I tried to open accounts with several SCB branches. Denied in all. The lady told us that there was a meeting last week with SCB staff where they were told not to open accounts for foreigners unless they were either married or in possession of yellow house book. Your visa was pretty irrelevant!! She said that the incident in Pattaya with laundering Chinese accounts has everyone panicking. I was also denied at several Kasikorn branches. Luckily Krungthai opened one for me today after three days of trying.
Peter Fuller just left Phitsanulok. The Kasikorn branch in central mall to open an account but the application was denied by the system. Could t give an answer why. They tried to say something was wrong with my passport!! My missus said the message just said āapplication deniedā no reason