KhaoNiaw
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As mentioned above, my Lao wife was issued with a new card even though she no longer has a Thai visa (not BBL though). In my case, they definitely did not even look for a visa as they would have been wading through pages of stamps looking for something current (takes immigration officers a while). They simply checked the passport details with the information on their own system. I don't know exactly what is shown on their screen but I got the impression from questions they asked that they were probably looking at transaction records or a summary. Interesting if that is something they're being trained to do. They mentioned I'm not working for my Thai employer any more and I said I'd retired (the Thai SSO pension goes into that account). They would have seen some Lazada and Shopee payments, a monthly subscription, the odd small transaction in and out to Thai accounts. It's a longstanding account of 20+ years, no suspicious activity, identity confirmed. The issue of living outside the country and not having a Thai visa didn't appear to raise any red flags.
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Last week I went over to Thailand from Laos to do the face scan at Kasikorn. I saw quite clearly that they did not check for a long-term visa/extension. I no longer have any type of Thai visa and service was not denied. They asked a few questions to update their system and were fine with me living in Laos. My wife (Lao) did the face scan and was also able to get a new debit card without any problem. My own experience but, of course, another branch, another day and who knows.
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Just to relate my own experience with an existing Kasikorn account. I'm now living in Laos and no longer have a Thai visa. I still have my Thai phone number and use the KBank app.The phone is coming towards the end of its life so I read I would need the face scan to set up on a new phone. Last week I went over the border for a day to get the face scan done at the Kasikorn branch. They didn't look for a long-term visa but asked some questions to update my details on their system. No problem with me living in Laos and not having a Thai visa of any kind. I guess they could see the account transactions, which would show my monthly pensiom from the Thai SSO, Lazada/Shopee payments etc. and nothing untoward. Face scan completed successfully and the app is working as normal.
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For a private company, you are entitled to retire at 55 unless the company has an official policy set at 56-60 years. Beyond 60, you have the right to retire at any point. The company is required to give a retirement payment based on years of service. It's the same formula as severance pay but, unlike severance pay, is taxable. I retired from a private educational institution at 55 (not international school) and received well over a year's salary in accordance with the formula. I didn't have to go and ask or fight for it and HR confirmed it all before my last day. Edit: To add, I was on 2-year contracts for over 20 years. If your contracts are renewed, you're considered a permanent employee. Note that this is separate from Social Security payments. Due to period of payments (over 180 months) I was only entitled to receive monthly pension payments and couldn't get a lump sum. Your HR office should have a form to send in to initiate payments. You have to check in with the SSO once a year to show you're still alive. But they are extremely helpful and I had no problems. I don't have any specific knowledge of how international schools work. But this is how it went in a private Thai institution.
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This is a potential problem for me. I have a 20 year account with Kasikorn but am living in Laos. I still have my Thai phone number and no problems with the Kasikorn app yet. However, I think the days for the account are probably numbered, especially if I go into a branch in Thailand and no longer have a long-term visa. Losing a Thai account wouldn't particularly bother me except that my Thai government pension is paid into the account and the SSO will only pay into a Thai bank account. SSO have no problem with me being in Laos and I can do the annual "Hi, I'm still alive" check-in at the Nong Khai SSO. But I guess at some point I will need to solve this particular conundrum.
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That is not the account of the video's owner. The video owner has clarified that these are Maccabi fans. You can see the team colours on some of them. Not a Palestinian flag to be seen. I'm sure it's true that there are organized attacks going on and anyone who's part of that should be dealt with. But so far I'm reading 5 people hospitalized in this orgy of violence. That doesn't seem to be a particularly high number. And it also seems clear some Maccabi fans are hooligans whose behaviour probably got the reaction they wanted.
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I inadvertently submitted the online form without my first name a few years back. As you say it's not starred as required information. I actually received a phone call from someone at CW to tell me that it was missing. She told me she'd cancel it so that I could resubmit, which I did and it was approved almost immediately. That was service!
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As we're excusing pedantry. Most uses of 'bread' are uncountable. However, in the example used above "specialty breads" is correct. The meaning there is different types of breads. And is also the exact example given here: The bakery is known for its specialty breads (= types of bread). https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/bread If you're not convinced, try a Google search for "specialty breads" or other "adjective breads" e.g. "savoury breads", "European breads" etc. "Loaves of breads" is pushing it though, I would agree (though not impossible).
