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17 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

Courts rarely condone the payment of bribes to officials, even here

While that's true, those cases rarely go to court. It would be too shameful for the officials involved.

There's nothing to reconsider. The dine-in ban is one of the very few decisions that are both sensible and effective. 

Today is a bank holiday. Sub branches at my nearest Tesco Lotus, however, are open (as they often are even on bank holidays). Tomorrow will be a bank holiday as well.

The headline doesn't really do the results justice. People cook more at home and they give more importance to fresh and healthy foods.

All that is, without a doubt, beneficial.

Let's see. I think they will make a last-minute u-turn, unless the situation improves dramatically.

4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Did you already have a policy with Roojai such as car insurance? apparently they don't set up accounts just for covid 19 insurance

I never had another insurance with them, signed up for Covid-19 insurance and can log in on their "My Account" page. So they do create accounts just for Covid-19 insurance customers.

Your house or her house? If her house, leave. If your house, make her leave.

I see no reason whatsoever to put up with such nonsense. I have no idea why you even complied in the first place.

So far, they've vaccinated too few people, and too many of them with a questionable vaccine. That's a tough spot to play catch-up from, to say the least.

41 minutes ago, Orinoco said:

Anyone who embarks on international travel and has no access to a small sum of money like (20,000 thai baht) through cash or card.

I have to question there intelligence.

I agree. That certainly is the most worrying aspect of the OP's account. Things can and do go wrong on a long-distance trip. Having ready access to funds to sort out any issues can be crucial.

I wouldn't export anything to those idiots. 

That's great news. Too bad I can't visit Singapore anytime soon to check it out.

It would be difficult to come up with a more idiotic form of lockdown, even if you tried. 

13 minutes ago, Ferangatang said:

Excellent, that is what I was hoping to hear.

 

Are you guys sure that it applies to me considering this will be end of my education visa and not just another COVID extension (I wish I had just extended all this time and still had that ED money in my bank!).

 

Has anyone heard of someone going from an expired 1-year ED visa to a COVID extension?

Yes, you can apply for a Covid extension. Others in the same situation have done it.

6 minutes ago, dlclark97 said:

Bangkok Bank New York is no longer allowed to accept ACH transfers.

Strictly speaking, that isn't the case. What has changed is that ACH transfers they receive need to be in IAT format, something which many sending banks unfortunately don't support.

As I've mentioned on other threads regarding this subject, my ACH transfers continue to work to this day without any issues, as they're in IAT format. 

The Thai justice minister might well escape justice which is elusive, but I'd like to think he believes he won't be able to escape karma.

14 hours ago, rcuthbert said:

OP. Do your research - then go to Vietnam.

Considering that the OP wants to enter Thailand on a retirement visa and that no such visa exists in Vietnam, that's a questionable suggestion.

Historically, a retired person could "live" in Vietnam on consecutive 3-month tourist visas, doing visa runs. But just before the pandemic, plans were being made to stamp tourists in for only 1 month a time, with an option to extend. Nobody knows how this will develop after the pandemic, and currently Vietnam doesn't allow any tourists to enter the country, so the OP couldn't go there anyway.

Personally, for a long-term stay in Thailand, I wouldn't mind if I had to quarantine for one week or for two weeks.

It's not possible. You can open an account in Thailand and use the New York branch to receive money (which is what I do), but you cannot open an account directly with the New York branch.

Nowadays, most tourists I know just use their cards. They pay big items (such as hotel bills and flights) directly to collect points or miles and withdraw as little cash as possible, so in the big scheme of things, withdrawal fees don't amount to much. Foreign cash from back home only as a backup. 

Right, cannot have any slum dwellers use up space at a field hospital, how predictable.

Not going to happen. The normal bin it is.