@Dirk ****************

I crossed Poipet border 10 times, last time last month. I never saw anyone pulled to the side in years other than some Indian citizens on tourist visas. I avoid flying like the plague as they have no proper rules and they arbitrarily force people to fly back home, go through the humiliating ritual of being placed in a cell like a common criminal, passport taken away, etc,

Unless you purchase a Thai phone number in your name and register it with the account at the bank, in person, you won’t get access to it again

@Armando ******

I said it is, read again

Harry Chapman 2 visa exempt entries a year is not tourism? Get a grip…. Most money spent in Thailand comes from people like him, meaning persons earning 50-100 k usd/euro/pounds a year visiting on visa exemptions. not from that imaginary unlimited supply of millionaires that Thai authorities tthink they will attract, but which always fail to appear.

@Bill *********

They should have figured out by now that most money comes from people visiting Thailand for the first time and returning for more holidays in the same year, or maybe to plan transitioning to a new visa, not from the rich person that only visits once and never returns again. There is only a limited ammount of extremelly rich people globally, so I find it funny that they are losing their minds over tourists who decide to return to the country.

@Dan ******

it’s not easy. If you stay long term in Thailand and your card gets swallowed by the atm, or the account gets compromised, you will be left without money. With a Thau bank account you can get cash without a card.

You just get it and that’s it. You don’t have to border bounce

They only accept in person applications since last year. You can just stop at their office and they will take care of the ED visa

@Greg *******

get your facts straight, the embassy was burned in 2003, when there was no military conflict at the border, and it was due to some bs news article concerning Amgkor Wat that started a riot. Back then the embassy was less protected and the Cambodian government weaker and less capable to protect Thai consular employees than it is today.

Last time they actually fought was in 2011 at Preah Vihar and many soldiers died on both sides without causing mutual pogroms, or the burning of the embassy in Phnom Penh

Kbank has Swift. Been doing international transfer to them for years. From Monday to Friday transfer time is 5-15 minutes from my US and European bank accounts