
Caldera
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It's an outrageous request any way you look at it, no matter if it's coming from her or if the idea was put into her head by her family. At her salary level, her potential to help her family is less than 5,000 baht per month, so anything more than maybe topping it up to 10,000 baht per month would be excessive. What would they need more money for, anyway? If there's no debt, drugs or gambling involved. As she's 22, it doesn't seem likely that her parents deserve a free ride (retirement) already either.
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Trump Urges Starmer to Abandon Wind Power in Favor of North Sea Oil
Caldera replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Anyone sane would use both in combination, energy extremism of ANY kind is expensive nonsense. -
No, I understand that. What some don't seem to understand is that the OP's friend will have no trouble opening an account at the agent's preferred bank, without having to pay the agent extra to facilitate that. It's nonsensical to tell the OP that opening the account will cost an extra 4.7k to 6k baht, THAT was my point.
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I don't understand why some posters make a big deal out of the guy having a bank account at "the wrong bank". He currently has a valid 1-year extension, so he can walk into pretty much any bank and open a new account wherever it suits him, without any assistance from an agent. It's tourists wanting to "convert" to a Non-O visa who have trouble opening an account, not someone who already has a longterm extension
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Crime Bus Driver Steals from Romanian Tourist’s Credit Card
Caldera replied to Georgealbert's topic in Phuket News
If you have to ask... 555 Since I mentioned gross negligence, I think it's obvious who's the one I was talking about! -
Economy The Thai Baht Paradox: Currency Climbs as Economy Falters
Caldera replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I'm not surprised, it simply means that Trump is doing an even better job destroying the dollar than the Thai government does tanking the economy. -
Tourism Thailand Hosts "Sawasdee Ni Hao" to Boost Chinese Tourism
Caldera replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Their offering is about as uninspired as the name of this event. -
Report Defence Minister Keeps Alarm Bells Ringing: Coup Not Off the Table
Caldera replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
It's pretty much time for the next one. -
Transport Khon Kaen Taxi Drivers Gear Up for Bangkok Protest Showdown
Caldera replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
If I was a scammy airport taxi driver, I would hate Grab as well. As a passenger, on the other hand... -
Crime Bus Driver Steals from Romanian Tourist’s Credit Card
Caldera replied to Georgealbert's topic in Phuket News
Wow, that is textbook gross negligence, what a stupid thing to do. -
Tourism Chinese Arrivals to Thailand Projected to Drop Nearly 30% in 2025
Caldera replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
That is hardly surprising, considering the stories that have made the news in China with regards to Thailand. Also, there are affordable and more controlled alternatives nearby, such as Vietnam. -
Report Drama at Wat Pho: General Prawit’s Stairfall Sparks Concern
Caldera replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
In Biden's footsteps? That's some epic footage in any case. Be well, Watchman! -
All true and I do spend quite some time in Vietnam already as things are, but to split my time more or less equally, I'd need what we'd call a "proper visa" here, just for Vietnam as well. That's what I meant For example, I used to have a Vietnamese bank account, but that's impossible nowadays on tourist visas, so I couldn't even pay my rent by bank transfer. It's problems like that, also you can't get a Vietnamese DL on a tourist visa etc.
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Crime Police Operation at Pattaya Bank Linked to Chinese Call Centre Scam
Caldera replied to Georgealbert's topic in Pattaya News
That doesn't sound great at all, it will make it even more difficult for regular foreigners to open bank accounts in Thailand. -
Politics Ex-Red-Shirt Leader Warns of Crisis Amid Senate Vote Rigging Claims
Caldera replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
The more I see of this current government, the more I miss General Prayuth and his fellows. I have the feeling that this sentiment is shared by some Thais as well, at the very least there's considerable disappointment. -
They might, especially if you have a good explanation. I did check in without my original passport sometimes when my passport was at an embassy for visa purposes.
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Myanmar Junta Poised to Announce ‘Interim Government’ in July
Caldera replied to geovalin's topic in Myanmar News
Oh okay, so they're not only at their wit's end with all the uprisings across the country, but also running out of money, so it seems like a good idea AGAIN to fool some foreign governments and NGOs into believing that democracy is coming back, please please donate and rebuild etc. etc. The old play book, I can't even count how many times they've pulled that stunt already. -
Crime Police Operation at Pattaya Bank Linked to Chinese Call Centre Scam
Caldera replied to Georgealbert's topic in Pattaya News
So a few Chinese on tourist visas managed to open more than 100 bank accounts at one particular branch of a bank in Pattaya, yet the staff were totally unaware of what they were (or might have been) up to? Yeah, right... Anyone who has recently tried to open a bank account (ONE bank account) on a tourist visa knows that it's pretty much impossible, at least without some greasing of the wheels. So it would be fair to assume that some of the bank staff profited from opening those accounts for the Chinese scammers.