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Sad state of affairs. I'd like to visit once they let in tourists again.

Excellent idea, bring it on!

I'm quite pleased to see this happening, I just need to buy more popcorn to be fully prepared.

Of course the article didn't fail to mention that Thailand is a "medical hub".

Any article on Thailand that doesn't mention the country is - or will at the very least become - a hub would have been a major disappointment.

I hold a Master's degree in computer science that I've never used in the sense that I've never been employed in that profession since graduating, neither in Thailand nor elsewhere.

Personally, I don't see this as a waste. I loved studying, both the challenges thrown at us and campus life, and I'm still very much interested in my subject of choice, it just so happened - due to personal circumstances unrelated to my studies - that I didn't need to seek employment after graduating.

So they don't know yet if any of those prospective vaccines will work and if yes, which one, but they are ready to produce it in large numbers. Mind boggling.

"Just over 67% cited a drop in salaries"

That makes promoting domestic tourism somewhat problematic - many people simply don't have enough money to splurge on a holiday.

They don't seem to trust their own numbers. As there's now hardly any community spread throughout Thailand (according to those numbers), how can you spread an extinct disease by traveling from one province to another one?

Ridiculous, with the exception of Yala maybe, where you could suspect there's still community spread.

They can clear him all day, every day. They can clear him left, right and center.

To me though, he will always be the Watchman.

Edited to add: By Thai standards, I would imagine there's immense shame in the fact alone that he had to wait this long to be vindicated. By a body stacked with guys he and his friend (the one who's still alive) handpicked. Now, I do realize it was a very complex and thorough investigation, but still. Makes me chuckle.

I'd PAY for getting a job at a Thai university, just for the eye candy. Then again, I don't need the money and could use something to do in the mornings, so I might not be their typical potential candidate.

21 minutes ago, firemans35 said:

I've tried paying for items outside of Thailand with my Thai Paypal account. Couldn't do it. The reason I've been told is because I have no work permit and under Thai Law I can not transfer money outside of Thailand. Now I don't keep money at any bank in Thailand.

Who told you that? PayPal? I've never had a Thai work permit, but I make payments to payees outside of Thailand with my Thai PayPal account all the time.

On 5/30/2020 at 4:09 PM, USslugga said:

And if nobody knows how to fix this, maybe I can try to transfer money from my Krungthai account to paypal.  Not sure how to do it though.

Thai PayPal accounts don't allow you to transfer money from a Thai bank account to your own PayPal account. Basically, a Thai bank account can only be linked for withdrawals. To make payments, you need to link a card.

So there still seems to be a pocket of infections in Yala. Hopefully they can stamp it out, which I'd imagine could be particularly challenging down there.

42 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

But a person on the "automatic extension" until July 31st may not be able to do it. Immigration has refused to accept those for for a nonimmigrant visa application. I am aware of case that started a month or so ago who was using an agent and he was told to get a letter from his embassy to apply for a special extension to do it.

Assuming that someone hadn't used their regular 30-day visa exempt (or tourist visa) extension before the automatic extension kicked in, do you reckon getting that extension towards the end of the automatic one would also work to make you eligible for a conversion to a non-immigrant visa?

My exit strategy is quite simple: Preferably, I will fly to a nearby country if things open up enough so that there aren't any onerous restrictions. That failing, I'll fly to a country in Europe that has opened up by then (I'm thinking Greece). That failing as well, I'd fly to my home country as a last resort and wait things out there.

No need to panic just yet, but I'll have my flight booked well before the end of the amnesty. If they extend it with sufficient advance notice, I'd consider staying in Thailand for some additional domestic trips.

I think China still quarantines Chinese who come back from a trip abroad. Unless that changes as well, it's unlikely that many Chinese will come to Thailand.

Excellent news, I might just park myself there if I have to leave Thailand and cannot return anytime soon.

I've always had several giks when in Thailand. I think that's pretty much the main draw, otherwise I would spend more time elsewhere.

My favorite 7/11 is whichever one is the nearest when I need one, for precisely that reason.

Can't wait to watch a movie at a real cinema again after months of Netflix at home!