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Pilot noticed a malfunction and determined that it's safest to return to BKK. That it? Not much of a story really.

If you don't want to inconvenience or embarrass your friends with the occasional small transfer, just make a similar transfer to a charity once in a while, as a donation. Or top up your phone if you need to, as said.

I'm still using their Visa debit card and will continue to do so until it expires. The staff at my branch tried hard to sell me the UnionPay card when I got it, but I insisted and gave travels to Europe as my reason.

In the same spirit, once I will need to replace that Visa card, I will ask for their Mastercard.

Other than having to fight off a UnionPay card though, I have to say that I have been PERFECTLY happy with Bangkok Bank. And I've been using them since 2004. @ianguygil thanks for returning to the forum, I remember you've been a great help to many. I really like your implementation of cardless withdrawals and I assume this was your team - please keep up the great work!

Considering how overcrowded and outright filthy Thai prisons are by all accounts, I'm surprised that it took so long for a major outbreak to happen.

Even now (with the current level of regulation and KYC), I've been told by Thai friends that they're using foreign platforms, because they have no intention to share their profits with the Thai tax authorities once the day to cash in comes. This will end in tears for many, either way...

Just how do they know this? Early May. They usually fail to predict tomorrow's weather with a high level of accuracy.

The worse, the better.  In my book. 

Looks alright.  When they issued the receipt for the Non-ED visa application on March 17th, they put a provisional "under consideration" stamp on the back of that receipt. They did issue the visa on March 24th and an accompanying non immigrant visa entry, which now allows you to stay until June 21st. Before that day, you will need to apply for your first extension.

It's funny that quite some posters get all excited about who is genuinely still stranded, while Thai immigration seems to be a lot less concerned than our busy bodies here, so long as an applicant signs an affidavit and pays the requisite FEE.

Ain't that just great.

I don't buy this.

On 3/29/2021 at 7:40 PM, starky said:

I could say what I thought of Amazon coffee and their grand plans but it potentially could be seen as defamatory 

  Would also be keen to hear what the owners of all those petrol stations would have to say knowing that their petrol stations are not about selling petrol.

   Does he truly believe people gather at petrol stations not for the petrol but for the lovely coffee and fried chicken. 

I don't see your point. I know plenty of Thais who stop at PTT stations just to buy coffee at Amazon. Others stop for both. I think having both on offer is a winner.

At some point, keeping up the CoE and ASQ procedures simply won't make sense anymore. You will either be able to enter based on being vaccinated, or you won't be allowed to enter at all. Just my prediction, of course.

Interesting that a Supreme Court decision can also be appealed, I had assumed that's the end of the line.

I don't like to agree with that slime ball Scaramucci, but I think he's got a valid point there.

I like his spirit. If his body will be able, we shall simply wait and see.

Another sad and boring Songkran.

2 hours ago, AlexfromManchester said:

Hi all 

 

anyone know what the best reason to put on the reason for extension to have the best bet of 60 day extension being granted. I’ve seen some people just write ‘60 day extension’ rather than give a specific reason. Any advice is appreciated. 

Covid-19

19 minutes ago, SAcanman said:

Do you think there would be any leniency due to the online reporting being nonfunctional?

Possibly. They might be okay with just the booking confirmation as proof of address. 

How about Thais sneaking out, those Thais who have come close to sandboxed foreigners, specifically?

This really cannot work. Next.

The biggest crime here is that Thai immigration didn't get their cut, unforgivable indeed. Had they paid a somewhat higher amount to a Thai agent who knows how to keep immigration happy, on the other hand...

I thought being shady was an unwritten prerequisite to get such a job.