Tomtomtom69

I used Wishbeer during Covid after Villa Market and Tops were banned from doing deliveries because the Junta believed drinking beer and wine at home would "spread Covid".

Wishbeer, but they won't do same day deliveries except for downtown areas of Bangkok. For outlying areas and upcountry, expect a minimum 2 day wait.

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Nonsense. They have always closed at 10pm. The main issue is whether you need a Lao visa on arrival; if you do, then you might be prevented from crossing after around 730 or 8pm. In that case, apply for an e-visa and use that to enter. You'll be allowed to cross until 10pm, though I'd recommend getting there by 9pm if you don't have your own vehicle. Which is another catch 22 - it could be that there are no buses operating across the bridge after around 8 or 9pm. I always travel in my own car, so I am not bothered by or interested in the bus schedule but that could be another issue for you. Since you're flying to Chiang Rai, you won't have your own car so you'll be using public transportation. Therefore, to save yourself any trouble either book an earlier flight (making sure you reach Chiang Rai by 5pm at the very latest) and then catch a cab to the border crossing OR arrive even earlier and use the Chiang Rai-Bokeo bus, which will drop you off in Huay Xai. There are 4 buses a day but the last one leaves quite early so you'll want to arrive in Chiang Rai much earlier in the day. Otherwise, travel to Chiang Khong, spend the night then cross over the next day.

That's the Golden Triangle Border crossing, which does indeed close at 8pm.

Huh? She touches him gently, doesn't push him. He's the one yelling. She simply says "I'm taking my glasses" but then the officer barks "GO" at her.

Yes I have crossed several borders that late. I can assure you the bridge closes at 10pm. Like I said, if you require a Lao visa on arrival, they might not allow you across after around 8pm as that's when the counter closes. Same thing on the Thai side, although few nationalities require it anymore, but they close the VOA counter at 8. If you are visa exempt for Laos or already have a visa you can definitely cross until the bridge closes and no idea why anyone would suggest otherwise.

Aha I see. Thanks for letting me know. Apparently some people on the FB group have stated they've been affected but only a small handful of reports. One of them because his account became dormant due to inactivity and thus wasn't able to re-activate it.

Absolutely agree. It will never go back to normal, because you can't comply your way out of tyranny. They'll do this again in 2026, 2029, 2030, 2035 and 2040. Every single time the kids go back to school, there will be panic, some new "variant" and calls to muzzle up and get tested and so forth and most of the children will comply. Thankfully, international schools don't take part in this insanity so at least international school students have a chance of living life normally but Thai public and private school students I feel sorry for.

Can you be more specific? Clearly, you've heard something was going on but what exactly is happening?

Thanks for the summary of my account - my version wasn't difficult to read, just lengthy. I guess I got carried away by including every possible detail.

All 4 friendship bridges open at 6am and close at 10pm. I have crossed as early as 6am on the dot and as late as 10pm. There are no 24 hour land border crossings between Thailand and any neighboring country and there probably never will be. Apparently not enough cross-border traffic to justify it.

Saw something about this on a Facebook group. Apparently, tourist visa and DTV holders and others, who don't hold non-immigrant visas, this includes education visa holders (the ones who attend language schools and the like) are having their Thai bank accounts frozen? While all is good on my end, I am concerned that this could have some far reaching implications for many people. Does anyone know whether this is happening on a widescale or if it's simply a case of someone having their account frozen because of inactivity and in his words, because he's a DTV visa holder?

I see nothing in the video about her insulting police officers. Instead I see one police officer being kinda rude to her.

Agreed. I used WU for transfers to Thailand between 2019 and 2023 almost exclusively and never an issue. Good exchange rate and all, then I discovered Wise.