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Frequently Asked Questions Q: Who is eligible to pay online and renew their passport by? A: You may be eligible to apply via online payment if you are an adult (16 years and older) who already has a 10-year U.S. passport book issued no more than 15 years ago. You must be resident in and have a mailing address in Thailand. Q: What if I already have a bank draft? A: Payments by bank draft are still accepted. Please follow the instructions on https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/adult-passport-renew. https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/faq-on-line-payment/ No clue if or how that "residency" requirement is applied re: online payment. Sorry I forgot about that trial online payment system which was enabled earlier this year.

Prices go up tomorrow I think. A $20 increase, so make sure you check what the new fee is in THB before securing the local bank draft. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/fees.html Starting Dec. 27, the cost of a U.S. passport book will rise $20 for all customers, the State Department announced this week. The price for a first-time or replacement adult passport will be $165; a renewal will be $130. The expedited fee, which gets you your passport weeks earlier, will remain $60. The State Department said the fee increase is “necessary to ensure we continue to produce one of the most secure travel and identity documents in the world.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/12/23/passport-price-increase/

Yes, today my Mor Prom app says the same thing, "Vaccinated", where previously it said "Registration, out of service". Technically I do not yet qualify for a booster, but I am thinking maybe, possibly they'll use this app to allow us to register for a booster.

OK, I'm confused. You did an ATM Withdrawal for 16,000 THB. And then ~ 10 days later you did a counter withdrawal for ~ 500,000 THB. Is that correct? I was asking how the second transaction was described in your Schwab account. OK, I see this now: My counter withdrawal has not yet posted almost two days later so no details available as yet. That seems odd, that there is no record of a pending transaction? But maybe this is related to the Christmas holidays in the U.S.?

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/cannabco-reveals-41-odourless-cannabis-tm-dry-flower-strain--879830184.html Some extracts, budder, shatter, rosin, dabs, etc can have a less pronounced odor. And edibles: odorless but oh so hard to get lit.

What was the counter withdrawal transaction description? A quick review of the Schwab Visa Debit Card Agreement indicates that this may be a point-of-sale purchase, with the merchant being Bangkok Bank and the product/service being Thai Baht. But that's just my guess. https://www.schwab.com/resource/visa-debit-card-agreement Daily Purchases Limit: This is the total amount that you may withdraw from your account each day to pay for purchases at an Interlink® or STAR® merchant using a PIN-based point-of-sale transaction or from a Visa® merchant using a signature-based point-of-sale transaction. $15,000. If you make withdrawals at other financial institutions by the use of a teller, such withdrawals may require our approval. Such approvals are referred to in this Agreement as “authorizations.” We may limit the number of authorizations that we provide to you each day, as for example, where called for by the procedures we use to safeguard your account. In addition, we may limit the number of withdrawals (including purchases) that you can make at ATMs or POS terminals, where called for by the procedures we use to safeguard your account. If for any reason the financial institution requesting the authorization is not able to contact us, or we are not able to respond to it for any reason, you may not be able to complete the transaction even though it would not exceed your available balance or the limitation contained in this Agreement.

^ I don't think they've thought that far ahead? But one assumes it would be between three and twelve months depending on the local infection rates.

Well the thai minincult (ministry of culture) is also trying to get thai massage recognized by UNESCO, so if you want to indulge in a bit of heritaging, go for soap, oil or hand.

So you can choose not to get a booster shot, right? How does posting a juvenile meme do anything but give some brief satisfaction to the poster? Maybe they are frightened and this ebhavior makes them feel in control? Honestly, I think they're trying to convince themselves. And what's with "Big" pharma? I see that phrase used a lot here by "doubters". Is there some size of pharma that is acceptable? Small pharma is OK? Is pharma not big when they'll make my de-wormer?

Anti-vaxxers here seem to go to extreme lengths to try to convince others that their personal choice was right, and everyone else is wrong. I'm not sure what the underlying psychology is with these folks? Maybe they need reassurances? Meanwhile reasonably intelligent people muddle along, getting vaccinated or not, without the need to convince others.

You can check the visa rate here: https://usa.visa.com/support/consumer/travel-support/exchange-rate-calculator.html

So what's the main take-away? You seem to be comparing an $500 ATM withdrawal, with a $15,000 counter withdrawal, some 10 days removed . And have thrown in WISE for reference? These are vastly different applications. Does Schwab offer fee-free international wire transfers? I thought that they did, but maybe that's account tier dependent. I mean they did ask for the card, right? Did you have to enter a PIN? I still don't get these counter withdrawals. Are they cash advances, but paid off instantly via an internal Schwab settlement? Or is it an ATM withdrawal? How did this transaction show in your account summary? Did you receive any communications (SMS, email) when this transaction was being made/completed?

If your purpose is to satisfy an Immigration requirement for monthly income then I'd give that as a purpose. If it's living expenses I'd give that as a purpose. This may be a feature for ADVCASH in that they want to associate a purpose to prompt users to choose the right one. BBL may be a direct partner, so this is not required to be tagged as international/FTT etc., but for SCB it may clear at a partner bank then get transfered domestically to SCB?

Nakhon Phanom is generally recognized as the focal point for thai cannabis growth and distribution. Perhaps as much due to its remoteness from Bangkok, as its proximity to Laos? Yes, I'll stipulate that it is brick-weed. https://aseannow.com/topic/1207855-920kg-of-cannabis-seized-in-nakhon-phanom/

I think they've already budgeted and ordered another 60 mm AZ doses for 2022. More like they need a home for these, and are hoping to find pin-cushions? Cheaper too.

I noticed this option "Registration" on the Mor Prom app - maybe it was there all along - and do note that it is "Out of service" currently, but maybe that button can be used in the future to book a booster? (But then maybe it refers to some other sort of 'registration'?)

This week's Yellowstone ep, S04E08 cold opened with 1883. I think Taylor Sheridan also has another Yellowstone spinoff in the works, "6666" following Jimmy and Teeter to that Four Sixes ranch in Texas? Taylor Sheridan is also the co-creator of The Mayor of Kingstown. FYI, he's the Cut Horse businessman/rider in Yellowstone, Travis Wheatley. He's written a lot of stuff like Hell or High Water and Sicario.

Just when you thought it couldn't get any weirder... Ministry will seek Unesco listing of Thai marijuana as an ‘intangible cultural heritage’ The Culture Ministry aims to ask Unesco to list Thai cannabis as an "intangible cultural heritage" as people from all regions use it like a herb while the Thai breed has become popular abroad, Dr Kwanchai Wisitthanon, deputy director-general of the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, said on Thursday. https://www.nationthailand.com/blogs/in-focus/40010348

AKA ThaiBev.

Do what most airlines have done, turn your airline into a bank. Sell miles to the credit card company for cash. Sell perishable inventory to customers for miles. Control the inventory and increase the price for that inventory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggUduBmvQ_4&t=41s But not sure TG could manage this.

The strategy du jour, as pushed by the authorities over the past ~ 10 days, is AZ 2X for all those unvaccinated, with an mRNA (Pfizer mostly, some Moderna) booster. More Pfizer is on order (20 mm) and due throughout Q1. I think the regime ordered 8.6 mm doses of Moderna with ~2 mm in hand or due before the end of the year, and the remainder due in Q1 and Q2. For those previously vaccinated with the hodge-podge of AZ, and sinostuff, I think an mRNA booster is still recommended. The omicron variant has, probably rightly so, caused the authorities to accelerate booster programs, which has put a strain on supplies.

Maybe try the mobile phone company registration sites? They were full a few days ago but are now available for Pfizer booster at Bang Sue. https://app.dtac.co.th/vaccine/registration?c_lang=en&dose=3rd

Can't see his "red rim" when he wears a tie. ????

Awesome that he is alive. Not sure how "well" he is though given the partying, loss of employment, gambling and the thai partner.

500 Kg!!! And this is what got seized. The mind reels at the volumes reaching the market. And all the stuff seized heading to Australia seems odd. Is that whole country on drugs? Or are they a transshipment point? It seems like they are giant busts every single day here, mostly (obviously) hundreds of thousands of methamphetamine but there has been an increase in meth tablets boosted with Crystal meth here as reported in the press.