Many countries (including Thailand at this time) also have a requirement for proof of medical insurance including coverage for Covid.

That Covid insurance can be expensive.

I have to agree with Lemon Lover on this.
The abortion issue has nothing to do with REGISTRATION of Religious Activities.

This should have been a separate thread.

Maybe the admins can make that happen.

I finally got a positive answer to my own question about using the "old" card a Metro for shopping.

I had a friend phone Metro and ask for me (there's the language issue still).

It still took about 5 minutes to get a definitive answer which eventually was "yes", so I made my way over there.
On entering the store I made a point of asking (using Google translate on my phone) with my card.

The immediate response was an attempt to "upsell" me to the new premium service, which would allow me to pay a membership fee to try finding the products that are no longer on the shelves.
Anyway, problem solved, for now.

Thank you, but since I don't read Chinese I have no idea what 饿了么 means.

@JanJal
Thanks for the response.

I just checked my card and there is no QR code on it.

There's just a bar code that they scan at checkout.