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Drumbuie

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  1. Accounts with BBL, Kasikorn and KrungSri. I was impressed with the BBL app compared with UK banking apps - till I opened the Kasikorn account. Their app is excellent, as are the staff at my branch. KrungSri's app is ok but not as intuitive. 

     

    Re the "Singaporean bank" conversation - as in any business, follow the money. UOB profits ultimately accrue to the parent company in Singapore. 

     

  2. As many others have said already, yes, just pop into your bank and update the passport number. 

     

    But I'd add that it never hurts to keep a photo of both your old passport and your new passport on your phone, plus all pages with relevant stamps. Costs nothing - you never know when it might come in handy. 

     

    (You have of course at least a 6 digit lock code on your phone and 2FA on all your accounts). 

  3. On 8/5/2024 at 7:22 PM, bob smith said:

    genuine question.

     

    why is thailand not overflowing with asylum seekers?

    why are thai hotels not full of migrants that came over on boats?

     

    I mean, the weather is warmer here than in the UK isn't it? why would anyone want to claim asylum in a country that rains 300 days a year...

     

    does anyone know why Thailand is not currently full of Asylum Seekers seeking to relocate permanently in Thailand without any money in the bank?

     

    thanks.

     

    bob.

    Evidently you haven't seen the refugee camps by the Myanmar border and can't distinguish people from Myanmar from Thais. My maid is a refugee from Myanmar. So are the three manicurists at the end of the road, and their brother, and most of the people who sweep the streets in this mu baan. 

    The difference is that Thailand lets them in with very little fuss and allows them to work. 

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  4. What complete and utter b*ll*cks. 

     

    The reason men are having to look beyond their own backyards is the changed gender balance in society. Historically there tended to be a surplus of women due to the effects of war, disease and the inherent weakness of male infants.

    Thanks to improvement in ante and postnatal care of infants and the automation of warfare, there now is a surplus of males in most age groups in US and European societies.

    So men, not women, have to compete for available females, and women can pick and choose. 

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  5. People, we are all immigrants in this country - and judging by posts I've read here over the last few years, many if you are "economic migrants" taking advantage of the lower cost of living. 

     

    Check out how your own country treats immigrants and, in particular , economic migrants, before complaining about Thailand. 

     

     

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  6. 3 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

    An  update by " Crowdstrike " globally hit Windows user . ( It really did strike the crowd ... )

    It exposed great vulnerability of IT systems using Windows .

    Putin , Kim , Xi , all will learn from this .

    Modern warfare depends on IT . And , if this is easily hacked or put down , it can be of decisive importance in case of war .

    Better fix this soon .

    I think everyone was already aware of the possibility of cyber warfare, actually ...

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