gk10002000

Was he wearing a mask? 

7 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

Started carrying my pp last week, first time in 18 yrs. I do not want to be coerced into a vehicle and driven to my residence due to a misunderstanding of the legitimacy of a photo copy or phone pic for these times are unlike any other and I stand out like a flashing beacon on these tourist empty streets.. 

A legitimate approach even though I hate carrying it around.  But with a good waist belt or money belt, a small but secure "fanny pack" tucked under one's shirt it should be safe enough. 

On 3/26/2020 at 5:41 AM, BritManToo said:

My passport stays in my home.

Can you imagine the trouble trying to get a replacement passport/VISA at this point in time, if it were stolen/damaged/lost?

 

PS: How are they screening people wearing full face m/c helmets?

Just wondering you understand.

Yep.  I would be more than happy to produce a color photocopy of the name page, and even any and all visa stamp pages.  But Passport stays locked up.  Easy to photo each page these days and store on the phone if can't get to a printer.

The Italians did NOT cause the panic.  The locals just panicked because they are idiots.

thanks nyc.  I been up here since January 13.  Been meaning to get over to Elmhurst and Queens to the Thai Temple over there.  Elmhurst as you no doubt know made the news recently with the surge in cases there.

34 minutes ago, cmarshall said:

Do you have a link?  Bloomberg news is advising that if you did not file a return for 2019, because your income was below the minimum, then you should file a return now to get the payment.

 

If you’ve filed a tax return this year, the IRS will use the information you provided there about your 2019 income, marital status and dependents. (The usual deadline for filing tax returns, April 15, has been pushed back to July 15 this year in another response to the pandemic.) For those who haven’t submitted tax documents this year, the IRS will use data from last year’s filings. Americans who don’t earn enough to be required to file a tax return can submit one to the IRS now to make sure the agency has accurate information on them.

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-26/when-and-how-will-i-get-that-1-200-stimulus-payment-quicktake?srnd=premium

I had a great link today at work that i emailed around but I can't find the exact one right now while home.

https://news.yahoo.com/most-americans-coronavirus-stimulus-check-061900754.html

27 minutes ago, cmarshall said:

Do you have a link?  Bloomberg news is advising that if you did not file a return for 2019, because your income was below the minimum, then you should file a return now to get the payment.

 

If you’ve filed a tax return this year, the IRS will use the information you provided there about your 2019 income, marital status and dependents. (The usual deadline for filing tax returns, April 15, has been pushed back to July 15 this year in another response to the pandemic.) For those who haven’t submitted tax documents this year, the IRS will use data from last year’s filings. Americans who don’t earn enough to be required to file a tax return can submit one to the IRS now to make sure the agency has accurate information on them.

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-26/when-and-how-will-i-get-that-1-200-stimulus-payment-quicktake?srnd=premium

I had the great link at work.  Should have emailed it to my address here at home.  The details were short and to the point.  Below is not the link I emailed around work today.  I will update that tomorrow.  I get to work because luckily I work in the Defense industry and we are deemed Essential for the Defense Industrial Base.  Kind of lucky in a way because I semi retired last December and was literally on my way to Thailand right after Xmas and New Year.  This contract gig popped up with a crazy rate so I drove up to New Jersey.  Not much to do at the moment as New York City is closed and everything around here is on lockdown.  But for a few months there is nothing wrong with doshing up more $$$

https://news.yahoo.com/most-americans-coronavirus-stimulus-check-061900754.html

23 minutes ago, saengd said:

My guess is that refunds would work in a similar manner to tax refunds, the customer is sent a notice which they then take to a bank to confirm their identity and a money card is issued, that card is then used to withdraw funds from the card via an ATM. If a person is not in the country to receive that letter they will probably need to contact DPA, provide evidence of who they are and get a copy of the letter that way. 

 

Just because you don't understand precisely how the refund process would work is not really a valid reason to think it would result in loss, is it? 

Jesus you love to attack people.  You are guessing on the process.  You are presuming it is similar to tax refunds.  Many if not most Retiree expats probably are not working so trying to compare to a tax refund system is pure conjecture. So whether one understands the process or not, and you certainly do not understand it because the process is unknown is a valid reason to think it could be a loss.  Do you think any part of Thailand infrastructure strongly favors Foreigners?

can only ship by surface mail?  Like by sea going ship?  Did they really mean that?

16 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Yes but we don't really know if the irs will use direct deposit bank details from social security if they don't have that information themselves. I guess we'll find out later. 

today the details came out.  If a social security person did not file a return because they did not have to due to low income and only SSA benefits, they will get the funds direct deposited the same way their SSA benefits are.  Similarly other tax payers will get the money direct deposited based on the way their tax was done before.  More details all over the interweb, including how errors or mistakes or omissions may be handled.  Those details seemed a bit shaky

23 hours ago, Pravda said:

Good question actually. 

 

Even if your money is insured I'd think the process would take at least a year to get your "refund" 

and exactly how would one get the money?  800k baht direct deposited in some bank account you give them?  Would you get a paper check?  What if not in country at the time or for a while?  I think it would be a loss for many more than one might think

All public buses?  You mean the buses from say Pattaya to Ekamai or Pattaya or Bangkok to Issan are shut?  How will people get back to their homes? 

just disgusting and wantonly irresponsible and stupid to allow, no take that back,  to force people to congregate in masses and crowd together like that. 

10 hours ago, Jajazazajaja said:

She will be sending a proportion of that home tho, right? 

of course she will.  Pay for the sick buffalo, sick mother, brother bail money etc. 

8 hours ago, JimLuce said:

Phuket is a huge tourist town so this totally makes sense and the Phuket governor is actually looking out for the thousands of tourists there as well. My wife and I have a friend in town from the United States a Thai/American citizen and we are both extremely concerned about her. Not sure if she’s staying here or going home. So I just told her and warned her about what the United States Embassy is saying. That if you’re going go now while you still can as of yesterday that’s what they were saying. I haven’t checked today yet. 
 

The Phuket Governor is just simply politely asking tourists to abide by a curfew at this point so I would listen to him. He’s doing the right thing for Phuket and it’s tourists!! If you’re out at this point in a bar or something now I could maybe understand arresting people but people still gotta make a living. 

It does not make any sense.    There are more local Thais in Phuket than there are tourists.  Curfew all or none

so Curfew the tourists, but not the local Thai population or other people that live there on business or marriage visas?  Ridiculous

lumpini was run by the Army?  The Army is in the commercial business world for profit?  Say it isn't so!

Roots?  hardly think that fishing can be an industry in Pattaya these days.

16 hours ago, transam said:

In the UK we are advised to be immunised against Hepititus variants moving to LOS......????

Yes, all should get Hep A and Hep B vaccines.  There is a common combined vaccine for the two.  A for food stuff, B if you think there is a chance you would come in contact with the blood supply.  Not expensive and highly recommended.

On 3/24/2020 at 3:57 AM, webfact said:

Thailand to declare one-month emergency on March 26 - prime minister

 

Passengers sit in the train as they follow social distancing suggestion due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will be in an emergency mode from March 26 for a month to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told a news conference on Tuesday.

 

The emergency decree will mean the prime minister will have the executive power to declare further measures to contain the virus, including giving extra authority to officials and allowing the setting up of checkpoints to reduce people movements, Prayuth said.

 

He said details of the measures will be announced later.

 

Thailand reported three deaths and 106 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. The country now has 827 cases and four fatalities since the outbreak began.

 

(Reporting by Panu Wongcha-umm, Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-03-24

Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Put the darn phones down.  Take in your surroundings.

11 hours ago, pdtokyo said:

9 minutes ago, gk10002000 said:

well they may be expats but that does not mean they do not spend money back home in Australia.  They may have tax liabilities, businesses, employees, alimony, child support, properties, etc.  I guess it depends exactly on how one defines an expat.

 

Regardless of their income or pension status there's also an argument that expats are saving Oz money on healthcare etc services they are not tying up ... especially valuable now ... every ICU bed is precious ... and also consider that most retired expats have pricy private health cover (how many via Oz insurers?)

You make a good point.  The expats are not putting wear and tear on the roads or sewer or other utility systems or other things.  That won't gain any ground but it is worth mentioning.

On 3/23/2020 at 9:14 PM, dinsdale said:

Fantastic social distancing and PPE going on. Wonder how many were wearing masks in Chaengwattana.

yeah and some organization is recommending closing Hotels in Bangkok.  How can that help stranded visitors or even local populace that stay long term in hotel

4 minutes ago, Canuck1966 said:

The alternative is economics and money over lives

It's not a very palatable option

It is a numbers game.  Long term effects of shutdowns can be severe.  Many deaths will come due to stress, financial hardship, frustration, infanticide, people give up as they could not provide for their families, old people who had their retirement funds plummet now suffer, people can not pay or afford health insurance which leads to health issues, Education opportunities lost due to school closings, college delays, high paying job offers retracted since degree was not conferred, etc.  I do not like Pres Trump but I do agree with his statement : Don't want the effect of the cure to be worst than the disease" or something like that

On 3/23/2020 at 2:46 AM, Trentham said:

I hope expats do not get it. it is meant to boost the Australian economy - not Thailand's

well they may be expats but that does not mean they do not spend money back home in Australia.  They may have tax liabilities, businesses, employees, alimony, child support, properties, etc.  I guess it depends exactly on how one defines an expat.

really can not imagine how this would work.  1.6 Billion people, hundreds of millions in substandard by any standard homes.  So many eat street food.  Heat and humidity sit in a one electric light bulb place all day.