373 bank branches closed
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A number of 373 bank branches in 9 provinces are temporarily closed as of 1pm on Thursday, with nearly all of them in Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi.
According to Bank of Thailand, of total 154 are in Pathum Thani, 86 in Bangkok and 69 in Nonthaburi. Meanwhile, the number of closed branches in other provinces decreased.
Altogether 3,538 ATMs are turned off, with some 2,600 in Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi. The central bank noted that the number is less than 10 per cent of total ATMs nationwide, which number 41,730. In Greater Bangkok, there are a total of 21,145 ATMs.
