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On 7/17/2020 at 3:36 PM, edwinchester said:
Not entirely clear reading that but assuming I have until Sept 26th to apply for a 60 day extension to my non-o multi entry that ran out on June 4th leaving me on amnesty.
If so gives me a little linger to prepare for a one year extension of stay which is useful.
so What happens if you leave thailand and go back to your home country on say august 10th and dont apply for a visa request ? will i be considered to have over stayed 10 days ?
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8 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:
everyone waiting to see if i go or stay for awhile longer.many of my friends are in that boat
can i get a 60 day tourist visa ? i am in pattaya now and wanted to know if i can buy a 60 day visa with the borders closed ? my own view is the free visa extension wont be extended as i think immigration will want their commission on getting any visas done .
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12 minutes ago, Purdey said:
Without proper testing, it is no wonder Thailand doesn't create credibility among some countries. While most writers appear sceptical on Thai Visa, many have just accepted what they were told about the number of cases. Maybe taking the military's numbers with a pinch of salt will save your life.
And you think uk numbers are accurate ?? useless boris did not help nursing homes and let covid go wild in there , uk figures include people who have had a heart attack , cancer etc but when they died they tested positive for covid but died of something else covered up by governments around the world
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5 hours ago, bkkcanuck8 said:Thailand test numbers were actually considerably well within the higher test nations earlier (when they had the peak) - they have not been testing as much. It looks wider now because other countries which are considered hotspots have had to continue testing at a higher level longer. I was skeptical for a very long time that there was a hidden problem, but there are really only two directions - controlled or increasing rapidly... I see no indication of the hospitals being hit by wave after wave of COVID patients... so I am no longer skeptical... Thailand has done a good job of tracking and tracing and controlling it.
I dont think its got anything to do with thailand red light uk system , i think its to do with uk not liking uk nationals staying here due to thailand not signing certain docs i wont say which ones , you can sometimes also see the exchange rate is bad for sterling and thai baht now 38 baht to pound instead of 29 years ago it being 70 baht to the uk pound and the uk seem not to want to do anything about it , hoping that it makes expats leave thailand. the best thing thailand could do is ( put the uk pound at 75 baht to uk pound due to prices going up in last 20 years ) then uk visitors will flood to thailand with or with out any quarentine .
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9 hours ago, hereforgood said:
Any of the big bars and nightclubs and Go-Go's that attempt to enforce all 22 of those rules won't be open for two weeks before they re close.
some sporting events are not on till after midnight so does it mean i cannot sit in a bar and watch it ? i notice they have not said restraunts cannot stay open after midnight , maybe a bar serving food can stay open after midnight and show tv events ?? can anyone clarify this ?
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27 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:In January, prior to Covid, international tourism was down dramatically here. These problems did not start with Covid. Though it is an easy scapegoat now, it is only a part of the reason for the decline in tourism. Some of the following was written prior to Covid. But, it relates just the same, as they will have these same issues down the road again.
This is a situation where nobody is attempting to get to the root of the problem. Of course, in Thai society, it is not particularly popular to look within for the source of the problem. I think perhaps a few decades from now, they will have tourism classes at university, where they will discuss how Thailand lost the golden egg of Western tourism. Those tourists, unlike most Chinese tourists, spent anywhere from $100 a day, to over $2,000 a day. They brought real money into the country, and in exchange, were treated with utter and complete disregard, scammed, disrespected, and abused. Eventually, most said no more. Thailand thought the country was something very special, and that nobody would ever say no, or find alternative places to visit. The fact is that there are countless other spots, many in this region, that offer better service, more expertise in food and beverage (especially wine service and selection at fair prices, which rich tourists demand), reasonable import duties to sustain a luxury goods market, better training, and far better english skills. Thailand simply lost sight of the big picture, and had very little vision, with regard to big spending tourists, who need to be catered to, instead of scorned.
So, what happened? The Western tourists started to decline in number, and the genius minds at the TAT decided it was time to "lure" the Chinese. They came. They came in droves. But, they did not spend much money. Hotels, restaurants, gift shops, jewelers, galleries, spas, massage shops, bars, and countless other businesses suffered, and will continue to suffer from this extreme myopia, on the part of the officials in charge of tourism. Oh well. Can't say they were not warned. Zero baht tourists are perhaps the majority who visit Thailand now. Sure, they spend some money in restaurants, and in 7/11. But, that is about it, for some of the super low budget Chinese tours. Not many rich Chinese are not visiting Thailand, for a dozen good reasons. They have too many other options.
There are countless things the government could be doing, if they wanted to attract the high quality tourists. Granted, they will need to get beyond the Covid phase, but this is the perfect time to be laying the groundwork. The problem with that, is it requires an admission that you are doing things wrong to begin with, and some vision. None of which is going to happen.
The very first thing would be to repeal the anti farang wine bill, that was passed by a few very corrupt senators way back when, to protect an anemic local wine industry, that produces an highly inferior product. They are losing billions of dollars a year in revenue, that would be had from a 100% wine duty, instead of 360%. The five star hotels would have major wine events, and the entire industry would flourish here. Then they could lower the luxury taxes. Rich tourists like to spend money when they travel. And they cannot do that here, as they do not like getting taken for a ride. Most wealthy people are smart with their money. Thailand could be making a fortune on a 25% luxury tax. Instead of the 100% of more, which discourages most people from buying. How many people do you see in the luxury stores here? They are almost always completely empty. Inane. Beyond inane.
They will continue to get more Indian and Chinese tourists. But, it will be lower income, and lower middle income tourists. Thailand just cannot attract higher end tourists anymore. The focus on quantity over quality will continue to erode the nation on countless levels. More is rarely better. It just lowers the quality of life for nearly everyone, creates more congestion, more smog, more traffic, longer lines at immigration, and makes life difficult, especially in the big cities. There are countless things the government could be doing, if they wanted to attract the high quality tourists, and go for quality over quantity.
Quantity over quality is never a good thing, unless you are selling one dollar items at a swap meet. It just lowers the quality of the experience for all. This is an emergency situation. It needs to be dealt with, and it needs a high degree of intelligence and competence. Not something Prayuth or Pipat possess. Someone else needs to handle this, and it needs to be handled yesterday!
You know what they say about putting all of your eggs in one basket? I have been warning of the dangers of becoming too dependent on China for years. Now, after you have made your bed, you get to sleep in it. You have alienated all tourists but Indians and Chinese. Westerners are not coming here anymore for a dozen very good reasons. You insulted us. You demeaned us. You accused us of being evil, and you accused us of being criminals. You mounted campaigns touting us as bad for the nation. You demonstrated deplorable amounts of racism and xenophobia, and fear of the outside world. And now you want us to come back? Really? How soon you forget. Sorry, but we have not forgotten what was done and said. What we have forgotten is the nation named Thailand. There are too many alternatives now, and they are not only trying harder, they actually have competent people in charge! Surprise!
Sorry to say, but the high spending tourists are lost for good. They WILL NOT come back to Thailand, for a dozen different reasons. And places like Pattaya, Phuket and Samui will continue to go downhill. So, the goons at the TAT continue to pursue ever higher numbers, regardless of the noxious air, unbelievable congestion on the roads, and woeful service at the airports, that this policy only exacerbates.
I was recently with a group of friends, and we wanted to order a bottle of wine, at of one of those high end restaurants in the EmQuartier complex. It was Bella Rocca Restaurant. I asked about a 2011 Chianti they had on the list. I was told they were out of stock. I asked about a Barbaresco, at 2,600 baht. Again, out of stock. How about this Nebbiolo? Do you have the 2010, as stated on the list? No, we only have the 2015. OK, what is that wine like? Is it drinking well now? I do not know. Is there anyone here that is familiar with this wine list? No. Sorry sir. Wait a minute. You have hundreds of bottles on this list, ranging from 1200 baht to 10,000 baht per bottle, and NOBODY who works here knows anything about the wine? Are you serious? We all just looked at each other, and got up and walked out. We realized the restaurant was a pretender. And more than likely the food was marginal at best. It was all dressed up to look like a very nice Italian restaurant. But, it appeared to be only window dressing. High end tourists have little patience for that lack of quality and lack of service.
But again, the lack of vision, combined with a naive, surly, silly, churlish, and ignorant sense of nationalism, bites the country in the butt. And again, who is the loser? The Thai people. The entire country is suffering from a declining tourism industry. And that will not change. It is a permanent declining trend. For a hundred valid reasons.
It is a real shame, as I find most Thai people to be quite lovely, friendly, warm, helpful and fun to be around. There are many aspects of life here, that I truly enjoy. I am sure many feel the same way. Just wish the country was not moving backwards, (and was instead moving forward under the leadership of progressive minds) due to a system of meritocracy, and a complete lack of forward looking vision. A nice dream indeed.
Moving the country forward? I think not. More like "Moving Thailand backwards at an alarming pace".
what about the indians , thought they were the answer ohh they suddenly realised they dont spend in bars or go go bars baboons in charge ends up with monkey business , here is a tip make it 80 baht to gbp english pound like it used to be and stop robbing us then more will return after next month
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6 hours ago, ChakaKhan said:
The Idle residence...sounds about right for a 2 week quarantine..unless they have a fishbowl service ????
They should include hotel 27 on soi 22 Sukhumvit the foreigners will soon get the gist oif government state Thailand style with the constant cochroaches in your room and filthy rooms after short time girls been there with a hundread customers in 3 days
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21 hours ago, 2 is 1 said:
They scared second wave! That can come anytime! Next year, year after that or in year 2041!So they continue all emergency until get they loved second wave?
Not going to help nobody! If come it come dosent matter what you do in meanwhile! If many more people get infected after all is old normal. Then do something! This is killing all the fun and most it kill peoples living!
The democrats and FBI got together with chinese who all dont want trump in power and asked the chinese to let the virus spread all over so it would destroy economies and USA economies and make it look like trump was doing a bad job in election year , what a coincidence it happens in usa election year eh ? so that usa voters would vote in democrats , well trump will bring back usa economy in time to show US VOTERS to vote for trump and fingers crossed trump gets voted in again , they say there is a 2nd wave ??? nobody knows and if no 2nd wave are we going to wait inside our houses NO ! make sure democrats dont get there way VOTE TRUMP ! AND BEFORE YOU SAY IT IM FROM UK and can see whats happening
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6 hours ago, keithkarmann said:
Still waiting for my refund 4 weeks now.
As long as thai airways does not go bust until after august im not bothered as I am going back to useless government uk in july , no job , no 80% government funding of people lost their job through virus and also i done self employed last year and cannot qualify for that also cannot qualify for rent to be paid only might get unemployment money that's the only thing i can try to get , this is what makes me angry about uk , they say there is all these things you can claim for, when you try to claim for it YOU CANNOT CLAIM. last time i claimed was over 20 years ago and after waiting 4 weeks not working because you cannot work when signed on , only to be told I had not got enough NI stamps in to qualify , i said WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME THAT 4 WEEKS AGO ? USELESS AND INCOMPETANT THEY ARE . I swore after that i would never sign on again and I have not until this situation , would love to get a job within 2 days of getting back so I an put 2 fingers up to the government , who give me NOTHING I only go back to work but hopefully soon I wont need to go back .
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On 5/15/2020 at 1:32 PM, kevin612 said:
Curfew should be starts at midnight, 11pm is still early.
This is ridiculous what about internet shops i cannot print out anything from the internet at moment not been able to do this for months , we are all in cubicles and masks on so no chance of transmission sort this out you bafoons
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On 5/11/2020 at 2:23 PM, ExpatOilWorker said:
With schools closed for another month and half, please add kids play area, such as Harborland to the list.
when are internet shops opening i need to print things off the internet ?????
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15 hours ago, ezzra said:
A day late and a quid short in'it?... remind me a the shutting the barn's doors after the horses has bolted saying...
As usual , also checked out 80% scheme as usual I don't qualify even though I worked for last 20 years , they always say we got this gov scheme or that but when you try to get funds you cannot
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15 hours ago, ezzra said:
A day late and a quid short in'it?... remind me a the shutting the barn's doors after the horses has bolted saying...
As usual , also checked out 80% scheme as usual I don't qualify even though I worked for last 20 years , they always say we got this gov scheme or that but when you try to get funds you cannot
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15 hours ago, hotandsticky said:
Hopefully one more idiot off the streets - he deserves whatever is coming.
.......... AND, I don't think he is wearing a mask.
yes and the poor woman who only wanted to earn some money in lockdown , probably argueing about the fee , it all comes down to the drugs and it probably would not have happened if he was not on drugs , the drugs that are sold openly on soi baokhao or even with police help in shape of backhanders , i regulary walk past them and they whisper ice or yaba , but police must see them but just ignore it , and dont forget these are dirty local thais selling it NOT CLEAN FARLANGS , there are a couple of drug dealers on beach road that ask me regular they have NEVER BEEN ARRESTED , but yet the police are quick to stop farlangs sunbathing or swimming in the sea .
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3 hours ago, Keyser Soze666 said:
Okay, Mum.
is walking st open in pattaya ? if so no alcohol cant see it been busy and no tourists allowed no chance of people
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13 hours ago, rkidlad said:
Well done to Thais and foreigners for doing this kind of work. From tipping your Grab delivery guy, etc, to being out there giving people meals - it all counts. Keep it up.
well done sad to see thais queueing up for food pity thai authorities are not helping as much , probably busy collecting fines
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12 hours ago, cyril sneer said:
The government won’t see it this way
I expect the lockdown and alcohol ban to be extended until June 1st now
let me get me beer in first on may 1st , this virus is fake news , cant wait for the football to be back
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1 hour ago, Guderian said:
They really need to stop playing around in the margins looking for a new case here and two news cases there and start mass-testing of immigrant workers stuck in crowded dormitories. Around 80% of all cases in Singapore have been linked to dormitories housing low-paid workers. Construction sites around Pattaya, Phuket and Bangkok would be a good place to start.
And while they're at it, aggressive testing of compounds and villages where low-paid Thais live in overcrowded conditions is also needed. If the virus is currently circulating undetected among the general population, waiting for its chance to start some clusters leading to uncontrolled exponential growth, then these are the places it's most likely to be, where the low-paid of any nationality are forced to endure cramped and crowded conditions (not just foreigners, geddit it Khun Prayut and Khun Anutin?).
Please get you thumbs out of your butts, testing people, measuring the temperature of 100,000 motorists in air-conditioned cars and finding that none of them has an elevated temperature tells you nothing useful at all. Go ye forth into the poor places and test many souls there, if you dare!
numbers dont add up after taking away number that left hospital and total number of cases it leaves 50 , 50 dead leaves zero so is'nt new cases supposed to be included in total ? which would leave it at zero , lets start cracking get the bars open , swimming in sea , sex on the beach etc
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33 minutes ago, mommysboy said:Bangkok is a clear hub of infection and needs to be locked down - ie, no travel in or out.
keep those dirty local thais in quarantine to keep the figures down , obviously the farangs are very clean and free of disease only dirty local thais are spreading it .
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18 hours ago, Timwin said:
90 percent of farangs already left so they realized it might be a good idea to allow the rest to stay! Not many living with the average Thai salary of mere 16 000 Baht here. A lot of families in the countryside depend partly now on that one Captain Save-a-bar-girl! Reporting for duty! ????
Thai salary 16,000 baht a month , i only have 17,000 baht a month to live on my pension . the exchange rate now makes it very difficult , better also they raise the UKpound to 80 baht to the pound instead of the measily 39 baht at present then i might be able to buy more in 7 / 11 or family mart but i suppose the authorities in thailand are not smart enough to work that one out . out of the 17,000 baht a month is accomodation cost and food , im afraid i resorted to doing a hand job now , no more ladies and also it could be dangerous going with a lady of the night now as only need one of them to have the virus and then you have got it , so its tissues out for me now .
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On 4/19/2020 at 8:33 PM, spidermike007 said:
The people of Thailand have to be able to make a living, and feed their families. It is easy for these typically wealthy ministers and advisors to recommend very long economic shutdowns, but the pain it is causing the masses is untold. And the subsidy program is not working, with about 80% of the people who apply being rejected. It demonstrates the lack of concern and lack of sincerity of the leadership here.
i also cannot get 80% furlough and now wai to see if i get self employed if i dont get that i will have to sign on when i get back , i not signed on for over 20 years in uk
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On 4/15/2020 at 6:22 AM, jmurch said:
Hairdresser and beauty salons open first? People have to look good before they can go back to work? Sorry I don't understand this!
can i buy Favipiravir would be useful keeping some
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11 hours ago, ftpjtm said:
So as they start the Pattaya blockade, they also discuss resuming business as usual?
so does that mean we can leave pattaya now no more blockade of pattaya ?
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18 hours ago, generealty said:
(In the future, foreign tourists wanting to visit Thailand will have to apply a month ahead and must agree to a 14-day quarantine upon entering the country. He said this move may help the private sector arrange quarantine sites for visitors) A lot of tourist - Chinese included, only visit Thailand for 7, 10 or 14 days holiday. Do they really expect people to work all year saving to fly half way around the world to be put under virtual house arrest for their ENTIRE holiday ? That will not help the Thai economy and I do not think many, if any, will come. GOODBYE Thailand, nice knowing you. In future years the schools will be teaching their students that ONCE Thailand was a tourist hub until idiots took control
plus when coming here for 30 days holiday stamp then staying in for 14 days wont work this should be done before they travel when they get here they can still test them and get a result same day
Thailand to offer grace period for foreigners’ visa extensions
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Did"nt you think it was hot here before coming here ? you must have come out here for some reason NOW LET ME GUESS ?? and that is not happening now eh ?