mokwit

They are doing the bidding of their masters against the wishes of the people.

Might be a very recent change - Last year re entry desk would see you early if you had an appointment, this year wait for your number to be called at the appointed time while we see others in the interim.

Come come now, this is what our politicians call 'vibrancy' (so long as it happens in someone else's neighborhood, not theirs.)

Is it their job to engage drunken tourists? Some nationalities can become psychotically violent when intoxicated.

There's some evidence it was Prawit being behind all this, despite the fact he was not interior Minister (although a crony was). BJ is regarded as being his boy.

What happened to the "Am Cyanide" case?

yeah it's all well and good - maybe staff can give CPR whilst making a slurpee, whilst watching the frankfurters, whilst restocking the shelves, whilst.....after all, they are on such high salaries.

Don't 7-11 staff have enough to do as it is?

Good summary of symptoms. I have it, and had it before for a long time before it went away. I notice a lot of Bangladeshis in the vicinity are coughing and assume I got it from them.

They thought they were protecting the perimeter of an army base.

Thailand was the base from which you explored other countries. Four countries border Thailand but only land two entries.................

I'm sure the traditional handicrafts demonstrations and floating markets will be the new attraction.

Could be disastrous for the Lower Sukhumvit Free Trade Zone, although one suspects someone has bought the master franchise.

These bars sound too low. Unless Thailand is turning over a new page. It has always been excruciating proof.

OK thanks, I read somewhere official that it had to be in a Thai bank - would be out of line with other MoFA visas like OA

500k in a Thai bank. So enter on another visa, open a Thai bank account (not easy), and then traipse to Imm with your bankbook. Presumably no seasoning so the same 500k can support half the Punjab/agents can get busy.

How would it not have the corner cut off? Banks are unlikely to accept it if it has the corner cut off. Are you speculating or has it been your actual experience that an old passport with the corner cut off was accepted as valid?

Your original post was very misleading for people IMO - you stated never had problem with banks with not updating passport but omitted to mention that you were doing internet transactions and used your driving license at the branch (for how much longer one wonders/unique to your branch). Not everybody has a driving license and some have to transact at branch. Your "well I must say I have never had that problem" post omitted certain info. I think these type of posts where called out should be deleted as they are misleading. By all means people should share their experience whatever it is, but posts in the "Never had to do a 90 day report" genre that omit details like they are on a NON O multiple and leave every 90 days, help nobody.

Both BKK. Opening account was SCB HQ.

....until they require you to come into the branch for something e.g. BBL required me to go into branch to enable fund transfers above a certain size (50K? - for sure less than 2 million).

I have updated passport details at SCB at different branch to opening branch.

How is it when you need to do the kind of in person transaction where they ask to see your bank book and passport? Presumably you don't do money in the bank extension type that require a letter with your passport number.

gotchas: If transferring stamps at CW you will need updated bank book and letter if you are on money in the bank extension, e.g. retirement. TM30 has to be redone due to change in passport number. Many will say that was not their experience but I was told by IO checking my docs that I had to do a TM30 at CW - fortunately I had one that had been done post passport number change with me.

The photo will be used to taunt Liberals until the end of days.

Except you wouldn't have to que up at Imm having first obtained a TM30 to avoid leaving disappointed.