kiwikeith

10 hours ago, Youlike said:

Jammed together?

Watch this flight to Qatar last week

 

The experts say that C19 can travel up to 4 metres in the air. Hot humid weather slows the virus life down. Going on a plane you have more chance of getting the virus. They now say the virus falls to the floor and travels on shoes. They tested hospital wards and staff shoes and all positive. Hence the massive outbreaks in old-age facilities 

16 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

More likely that she asked him for the money owed & he refused.

RIP to the lady.

Yes, money likely motive, maybe she gave him some ya.ba, then wanted the money for the drug and the entertainment. He flipped, probably was a flipper anyway, she probably pressed his flip button, bad luck for her. Sad this is, Only demonstrats that lots of nutters still live in  Childs Playground, Sorry to say that but that's it's nickname. If you spoke fluent Thai then you would not believe what they say about these sorts behind your back 

. These types unfortunately ruin all, of the good peoples reputation and fuel the enlightened one

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On 4/29/2020 at 9:22 PM, graemeaylward said:

What a wonderful person you are!  Do you have no compassion for the millions who have nothing and rely on charity and what they can beg for to feed their families. I hope that it never happens to you. We as foreigners in this land should do everything we can to assist those less fortunate than us! "This lot" are human beings and deserve respect if nothing else!

 

How do market traders get a hand out when they don't ever pay tax.

Maybe only registered tax payers qualify???

On 4/29/2020 at 10:00 PM, smedly said:

never ? really ?

 

lets have a 6 month lockdown every year - it also greatly decreases the carnage on the roads 

 

you've cracked it sherlock

He is correct, the phenomenon has occurred in NZ with far fewer flue cases.

I put this down to the spraying of supermarket trolleys and people using hand sanitizers.

I have heard doctors say many times that supermarkets are great spreaders of colds because you grab a trolley and eventually touch your nose or rub your eyes.

People are also wearing masks and washing hands, and this I think-- as it has been a talkback radio subject just lately, and doctors here have said this may be the Reason for the decrease in flue.

On 4/29/2020 at 10:04 PM, Phuketshrew said:

His watch supplier dead friend ?

i would hazard a guess that they would be Chinese Thai

On 4/29/2020 at 3:33 AM, NCC1701A said:

yes and a few days ago i noticed a lot of cars now on the main highway here in Hua Hin. I was thinking where are all these people going? 

 

i have been avoiding the checkpoint just north of HH on the south side of the highway only because i did not want to explain that i just made a uturn a from Makro and that i live here bla bla bla.  

 

I understand my license plate says PKK on it and I just ASSumed I would be busted right away if I went a few kilometres further into Ratchaburi. 

 

Technically I can't travel to Cha Am right? I don't have a reason and it is another province. But a Thai friend called me and said look I am at the beach.   

So I wonder if the increase of traffic is the BK people travelling down to Cha Amm and Hua Hin to their holiday Condo's and to party on Cha amm beach as they did previously every Friday.

I normally live in Hua Hin but im trapped in NZ at present and have told my Thai wifes mother to stay put at our house,Im amazed that some markets are still open , my brother in law works at one big one and so does my sister in law and they seem to be ok at present.

On the other hand people travelling down from BK may b very risky for Hua Hin residents.

3 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

The 10 provinces named as COVID19 risk areas by the Governor of Nakhon Ratchasima are: Bangkok, Phuket, Nonthaburi, Yala, Samut Prakan, Chonburi, Pattani, Songkhla, Chiang Mai and Phathum Thani 

 

 

These areas BK Chiang Mai and Phuket were flood pools of Chinese tourists. The enlightened 1 allowing 20000 a day into Los at the start of the outbreak contributing to the worldwide spread 

13 hours ago, Mama Noodle said:

Is all this stupidity supposed to be nation-wide now or what? Because half of this (especially the booze ban) was dictated by local governors. 

 

 

Because literally all of these in my small town have been open for weeks. You wouldnt even know there was a pandemic if you visited here other than not being able to buy alcohol. 

 

Local bank didn't even check my temp today or offer hand gel (have my own anyway)

I would not mind betting that the local village headman is doing a roaring trade.

Whiskey houses will be manufacturing at full speed.

12 hours ago, saakura said:

Another drug crazed farang in Pattaya.

 Very sad for the girl, how long was this looney tunes allowed in LOS , beats me.

Saying that though their are many loonies in Pattaya and not just europeans, plenty of Thais murdering GF's or mia nois daily.

Senseless and sad for the poor girl.

On 4/30/2020 at 10:40 AM, lkv said:

Most likely they did not estimate a large enough air traffic to justify opening before that date on this particular route.

 

They have models for every route that try to take into account all the variables.

Just to hazard a guess, I would say that most people will be hesitant to travel to LOS, especially if the floodgates open and Chinese poor in, people are very worried at present.

America is a mess.

The virus is still erupting in third world countries.

They are stacking dead in bathrooms in Ecuador 

Thailand may well be downplaying the numbers, the precautions out weigh the numbers reported for the disease.

The great dual track train project to poor Chinese into Pattaya (the Covet Express I call it) may well be a financial disaster.

Thailand has lost billions in trade concessions because it ignores slave labour. 

Nz is now at level 3 with only 3 cases today and 86% recovery-- 19 dead.

10% of those affected are care workers, most of the dead are elderly rest home residents.

C19 has ripped through a old soldiers home in Massachusetts.

This is far from over.

I want to come back to LOS, im stuck here in NZ as from 28th Jan, one guy I know is 85 and stuck here his only home was Thailand where he has been for the last 20 years, now costs him 500 dollars a week to stay in a one room sitter.  

so Thailand's tourism industry is a dead duck, same as New Zealand, the Ski fields are closed the NRL might restart under strict confinement rules.

Some football events have given up and cancelled the season.

This is a huge financial disaster, the world was headed for one b4 this happened , now they can blame it on C19.

Look out when Bill Gates launches his Vaccine, it will be compusory, and we all might have to use a tracking app by law.

The new norm is coming , the world will not be the same and it is very stressful for us all.

So stay calm eat well keep your hands out of your mouth when shopping , carry some sanitizer and wipe your trolley when shopping and wash your hands when you get home.

One thing that has been noticed is a major drop in influenza since supermarkets sprayed their trolleys and offer sanitizer for hands.

Stay cool you guys in LOS and take care of your health.

Good luck

Kiwi Keith  

35 minutes ago, Jeaunneau said:

Whilst some of us may find this disconcerting, this measure is directed at the majority Thai population, which, interestingly is slightly higher than the UK population and not the expat community nor the handful of tourists stranded here. It means to stop Thai’s throwing caution to the wind when under the influence when it comes to the advice on this pandemic, specifically social distancing. And realistically with the relationship the average Thai has with alcohol it’s not a bad thing. Also, looking at the statics, whether one believes them or not, I for one feel safer here than in Europe: I really don’t think this Government could cover up what is happening in the UK for example: 26K + deaths, many more infections and roughly the same population. There are independent news correspondents here and freelance journalists so I don’t see a massive cover up - so go figure and be grateful and please stop winging, otherwise just go home, okay 

I agree, however, banning alcohol was not part of other country's strategy. I would bet that home made products are on a bull run. I would also bet illegal sales are thriving. 

14 hours ago, Tuvoc said:

 

Yeah I don't understand that at all. What does it have to do with coronavirus ?

B cause Dr Singh and Mr Chang can not tell me what to do 

16 hours ago, petedk said:

50,000 a day = 1.5 million per month. I assume that is turnover, so say she made a profit of 750,000 a month. 

Surely she saved some money.

 

I think that often the figures are exaggerated.

A gamble or two, would empty the til, good news I hear for some is girl's are cheap at present just a nod and a wink away, and available as takeaways are allowed 

8 hours ago, PJPom said:

The answer to their woes is simple, appoint a CEO ( who is not Thai ) who is answerable to nobody but one person who shall be nameless. Give him the power to set wages and conditions. Give him the power to remove persons who are simply there due to influence. Give him immunity from prosecution on trumped up charges and finally give him a security detail which will keep him alive.....All the preceding is simply pie in the sky, it will never happen ..goodbye Thai Airways.

Chai Airways will never die, nor will the Wuhan railway express, The C 19 line directly 2 Pattaya 

31 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said:

Yep.  I immediately trust any Thai that throws these words out at me.  

But..... Did he get his money back 

22 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said:

Thailand needs a 2-day re-opening of girly bars and massage parlors.  

 

Too many of you here sorely need to have something banged besides your own heads!

Someone told me girls were available everywhere and bargains galore. Just look around

17 hours ago, robblok said:

There is no sense in this you either extend the ban and not allow people to stock up so you get your goal of people having no alcohol to party or you don't ban it al. Because everyone with half a brain will stock up and make the ban useless. 98 hurt 

So do one of the two.. ban alcohol and not give people time to stock up or not ban it at all. 

Mr Chang and Dr Singh are angry with someone. Guess who... 

15 hours ago, rkidlad said:

Just read that the centre of covid19 admin are recommending the state of emergency be extended 'til the end of May. Anutin also couldn't wait til the 12.30 announcement and told reporters that the numbers of cases today are in single digits.

 

Seems to me that the numbers being given to the public make for nice reading, but the government know they aren't reflective of what's really going on. 

A good source from bumingrad said total numbers of deaths reported so far was flying out the back doors of bumingrad daily at the hospital 

20 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

The ole Thai tourist ship has been listing to one side for a while now...this virus may sink her...a new more classy tourist experience may emerge from the depths of despair...

 

Thais may actually have to treat tourists like guests...some nationalities exempted...

The Wuhan express train line will save the Chinese tourists industry. After the vaccine arrives. Next week. Then Los canunlock the doors to Wuhan again. Filthy falungs can wait

32 minutes ago, Monomial said:

 

For a few limited flights from select countries. That is hardly business as usual in order to support a tourism industry.

 

Do you honestly believe Thailand is going to have procedures in place that a normal person, just wanting to visit, could possibly meet by that point?  I don't. That is only 5 weeks away, and as of now they are only allowing a few hundred Thai citizens per day through a land border and only with a 2 week quarantine.

 

No, I don't think the airlines believe this will be over by June 1st. They are simply praying they can get a subsistence income by then.

Maybe the Wuhan express train line will open and deliver a new wave of c19. All that money spent and Los can't flush toilet paper down their dunnies

20 hours ago, Matzzon said:

As I had said many times. The numbers presented are all we have. Of course there is always a possibility they might be wrong, I have never said that they can´t. Only produced all the difficulties in hiding or manipulating them. However, before there are any proof of any wrongdoing. Good work! Congratulations to keeping them low, and saving the life of many people.

It. May well be, Los is using a Chinese drug Favilavur, while the Fda don't approve it and Donald Duck runs for the unproven malaria drug

On 4/13/2020 at 9:56 PM, eeworldwide said:

I agree to a point, but there are a huge number of jobs in the tourism industry that will not come back.

The domino effect of the pandemic will hit existing hotels so much that they wont recover without getting bailed out. If you think about the number of hotels there are in Thailand, it's simply not going to be possible for them to be bailed out unless there is a major stimulus package given out by the government. And even if that does happen, some hotels will not survive anyway because tourism is kinda screwed isn't it.  I mean, most countries are going to be focussing on resurrecting and supporting local economies rather than taking trips to exotic parts of the world. close to the origin of the virus.

Government set to open airports 28th so expect a wave of tourist from wuhan to the rescue and Chinese investors will buy up the hotel bargains

23 hours ago, bkk_mike said:

If the mother is Thai, the OP is already a Thai national by birth and just needs to register as such.

That will involve taking a full birth certificate along with the other forms highlighted in other posts to prove that the mother was Thai. The OP will then be issued a Thai Birth Certificate by the embassy. This can then be used to apply for a passport, get an ID card and add their name in a house book. Although I think those last two can only be done in Thailand.

At 25, the OP was presumably born in 1994 or early 1995, so shouldn't need both her parents to attend the embassy to register the birth. (If the OP was older than 27, both parents would need to attend to get the Thai birth certificate, and if younger than 20, both parents would need to attend to get a passport, so seems to be in the narrow age gap where the OP can do it all without dragging their parents along). - Although it may still be useful to drag along the mother if their Thai reading ability isn't up to reading the forms to know where to sign.

I got my sons passport by going to the Thai embassy in Wellington when he was one yr old.

If the mother is Thai no problem , if the father was Thai and mother English then they tend to make more fuss.

I needed to have mother present with her passport and my sons birth certificate which had already been registered at the Thai embassy from the original NZ one when he was born, so I havbe a certified Thai birth certificate.

I took both and the mother with her Thai ID card and me with my Passport and no problems at all.

Perhaps you should call the embassy first to clarify but as long as you have your Birth certificate and your mothers passport and official copie of your ID and whatever they ask for you should have no problem.

Ring them and ask as ,for me Wellinton was a 400 mile trip.

Good luck, but a previous poster did mention military service so check that out as well I don't know the age that that expires.

Better to get the passport now as the older you get the harder it gets.

11 hours ago, RedPill said:

On the flip side, they do this a lot ... ban drinkers.

 

Have you ever seen a country (other than a muslim country) banning alcohol so often, throughout the years?

 

Full moon here, big day that ... no alcohol

7-11, and all other official supermarkets, from 14-17pm ... 12am-11am ... nope ... etc. etc. etc.

 

Must be a nation of alcoholics, how else you can explain all those 'ban alcohol' rules, non-stop?

 

Does it help? Maybe not ... another topic. But 'official' banning's are in place, all the time, a lot.

 

I never saw these frequent alcohol sales ban's anywhere else. Did you?

 

Nz has banned everything except essential services, alcohol soldi supermarkets OK, but not sold in liquor stores big money rules 

23 hours ago, bangkokfrog said:

People can follow tradition ...and express their gratitude to their parents provided they maintain a 2-metre distance. '"Tradition" dictates that this is done by sprinkling scented water on the parent's hands and feet. The good PM must think his people have long arms!

Or water pistols