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2 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

That's a lovely looking shirt he's wearing, but I find that type of Thai silk garment tends to chafe. 

I concur.

I also found the Filipino Barong made from pineapple leaf fibers equally uncomfortable. 

Not if Anutin shuts the borders again he won't.

I wonder if he has to get Insurance and a Thai Pass?

I hope while he's there he get's that Goiter lanced...

To see improvements in just 4 days from the worst unemployment of 14 years of 2.4% is just amazing.

...and to think people doubted the Prayut Government...

2 minutes ago, GrahamJ said:

I agree it can be world class but getting any of the great casino operators to invest and manage will depend on whether locals can enter. 

If it's only for foreigners then they won't be interested. 

A few years ago Las Vegas Sands (LVS) put forward a proposal to open a casino in Ho Chi Minh with the condition that locals were allowed to enter and play. The Vietnames government said no and LVS walked away. This is definitely on the Thai governments agenda but at moment I think they're just probing the local reaction to all the news reports to see if it's favourable to move forward.  

 

 

You are right.

I gamble a lot in Vietnam, and while it is technically illegal for Vietnamese to gamble or even enter a Casino, any local with a foreign passport can enter...and there must be a roaring trade on second passports, as there are a lot of Vietnamese gamblers.

The wealthy Thai's already have second passports and they will find the loophole...

19 minutes ago, geisha said:

China is cracking down strong on gambling. They have already decided to stop the ravage that was going on in Sihanouk before Covid set it.  Those Casinos ruined a tourist resort , and robbed locals of their land and jobs. It’s desolation now.  Hopefully this won’t happen in Thailand, and the outside casino mafia get a hand in.  I’ve nothing against the legal casinos that are run in most European countries, usually quiet , smart places with no hint of danger. Yes, they’re out to fleece you, everyone knows that, but online anyone can gamble. I can just imagine the scene in Bangkok or Pattaya when all the Patpong girls turn up with their * boyfriends* on their arms, or Pattaya when Soi 6 storm in ! 
i somehow believe that things are going from bad to worse here. 

Yes, China's crackdown is going to hurt Macau and Singapore and Australia...and if Thailand is banking on the Chinese, they better have a backup strategy...

I hate playing on mostly Chinese tables. The "English only" rule is overlooked and collusion against the white-guy makes gambling zero fun...

The crackdown...is a good thing.

Given Thailand's central location and border control, it really couldn't mess up being the hub of railways between north and south...

...then again...

1 hour ago, yogi yogi said:

respectfully vietnam.  the casinos is see along the ocean are the biggest reason i would not come to vietnam.  who is going to these casinos.  chinese?

Funny you say that.

This morning, I booked 2 weeks in Ho Tram to play some cards. I get everything fully comped and very well looked after, so for me, I don't need the pool, the beach or the buffets...

...and yes, it's 99% Vietnamese with a foreign passport, Chinese, Korean and Taiwanese with a few Westerners. It would not be a good vacation for most Westerners.

...and if Pattaya got a casino, it would also not be a great place to vacation either.

I don't have a horse in this race, as Pattaya is not for me...

But if the Government did want to rid Pattaya of its' "worlds brothel" image, now is the time to do it.

But will they? Probably not. It's an industry to itself and too many influential people have a financial take in it. It will remain a fairly low-brow city existing purely for entertainment for men, and given the rail links with China a good candidate for casino(s).

Thailand has an excellent family support system and they can always return to the family farm and farm rice. They will survive. 

It's inevitable that Thailand will have a casino.

Let the Chinese have Pattaya like they have Sihanoukville and everything will be fine. 

You don't have to look very hard in BKK to find not just bars, but entire areas of bars open, with no masks, beer openly sold and plenty of girls.

But no one is going to mention where for fear of unnecessary attention...just walk a little further.

The 27 double doses of Moderna I ordered and paid for were replaced by other available vaccines long ago.

The hospital refuses to return the money or even tell me when those vaccines will arrive, and has so far said that we cannot use them for boosters if we have had other vaccines...

So, as much as I want to rearrange some furniture in that hospital, if I have to take 27 Hill Tribe people in to get Moderna vaccines at my expense, that's what I will do.

Scammers.

Surely there are others to blame above her, like...

• The carpet manufacturer
• The set designer
• The photographer
• The manager
• The pageant organizer
• The lady who vacuumed the flag carpet and sucked the.....

She probably never even realized she was on a flag colored carpet.

That's terrific.

Now, about them 27 x 2 Moderna vaccines I booked and paid for several months ago...the same ones the Red Cross are now giving out for free...

...when do you think I'll get them...and given I don't need them anymore, can I have my money back.

Satisfied with 20,000 "tourists" arriving in Thailand?

Aim higher kid.

The Thai visa curse of being born beautiful and better looking than your "wife".

9 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I'm pretty sure that these 1000 workers wont get a 242,000 baht lay off pay off each, especially if the company simply just went bust due to the covid economy.

 

 

You would think that, but the Labor Laws have not kept up the COVID Force Majeur and the fact that many, many business's were forced to close through no fault of their own.

But if you had to let workers go as a result of COVID, even though no fault of management or company, you will be forced to pay full entitlements to staff.

...and if you have no money to pay, the cases will turn into criminal cases...

2 minutes ago, Zikomat said:

There is nothing special in her singing or dancing. Absolutely nothing special. Ask any specialist.

Who cares? If someone would pay me all that money for my limited white-man-underbite dancing skills, I'd consider myself very special. Very, very special.

You are starting to sound like a bitter and jealous old man.