george

We are testing out a new layout as there will be more features to fit on the left hand side. If your view is distorted in some way, please email a screenshot of what's wrong to support [at] aseannow.com and we will get back to you.

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46 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said:

Is there a way to disable this green arrow thing? All keyboards have Home and End key that are much better and faster to use.

Not for the moment, but we will check in an upcoming software version if its possible to toggle on/off.

If you use a mobile device:

We are aware that we need to adjust the position for the arrow-goto-top button a bit upwards for some mobile device types (there is some 500+ different screen sizes.)

Work in progress, will be fixed within a day or two!

Dark skin coming in next major version Invision ver 5.

7 minutes ago, george said:

The button should be up and visible again around 3pm bkk time.

The goto top arrow is now visible on left hand side. You may need to hard reload the page..

Now the side bar is on the left side while testing out some features.

Should have disappeared on mobile devices now. Thanks for heads up!

It's a different age in a "prostitution establishment", e g if you pay for sex. 15-18 yo is the confusion.

Section 8: Anyone who has sexual intercourse with or acts otherwise against a person over the age of 15 but under 18 in a prostitution establishment, with or without their consent, will be imprisoned for up to 3 years and fined between 20,000 to 60,000 THB.

In Thailand, the age of consent is 15 years old, meaning that anyone under 15 years old cannot legally consent to sexual activity. Sexual intercourse with a child under 15 is criminalized, with or without consent. 

The punishment for sexual intercourse with a girl under 15 is 4–20 years in prison and a fine of 8,000–40,000 Baht. If the victim is under 13, the punishment is 7–20 years in prison and a fine of 14,000–40,000 Baht, or life in prison.

Source: https://www.siam-legal.com/thailand-law/legal-age-of-consent-in-thailand/

1 hour ago, scottiejohn said:

BS!

Maybe many but definitely NOT "Everywhere takes QR payments"!

If the venue doesn't take QR payments, try to ask staff or owner and they are always willing to accept, in my experience. Cash is so 1990's.

July/August 1997. It was a crazy time indeed. It was in the month, or month before Lady Diana died, remember it like yesterday, and the exchange rates was astonishing around that time. That was the only thing that affected my wallet and also the interest on fixed deposits was a crazy ~15% per annum at that time.

6 minutes ago, yabbra said:

 

I last physically used my overseas debit card at the 7-11 about 2 hours ago & have done so regularly for the past 2 years...Not sure why people are saying debit cards aren't accepted there...As long as your spending over 200 Baht there's no issues at all.

That was the rule then, now only local credit cards over 200 baht purchase, or True Wallet.

35 minutes ago, norfolkandchance said:

Before the recent maintenance down period I used to get a shortened list of subjects to the right of the main menu. Now when I log on the short list comes up for a second and then disappears.

Are you using a zoom in your browser.?Try to turn off or adjust zoom.

I see the list on the right hand side bar.

13 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Now, how about a Dark Mode!!!???

Dark mode is coming in next version of the forum software:

2 minutes ago, Highlandman said:

 

Well that's a strange choice of yours. It also makes your life more complicated.

 

You might want to reconsider.

 

People like you are the reason a cashless society could be upon us within just a few years (China is already there).

 

Already there is a proliferation of cashless cafes and restaurants (mostly located inside malls, though not exclusively) and their number grows by the year.

 

Fortunately, these places accept debit and credit cards as you would expect but the fact they don't take cash is deeply concerning. 

So the staff can't steal the cash...

On 5/1/2024 at 9:53 PM, Moneyhonour said:

Yes they do. I also use my Wise plastic card to scan at the 7/11

When did you used Wise plastic at 7-Eleven. Before or after April 24?

3 hours ago, Highlandman said:

Which is a totally different thing. 

 

A credit card is a physical card. I'm not interested in the truemoney wallet or any electronic wallet. I use cash most of the time and credit or debit cards when I'm out of cash or if it's a high value purchase. 

 

You're making your life overly complicated. Just go to an ATM and withdraw cash. Paying for low value items using anything other than cash is ridiculous. 

 

I'd be embarrassed to pay for a coffee with anything but cash.

 

As mentioned above, I don't use cash anymore, haven't used it for approx 6 months or so.

Most PromptPay these days, and card for online purchases, plus an excellent Revolut account.

17 minutes ago, Highlandman said:

 

What an absolute bunch of nonsense. Foreign cards can generally be used anywhere a local card is accepted. Visa/Mastercard all use the same network.

 

You seem to be making things up now.

 

Here's a hint: wherever you see a visa/Mastercard/JCB/UnionPay/Amex symbol, those cards are accepted. Generally the first two are best followed by UnionPay. Amex and JCB are usually only accepted by large supermarket chains, hotels and high end restaurants.

 

If you do NOT see such a sign it probably means cards aren't accepted, no matter where they are issued. 

 

The thing about Thailand is that it's still largely cash based with only larger businesses generally accepting cards. Small merchants have in the last few years added QR code payments, which I hate, but these may come in handy in case you've run out of physical cash and there are no ATMs around.

Not nonsense. I'm not talking about using physical cards at 7-11 locations. I'm talking about using cards via the TrueMoney Wallet app, which from April 24, 2024 doesn't accept foreign credit or debit cards, please read my OP. I'm using the app mostly for 7-11 delivery.

4 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

Does anyone have this video? I tried to find it on https://www.youtube.com/@PPTVHD36 but I don't see it. I'd like to see what the Thai media thinks about this.