PREM-R

Received this in an Email from SCB today.

Since 'throwing a rock into a pond creates big ripples' Controversial subjects attract more 'clicks' and responses. Very useful when you are trying to sell your website. Nudge,nudge, wink wink. Say n' more.

A Steiff?

When I saw that 'mugshot' I immediately heard a Charlie Daniels Band song in my head.

I was just trying to be helpful to the OP, what is your motivation?

From the content of your posts in this thread I think you do not currently have a Wise account. If there is a danger that your present UK bank will 'shut you down' it may be worth getting a Wise account now. As I understand it, to open an account with Wise you need to deposit a small amount of money from an account in your name, not a third party, which may prove difficult if your UK bank account is closed to you at short notice. I am not sure about the amount needed, I think about 20 GB pounds, but as I opened my Wise account a long time ago and the deposit was not required at that time, I am not fully 'up to speed' on what is required now. Better to be prepared for the worst case scenario!

I just did a google and I found this on the Wise website:- Who can I send GB pounds to? Any UK bank account connected to the Faster Payments Scheme or CHAPS. You can’t send to accounts that only support Bacs or cheque payments It looks promising if that is what you want to do.

I have two private pensions paid into my Wise account directly from pension providers in the UK. I do not know if all private pension schemes will allow this. However, the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme and Prudential have both allowed my payments to Wise. I have also recently been speaking, by phone, to the UK Gov. pension office in Newcastle to arrange my UK pension, which I will be eligible for in October. They were quite happy to accept my Wise bank details. I asked if there was likely to be any problems in using Wise as my receiving bank and they said they were not aware of any such problems. These are my personal experiences, it may be different for people in different circumstances. (I know that Wise is not 'a bank' but they provide all the information such as sort code and account number to be able to use a Wise account as 'a bank')

However, if you are a customer of SCB you will not be able to use online banking on a desktop or laptop after 14th July 2023. Only the app will be available (sometimes?)

'SPLITTER!'

Eatigo offer lunch and evening buffets at discounted prices.... worth a look. https://eatigo.com/th/bangkok/en

''It's like.....aaarm.....oh my gaard.....aaarm.....it's kinda like....''

https://laotiantimes.com/2022/12/26/laos-scraps-covid-vaccination-proof-and-test-to-enter-the-country/

Does the 45 day visa free entry qualify for a further 30 day extension or is the Maximum limited to the initial 45 days?

https://laotiantimes.com/2022/05/07/laos-drops-testing-for-vaccinated-tourists-announces-full-reopening/

Confusion has ensued at border checkpoints between Laos and Thailand this morning following regulations reopening Thailand but leaving Laos closed. https://laotiantimes.com/2022/05/02/confusion-ensues-as-thailand-opens-land-borders-but-laos-remains-closed/

She explained that there are currently four steps in the “Thailand Pass” application process, namely checking of vaccination certification, checking of the evidence of advanced hotel bookings, checking of proof of insurance coverage while in Thailand and proof of booking for RT-PCR testing. Didn't they cancel the need for hotel bookings and PCR testing as of midnight Friday? (Thailand Time)

I am not sure if this is the reality, but if a Paypal account is registed as a business would the named owner of the account need to have a work permit? As I understand it, a work permit would only be available if the 'business' was employing 'X' number of Thais. Therefore, it would effectively make Paypal Thailand unuseable for 'the foreigner, the alien'. I would be interested to know if the above would be, infact, the case.

wrong topic

"The Thai government has said it is seeking a way to link Thailand’s Thai-Chinese high-speed railway line with the Laos-China Railway," Back in 2019 a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) was signed by Laos, Thailand and China to build a railway bridge beside the Friendship Bridge at Nong Khai. Why is the Thai government now "seeking a way to link" when they have already signed a MOC on the project? https://www.greatermekong.org/railway-bridge-connect-thai-province-vientiane

Maybe each of these people entering Thailand on 'day trips', undertaken from neightbouring countries, will be counted by TAT as being 'tourists' and 2022 will be hailed as the best year for tourism numbers Thailand has ever had. 555

The title sugests she is Thai/Australian so one of her parents will be "the foreigner, THE ALIEN"

Lies, damned lies, statistics and Thai official figures