SCB maintains service at headquarter

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2011
SCB maintains service at headquarter

Despite higher water level in Ratchayothin, Siam Commercial Bank maintains service at its headquarter, according to the Bank of Thailand.

 Though, floods in Bangkok pushed up the number of inundated bank branches on Nov 3 by 46 to 528, with more branches in Bang Khen, Phaholyothin, Ram Indra, Bang Khae and Petkasem closing doors. According to Bank of Thailand, in Bangkok, a number of 243 bank branches - or 13 per cent of 1,990 - were temporarily closed.
 In Pathum Thani, 151 were closed, followed by 69 in Nonthaburi.
 On Nov 3, 4,689 ATMs nationwide were unplugged, including 1,498 in Bangkok which houses a total of 13,996 machines. The inundated ATM accounted for 11.3 per cent of total 41,666.
 Several banks have launched mobile ATMs to serve residents in flood-hit areas.