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5 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

He clearly says from next month all foreign workers require covid free tests. Quote" However the Labour Ministry has informed that they are currently in the process of including covid 19 in the list of diseases that foreign workers must submit.  The new regulation is expected to be effective next month so please keep yourself updated on the issue."

I must get to Specsavers one of these days!

I thought that your  opening sentence read:-

"He clearly says from next month all foreign workers require free covid tests." 

17 hours ago, smedly said:

 

simple question - why

 

explain to me the logic behind this - there is none

Simple answer - money! To be precise, MORE money to be extracted from the ex pat community.

There is no evidence (AFIK)  to prove that the ex pat community are a source of Covid, but they have money, so they are easy targets to insist that they have (and pay for) a Covid test. It wouldn't surprise me if they manage to integrate a 2 tier pricing system into the situation.

(Slightly off topic, but I note that vaccinations for foreigners living here was not even mentioned by the PM in his latest speech on priorities for the jabs. No doubt they will be charged at premium rates, and have to be done at private hospitals! )

4 hours ago, mike1967 said:

Uuumm, don't think you get it. What about if they charged you 300 baht for everyday you stayed in Thailand, would that be acceptable? There has to be a point where we have to say enough is enough. The problem with the UK is that we've lost our backbone. We just roll over and accept everything. If people didn't go then they wouldn't charge it. Oh, and by the way, I retired at 41.

Sorry, I think I do get it and I agree with what you say re there being a point where enough is enough.

What I am saying is that it would take more to tip me over the edge than a 300 baht "surcharge". Being "invited" to stay in an overpriced ASQ hotel would be more likely to do it - or having to pay a Thai company  for unnecessary additional Covid insurance would also do it.

The trouble with the Thai mindset is that they don't seem to consider the effect that some of their half baked ideas have - they think of the immediate profit available from current visitors without  considering the profit that they could have  tomorrow from more visitors if their plans/ideas were more "visitor friendly".  

1 hour ago, XJPSX said:

Thailand will go the easy fix on this one and open up to China when they want to which will instantly fill the coughers of the tourist islands.

It just goes to show us what the Thais think of these tourist areas frequented by farangs. They are certainly not flocking to the islands to capitalize on cheap accommodation...the Chinese will!

"which will instantly fill the coughers of the tourist islands."

Would they be the coughers who do so as they overcharge you - you know - "ahem" as they pocket your cash, or the coughers that are still on a couple of packs of cigs a day, or did you mean "coffers"? ????

5 hours ago, mike1967 said:

Exactly. I was waiting for my 2 jabs then I was going to endure the quarantine. The 300 baht tipped me over the edge. Costa Rica it's going to be then. Probably done me a favour!!!

Really? 300 baht on top of the rest of the expense of the holiday "tipped you over the edge"?

I am living here on a pension, and certainly not rich by any means, but come on, you changed your mind on a holiday because the price increased by the equivalent of the price of a taxi ride to your hotel?

You really must be living on a shoestring!

6 hours ago, PatOngo said:

 

I think they have a Ministry For Stupid Ideas!

Anutin's brainchild?

4 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

Exactly. I think this thread is just stirring up worry for no reason. 
 

If an expat can’t afford a covid shot, they shouldn’t be in Thailand. I am sure the 800,000 for retirement visa or 400,000 for marriage visa money will more than cover it. 
if they are on a working visa that will also cover it. 
Some will expect it for free I am sure.
 

I am happy to wait my turn and do whatever the thai authorities ask us to do. Give it to the frontline health workers first, then all the oldies and fat people.

 

If they require us all to eventually vaccinated then we will, it is their country, their rules. 
 

And they have been very successful handling it, much better than western countries, so we are not really in the position to start complaining and telling them how to handle it. 
 

I am sure some will. They then have to make a choice. Do what Anutin tells us to do or find some other country to live in.

"Do what Anutin tells us to do or find some other country to live in."

Well done! First  one today from the "If you don't like it go home" club 

First one today

2 hours ago, cracker1 said:

I understand there has been an alcohol ban in place in Samui for a week now but have not seen any official explanation relating to it ? I believe take away drink is OK but no "onsite" drinking permitted.

Anyone can confirm ?

See Section 2 - Para/Item No 2.8

(Koh Samui is classed as part of Surat Thani province)

"Anutin backtracks:"

Now there's a surprise 11 days into 2021!

6 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

????????????

Of course.  I think the opposite is what he actually said.  Proofreading, like I need to do as well.....lol

Beat me to it, but this is also a bit confusing:-

"There are 20 provinces that have reported a new case in at least seven days, Dr Opas said, while a further 20 have not reported a single infection".

23 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Whats the point in that, Entertainment Places can open but Alcohol not allowed, but in certain types of restaurants is allowed?

"but in certain types of restaurants is allowed?"

Sorry, but where do you read that? All I can see is "consuming alcohol is prohibited in all types of restaurants or beverage shops, but sale of alcohol is still allowed"

7 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

There is nothing wrong with restaurants selling alcohol providing it is managed correctly QED  

Wrong! - at least in Surat Thani - See 2.8 as under

Of course, you could argue the point that the restaurant could SELL alcohol, but you are not allowed to consume it on the premises! 

Just now, amdy2206 said:

If the main cases are from.migrant workers, why are Thailand still using them?? Get their own people to do the work - but I suppose the work migrants do is beneath the Thai workers. Expect others to do but don't do themselves!! 

That, and the fact that migrant workers get paid a pittance ,so who are the bosses going to employ?. 

4 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

 

What a mess.

Surprised Anutin didn't have a hand in it!

On 1/3/2021 at 4:47 PM, FritsSikkink said:

"The virus was obtained from a British family of four from Kent, England."

Unlucky, you can't blame the Thai for this 

"Dirty unwashed farangs" again - Sheesh!

7 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Prophetic typo!

An even better "typo" :-

The total number of reported cases in Chonburi now stands at 211, 163 of which are in Banglamung district. 

Would be better written as "The total number of reported cases in Chonburi now stands at 211. 163 of these are in Banglamung district".

At first glance, it looks like Chonburi has had a massive "spike"!

"Meanwhile, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is currently isolated and waiting for test results.

On Sunday, Veerasak had led Anutin and other public health officials to visit a hospital in Samut Sakhon."

And were they wearing masks? Seems like on every photo they are not! (Already noted by Jonny F!)

"TAT press ahead" - time to move on to a more realistic post.

On 12/26/2020 at 3:44 PM, keith101 said:

I think the Government is waiting to develop its own vaccine so they dont have to pay another country for theirs and while there is no deaths as of yet they will more than likely keep waiting .

"there is no deaths as of yet"

Have you been away on holiday to the Planet Zarcon?

1 hour ago, dcnx said:

Given the number of alcoholics in Thailand, I’m surprised this only has 4 pages so far. 

Give it time - they are slow readers!

1 hour ago, geisha said:

Hysterical !!!
I would say the government is the laughing stock of the world if it wasn’t sad .

A government that doesn’t know how to govern, that lets its people beg for food and help, that lets its infrastructure crumble to dust ,that accepts 20 000 plus deaths on its roads and does sweet <deleted> all to stop it, now wants to fly to the moon ? Are they mad , delusional or what ? 

Yes

Of course they won't ban alcohol - they need the taxes to pay for their moon mission!