our business was too small for you (Diethelm Thailand) We are registered as a private personal limited. VAT is not required. However, we do pay taxes according to all the relevant laws concerning our business category. Also as we are Thai, and this is our beloved country where we were born and will die, if we do not support our country by paying tax who else will? Anyway, thank you for your concern over this and for the financial welfare of our country. Regards, Montri Amita Thai Cooking Class Dear Khun Niki Schachner
Thank you for your kind concern. Since the time we spoke we have taken your advice and everything has been taken care of now.
The reason we did not get back to you was because we felt that our business was too small for you (Diethelm Thailand)
We are registered as a private personal limited. VAT is not required. However, we do pay taxes according to all the relevant laws concerning our business category. Also as we are Thai, and this is our beloved country where we were born and will die, if we do not support our country by paying tax who else will?
Anyway, thank you for your concern over this and for the financial welfare of our country.
Regards,
Montri
Amita Thai Cooking Class

]]> By: Niki Schachner http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2009/08/learn-to-cook-thai-style/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Niki Schachner Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:07:36 +0000 http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/?p=7327#comment-314 I contacted the owner (a former Thai TAT employee working for TAT in the US) last year, as I was keen on promoting the cooking classes at Amita. However, in order for us to promote any enterprise in Thailand, we require certain standards from suppliers, such as having an official registration to make them a legal entity, a TAT license that allows them to operate tours (such as transport from / to hotels), as well as liability and accident insurance for people participating in their cooking classes (accidents can easily happen, such as people cutting their fingers, burning themselves with hot substances, a gas stove exploding etc). In this instance, the owner could not produce any documents and I felt he was reluctant to register his business at that time. The owner did promise to consult his partner (wife) concerning business licenses and insurance. Regretfully, I never heard from them since. While Amita's location and concept is certainly interesting, we are obliged to support businesses, that are appropriately licensed and insured and part of the country's company tax structures. I contacted the owner (a former Thai TAT employee working for TAT in the US) last year, as I was keen on promoting the cooking classes at Amita.
However, in order for us to promote any enterprise in Thailand, we require certain standards from suppliers, such as having an official registration to make them a legal entity, a TAT license that allows them to operate tours (such as transport from / to hotels), as well as liability and accident insurance for people participating in their cooking classes (accidents can easily happen, such as people cutting their fingers, burning themselves with hot substances, a gas stove exploding etc). In this instance, the owner could not produce any documents and I felt he was reluctant to register his business at that time.

The owner did promise to consult his partner (wife) concerning business licenses and insurance. Regretfully, I never heard from them since.

While Amita’s location and concept is certainly interesting, we are obliged to support businesses, that are appropriately licensed and insured and part of the country’s company tax structures.

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