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On 4/9/2023 at 7:53 AM, jil said:

And I looked at their flights, and contrary to Airasia, it looked as if there was a maximum of 15kg for checked-in baggage.

Vietjet hold luggage options:

It appears AirAsia only offer their Fly-Thru service when transiting in KUL, DMK, CGK and DPS.  At all other transit points he would be required to exit to landside and check in again for his next flight, which rules him out of the 8 hour transit without visa exemption which must be done airside.

Bell Bus' days of no hotel pick-up or drop off due to Songkran.

On 4/9/2023 at 11:25 AM, bbi1 said:

So the 11th we are all still safe from any water throwing? Someone above said from 11th to 19th is the madness.

Not entirely safe as there's always outliers like those reported on Klang yesterday (9th), but in general it'll start to pick up from the 12th.

On 4/8/2023 at 10:11 AM, arminbkk said:

What are the current entry requirements for Thailand, entering in April 2023 as a tourist from Europe, staying 28 days?

Where in Europe?  Cyprus and Malta are visa on arrival.  Nationals of Croatia and some other countries in that area require a visa.  Most however are as previous replies.

This is the requirements from Timatic that the airline will see and should check against for a  Serbian:

10 minutes ago, thaiman said:

What day does the water throwing start in Pattaya?

The 12th in my experience, and finishing on the 19th as mentioned above.

3 hours ago, Freddy42OZ said:

It's not begging for money.  It is giving people free content and asking them if they enjoyed it, or got some value from it, to consider leaving a small tip/donation.   

If you don't want to pay then don't.  

Creating content is a lot of work, even the rubbish stuff!

Different words but same end result.  Begging.

It's not a lot of work to film yourself doing nothing unusual for TikTok.

7 hours ago, bradiston said:

They weren't interested in the Erythritol, or the Inulin. Both are powders. They only removed the peanut butter. I guess it looked tasty. And I don't do checked luggage, ever. These were really small items. Less than 100g. I had a 100ml shampoo bottle, but you couldn't see the contents. Utterly pointless. Just bored "security".

Gels, pastes etc have to conform to the 100ml rule but with powders there's some ambiguity.  Your 100g of peanut butter would surely be less but how would they know when asked to make an on-the-spot decision?

Blame Abdulla Ahmed Ali for it, but I think it'll be relaxed soon with the new generation scanners now available.

1 hour ago, couchpotato said:

I have mentioned in another thread, that Jomtien Hospital is 39,000 baht per eye.

Same doctors as BHP....

Is that offer still available?  It disappeared from their ":Packages and Promotions" page a month or so ago.

44 minutes ago, Dart12 said:

Pattaya Memorial will answer you via FB messenger on what their price is usually within few hours..  And answer email in about 24 hours.

But they currently don't offer cataract surgery.

Discussion from a few months ago:

https://aseannow.com/topic/1281728-enlarged-prostatebph-what-is-the-bestmost-effective-operational-procedure/#comment-17809015

How much is it?

From memory it's not a residency they are looking for proof of but a right to residency.  As such, (another) copy of your passport is used here.

6 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Those "some" can go home. 

5 hours ago, JayClay said:

Which is why there's a visa application/approval process.

Maybe the OP will get the message?

47 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

If requirements are met when is it not granted. 

You make it sound that the application goes to the parole board. 

Meeting requirements is all that's needed but there will be some who can't or won't meet them.

The OP has already agreed he used the wrong terminology when he said it was a right.

On 3/24/2023 at 7:39 AM, ianguygil said:

There is a move in Thailand for interbank Cardless cooperation (i.e. use our App at other banks ATM, use other Bank Apps at our ATM).

Was I correct in my recollection mentioned upthread that Aeon account holders could now use cardless withdrawal at your ATMs?

Now the directory structure has been changed again with all the Thailand Local Forums separated out.  Must have been a slip of the mouse because it's certainly no benefit IMO.

10 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

The only downside to cardless withdrawals is you can't use the ATM of a different bank unlike with card

I noticed recently at a Bangkok Bank ATM that Aeon card holders can do cardless withdrawals there so I wonder if there's a program to expand the system to allow any bank use?

16 hours ago, HammerMan said:

FYI- The Seahorse Website is currently down, temporarily, for relaunching a new, better and secure website in the coming weeks. All/Any communication can be through following links: https://www.facebook.com/fb.theseahorseferryofficial     and   https://lin.ee/t0PNYOR  

Tell whoever is doing it to put up a holding page telling would be visitors this.  It currently shows nothing  apart from giving a browser error message.

On 3/20/2023 at 8:19 AM, JimmyJ said:

You are stating International Voice Roaming be turned on and  not International Data, to receive SMS?

That's correct - voice (and SMS) use mobile networks and that's what you need for OTPs etc.  Data uses the internet and is not required.

On 3/20/2023 at 8:35 AM, sandyf said:

TT exchange is not the same as the BOT would get on Forex.

TT Exchange Booths' rates are not the Telegraphic Transfer rates being referred to here.  The latter are the rate that banks convert your "foreign remittance" at.  You appear to be mixing the two.

I'm sure this is discussed often in the "Mobile Devices & Apps" forum

https://aseannow.com/forum/146-mobile-devices-apps/

and from what I recall these "good" packages need a new phone number every year.

9 hours ago, Richard3456 said:

My daughters Uk passport expires in October. I was planning to take her to Uk this summer for holidays at end of June until August. Has anyone flown to UK on Uk passport with less than 6 months validity?

Entering the UK on a UK passport has no validity restrictions - it could even be expired and she'd still get in.

21 hours ago, wpcoe said:

I'm not confident that escalating to an airline supervisor would be successful.  If the airline carries you into Thailand and for some reason you're caught exceeding 45 days (or you simply get a grouchy IO at the airport?) I understood that the airline would be fined.  How would a waiver between you and the airline avoid that fine?  i.e. Why would an airline supervisor put their company at risk?

I agree.  I read your previous post as indicating that they wanted a flight out within 30 days even though the Visa Waiver period had been extended to 45 days.  Escalation would have solved this if it had been the case without the need of a waiver IMO.