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1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

I'm finally quiting baked beans

So you'll be a never trumper
 

Sadly the south doesn't seem to be included.

10 hours ago, it is what it is said:

 

i initially thought it was for people, like me, heading in the other direction.

Indeed, there'll be a fair few people escaping in the other direction too.

11 hours ago, MarcelV said:

Muslims looking for a good time don't even visit Hat Yai anymore. They have different outlets for that purpose.

Waste of time explaining, seems most of the posters to the Southern Thailand section have never been south of Pattaya.

28 minutes ago, bradiston said:

Of devout Moslems looking for a jump I guess?

No doubt, but if you've ever visited Hat Yai you'd know that it's a popular holiday destination for families, Malay, Chinese and Indian Malaysians - it's not just Malaysian sexpats.

8 hours ago, bradiston said:

I hear the faint rustle of tumbleweed as it blows through the empty turnstiles.

No you'll hear the sound of hoards of Malaysians complaining about standing in line for two hours.

With the Hari Raya Idul Fitri holiday coinciding with Songkran this year it's also a long holiday in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia too - so Hat Yai is full.

On 4/5/2024 at 4:00 AM, Everyman said:

 

Bangkok Bank and Kasikorn do peer to peer banking transfers in the USA? 

I'm guessing not by themselves, but as evidenced by the Wise transfer receipts they're clearly happy to partner Wise in peer to peer transactions.

2 hours ago, Everyman said:

Wise doesn’t do transfers from Thai baht to Canadian dollars

Which is where their partners come in, Kasikorn, Bangkok Bank and Dee Money - if you look at a transfer receipt down at the bottom under Paid Out From it shows you the banking partner.

6 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

Ever had a Wigan kebab?

Wigan put a pie into Space!

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/16/pie-in-space-falling-shortcrust-wigan-mission-pie-in-the-sky

1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said:

A washed passport isn't OK.

The new British passport is pretty robust, the ID page is fully hard laminated, there was no harm in asking immigration.

I thought you meant these two.

2 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Get a new passport.

Worth trying immigration first if the passport looks ok, new passport is plan B.

28 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand is ranked 12th on the list with 49 millionaires, up three from last year.

 

According to Thailand’s Richest 2023 by Forbes, the country’s top millionaires include:

Shouldn't that read billionaire if they're on the billionaire rich list?

22 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Do not follow.

It is possible to make a deposit on day of application. 

Most FD accounts requure minimum deposit of 1000b.

Not an issue. 

 

Thanks.

I just checked on the Krungsri app and successfully added money to the term account. I hadn't realised you could do that without resetting the whole term deposit and losing whatever interest had accrued.

Yes you can, and I do keep my extension money in a term deposit account.

That said the IO officer can be twitchy about the lack of 'movement', they ask you to have your passbook updated on the day of application, at least Hat Yai do, but with term deposit I can't make a transaction on the day to show a total for that day in the passbook. Some officers seem to understand this, others are a little less bright shall we say. Bringing the balance up on the banking app to show the money is there has helped, as does doing the bank letter the same day as the application. So be aware it can be problematic depending on the IO reviewing your application, and no doubt the immigration office you use.

38°C here in Hat Yai this afternoon, but a pleasant 26°C here in my office

19 minutes ago, rwill said:

Yes.  Need to plant the trees again.  That way you have more to burn.

Indeed, I was going to say there's little point planting more until you convince people to stop cutting them down and burning them.

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I thought he had died and been reincarnated as Mr Pancake!

They're both Sam Stilton sock puppets

Hat Yai

Bht50-80 depending on topping

Yes K-Bank seems a lot slower and I've had the same 'busy traffic' pop up. But if I switch to my SIM for internet from home wifi it works. Are you connecting roaming or from a local wifi connection?

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