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What if they ever mistake you for a drug peddler? Could be an honest mistake. The fact that you'll deny it will only make it more "necessary" to torture you for a confession! Nobody can want such a police force.

If anything, other police officers are now asking themselves, why don't do I get hundreds of million baht myself? And a few of them will figure out how to make more. Positive change? I don't think so.

That doesn't matter at all. Those who arrived later can get Covid extensions all the same.

One obvious option would be to buy a smartphone. It's useful for many other things as well. ????

Thais have been told the same.

Don't marry, pay as you go.

I've never even heard that you can have pages added to a passbook. Whenever I showed up at the bank with a full passbook, they issued me a new one. How many pages can be added before it jams the passbook update machine, I'm wondering?

All is well that ends well, but I'm sure you could have done without the extra scrutiny.

That sure sucks for Brits who planned to holiday here, all three of them. Seriously though, the only thing that surprises me is that Thailand wasn't already moved to the red list during the previous review.

It works. I've installed Mor Phrom and could register with my "Thai ID number" starting with 6 given to me when I got my 1st jab. The details of which can be seen in the app, as well as my appointment for the 2nd jab.

That's great news and a much more reliable indicator than the number of positive tests.

For people vaccinated in Thailand, I'd assume that you'll show your vaccination status on your Mor Phrom app to the waitstaff before they seat you or take your order. The same could be done with the paper certificate, as they could scan the QR code to validate it. How that would work for foreign tourists (or people vaccinated elsewhere in general) is anyone's guess. Same problem in other countries.

When the appointment for the 2nd jab is made, they can allocate the required vaccines accordingly. It's all in the MoPH database. Hardly rocket science, and while there's an AstraZeneca shortage, the monthly deliveries seem quite predictable now.

Can I Has Park? Or in proper English, please consider reopening Bangkok's public parks. Thank you.

Just get a marriage extension one more time and switch over next time, which will give you all the time you need to meet the requirements.

They haven't really bothered with checkpoints this time around. As they've suspended most public interprovincial transport services, they probably reckon that cuts down interprovincial travel sufficiently.

They told you three days before departure. How has that date passed already?

The police farce has appeared to be beyond repair for as long as I can remember. Some things just never change, how would you even fix this if you wanted to?

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. May I suggest that you simply feel flattered, Cambodia.

Quite a stretch! When I'm done at a 7/11, I also use hand sanitizer. Do you reckon that the Thais working there find that offensive, because I as a foreigner think they have Covid? And if you don't apply it thoroughly, on both hands, why even bother? I, for one, think it's great that they're making an effort to keep themselves and their customers safe.

Sad to hear that, I've been following your reports from Laos with interest. I hope this situation can be resolved without too much hassle - best of luck! Entering Thailand should be relatively straightforward at this point if needed.

If the police had any honor, they would have a special squad to deal with this internally and permanently.

I think having lived in the smog of Bangkok for more than a decade will greatly reduce the time I'll eventually spend demented in a retirement home. I'm looking forward to my retirement here, and my plan is simply to enjoy it for as long as possible.

Overthinking it is probably futile, but what I can say is, I don't like it one bit!

A labor camp, essentially. All for the greater good, of course, to protect Thailand's exports and the wealth of the country's oligarchs.