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17 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

You can see from the photo that the soccer player is having a tough time dealing with the infection,I hope he pulls through ok and that he has Covid insurance.

If you read the article you will see that the photo was taken on Apr 23rd so it is unlikely that it is of the footballer, who didn't arrive in Thailand until Aug 13!

"They agreed that the resort was busy for the long weekend but by Tuesday the 8th things were back to normal." 

Didn't take long for the "new normal" to take effect!

1 hour ago, cjinchiangrai said:

There is no active spreading of covid in China now. What you believe does not create facts.

 

If you do not like Thailand, why are you here?

If you do not like Thailand, why are you here?

Yawn! 

"As of the end of 2019, there were 1,758 licensed accommodation establishments on the island, while today incoming projects stand at 58 hotels or just a 19 per cent increase in supply with 16,476 additional rooms planned."

Not got enough empty rooms/hotels already?

"...........from April, which was when the Thai government imposed strict travel restrictions in and out of the country, the number of international flights plummeted to levels unseen in recent history."

Case of stating the bleeding obvious I would say! 

15 hours ago, Nout said:

Why didn't you just use an agent?

Apparently most/a  lot of them are illegal, and it's pretty difficult to decide which are and which aren't.

Also, an extension done properly through Immigration should cost you only 1900 baht (plus stress) whereas an agent will charge you upwards of 13,000 baht. 

10 hours ago, Sharp said:

Errrh!

I was there the other day and my experience bears no resemblance to this report.!

"According to Ejan - and the local TAT rep she quoted.................." 

'Nuff said!

7 hours ago, BritManToo said:

20,000 pounds or $25,000 is a paltry amount of money?

Except to those who don't have it! Another "I'm all right, Jack, and I'm much better off than the average Joe"", 

I have mentioned a few times, (and been pooh poohed a few times by people who think they know better) that each ex pat who lives here spends on average 500,000 (Half a million) baht every year.

Multiply that by the number of expats living here (150,000 to 200,000 doing a Google check) and you will get a rough idea of how much the expat community contributes to the economy! Even taking the lower figure, it works out at 75,000,000,000 baht!

More money than  sense! 

When I buy from L****a I always pay Cash on Delivery! 

"He said that on August 25, the Cabinet had approved in principle that Thailand Longstay, in which Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) owns 30 per cent, should coodinate with tourists on visa application and purchase of insurance. But the tourists would have to bear the cost of visa and insurance. The tourists will be required to undergo Covid-19 test 48 hours before their departure for Phuket and they will be tested again when they arrive. They will have to stay in alternative state quarantine in Thailand for 14 days before they are allowed to travel in Phuket. If they want to travel to other provinces outside Phuket, they will have to stay in the quarantine facility for 21 days."

Can't you just see the thousands of tourists lining up to take this wonderful "holiday in Paradise"? 

'She added that the government needs to consider many factors, including guidelines, screening processes and measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 to ensure there is no second wave of infections.'

Perhaps she has also realised that with all the additional requirements, nobody will want to come anyway? 

It's already been mentioned many times in great depth, so I won;t go over old ground any more than I have to, but coming to Thailand under the present conditions e.g. 2 weeks quarantine and then walking round with a GPS ankle bracelet  wrist bracelet tracking their whereabouts, and all the other restrictions, is NOT going to attract tourists!!!

(Except maybe the few who want to visit a prison as part of their agenda of "tourist attractions"!)

3 hours ago, tribalfusion001 said:

I've had 3 flights in the last 8 days, perfectly fine, everyone had a mask on. London to Athens to Dortmund to London, I didn't think about the virus once, I was drinking beer and looking at the lovely ladies, plus sightseeing and taking photos. The reality is the world is no more dangerous out there, the risks of getting covid are the same as getting flu.

"I was drinking beer" With a mask on? Sorry - stupid question! ???? 

5 hours ago, Pilotman said:

you couldn't make this up. They just don't get it do they? 

Do you mind if I copy your post for past(e)ing at the next opportunity?

is there really any need for the drama? Looks like the thought of TV/Movies has gone to their heads!

The back row looks like they could be auditioning for a part in a pro Al-Qaeda movie!

7 hours ago, 2 is 1 said:

Beer is cheeper almost every place than here, but im sure you can't get mean 40 bth in Greece! Even long time when i was last in Greece. And i don't know any people who want go Greece! I know many who want come Thailand.

"you can't get mean 40 bth in Greece!"

Don't understand what "mean 40bth in Greece" means? A kind of aggressive soapy shower?

And I know many people (myself included) that like Greece - by far the best holiday destination in the Mediterranean, especially the islands. 

38 minutes ago, Cereal said:

Sorry to tell you this, but the world doesn't care. Also, what good would it do to send him to jail? Seriously, what would that accomplish? Money, that's what it's going to take. Make the family pay a billion or two in fines and spread it out to every family member of the cop he killed. Make them all millionaires and then let it go. They will all be broke in a year or two and living back in the rice paddy. 

"Sorry to tell you this, but the world doesn't care."

Sorry to tell you this, but the only reason that this fresh warrant has been issued is because the world DOES care!

And do you really think that they would have suffered this immense "loss of face" (Ouch!) if "the world didn't care"?

Do you think that the Thai Government would have done that if they were not being harassed by bigger Governments on the world stage than theirs? (It's off topic, but the fact that Thailand is still on the UK's "compulsory quarantine" list in spite of their low numbers of Covid (Voted "The safest place in the World to be" in some quarters) is maybe a subtle way of saying "we don't believe any of your statistics, and we also have a total mistrust of your legal system" (Koh Tao as another example)?) This is all conjecture of course, but it could explain why the sudden "about turn" re this case. 

Incidentally, the family of the dead cop have already been "paid off", that is why the silence from them in the whole affair has been deafening. How long do you think they would have lasted if they had taken their millions (3 I believe!) and then started demanding justice for their dead son? 

No, the world does care, and sending him to jail would for once send out a message that money doesn't always buy you out of trouble, and gain a few kudos for our beleaguered Prime Minister,  

17 hours ago, sweatalot said:

too little too late.

What about really involving interpol?

They should get him into a court room and show they are willing to do real justice

by an appropriate sentencing and a real prison stay of full length

 

Why is it that so many observers still see this whole affair as a farce?

 

You don't really expect an answer to that do you?  I think we all know the reasons why he is still "up and running"!

Let me give you a clue - it begins with the letter "B" (And it's not "Bull***t"!)

And what's the betting that everywhere the visitors go smells of new paint? ????

"Ekkasit Ngamphichet said it would be at least 4 to 5 years before tourism in Pattaya returns to previous levels."

Shhh - don't let TAT hear you saying things like that, or unsavoury things might happen!

"any delay in purchasing the subs could affect the country's marine security and Thailand’s credibility in international trade."

Who do they think is going to invade the "LOS"? And how would not buying them  affect Thailand's credibility in International trade? Ah, sorry, loss of face - now I understand!