I think our Grab driver is completely lost. He keeps stopping to ask people and he’s spoken to our hotel twice but still doesn’t seem to know where we’re going. He said the map was wrong on the app when I put the hotel’s address in. No clue where we are or what to do now.

UPDATE - We are at the hotel. He stopped about 5 times and called the hotel three times and eventually I managed to persuade him to use my phone and Apple Maps which did show it correctly. His phone didn’t show it right and Grab didn’t show it right either.

Bangkok/Songkla/Hat Yai: Child in a Motorcycle Accident in Hat Yai. 💝

Even if you do not know your blood type, please donate. Rh-Negative is NOT a rare blood type in the Western population, it is extremely Rare in the Thai population.

Someone will need your donation anyway.

Donate at National Blood centre

[members only]

Songkla Red Cross [members only]

Or

Hat Yai

[members only]

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Urgent Call for International Community participation. All blood types needed and are used.

Did you know that the Western population has a relatively high percentage of Rh-Negative? 22% to 15% depending on the region. Blood type is Genetic. This is an EXTREMELY Rare Blood Type in the Thai population. Less than 0.3%.

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Full list of Donor Eligibility criteria is pinned on Thailand RH- Blood Donation

Primary qualifications are:

✅ Under 60 if first-time donor in Thailand. 70 is upper age

✅ No alcohol 24 hours prior

✅ Healthy low-fat meal at least three hours prior

✅ Drink Plenty of water 💧

✅ Donors from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, France 🇫🇷 and Ireland 🇮🇪 who lived in the vCJD "mad cow disease" impacted regions from 1980-1996 are Welcomed Back at the Songkla Regional Blood Centre and the National Blood Centre in Bangkok

✅ Bring ID

✅ Fill out registration form and register

✅ Health Check. Blood pressure and hemoglobin level. Meet with doctor briefly.

✅ Donate blood (less than 7 minutes)

✅ Enjoy a snack and rest for a few minutes

Give the Gift of Life 🎀💝🎁 in one hour of your time.

Thank you 🙏

FYI for my American peeps.

Effective immediately, the U.S. Consulate General in Chiang Mai is temporarily suspending all consular services until further notice due to staffing shortages. Although we hope to resume consular services soon, consular services in Thailand are currently only available at the U. S. Embassy in Bangkok.

If you are a U.S. citizen in northern Thailand in need of emergency assistance, please call the Bangkok American Citizens Services unit (02-205-4000). If you have an appointment for, or are seeking, routine services, please email acsbkk@state.gov.

For visa assistance and information, please email visasbkk@state.gov.

I lost my bag with all my passports, visa and bank cards in it. I had 30 day holiday visa, I am travelling for 41 days and was planning to fly to Vietnam to do the boarder run. Obviously now I can’t fly or extend my visa as I don’t have a passport. I am very far away from The Bangkok embassy to get my replacement documents. So I was planning on going back to the embassy a few days before I fly home and just being fined what ever the visa over stay is. I have police reports which proves I have had my passports and visas stolen. Does anyone see a problem with this, or had anything similar?

Thank you