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Apparently so...as you would indicate.

Big oil know where the money will be and the world's largest user/producer of electric cars will be China and S.E. Asia. Currently some of the biggest coal burners will soon be driving electric. Furthermore China is the world's largest producer of solar panels. Have you seen the wind turbine Park on the highway to Amata Nakhorn? I think the world is leaving you behind

As I said earlier some people are completely out of date. My neighbours electric Mazda has the same range as my Navara had People grossly underestimate how far electric has come. Thailand is a little behind d places like the EU but within a year or 2 you will look back and laugh at your post.

Like so many, you've got the forecast wrong. In fact just today the UK government included hydrogen in road fuel grants for the future to keep in line with the EU. Toyota have already retailed a hydrogen car as have a couple of other Japanese manufacturers. Furthermore oeopke overlook that hydrogen is already in place in many buildings like hospitals. I agree it could be like Betamax v VHS, but as there uses are already established I think there is a good chance we'll avoid this.

Thailand will soon be building electric cars.... meanwhile the import costs are already lower than the300% on ICE vehicles and 150 on TKDs. It seems to me that Jo Average has grossly underestimated the rate of Chang to electric. The motor industry has embraced it 100%. Any claims about lack of charging points are basically risible. And as fir price...leasing is helping new sakes and running costs are already lower than many ICE cars. Soon the secondhand market will have models available too. Thailands motor industry was based on the pickup, but they are already abandoning this and elsewhere factories are closing or switching... the extra skills and tech machinery required for monocoque construction are already in place. The only sad part is that hydrogen power may get sidelined in the rush. Chinese already have plant in Thailand and you can bet they will lead the way in electric vehicles

Every time a new country enters the market the dinosaurs tell us their product is cheap <deleted>. China has the biggest motor industry in the world and builds some of the highest quality products in ANY field..... cars are no exception... and in the next years or rather months they will be keading the world in electric cars. Meanwhile peooke like Brexiteers are withdrawing from the world market and complain about China

Cluster or Outbreak? UK epidemiological definitions. Cluster criteria Two or more test-confirmed cases of COVID-19 among individuals associated with a specific non-residential setting with illness onset dates within a 14-day period. (In the absence of detailed information about the type of contact between the cases). End of cluster No test-confirmed cases with illness onset dates in the last 14 days. Outbreak criteria Two or more test-confirmed cases of COVID-19 among individuals associated with a specific non-residential setting with illness onset dates within 14 days, and one of: identified direct exposure between at least 2 of the test-confirmed cases in that setting (for example under one metre face to face, or spending more than 15 minutes within 2 metres) during the infectious period of one of the cases when there is no sustained local community transmission - absence of an alternative source of infection outside the setting for the initially identified cases End of outbreak No test-confirmed cases with illness onset dates in the last 28 days in that setting. Note: The threshold for the end of an outbreak is higher than the end of a cluster.

What is needed is a map of the new cases showing how they are connected or not.

Yes there are...the Bhavana Vocational College has about 500 students.. There are also the Uniue or other tertiary colleges. I get the feeling that if there is an outbreak at one of these there could well be a cover up.

What about boarding schools??

How are the nets in Chaweng....and the vinegar stations?

That's for Dengue, isn't it?

You just don't get it, do you. Commuters???? There are hundreds of different ways people and therefore the virus can get onto an island...boats ans supplies have to arrive every day. But because islanders get a false sense of security, once it arrives (inevitably!) then it spreads. Everything sone says people with the vaccine can get covid, my heart sinks. WE ALL KNOW THAT! The purpose of the vaccine not only prevents people from getting sick eg. The islanders it also prevents some from getting it at all. In the end this shows down transmission. So ve clear vaccinated people are less likely to spread the virus. Basically like so many in Thailand you are displaying a very limited knowledge of both Covid and vaccines. That is why it's taking so long to get it underway control and tourists dint want to come. Islanders are <deleted>tiing in their own nests.

Shows the problem with islands. They are relatively enclosed communities and outbreaks can be intense. Islands can get a bit smug about being Covid free but infection to some degree is inevitable. You can never remain Covid free by isolation...in the end you need to vaccinate everyone or as near as possible Those unvaccinated are the biggest risk of being spreaders.

Normal? For holidaymakers or anyone who wants to travel freely around Thailand and the region, my guess is that they will need a vaccine passport at least. Any small business will need 2 things; firstly capital to restart and secondly a customer base big enough to open for . A lot of foreigners had small businesses pubs bars etc and although they may run 9n expats for a while, they are going to need tourists to return in big numbers to make it worthwhile. Others may have lost their jobs in tourism and will need to find new employers or re-employers. Teachers will need open schools and universities or private language schools to reopen. The engineering and electronics industries seem to have kept everyone on. Scuba schools gyms etc., had a large amount of dodgy employees on tourist visas ... so they may face immigration problems on top of finding customers. I think many expats may decide to move away once they realise that many of the businesses they relied on won't be coming back. Local Western food shops and eateries etc. That in turn may make it less worthwhile opening businesses catering for that market....a vicious circle. I feel therefore the new normal whatever it may be will take several years to manifest itself.

Basically Thailand suffered from a variant of King Canute syndrome....they just couldn't in the end, stem the tide. No vaccines, not safe. Not safe till we're all safe.

Without 50 million tourists the entire Thai economy will be different. Many businesses simply wont have customers ... and like any other industries there will be many satire I dustries that will struggle. I would think that unless the government funds post Covid recovery there will be lean times ahead for several years

Only the "tough"?? What on earth does that mean?

Is there an equivalent to a furlough scheme in Thailand?

Although many in the foreign community are retirees with a fixed external income, there are many who started businesses in Thailand. How many of these people have shut up shop and how many have had to return home? Did any get government assistance? Anyone had personal experience of this?

Nets not much use against this?

Qed e.g Box Jelly season, the alleged rise in population, the numbers of jellyfish etc etc.

You're looking at the evidence incorrectly. Box Jellies have been around for millions of years. The habitat around Thailand and the region to the South is good for Box Jelliy species we know of. The first scientific ID of a box jelly in Oz was 1955, but because of this they can now confidently say the firstfmdefinite BJ incident was in the 1890s. This is similar in Thailand. No records were royal until 1997, but researching back gas shown they were know to fishermen long, long before this. Attributing an I crease in I cidents to an I evasion or even population rise is not necessarily supported by the evidence of deaths. It is far more likely that the increase if swimmers due to tourism has increased the likelihood of encounters. Especially as both box jellies and swimmers like similar waters. Until recently swimming in the sea has gone against every grain in Thai culture and those who did venture into the sea were usually fully clothed. As a pair of heavy denier tights are sufficient to protect against BJ stings they were far less likely to be seriously injured. It is also suspected that many diagnoses for BJ incidents were improperly diagnosed and some even covered up..

You're looking at the evidence incorrectly. Box Jellies have been around for millions of years. The habitat around Thailand and the region to the South is good for Box Jelliy species we know of. For example, the first scientific ID of a box jelly in Oz was 1955, but because of this they can now confidently say the first definite BJ incident was in the 1890s. This is similar in Thailand. No records were compiled until 1997, but researching back has shown they were known to fishermen long, long before this. Attributing an increase in incidents to an invasion or even just a population rise is not necessarily supported by the evidence of just recorded deaths. It is far more likely that the increase of swimmers due to tourism has increased the likelihood of encounters. Especially as both box jellies and swimmers like similar waters. Until recently swimming in the sea has gone against every grain in Thai culture and those who did venture into the sea were usually fully clothed. As a pair of heavy denier tights are sufficient to protect against BJ stings they were far less likely to be seriously injured. It is also suspected that many diagnoses for BJ incidents were improperly diagnosed and some even covered up.. "In Thailand, there have been 15 serious cases recorded between 1997 and 2015 (the majority attributed to (Chironex fleckeri), though many cases of smaller sting incidents have gone unreported (officially), and indeed many stings are wrongly not attributed to the box jellyfish." Here's a secondary source ... https://www.thethailandlife.com/box-jellyfish-thailand

Not an extraordinary claim.. What is extraordinary is people dont understand that there are 50 or more species of box jelly many species are not just in the tropics. Trying to assert there is a definite "season" is not based on the evidence so that is an extraordinary claim. There is a huge amount of people putting g forward this idea without any scientific evidence...so why not challenge them for citations.... because that myth has been repeated so often people think its fact. So, if you see something about box jellies.... educated yourself before putting false info up.