@David **********
It is very difficult by now, since about two years. The rules have tightened . . . you can't get a bank account on a tourist visa or on an exempt-visa entry, if you try that by yourself. It is not possiblen any more . . . . .However it is possible with the help of agents. There are some - but in Pattaya - they open a BANGKOK BANK bank account for you on any visa and even on visa-exemption, for 5000.- THB