Kinnock

Oddly aggressive post for someone who claims to not be connected to the embassy 😅. But despite your assertions, British businesses in Thailand do care about the falling reputation of the UK in Thai. Fortunately we still have the British Club to host events, but it does not have the prestigious location of the old embassy. When the new Mini Cooper was launched in Thailand a while ago (yes I know it's a German car, but made in UK) they used the old British Embassy ..... what would they do today .... park the Minis outside the Trendy building and host a dinner in Sunrise Tacos?

After the move I never had a need to use the British Embassy, as it was the embassy building itself, specifically the residence, that was very useful for business launches. So I've never been to the relocated embassy in whatever rented condo building they are squatting. And considering they paid no rent or building fees on the old embassy, I'm guessing the monthly costs have increased. I mentioned 'Trendy building or wherever' as a sarcastic reference to the low quality VFS offices who do most the real work of the embassy .... and judging by your defensive replies I'm guessing you work for the embassy too? But no independent observer could really think the downgrading of the reputation of the UK in Thailand was a good thing.

These excuses for selling the family silver don't seem to worry America, Netherlands, Australia, Korea etc, etc, etc. Even Pakistan has a stand-alone low rise embassy. UK is a joke in Thailand since selling it's embassy to Central.

What he's saying is illegal immigrants take precedence over legal citizens and pensioners need to be taxed more.

I recognise the positive traits from the AI response in my woman ..... but I guess the AI training material did not include AseanNow or it may have painted a very different picture.

She's doing a good job for the international reputation of Thailand (more than any politician) ... but one irony is that if she wore that outfit in Thailand some 'netizens' would complain about it and the news channels would pixilated her backside.

Unfortunately the UK is an embarrassment in Thailand ever since we had to sell the embassy and move into the Trendy Building or whetever to help pay the national debt. The Netherlands, Australia, US and more managed to keep their prestigious embassies, but we're now camped out in a cheap condo building.

We really need some white nationalism at this time.

It's a group discussion forum ..... people can respond to any posts they like 😀

The risk was recognised before the Chinese New Year travel period, and the absence of a travel ban was, in my view, a deliberate ploy to ensure every country was impacted rather than containing it within China. If only China was effected, their economy would tank in isolation .... but give every country a dose and it's a level economic playing field. China put pressure on the WHO to stress that a travel ban was not needed - WHO was making statements at the time that it was effectively contained within Wuhan. Then after Chinese New Year - China clamped down on all travel. I remember Thai Facebook sites highlighting where in Thailand the Chinese tourists were going over their holiday period - so we knew where to avoid. Amarin and Big C Ratchprasong were know hot spots to avoid. So if this was common knowledge at the time .... why were they allowed to travel to Thailand in the first place?

Interesting report .... and Interesting that it was not published officially and had to be leaked. Trade before truth?

The communist party could never admit to such a global catastrophic event originating in China, even though it's obvious that's where it started. Personally I subscribe to the lab leak theory rather than the market .... I've worked in public health for years, and while novel viral infections can start from contact with wildlife, there's usually some local immunity within the community as the wildlife contact is not a single event. The origin is also going to be in the rural areas where the initial contact takes place. Starting in a major city, and zero immunity, even amongst market workers .... most likely created in a city center lab. And just imagine the effort by the Chinese government to disguise the true origin .... we'll never know for certain.

While that's a long list for ice cream, it looks fairly natural apart from the mono/diglycerides. But we don't eat ice cream for our health.

I use YouTube to find good music, as the mainstream popular muzak is just the pits. Been around a few years now - but Black Pumas are still my favourite ....

Anthrax is not going to spread like Ebola or foot and mouth, and most cases are limited to people involved in animal slaughter or farming, but the fatality rate can be high if treatment is late, and there can be secondary cases years later if the spores are spread about. There was a famous case years ago where traditional shaving brushes made from animal hair caused an outbreak. So the local government officers will need to make sure the carcase and all byproducts are disposed of correctly. The source animal may have been bought on the cheap from over the border, so there may not be an issue with Thai cattle. My personal interest was because I was taught about Anthrax on my Public Health course aeons ago .... but I've never seen a real case as it's very rare in the West.