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  1. Stocky
    Wise isn't so good for USD transfers, above USD8 to 10k it's cheaper to use SWIFT from the US. The margin between buy and sell is so tight for USD it make it hard for Wise to be competitive.
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    There's a warning in the local online newspaper to beware poisonous jelly fish - box head and bottle-head jellyfish - for Songkhla's Chalatat and Samila Beaches. February is the month they normally appear, but they're early this year. https://www.hatyaitoday.com/poisonous-jellyfish/ .
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  4. Stocky
    In a southern Thai province having a loaded M16 in his pickup, the man is quite possibly a member of the Volunteer Defense Corps.
  5. Stocky
    Ah-ha, the Mineral Resources Department are having a laugh.
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    Thanks. I hadn't realised Standard Chartered had divested itself of Standard Bank, reading up I see they sold their remaining stake in Standard Bank Group in 1987.
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    "The victim’s colleague, Mr. Somphan Sangsuwan, 32, told The Pattaya News the victim was painting the road leading to the foreigner’s condo at 2:50 PM. Mr. Somphan went to the bathroom only to come back to see his friend crying in agony." Seems the guy watching his back had gone to the bathroom.
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    And the insurgents use them as a ready source of new weapons, you can be sure they stripped them of any guns and ammo before they left the scene. Until the Thai government engage in serious negotiations, that includes the recognition of the local language, and granting more autonomy to the southern provinces, sadly the violence will continue. We've had 20 years of stick to no avail, maybe it's time they tried the carrot.
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    It's Standard Chartered Bank which is a multinational bank headquartered in the UK. It was created as the result of the merger between two British colonial banks, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China and Standard Bank of South Africa, way back in the 60s. https://www.sc.com/en/banking/banking-for-individuals/international-banking/
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    It's all a matter of perspective, from an American point of view then yes, Anutin did a great job by comparison.
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    Actually with the potential for being held up for some time at immigration, your van may go on without you. Pre Covid coming through Sadao there was a poor lad ahead of me who was becoming quite frantic because immigration were refusing him entry but the van with his bag on it was waiting on the otherside.
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    You're correct, I hadn't realised that. Wise to Wise you can send any of the 50 currencies available and if the receiver doesn't have an account in that currency Wise opens one automatically. Can search for Wise friends via name, email or phone number. https://wise.com/gb/blog/send-money-to-your-friends-on-transferwise So the OP can receive Thai baht if they have a Wise account. You learn something new everyday.
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    Wise will let you set up accounts in several currencies with banking details that allow others to pay to your Wise account, but the Thai Baht isn't one of those currencies. Yes you can convert and hold Thai Baht, but that isn't the same as having a Thai Baht current account.
  14. Stocky
    Confirm that by plugging in some external speakers, if they work no problem it's most probably the internal speaker that's duff. If the problem persists with the external speakers then it's an issue with the PC hardware or software.
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    Don't ask me ask them. You can't receive Thai Baht in a Wise account, USD, GBP etc yes, THB no. Wise can be used to send Baht to a Thai bank account. .
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    No, just tell them which Thai bank and the account number.
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    I'm not due to report until next month, so would be interested to know if online works too. Though it's only a 20 minute walk for me to the immigration office.
  18. Stocky
    That's not really an issue, I just bought a pair of earplugs that connect to the USB-C slot, they work great.
  19. Stocky
    +1 for the Samsung A53 5G - comes with a guarantee of four OS updates and five years of security patches. I'm more than happy with mine
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    Last time they said it was just kids stealing metal for scrap and not a security issue.
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    Thai is the language of the oppressor .
  22. Stocky
    If something looks too good to be true, it most probably is.
  23. Stocky
    Good result for the Villa. Emery has made a huge difference, be interesting to see if he can work his magic on Coutinho - we live in hope. UTV
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    The train service between Hat Yai and Padang Besar resumed today Jan 1st.
  25. Stocky
    Train service between Hat Yai and Padang Besar resumed today.

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