Just to clear out a few things here. In both of these instances: 1 opening a bank account, 2 registering a new sim card the answer is same. The ID foreigner must use is the passport. Passport is the only official ID they can have in Thailand. Certainly it will help to have TB and pink ID if you want to open bank account but you will still need to present your passport. Adding your pink ID number is additional and actually doesn't change or help anyting. I know because I have done that. NO bank will give you access to your own account if you didn't bring the passport. If the passport has been renewed and there is a new number, no big deal, it can be updated but there has never been an issue with bank service, eg. mobile banking if the old passport expired.
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