Moonlover

Yes I agree with and it has been mentioned before, right from the day it happened in fact. But folks are all too busy playing the 'blame the Thai' game to take any notice. If you watch the video in the link at 1:12, it is quite clear that the collapse started at the top of the building, just as you have suggested. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/28/world/video/bangkok-building-collapse-myanmar-earthquake-digvid

According to Bangkok post, all is well. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/special-reports/2925086/warning-system-still-robust-20-years-after-tsunami

Maybe you weren't aware that that there was a 3 month subsidy on electricity bills that ended the previous month. Ours did the same.

You might think that this is 'just 2c worth', but I think it is excellent advice.

Go back and read the original story: 'In an eye-opening turn of events, four Chinese nationals were apprehended attempting to smuggle vital files from the wreckage of the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok's Chatuchak district'.

12 hours by bus from where we live. That's 48 hours in total of 'your life in their hands!' Not a chance for either of us. I've read plenty of favourable reports regarding the agencies, so I'll leave it up to them.

Women pee in cubicles. Didn't you know that? The only view that the men get is of them at the wash basins. When did you last see a man masturbating in a public toilet? (perhaps you'd better not answer that!)

Wise obviously couldn't operate in any country without having partners within those countries. But the point I was making was that money does not move across borders. The partners in the various countries facilitate the payments both in and out on behalf of Wise. That is, principally why Wise are usually able to make 'instant transfers'. The use of the word 'transfer' is actually a little bit oxymoronic , but I guess no one can think of a better word to use.

'Life is really simple but we insist on making complicated'. Confucius (I wonder if he ever had to pay taxes)

I don't see that there is any point to having an earthquake alarm at all. Any message that is sent out will be after the event. Earthquakes never give a prior warning. Tsunami warning are different of course. It takes time for the waves to arrive, so a warning might be of some practical use.

Yes it does make a difference. I received my 1st of the month pension an hour earlier today. Wise do not route cash through any intermediates. When you make a transfer with them, money does not cross any borders at all. 'It’s because of how we work: when you send money with us, we use our Thai banking partners to send out your money locally. It doesn’t cross any borders',

Frequent travellers often fill all the pages and have to renew more frequently than the normal 10 years.

Did you use an agent or did you visit VHS personally?

In many countries, you do send your passport back to HMPO with your application. Thailand is an odd exception to that norm. It sounds to me that someone back there in the UK has got their 'knickers in a twist'. Challenge VFS with this issue. IMO they are the ones who should be sorting this 'misunderstanding' out. Good luck.

No that's not an option with VFS. It has to collected either in person or by an authorized 3rd party.