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KatoeyLover69 · #**8836** 06-09-2013, 02:36 PM

Report from Bangkok Post dated 6 September 2013 :-

Warning over fake ringgit in Southern Thailand

The Thai Association of Foreign Exchange is warning the public about the widespread of use of fake foreign currencies in Thailand, particularly in the southern provinces, where Malaysian ringgit is the most commonly faked note

Chanaporn Poonsuphirun, the association’s president said the counterfeit ringgit notes are very realistic, so difficult to differentiate from the real thing.

She said fake ringgit notes are being discovered from Chumphon down to the border with Malaysia, due to high numbers of Malaysian visitors to Southern Thailand.

Other fake currencies found in Thailand include Indian rupee and United Arab Emirates dirham.

She said the association is trying to educate employees working in exchange shops in the South to detect fakes. It is also training personnel in exchange shops nationwide about cancelled banknotes, so they avoid accepting notes that are no longer usable.

Currently, there are around 1,300 exchange shops operated under licences granted by the Bank of Thailand but there are also more than 1,000 shops operated without licences. The association is planning to work with the Central Bank to draw these unlicensed shops back into the legal system.

Ms Chanaporn said there is currently a shortage of specialist staff in the industry, because it takes at least two or three years to train a person in examining foreign banknotes. She said the base salary for a skilled worker should be between 20,000-30,000 baht a month.

The association said many businesses are competing against one another for skilled staff, so are attempting to attract the best workers through employee incentives such as profit sharing.
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bryanfongie · #**8837** 07-09-2013, 12:48 PM

how's the atmosphere in danok now?

baby · #**8838** 07-09-2013, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bryanfongie

how's the atmosphere in danok now?

Rainy days as i went there for 4 days 3 night from the 1st to 4th

bryanfongie · #**8839** 07-09-2013, 02:01 PM

How was your exp esp with the puyings there?

etct88 · #**8840** 07-09-2013, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by baby

Rainy days as i went there for 4 days 3 night from the 1st to 4th

Lucky I didn't go, stayed in KL. heard water level rose to the door of See Som.

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Originally Posted by bryanfongie

How was your exp esp with the puyings there?

Super wet...

baby · #**8841** 08-09-2013, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by etct88

Lucky I didn't go, stayed in KL. heard water level rose to the door of See Som.

Yup around 6:30pm it did raise to knee lvl but only like an hr it went back to normal but it rain till 3am then the rain stop n fog start to gain cant even see the other side while i was walking from KPK to hollywood hotel.

Super wet...

Hmm how u know its super wet even my bed got a large patch lol