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Old Mar 8, 2020 | 9:18 pm
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paolo64
 
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I was in a K-Bank branch on Friday, not for forex, but it was otherwise operating quite normally. All the exchange booths around Bangkok seems to be functioning as normal; certainly Superrich is ( although I was the only customer in the head office late last week)
I think these concerns stem from the report that the virus can stay ‘alive’ on bank notes for a period of days; possibly, give higher levels of xenophobia than usual in Thailand at the moment, there could be some suspicion of “dirty” foreign money.
Perhaps people will start ironing their cash ( although I’m not sure the polymer notes wouldn’t melt...).

Originally Posted by Diplomatico
I cannot produce a link for this (sorry) but apparently one of the major Thai banks - Kasikorn (K-Bank) - has suspended all in-bank and remote kiosk foreign currency exchange due to virus concerns.

Edit: Source is expat friends who are in Thailand.
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