sitti

In the U.S., when banks lost money, tax payers pay for it and give big bonuses for bank executives

same as in UK, EU, US, blaming all on Asians over there

Oh well, at least, better late than never

Thai will be vaccinated for free at public hospitals. And paid vaccination at private hospitals for those who want services and don't want to wait long line.

I'm guessing foreigners will have to go to private hospitals only, can't get free vaccinations at public hospitals?

13 minutes ago, sitti said:

Lately, there have been too many conflicting news. Either media is not double checking their sources and just rush to be the first to publish the news or whoever in governments talking to media is just expressing his opinions and ideas without having prior discussions with appropriate departments.

Oh I see, 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2053571/pm-vows-action-against-false-stories-on-vaccine-plan

Lately, there have been too many conflicting news. Either media is not double checking their sources and just rush to be the first to publish the news or whoever in governments talking to media is just expressing his opinions and ideas without having prior discussions with appropriate departments.

hotel quarantine, so finally UK is taking same path as thailand, which is proven that it does help a lot.  

that picture of people queuing at the airport, it doesn't look like they are well prepared for containing the virus at all????

18 hours ago, fulhamster said:

Bangkok Pattaya hospital charge 3800 baht for a covid test ????????

are you expecting a free service from private hospital that has presidential suite room?

It's will get a lot worse next week all over the world, especially in the west after new year. I know many people partied like crazy????

Monday open will be another easy money day for me????

While it lasted, Brexit mess brought big volatility and made me really good profits this year, a lot more than I expected???? I was hoping it would drag into next year but, oh well, good time always come to an end. 

I don't see any issue here. They are enforcing quarantine. Tests have shown large number of occupants were infected. They are just not allowed to leave. Authorities are bringing food to them everyday.  Can you trust these people will fully coorporate and won't leave the building and do whatever they please? well I cant. I can't even trust farang would coorporate either. Look at what happened in switzerland. Over 200 Brit tourists escaped from quarantined. Considering how covid19 is out of control in faranglands, more strict measure is necessary to enforce quarantine

If I were the victim, I would have proceeded with filing charges and then followed by civil suit. But most people wouldn't want to bother going through a court for something not serious. And it would also be a gamble whether this guy actually have enough money. Otherwise it would be a waste of time and money for civil suit. Still, I'd do it.

Hopefully Thailand also bans UK flight for now or impose more strict measures like South Korea for anyone from UK while in quarantine.

2 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

Furthermore, in USA they have aggressive testing of the general public.  Compare that with say, India—who report fewer COVID cases, despite having a billion people, most living in very close proximity. Who can believe they aggressively test in India?

The upshot here, world view sees America out of control (it’s not) while the rest of the world has it under control (it doesn’t).  And so, the Baht rises while the USD sinks (unfair).

It is what it is. That's the impact of injecting stimulus. When you print billions or trillions of dollars and dump it into the market, it devalues the currency. Retail investors and investment banks will respond accordingly. It's not Thailand's fault that Baht is strong. Thailand isn't printing or manipulating its currency in any way. They prefers weaker baht for their exports. They are actually planning on intervening if baht gets much stronger than it is.

Another impact of stimulus is SP500 and Nasdaq are all time high. All the big boys in wallstreet and corporate executives are benefiting from it the most. When next stimulus hits, dollar tanks deeper and stocks rally to new high, and some people will be very very happy. By correlation, Baht will get even stronger again.

40 minutes ago, polpott said:

Same applies to any country. I need to return to the UK. Not a problem getting there, its returning to Thailand that's the problem. 15 days in a hotel isn't for me.

Oh well, nothing I can do now. From US to UK, I'll need to self-isolate for 14 days. At first I actually considered flying to UK from Thailand for quick solo-vacation before returning to the US. That way I could have avoided self-isolation. But UK was under lockdown. oh well

I hope Japan opens it's border to tourists soon. That's the country I really want to visit the most. They are also not planning on letting foreign tourists in until at least April 2021 arggg????

19 minutes ago, polpott said:

Check again.

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-travel-corridors#countries-territories-and-regions-on-the-travel-corridor-list

 

"You do not need to self-isolate if you’re travelling to England from one of the countries, territories or regions listed on this page. You must have spent the last 14 days in one of these places, or in the UK."

 

Thailand is on the list.

 

Applies to all visitors, not just UK citizens.

 

 

Thanks, but unfortunately I already returned to California for Thanksgiving and Xmas to be with my whole family. Ideally, I wanted to go on my own vacation as well after Xmas, but this year I don't get to have both. I'm scheduled to return to Thailand after new year and a luxury jail for 14 days. At this point, since I'm already in the US, I can't go anywhere without a quarantine.

37 minutes ago, polpott said:

I would assume so, not being a racist country, the UK doesn't tend to differentiate between its own citizens and others.

lol actually that's what immigration laws are there for, differentiate between its own citizens and foreigners.

You actually got me excited for a moment there since I have been looking for places to go on holiday vacation but already given up for this year. I just checked UK immigration site again, US citizens are still under restriction and i have to isolate myself for 14 days????

6 minutes ago, polpott said:

That was removed weeks ago. No need to self isolate in UK if returning directly from Thailand.

does that apply to Thai citizen visiting UK?

21 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Tourism gone for a long time.  Yet, the Baht still rises.  Amazing Thailand.

Because the value western currencies are dropping. Tell them to stop printing money. 

When US releases next stimulus, dollar will drop even lower, that naturally boosts baht higher.