SCB reopens most branches in malls, markets

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SCB reopens most branches in malls, markets

By THE NATION

 

 

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) on Friday (May 1) reopened 292 out of a total 322 branches in markets and department stores nationwide.

 

On Tuesday (May 5), it will also reopen 578 out of its total 586 standalone branches.

 

SCB said the reopening has complied strictly with precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30387118

 

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[bluesofa]

I don't know if SCB was one of the banks restricting entry to foreigners, but will all their reopened branches be open to all?

 

[Caldera]

I didn't even realize they were closed. In my neighborhood (in Bangkok), pretty much all bank branches including micro branches staid open through all of it.

 

[Yadon Toploy]

19 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I don't know if SCB was one of the banks restricting entry to foreigners, but will all their reopened branches be open to all?

 

It was one apparently, and that shouldn't be forgotten.

 

One of my friends banks with them in Bangkok and was refused entry into the branch on the basis that he was a white foreigner.

 

For me, regardless of the circumstances, that would be enough for me to cease dealing with that entity for good.

Edited May 2, 2020 by Yadon Toploy

[johng]

The one in the photo above looks exactly like the branch at South Pattaya Tesco's

[drbeach]

4 hours ago, Yadon Toploy said:

It was one apparently, and that shouldn't be forgotten.

 

One of my friends banks with them in Bangkok and was refused entry into the branch on the basis that he was a white foreigner.

 

For me, regardless of the circumstances, that would be enough for me to cease dealing with that entity for good.

Agreed, although I think what happened before the mass lockdowns shouldn't necessarily occur now. I would however, threaten to sue for discriminating on the basis of nationality or race. Surely there are anti-discrimination laws in Thailand and surely banks would be among the least likely to discriminate since it effects their image?