BoonToong

Try Starling bank. I haven't had a 'proper' UK address for over 10 years but was still able to open an account with them. You will obviously need some address in the uk but it could be a friend or family member.

Used to have credit card debts of about $50K+ many years ago. Now debt-free, no credit cards ????

3 hours ago, chicowoodduck said:

Good Lord..... next up asking TV members for medical advice! ????????????????

From OP "Is there any TVF members who are (or were) properly qualified in Economics to explain..." - seems entirely sensible. I also would like to hear an explanation from someone who is qualified to do so.

How can the numbers drop so quickly from 108 to 16? Some kind of miracle cure? Inaccurate testing?

20 hours ago, thaiflyer1 said:

No doubt Lottery sellers will still be allowed to ply their trade with a dozen people crowded round  

I've told you a million times before, don't exaggerate. 

10 hours ago, Flying Saucage said:

No need to panic too much, though. Thailand is in a lucky situation due to its climate. Thanks to the hot climate, people are either outdoors where the concentration of the virus loaded aerosols is low, as the dwell time of droplets and aerosols in the air is short.

 

Or they are indoors with an AC switched on, and the AC reduces aerosols and droplets in the air as well, leading also to low virus concentrations in the inhaled air. This low virus load statistically leads to mostly weak or asymptomatic cases. 

 

If the above is correct (which seems a fair assumption), why have other countries in SE Asia (e.g. Hong Kong, Malaysia) or the Middle East had many more reported cases than Thailand over the past 6 months?

A refreshingly well-written piece; thank you :-)

Just ask them to stop! I had a few friends doing it and I politely asked them to stop. No dramas ????

My son shipped my meds to me from the UK over a month ago. Nothing seen (small jiffy bag)

They’ve just done this in my condo on Phratamnak Hill, Pattaya. I appreciate their enthusiasm and the desire to do good, but that lift is about 5ft across. I plan to stand on the arrow next to the door and watch everyone scratch their heads on what to do next if they want to get in the lift 

TTFT

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

No virus, no road death, no violence, clean beaches - Phuket utopia continues

No sex trade too ????

22 hours ago, webfact said:

He added that the industry as a whole must take good care of the other tourists who remain in Thailand,

Yeah, until the Chinese come back again, then they'll be forgotten again 

But surely if you come back into Thailand via an airport from visiting another country, by completing the Arrival Card you don't need to file a TM30 because you have already declared your residing address on the Arrivals Card?

Confused.

90 day report at Patong (Phuket) today. Opens 13:00 - 15:00 in the afternoon. Guy just outside the entrance (in his own tiny office) saw me reading the form-filling guides, asked me what I was there for, pulled me inside his office and did me 3 passport photocopies for 60 THB. I went in at 14:00, was second in the queue, dealt with politely and in a friendly manner, in and out in 5 minutes. Very refreshing. Well done Patong Immigration!! ????

I have carried 2 UK passports for some years now. Many times I have left Thailand one one passport (the one that has my TM6, arrival card, in it, which I call my 'main' passport), then entered and left another country using my other passport. When I returned to Thailand, I switched back to my main passport.

I have never had a problem and the IO has never asked to see the exit stamp from the country I just visited.

1 minute ago, jesimps said:

Same here shortly after reading your post. She also sold me accident insurance which I was grateful for because my previous bank stopped mine when I turned 70. I'm now almost 75. I feel certain I could've opened it without the insurance.

I opened an account last week (In Pattaya). Was offered the insurance, declined, but she still opened the account for me ????

Not been mentioned yet, but my advice is that your wife dress conservatively.

"What is the difference here between the taxi driver who was charging Bht 40 over the top and the pharmacy who is charging Bht 210 over the recommended price."

One was deception (scam), by the taxi driver, the other was 'price gouging', and you had a choice whether or not to buy.