sambum

12 minutes ago, sambum said:

"The 14-day rule is widespread because public health agencies around the world work together on these guidelines. In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sets the quarantine period, and its counterpart organizations do so abroad, all in concert with the World Health Organization."

 

Ah, but Anutin knows best - after all, he is the Minister for Health (as well as being the Deputy Prime Minister) and is consequently well experienced in medical matters  :-

"Anutin has been a leading proponent of medical marijuana" (Maybe why he keeps changing his mind on many things) :-

 

"His has over the years been a member of many political parties such as the National Development Party, Thai Rak Thai Party and as leader of the Bhumjaithai Party."

And:-

 "...all you see are farang ('Westerners'). They flee their own countries for the safety of Thailand. In Chiang Mai, 90% of Thais are wearing face masks, although none of the farang are wearing masks." He went on to add, "This is the reason our country is being infected [by the SARS-CoV-2 virus]. We should be more careful of the farang than other Asians. At the moment it is winter in Europe and farang come to Thailand to hide from the [Covid-19] disease. Many farang dress dirtily and don't shower. All [Thai] hosts have to be very careful."^[13]

" Later, hearing advice from the US Surgeon General, Dr Jerome Adams, that the wearing of masks was unnecessary for the uninfected, Anutin changed his opinion"

 

Why is this buffooon still in such a powerful position? :-

 

."Anutin completed secondary education at Assumption College and higher education in engineering from Hofstra University in 1989.^[4]

Anuthin is heir to a major construction company fortune. His family's company, Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction PCL, built several government mega-projects such as Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.^[5] An engineer, Anuthin served as president of Sino-Thai.^[6]

"Anuthin is heir to a major construction company fortune. His family's company, Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction PCL, built several government mega-projects such as Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.^[5] An engineer, Anuthin served as president of Sino-Thai"

 

So basically, he is a (very wealthy) engineer, with no medical experience ( except in the medical marijuana "field" - pun intended!) who is prone to changing his mind when it suits his agenda, and is now saying that " if we are confident, we do not have to be afraid since the goal is finding the safest period for quarantine. If we find a good method, it may be reduced to five, four, three days or even none.”

22 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

Bloody hell, there were 41 of them earlier, have we lost two already?

The figure I saw was "round about 40" so they're covering the occasional runner!

First of all 29, then 39, now "around 40"? 

These people can't count up to 50, but they expect us to believe that by the end of the year Thailand will have seen more than 7 million visitors (or was it 39?)

"What we want now are quality tourists with lots of money who stay for a long time," Yuthasak said.

And forget about the people who have visas already who we won't let back into the country unless they spend lots of money.

19 hours ago, YetAnother said:

now i know why he is a deputy prime minister; skillset : foolish promises;

 

and appearing repeatedly in public, as the minister of health (which it appears he has no clue of)  maskless; perhaps he doesnt know what they are or how the wear them

From a previous post:-

"A month prior to his March outburst, in February 2020, Anutin was criticised for remarking that foreigners should be kicked out of Thailand when he saw some who were not wearing face masks at an event at the Siam BTS station in Bangkok.^[17] Later, hearing advice from the US Surgeon General, Dr Jerome Adams, that the wearing of masks was unnecessary for the uninfected, Anutin changed his opinion"

So, as others on this Forum have noted, once you see the name "Anutin" making a statement, have a pinch of salt handy - or to be on the safe side, a full salt cellar!

7 hours ago, rupert the bear said:

its about time the embassies got involved or perhaps  we reciprocated,in all matters.what needs to happen is racist greed control needs to be reigned in.in all western countries thais with property/ visas can return or be allowed back and forth to the same extent the locals can.property holders spouses etc.so if this isnt reciprocated do something about it.we are always being preached to from our pc govts about discrimination and this is clear cut.so clearly act.

Is the "Shift" key on your computer broken? 

9 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

"tourists understand that Thailand does not tolerate violence."  555 Will this be the joke of the week!

Beat me to that one John - I presume water cannon against peaceful demonstrators does not count?

"The money will come from his Savings Face Account"

I lke it! I bet Anutin's got a "big one" (Sexual innuendo intended!)

6 hours ago, nickmondo said:

i totally agree.

people who left Thailand after 20th March only have themselves to blame and should stop moaning.

So what if someone died

So what if you needed to do something

All the stranded made their own choice, so deal with it.

How can anyone moan if they left after Thailand had closed.

Anyone here with the slightest amount of intelligence could see it would be impossible to return.

I feel sorry for the ones who left here prior to March 2020.

But even they would have known that the country was closing on March 20th 2020

So do I have sympathy for them?  Yes, but just a bit.

"So what if someone died"

Think I'll put your name forward for " Humanitarian of the Year" award! 

1 hour ago, crazykopite said:

Sadly you lose them and have to start all over again I’m stuck in Thailand my wife is in the U.K. in her 10th month and has got so settled over there she does not want to come back to Thailand problem is we own a property here have cats and if I went back to the U.K. I would find it nigh impossible to get back into Thailand . My next door neighbour who is Chinese has the same problem his Chinese wife can’t get back after visiting her mother yet you have the Thai government claiming Chinese are allowed back into Thailand my neighbour tells me this is total BS as his wife has tried every Avenue to try and return.

"the Thai government claiming Chinese are allowed back into Thailand"

You have to be one of "The 120" desirables  wealthy coming to Phuket last month  last week   next week Oh, never mind!

P.S. Sorry about your cats!

17 hours ago, NanLaew said:

The conspiracy theorists are stirring again. These Covid-19 Myanmar truck drivers popped up late last week before these protests. Even if they were going to make things up to control the Bangkok situation, why on earth chose Tak when they could have the coronavirus slip in unnoticed via the international airport or any one of the ASQ's in the city?

I thought that no one was allowed into the country without going into 2 weeks quarantine - or is that just a rule for tourists, and truck drivers from Myanmar are exempt?

On 10/15/2020 at 11:54 PM, whaleboneman said:

Not really "mind numbing". It seems obvious that he left the "never" out. So more of a simple mistake then.

I see your point about the "simple mistake", and call me pedantic if you want, but people should learn to check their posts before hitting the submit button.

Too many times a post becomes diificult to interpret, and sometimes - as in this case - the message becomes the opposite of what it should be.

Incidentally, I think that if one pleads guilty to the charge before you even go to jail/are sentenced, the sentence can be almost halved - not sure about changing your mind once you're inside! (I believe a "King's Pardon" can be given in some cases)

5 hours ago, spoon1967 said:

I think you've got me all wrong, and as for compassion, I have young children in Thailand, I can enter no problem but then I would not be able to return to my country of work, and would lose my job. hence I would not be able to continue the current financial support I consider to be essential, over and above a short break.

 

I'm not the one initially partitioning blame, I'm defending the fact that others are blaming others (Thailand) for their own current situation.

 

Your "evictions" paragraph, is totally irrelevant, if you refuse to pay the rent - you get evicted, maybe you should show some compassion for the landlord and his family.

 

Most of the world were aware in March that things could go wrong, I was in Thailand on the 13th, and headed back to work a week early, it was so obvious things had the potential to go wrong.

 

What part of a global pandemic do some people not understand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think I've got you wrong at all! Why do you think that having  young children in Thailand makes you a compassionate person? And "I can enter no problem" shows that you are merely using them as an excuse - a reason why you should be allowed back in and others who don't have children shouldn't be!

If you read my "evictions" paragraph (as you call it) properly, you will see that the relevance is in the fact that the rent HAD been paid  - up front for 10 (TEN!) years, and the landlord was in effect charging rent twice, so no, I am afraid I do not have any sympathy for the landlord and his family!!! 

And I am afraid that yout last two sentences only show your arrogance, and not in the least compassionate:- 

"it was so obvious things had the potential to go wrong. What part of a global pandemic do some people not understand."

6 hours ago, UB40 said:

Yesterday I read, that exactly "0" Chinese applied for the STV. And now they're coming? Seems as if all media have a serious truth-problem

I don't think that it's the media that have the problem - they are only reporting what they have been told by???????????!

6 hours ago, Derek B said:

No only that he dressed down for the occasion it seems.

If Anutin caught Covid-19 hed would probably say it was "like a blessing from Buddha"
(" Catching COVID-19 Was A "Blessing From God", Says Trump")

There are similarities between Anutin and Trump - namely their inane comments!

21 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

That was like the literary equivalent of eating a polystyrene sandwich .. 

bland and meaningless don't do it justice .. 

An' if in the eyes of clown jester health minister they are blowing smoke up his jacksie for perceived " success " why ain'tt he got a mask on .. 

You'd think this of all photo shoots would be the one where he wouldn't openly demonstrate cluelessness .. 

"why ain't he got a mask on":-

"A month prior to his March outburst, in February 2020, Anutin was criticised for remarking that foreigners should be kicked out of Thailand when he saw some who were not wearing face masks at an event at the Siam BTS station in Bangkok.^[17] Later, hearing advice from the US Surgeon General, Dr Jerome Adams, that the wearing of masks was unnecessary for the uninfected, Anutin changed his opinion".

Again? 'Nuff said!

Every time this man opens his gob, I want to  vomit!

Going back a few months:-  "on 13 March 2020 that Anutin made a series of derogatory comments disparaging foreigners.^[11][12] Anutin wrote on a Twitter account, "...all you see are farang ('Westerners'). They flee their own countries for the safety of Thailand. In Chiang Mai, 90% of Thais are wearing face masks, although none of the farang are wearing masks." He went on to add, "This is the reason our country is being infected [by the SARS-CoV-2 virus]. We should be more careful of the farang than other Asians. At the moment it is winter in Europe and farang come to Thailand to hide from the [Covid-19] disease. Many farang dress dirtily and don't shower. All [Thai] hosts have to be very careful."

Now he wants them back :- "We must use all our "charms" to get lots and lots of them to come". And ""The rest of the world has confidence in us and many foreigners want to visit." (Like the 120 Chinese who supposedly had the Special Tourist Visa? When in actual fact ZERO Chinese had even applied for it!!!) 

And spouting this rhetoric while NOT wearing a mask while everybody round him IS! (Something else he has apparently changed his mind about!)

Does he honestly think people have such short memories? (No answer necessary!)

4 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

 They won’t serve the whole jail time here I think it’s like half if you started trouble while you’re in jail

Another mind numbing post! Are you implying that if you are sentenced to say 10 years, if you "start trouble" while you are in jail, your sentence will be halved to 5 years?  

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I've learned to get drunk while locked at home in my room.

Drinking alone, it can't be beat.

Drinking alone can also have its dangers - a depressed drunk can be a danger to himself/herself and anybody who gets in his way/her way.

7 hours ago, mrfill said:

I believe vegetables are exempt from quarantine

Depends on whether you class some types of human beings as "vegetables'!