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Turkish has a good reputation. Overnight flight starts at 10:50 PM, arrive 11:15 AM. It's two ~11 hour legs, 1:50 stopover. (other connections available) Cathay has the fastest connection (total 19:25 hours) but you have to endure an ultra long haul (15:35 hours, A350). Starts in the morning 11:50 AM, arrive 7:05 PM. All looked for a Saturday departure. I was surprised that all faster trips go east. Must have to do with easier direct routes.

Strange. Loads fine.

Found the website of the company (Thai only). The product as such might be discontinued? https://www.purefilter.com/product-category

An older model seems to have three filter cartridges which might be quite common (10 inch, 2.5 inch diameter):

Others were faster. All in Vietnamese that I found. Yours is probably a PURE 557 with a single filter cartridge? (model nr. might be Vietnam specific)

That is bad work from the bank then. Foreigners only?

I am a bit astonished about the Krungsri hotline. I doubt that everyone would routinely get such msg. As I understand they get data from the operators and compare it against the account data. The slightest difference in spelling/middle names etc could trigger the msg.

Got nothing from Bangkok Bank or SCB so far. With Kbank I had produced a problem. A friend's account had my phone number. Out of sudden I got a warning msg from AIS(!) that I have to identify within 24h at one of their shops. Otherwise number would be suspended (Thai language only). Went to shop with passport. Staff did the job incl picture taken. Not heard about it again. Friend will close that account.

Same messages appeared for Kasikorn. Other thread. Banks are obliged to check by new strict rules. Nothing to get excited about

And now try to argue if many call it s..thole. Award winning though.

Common practice from my observation. In the past when boats started on the beach they always crossed beach rd. like that. Often there was a flag waver to stop traffic.

https://thethaiger.com/other-services/pink-id/guides/thai-pink-id-card-faq/ Don't nail me on that.

Pink card is issued on base of yellow book (1st step). No yellow book, no pink card. Proof me wrong.

Oh no! Last report I remember was a Chinese woman being hit on Sukhumvit. Would you cross a motorway/freeway in your country? Yes Suk. is not one but feels like one. Racers with 120 km/h (75 mph) is not rare on Suk. Top speeds higher. I hesitate to swerve over to a U-turn on a small bike not to think of walking!!

And it's about sending money TO UK using a KBank virtual credit card. Quite different from "mainstream" sending money to Thailand. And I always thought it's still another task to send Thai Baht to another country? WISE works flawlessly for me. Did my monthly transfer ("for long term stay") to Bangkok Bank just this week. Arrived next day 2 PM as usual. Yesterday I did a test to KBank ("for personal expense") and it arrived in 7 seconds.

Correct and surprising how many clueless there are.

Wrong.

Too much... The daily "crashed into parked vehicle".

Maybe the biker was on a "major road" by customs and therefore expect right of way. Otherwise it's vehicle coming from left had right of way. BUT: the biker could see the pickup far enough for a safe stop/slowdown. That's what I would do because here rule #1 applies: bigger vehicle first 😊

And this IS what I would call a curve.

This Daily Mail seems as ignorant as the drunk Brit. And here lies the surprise. Clueless newbies are often fooled by "one for my friend" until you "entertain" the whole bar. That can add up to a few thousand Baht even in an average beer bar. It's years that I have been to a fancy Gogo. But at the time you had to sign every lady drink bill. No excuse for the unknowing.

How can that happen in the award winning beautiful destination?

Minorities exist

Not able to manage the "curve" on Thappraya rd.? (a long mild bend) What would happen if there is a real curve?

"on the morning" Still dark or not? It feels like there is a "crashed into parked truck" report daily...