Everyman

i’ve noticed this too. they also asked me to re-verify one of my accounts.

What was the result please?

How do you invest in Youtube videos? Are you talking about handing over money to a content creator? Really sounds like a scam. If you want to invest in Youtube videos then buy Youtube stock on the NASDAQ

Your “group?” Group of what? I haven’t heard anyone use the term “multimedia” since the 90’s. Choose Option C. Take your money and run.

I took this ferry in 2019. Is it running again?

I already have an account with Bangkok Bank that I opened many years ago, I am in need of a second bank account with another bank. Currently I am on a tourist visa. I have tried to open an account with 30 (yes thirty) different branches in Chonburi, Bangkok and Phuket and been told very consistently that they do not open bank accounts for people on tourist visas and that a “one year visa” is required. The representative at Krungsri in central festival in Pattaya told me it is illegal to open accounts for tourists. I would like to know if someone out there has been able to open a Thai bank account at bank that is not Bangkok Bank, on a tourist visa, recently (in the year 2022, not ten years ago) and where that branch is so I can go there and open an account. Thank you.

Years ago i tried and failed to get a credit card from Bangkok Bank. This is when i had a NON-B and work permit. I gave up. In the end, depending on what country you are from “originally,” it’s best to maintain some address there (however artificially) along with a credit score, cards, accounts, etc. Plenty of banks offer cards without foreign transaction fees with attractive “cash back” offers. It can be important to maintain a good credit score too, so many things in the west depend on it that shouldn’t.

Anyone know what time the earliest bus from Pattaya goes to suvarnabhumi? Where does it leave from? Thanks

The USD to THB rate has dropped because currency traders think the US Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates. It isn’t. As far as English teachers “thinking they are smarter than currency markets,” it’s not about who is smart, or who is a trader and who is a teacher. What matters is who is right.

Exactly. When i heard they were shutting down in Thailand my thought was “wow, that still exists?”

Can anyone suggest a reputable place to hire an armed bodyguard in Bangkok? Also would be good to know prices for about 12 hours.

Interesting how a 500 baht ATM fee is a big deal but 5k USD is “nothing” and “holiday money.” ????

I don’t understand why people still carry foreign currency into Thailand in cash. I haven’t done that in 20 years. As soon as I got a Thai bank account I would just use my foreign debit card to take money out and then deposit it in my Thai account. This is back when ATMs were free of charge for foreign cards. I would only lose a few percent from the foreign currency fee. These days I tend not to even carry baht and just pay with prompt pay everywhere.

It’s hard to find current information in current COVID rules in Laos. Are bars open? Do they have “social distancing” rules? Are they enforced? Do you have to wear a mask?

Does anyone have an account at Islamic Bank of Thailand? Was it easy to open? Is it any good? They don’t seem to have any ATMs.

I’m mostly thinking of westerners, but also Thai people - why does it seem like 80% of the former and 50% of the latter, smoke cigarettes? I don’t get it.

I am a social person but I am fed up with having to breathe everybody’s cigarette smoke. Is there a busy, social bar in Phuket (hopefully in or near Rawai) that is inside with aircon and no smoking? Thanks

no. you need a passbook. if you lost it you need a get a police report and return to where you opened the account, with the report and your passport.

The BKK Bank of New York doesn’t allow ACH transfer anymore due to changes in US regulations. Officially ACH has been replaced by another system when used for this purpose but retail banking customers like you and me cannot use it because no bank in the US offers it. So effectively it’s a ban. You have to use SWIFT or “Wise” now.

I appreciate the nostalgia for simpler times, but you mention a few things that are not related to each other. Nothing in 2022 is stopping merchants from allowing sales on their own credit except that it is an unreliable way to collect payment. That’s why they don’t do it anymore. Savings account interest rates are indirectly set by country’s central banks. And they have set them very low for a long time now. The wisdom of that is debatable and would take a long time to discuss. Credit card companies are indeed predatory yes.

A rubbish saying that bar girls use to train their money slaves.

If your “home branch” is in Bangkok then you have to replace the card in Bangkok. If it’s outside Bangkok, then I think you can replace it anywhere outside Bangkok but possibly it has to be in the province where you opened the account.

You’re trying to be too clever about this. There are inflation protected investments in the UK. Look at those.

at last an intelligent reply, so many people did not thoroughly read the OP

There was a thread about this a few years ago and people said it was possible with the Kasikorn Bank app, but I would like to know how to do it with the Bangkok Bank app. Theres something like 5 barcodes and QR codes on the bill and none of them scan. The number for PEA isn’t anywhere on the app. Anyway, this month i would like to do it from the Bangkok Bank app instead of 7-11. Does anyone know how to do it?