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53 minutes ago, Tambs2020 said:

60THB per day 

OR

600THB per day 

 

It doesn’t matter..It’s pathetic and that’s that!

But it was enough for them to increase it. Its not applicable to me anyway but its a matter of last straws that break the. . .

9 hours ago, bodga said:

thats it  just keep  increasing everything and then wonder why no ones  coming later

bodga, agreed, we can conclude they want minimal uptake at the most profit.

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Yes, feel free to also spit in the eye of everyone stuck outside too !

Richard, maybe I shoud'nt be be shocked at all the gloating comments on this one. Like you and so many others I won't be back till next year. 

You clearly did'nt re-read and check your contribution before posting. You critisize many many things and say there are many many other places to visit, yet you are desperate to get back to Thailand. Pure Welshness !

14 hours ago, sambum said:

"They couldn't charge as much for Thais as they could do for foreigners, they lamented."

 

What a shame - my heart bleeds for these double pricers.

 

Suggestion for them -  as you have very few customers now, why not put your prices up AGAIN to make up the shortfall? That'sa bound to work!   

sanbum, I share your feelings about doubling pricing. Another poster suggests this has been lost in translation and perhaps they have had to alter things to cater for thai custopmers. Lets not get away from the fact that people are in tragic circumstances without any governmental support. Today its the tourism industry but export industry will suffer because the world has slowed down.

15 hours ago, hansnl said:

You do know, I hope, many earn a living in the tourist industry, possibly a million people lost their job?

Are their wishes also selfish?

You think only the business owners have problems?

And the government paying for all that might be difficult, less tax coming in, no income from tourism, less VAT incoming because people buy less (no money), and so on.

Isn't your answer slightly egoistic?

Like many other countries here in the UK the government put support and incentive schemes in place which have cost £billions. Whereas the Thai government have sat on their huge foreign exchange funds throughout while people suffer Ranked 12th in the world.

Where am I ?

Thailand.

What do they want ?

Information.about Covid-19

I am not a number on a cellphone app.

I am a free man.

 I find it perplexing that these Brits test positive after the stringent checks to travel to Thailand. I can't believe anyone would travel if they slightly suspected ill health. Do the tests identify other things or is there a political dimension ?

16 minutes ago, adam1 said:

There is a reason we are treated to a non-stop flow of nonsense. The whole world-wide covid response is fully overblown and the narratives are being controlled very tightly by centralised organisations. When you try to control and suppress, sooner or later you end up with absurdity.  I have no idea when any of this will cease,  and what's to stop them pulling another corona out of their asses and repeating the whole shebang?   A situation we all thought would last a few months is now clearly going to last more than one year and beyond...   The possibility that this may go on for years without end does not sit well with me.  How long will you, personally, tolerate the nonsense? 

Adam1, do I have a choice ? here in the UK I heard they may even push to extend our lockdown measures expiring 2nd Dec, before the vaccination programmes start.

4 hours ago, Shuya said:

Guess the Russians DNA got triggered when he saw a democratic movement that wants to depose a totalitarian leader

I should go back and check the video, the russian must have made a gesture or heckled the thai guy. If this is a temperature check of LOS, it's high !

On 11/5/2020 at 9:06 AM, Surelynot said:

All good things come to an end......????

And my maxim in life is "nothing lasts forever"

Who knows what this man has been involved in on the internet and what he did in Pattaya. CEOP operates with the RTP to uncover sex trafficking and child abuse across SEA. 

On 10/31/2020 at 1:52 AM, CharlieH said:

Wonder what bizarre price the Govt will be charged for these devices and who is owning or has interest in that company. Usually an envelope involved when stupid things like this emerge. You can bet someone is rubbing their hands together.

Personally, i'm wondering what bizarre price we will be paying to rent for the duration of stay. Lol

8 hours ago, AbeNormal said:

someone sitting on a beach or at the pool or on a balcony in direct sunlight it will show a temp of a lot more than 37.5 

The men in white coats are on their way. Put your clothes on !

6 hours ago, jaiyen said:

11th November is Armistice Day, when everyone, including Thai people, many of them working on the Thai Burma Railway,  should be remembering those that served and millions that died in WW2. Not some bloody stupid Chinese holiday for desperate singles.

jaiyen, I agree and thankyou, I wonder how many Thais are taught about this time in their country. My partner seemed oblivious when I went there.

2 hours ago, damascase said:

There is only one way to restore the tourism industry and that is letting tourists in. You see, it’s not that difficult????.

Absolutely, I heard today the the 39/40 arrivals were Chinese business people so as of today there have been no tourist arrivals yet.

6 hours ago, Kerryd said:

Sigh.

3. Monorail to meet the high speed train, three tram lines with 34 kilometers of routes. Cost: 50 billion (raised through PPP investment). 

The company that wins the bid to build the rain/tram lines would no doubt recoup their costs via a long term lease with the city to maintain/operate those lines and collect all the revenue from them.

The other 30 billion in projects would no doubt be split between the 3 levels of government and spread out over a couple years. It's not like Pattaya is suddenly going to spend 80 billion in a single year's budget.

This is probably all part of the belt and road development and Thailand will fall victim to the debt/trap diplomacy in which the Chinese excel. Expect all those Chinese contractors to arrive in the next few years

7 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

 

Me too!  I'm building a space dock for my ship the USS Enterprise. 

Nice one, I allways thought thais lived in the "now" but now I realise they live with their heads in the clouds.

17 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:

Really, I thought Thailand was and has been COVID free for a while. This would suggest that we are being told a pack of lies. Or is there another 

They want quality tourists from now on. Check out the statements of the first female TAT Sports and Tourism Minister.

8 hours ago, indieke said:

Business people. Buying all for cheap cheap I guess. But my gf, who lives with me cannot come in.  They separate desperate couples. Thai or not, it is simply inhuman to separate people. Proving you are together, should be enough to reunite people in any country. It is a slap in our face, these kind of people can come in. It will bring nothing to the economy, only the fact more and more will be Chinese owned.

Agree 100%, it has been a journey for all countries but we are learning a vaccine may only be 50% reliable, someone can be re-infected, there are second waves of this virus as in Europe right now  What exactly is the thai government waiting for or is this the way it is ?

6 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

Let's just wait and see how much of the Condo sector those Chinese proxies just allowed in and then the next ones to come will buy up. I just wish that the USA would not allow any  retired Thais back into the USA and not allow them to buy property as well. TFT. Tit For Tat.

I have to agree 100 %. Whereas we face restrictions in Thailand here in UK any foreigner can buy property or a football club. 

Is Dr Poovorawan a government advisor and does he advocate isolating the country from the rest of the world for another 2 years. 

11 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

I see a web of tangle lies will be unfolding soon especially with this little nugget.  

 

"China will continue to suspend outbound group tours and ban travel agencies from allowing inbound tours due to the risk of a resurgence in coronavirus cases this winter, authorities said.  The country's Ministry of Culture and Tourism made the announcement in a notice published on its website on Wednesday"

 

Can someone help the Thai Government understand that other countries are still not cooperating as they say they are.  Can someone explain to me who these 39 Chinese tourists really are? or, are they just really a new set of possible new diplomatic staff that have come to conduct an annual change at the end of the year in the Chinese embassy.  However, before stepping into place they get a free vacation first, just a few thoughts off the top of my head..

ThailandRyan, agreed, who-ever these chinese people are, they are not your average punter. Factory managers, diplomatic staff ? ? ?

These remarks from Anutin and others are just playing with the future possibilities. The Hotels that signed up as ASQ have done a lot of work to prepare themselves and I can't see that changing soon.