when I first changed I got them to pay into my thai bank but there exchange rates are not good so emailed them and they changed it . But when they pay into your thailand bank it every four weeks or into your NZ bank it goes back to every 2 weeks
I moved to thailand 11 months ago and I get the full amount you can get them to pay it into your thai bank or into your NZ bank as I do just talk to MSD international not your usual MSD office they're very helpful