Misterwhisper

Who cares how many smuggled luxury cars he has seized???? What we WANT to know is how many other people he and his goons have possibly tortured and murdered in the past and reported their causes of death as being "drug overdosing". What we also WANT to know is what consequences he is going to face for his most recent murder. Why are the police concentrating on investigating smuggled car seizures when we have a very clear murder case at hand that should be prosecuted?

When even a 2-year-old foreign toddler is going to be fleeced for an additional 500 baht "entry fee", you finally understand what TAT meant with its recently announced new slogan: "Visit Thailand 2022, Now Even More Amazing Thailand Has It All"

How dare you all contradicting the honorable, universally worshipped, infallible director of the Center for Incredulous, Outstanding, Unmatched Excellence in Clinical Virology?!?! On second thought, I think all of you are right. A virologist who thinks the infection paths of Tetanus and SARS-CoV-2 are alike, thus comparable, should consider witching to a new career where professional competence plays only a minor role. Politician comes to mind.

A sure winner that is going to bring in the rich in their millions! Or is it? "Then, they must show evidence of payments for their lodgings during their stay in the kingdom, which can be a rented house, a rented condominium room or a title deed of a condominium room. They are also required to have health insurance, with a minimum of US$ 100,000 cover for COVID-19 treatment valid for the entire period of their stay in the country. They must also have health and accident insurance coverage of40,000 baht for out-patient treatment and 400,000 baht for in-patient treatment."

And US$300 gazillion in a Thai bank account. And a signed and notarized statement that they won't complain if their curry is too spicy. And another notarized statement that they will <deleted> off once their 9 months are up.

Even bankers speaking the truth now.... has the whole country gone mad?

What was the latest TAT slogan again? “Visit Thailand 2022, Now Even More Amazing Thailand Has It All” It even has an irrational alcohol ban! Amazing! Oh, and it has live music in empty establishments that nobody patronizes BECAUSE no alcohol is served. Amazing! I mean, how much more amazing can it get, actually?

"Someone" would suggest 1 person. But in fact this truly brilliant, mindboggling, almost psychedelic, painstakingly crafted slogan without doubt is the result of countless brainstorming hours delivered by an entire committee composed of the brightest thinkers at TAT and the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, people who throughout the year do nothing else but contemplate the next slogan and pocket generous salaries for their indispensable service. P.S.: My 8-year-old nephew could've come up with this slogan within an hour and in exchange for an ice cream cone.

You've got to be kidding me! This slogan is waaay too short. In order to really drive the point home, perhaps they should have settled for something like this: Visit Thailand 2022, Now Even More Amazing Thailand Has It All, And Also Return To Thailand In 2023, When It Will Be Yet Even More Amazing, Just To Become Even More Amazing In 2024 and Beyond, And By 2030 Will Be The Most Amazing Country Globally, Because Thailand Simply Never Ceases To Amaze, Provided Amazing Thailand Manages To Finally Open Its Borders Again"

I am actually surprised that there even were that many. On the other hand this figure is a double slap in the face for these various idiots with their big mouths and super egos (you all know who I mean) who promised - nay, guaranteed! - that MILLIONS of foreign visitors would stampede into the country thanks to ill-conceived, unviable schemes like the "Special Tourist Visa" and the "Phuket Sandbox". Pretty much everybody with a modicum of intelligence and rational thinking ability KNEW that those schemes wouldn't work. EVERYBODY... except that small handful of self-absorbed, incompetent twits in their Cloud Coocoo Land ivory towers.

You know that you've been living in this country too long when... ...you read sensible comments and suggestions made by a local and instantaneously realize that he cannot possibly work for the government.

Hell hath no wrath but a self-absorbed chef scorned.

Parasites that get under your skin? I contracted one once. Wasn't pretty. Commonly abbreviated as MIL, it's scientific nomenclature is Mamamonsterus inlawis. It is known to come in many mutations. Luckily I eventually got rid of it by treating myself with a large dose of divorce., the one and only effective therapy against this vile critter.

There actually is a "cyber" law against spreading false news on the internet. Can we assume that this ministry will be prosecuted accordingly? I mean, what's good for the goose (us, the unwashed public) also should be good for the gander (the government), right? Or does the Thai government not have to observe its own laws, perhaps? Is it exempted? On a different note, there actually should be 2 charges: one for spreading a fake picture, claiming it to be factual; and another for having delivered one of the worst, most amateurish Photoshoip jobs I have ever seen anywhere.

In Germany we call that a "Kraut".

Too liberal for the liberals? Well, perhaps they are not so liberal after all.

There probably will be some "banging" and "pegging" from those digital nomads during their short stays in Thailand, but that's about as much as the government can expect from them.

You forgot one crucial aspect that defines digital nomads. The word "nomad" is a hint. These people love moving around, never staying at one place for very long. Highly skilled, they can work anywhere in the world as long as they have access to a good internet connection. I know several digital nomads personally. One of them spent a couple of months in Kiev, then moved on to Estonia for a few weeks. Then flew from there to Thailand and on to Vietnam. Next time I hear from him, he had reached Buenos Aires just as Covid struck and basically pinned him down there. Otherwise he would be god knows where by now. The points I am trying to make are: - why would digital nomads want to buy property in Thailand? - why would they want to park $500,000 in government bonds in exchange for a 10-year visa? - why would they be concerned with applying for work permits or paying "the same income tax as locals"? (my acquaintance assured me that he never bothered with work permits nor income tax payments ANYWHERE he went) So if the Thai government banks on tens of thousands of digital nomads swamping the country in order to take advantage of their half-cooked "wooing" scheme, all I can say to them is "good luck with your delusional pipe dream".

You've got to be pretty dim-witted to blow half a million dollars on Thai government bonds. By the way, Thai government, in case you don't realize it: There are plenty of potential victims for you to "woo" out there whose wealth is NOT based on having earned a master's degree in anything. So... why your continued obsession with that? Particularly highly successful "digital nomads" very often are entirely self-tutored. And they are good at what they're doing, master's degree or not. Many of the self-made Chinese millionaires come to mind, too. Theirs very frequently is a rags-to-riches tale. Last but not least. I guess that a large proportion of those "wooed ones" will eventually regret their decision of basically having thrown away half a million $ or purchased overpriced property once they realize that they could've had had quite the same "privileges" at less expense by going the "regular route". Granted, there won't be a "special" 10-year visa, 90 day reports will be necessary, and yes, they will have to live in a rented property. So what? It's no big inconvenience. Wealthy foreigners DO have the financial means to simply furnish an "agency" with a power of attorney to handle all their visa and work permit needs. One-year extensions on a THB800,000/400,000 "deposit" requirement are not a bad deal for reasonably well-to-do foreigners, really.

When in glass house...?

Ah... I see "the religion of peace and boundless tolerance" is at it once again.

This is important news. Why hasn't there been an NNT report about it? (I think I know the answer.)

Given the multiple times this guy has already been "probed" over the past few months, he must have real trouble sitting down by now. In his own office chair, of course. Because he's yet to be dismissed.

Tank yoo velly mutt. Tee tyme.