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The following link might clear up some confusion:

https://www.paypal.com/th/webapps/mpp/thailand-relaunch-faq?locale.x=en_TH

20+ years in online and social media consultancy has taught me something: The ones who are willing to pay most for this sort of rankings will end up higher in the list. These sites have 0 meaning. A simple Google Analytics search will show you that they hardly have any traffic going through them. 

Nice job TAT. ????

7 hours ago, webfact said:

A member of the Medical Council of Thailand has advised Thais to avoid sexual contact with foreign nationals to help contain the spread of monkeypox.

I told my Thai wife. She had a good laugh.

If the fruit was just the only thing we had to worry about as expats...

You might want to consider reading the article below first before reading some selfpromotional drivvel like this.

https://thethaiger.com/travel/top-10-hard-truths-living-expat-thailand

We've gone from "There's no COVID in Thailand", to "We're the masters of COVID", to "We've beaten COVID". This "We’ve this situation under control" does seem like a step back to me. What's next? My guess would be: "Oops! We lost control. I'm out of here!”

All these numbers are proof of only one thing: it is time to overhaul the way mathematics and statistics are taught in this country’s schools.

8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

The GF heard this and stated "What the hell are they thinking". "Might as well start testing at Makro, and entrance to the parks"

 

Please don't give them ideas!????

1 hour ago, Granet said:

The point is that ALL education systems run by the state will teach "The Good" of the state.  

CCP, Germany, US, Thailand... all the same.  

The difference is just a matter of degrees.

Again you are showing of your lack of general knowledge. The obvious one being that CCP is not western, not democratic, and certainly not free. As for the US, most of the education regulations happen on a local level (district, state)as far as I know, though the government keeps a national overview of everything). As for most European countries, I am sorry to burst your bubble, but education is a synergetic process and is determined in respectful and open collaboration between government, educators, parents and other caretakers, experts from all walks of life, and yes even students.

Maybe read up a bit before you go on another rant.

8 hours ago, Granet said:

Western style.  For those that wish for governmental parenting.  

I don't know in what country this would be western style. Western style allows freedom of religion, political beliefs and gender identity. Western style promotes individual growth, creative thoughts, critical thinking. None of the things I see reflected in either bill.

The report forgets to make a distinction as too Thai nationals being registered as living in Bangkok (which accounts for the 5.4M) and the number of people actually residing and working in Bangkok (including people actually registered in other provinces and foreign nationals) which would give a more accurate number of more than 10 million residents in Bangkok. Subsequently that would also mean only an approximate 35% is vaccinated.

Creative accounting I guess...

Foreigner = Chinese, maybe some Russians and Indians... maybe also some Mexican drugs cartels looking to laundry some money.

I think the lack of lines at the immigration department sums it up nicely: Within a few years there will almost no foreigners left in Thailand, no matter how hard they try to get them to come and stay here.

It also seems they do not care where you get your money, as long as you are spending it without hesitation.

An old Dutch proverb says: "Promising much, giving little, makes a fool live happily."

I think that is very appropriate in a situation like this.

The thing I don't get is that any criminal who wants to white wash his money can come buy a condo in Thailand and get a 10 year visa as a bonus, but honnest people who have been married to a Thai national for more than 10 years or have been working here for over 10 years still have jump through hoops to get a new visa each year and can still not work without needing to aquire a workpermit.

Yeah seems completely fair  and completely legit...???? 

It all just make me think of an appropriate Dutch proverb: 

"To promise a lot, but give a little, makes only a fool live in happiness."

I wonder what the "fee" is these hotels need to pay to end up in this list of government approved quarantine locations.... ????

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand must welcome back Chinese tourists now says leading tourism chief

My mother used to say humans only "must" do 2 things; have a <deleted> (defecate in case the original verb I used gets deleted) and, one day, die.

Everything else is optional.

A typical case of betting on one horse, and in this case the horse is already cripple.

Step 1: Block all migrant workers from entering the country.

Step 2: Get rid of all foreigners in Thailand?

Several schools are already wondering how to get all their teachers back to Thailand. Especially because of the high airplane ticket prices and because foreigners are required to pay for their own quarantine. I wonder how this will influence other businesses in the next couple of months. Now it's just the low-schooled jobs that are experiencing problems, but if things don't change soon, Thailand will feel the effects over most industries. Maybe be the government should be revising the rules and regulations for foreigners already in Thailand, so it would be easier to employ them. It wouldn't solve all problems, but it would give many businesses a buffer to survive a little bit longer.

After +15 years living in Thailand this is probably the most unwelcome I have ever felt in this country. They didn't get all the foreigners out with all their visa and work-permit regulations, so now just kick them out for not using a face mask? Also, how is he going to handle all the Thai nationals refusing to wear the face masks? Execute them on the spot or jail them?