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In Thailand, this epidemic is still in its infancy. For this reason alone, it is beyond ridiculous to put a price tag on the damage.

Just imagine anyone had come up with such an estimate for Italy when they had a few hundred confirmed cases!

4 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Germans can now hope that their embassy which is closed to public, find issuing this letter an irrefutable request.

The sensible thing to do would be to mail this letter from the embassy to the applicant. They just need the personal information, I think there's no need to keep the embassy open to the public for this.

Thank you, China.

Thank you, Alibaba.

Thank you, Mr Ma.

Now that this is out of the way, where's my kit?

8 hours ago, sweatalot said:

I don't know Mr.Soeder well, but anyone is better for the job than this criminal who opened the border to all that scum (not saying that there were no decent people who should have been welcomed) But letting everybody in uncontrolled? With a violent religion? 

I'll bite, what crime did she commit? Cite the specific section of the German criminal code (if you can). Poor leadership, yes. Criminal, I don't think so.

I quite like Mr Soeder. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't stand a chance to be nominated. Under these extraordinary circumstances, who knows!

His orange tan looks more ridiculous than ever. What's much more concerning, however, is that he's now embracing Socialist ideas. The government shouldn't own companies. Help them get through this crisis, sure. Buy a stake, HELL NO.

I've been working on my cooking skills. To be honest, I've never really seen the need before. So there's that, plus Netflix, plus Kindle. I don't think I'll get bored anytime soon.

Their optimism is admirable.

What a waste of time, money and lives their silly little war on drugs has been!

Legalize it and be done with it.

While I cannot deny seeing more people walking the streets with big packs of toilet paper they've just bought at the Big C nearby, all the stores I've been to including that one are still very well stocked, so I'd say we're nowhere near a panic yet.

Well, that was an easy one!

Someone isn't nicknamed General Pinocchio for no reason.

I've applied for tourist visas in many different places, and I've never filled in the local and/or Thai guarantor fields. That has never been questioned - just leave it blank.

15 hours ago, pixeltrix said:

yes but for what?what study ?

My point was that with such an offer, more likely than not, they don't actually expect you to study. Just a way to get the visa/extension.

My usage of cashless payment options such as GrabPay, PromptPay and contactless card payments has reached an all-time high thanks to the coronavirus.

I'm less worried about cash I pay with, as I could quarantine it after withdrawing it from the ATM and before spending it. It's the change I inevitably get that I'm worried about.

"The Commerce Ministry has meanwhile asked the government of China for 1.8 million surgical facemasks and N95 masks."

A drop in the bucket. The good people of Bangkok probably go through more than that - per day.

4 minutes ago, pixeltrix said:

ed visa for what?

For paying 15k baht.

"Meanwhile, Naew Na reported that a life insurance policy for all IB staff in the sum of 50,000 baht has been initiated in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak."

That kind of shows them EXACTLY how valuable they are considered. Pathetic.

I'm not a fan of Thai immigration, but even I would value the life of each Thai immigration officer much higher. Stay safe, I appreciate the risk you take when you stamp our passports these days!

17 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

2 family members flew into Suvarnabhumi yesterday morning from Munich, Germany. One had Swiss passport the other Austrian.. No problems, but no temperature or any other health check. CRAZY!!!!!!!!

I'm surprised. For my latest DOMESTIC flight within Thailand, my temperature was checked TWICE - before departure and upon arrival.

Business as usual as of today. They do check your temperature just before entering the immigration arrivals area.

No checks whatsoever on the Lao side.

I went to a random Central Plaza shopping mall today. They do have hand sanitizers available at all the entrances. Good. However - and I think more importantly - when I went to the washroom to wash my hands thoroughly before eating, while I was doing that I saw two Central staffers who didn't wash their hands at all after using the facilities.

That would be plain disgusting even without COVID-19, but it's very common. Now it's outright criminal. If they cannot even get people to wash their hands after visiting the loo, what hope is there?

I don't think he will still be alive in 2036, but who knows!

7 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

So someone with a passport from one of those countries who has been in Thailand continuously for some time and needs a new B or O visa, needs a medical certificate?

Looks a lot like that, and yes, it makes no sense whatsoever.