Fex Bluse

9 hours ago, webfact said:

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has voiced support for the use of Creat in the treatment of COVID-19 symptoms, in conjunction with Faripiravir for patients experiencing inflammation, but reminded users that the plant boosts the immune system and is not a cure.

@Natai Beach Oh! Is this the Thai miracle drug you were planning to take instead of the Western vaccines? This one looks promising.

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Mahidol University has issued a statement, saying it has nothing to do with claims by product advertisers that extracts from Fingerroot, or Chinese ginger (boesenbergia rotunda), can kill the virus or stop the spread of COVID-19 in humans.

 

@Natai Beach - Is this the Thai designed vaccine you were banking on? Or is there another one?

22 hours ago, Poet said:

Every survey in the West shows that there is massive pent up demand for exotic foreign travel, and the savings to pay for it.

Thailand could starting ramping up back to mass tourism this summer if they simply announce that they will accept verifiably fully-innoculated visitors on the pre-pandemic visa terms (i.e. no tests, no quarantine, no paperwork, no special insurance etc). Each visitor would need to have credible verification that they received their final jab at least two weeks prior.

400 million people are fully-vaccinated, while another 400m have received a first jab and are waiting for their second. The supply is growing and we expect to have a billion fully-vaccinated humans by the end of June.

The current hold up is the official verification schemes. Israel launched theirs in February, the UK launched theirs earlier this month, and the EU are beta-testing theirs, individual governments will probably roll it out during July. All national schemes will provide the basic info that Thailand needs to know that the holder is not a biological threat to Thailand: date of shot(s) and type of vaccine(s).

To have any sort of high season this year, Thailand should announce during June that, from the second half of the year (July 1st), the doors are wide open to fully-vaccinated tourists who arrive on planes carrying only fully-vaccinated passengers and crew. They won't get anywhere near 2019 levels this year but it will be a start, will give them some sort of high season, will kickstart a complicated industry that has stalled badly, and will pre-empt regional competitors eager to leapfrog them.

 

Problem with this approach will inevitably be that vaccinated foreign tourists will still be carrying on occasion the virus. Maybe more virulent strains. Maybe even previously unknowns strains.

These can still start deadly clusters in the unvaccinated population.

Therefore the key is really that the 50 million or so Thais of age need to be fully vaccinated..

And we can all guess how long that will take. I'm guessing 3 years from when they actually start in earnest

@Natai Beach what is the status of the Thai designed vaccines you were waiting for? 

10 minutes ago, tonray said:

She has that "I'm the second cousin of someone very famous and that's how I got this job" look

Indeed. Was my first thought, too. I like the Thai ladies with what I call cute frog mouth. Best lips.

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

But a drain on the ar*e pocket I bet

More than just the pocket...

57 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

By Praphorn Praphornkul

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Responding to concerns about the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline as the budget for the 2022 fiscal year is lower than the budget deficit, the government has confirmed that there are measures to support investment from other capital resources, and the issue will be clarified in the House of Representatives.

She's easy on the eyes.

6 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Its more important that everyone gets the first vaccine than some get both... 

 

So, from that perspective the announcement makes sense. 

 

But.....  Just ensure there are sufficient doest with adequate distribution to ensure everyone has both doses with the correct internationally recognised time frame. 

 

Why does Thailand have to go about everything in such a half arsed way then make these announcements as if its ok ??? 

 

A consistent reminder of the juvenile approach to accountability of those in charge. 

And a regular, almost daily reminder of how poor the Thai education system is.

23 minutes ago, AlfHuy said:

Yes, a mate from India just opened a Chinese Restaurant in Thailand with his Russian wife. Very international.

On first read, looks like a money laundering business LOL (just kidding)

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai Rath had a feature that suggested foreigners - especially potential Chinese and Russian condo buyers - were desperate to come to Thailand to snap up property.

I called it many times, and even at the start of the pandemic.

Chinese will be looking to aggressively buy up whatever they can - including businesses (and even tourism focused businesses). 

If the Thais incentivise people to come by loosening up the land ownership rules, the place will be overrun with PRC Chinese in the next 2-3 years.

All your favorite pubs will be converted into hot pot stalls and tea shops and other such nonsense.

Enjoy the country now whilst it's still possible.

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Humans have free will, and it would be a bit pointless if God stepped in everytime someone did something that hurt another to stop it.

I'm not really into theology. But, why would a perfect being, omnipotent and "good" concoct such a system where people have free will to destroy themselves and others?

I've heard the rebuttals before - which usually go like this: "It is not for us mortals to understand our god" which I find objectionable

4 hours ago, EricTh said:

Yes, Thailand did a great job in the first two waves but failed badly in the third wave so stop patting yourself.

 

Other Asian countries like China, HK, Vietnam, Taiwan, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore have much lower total virus count.

 

The vaccine rollout was also too slow and messy.

 

 

Please don't quote anything about China other than the fact that they lie on reflex, are never transparent and have clearly hid any damaging info from the international community.

Of course, it would be smart for any sex workers to receive the vaccine, but difficult in Thailand.

In countries where sex workers are registered as such, it's easy to prioritise them. However, in Thailand, there millions of women in the trade (overtly and covertly) but the Thai establishment would rather save face by pretending there is no prostitution problem in the country, so nobody is registered. And, even if they were, the Thais would lose face by making it known they are prioritising sex workers in preparation for the reopening the economy.

What would that say to the world about Thailand?

FACE rules all here. Not logic.

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

‘Phuket Must Win’ must close

 

PHUKET: The ‘Phuket Must Win’ web portal for people on the island to register to receive a state-provided COVID-19 vaccination will no longer accept registrations from Thais from June 5, and no longer receive registrations of foreigners after Tuesday (May 25).

 

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-must-win-must-close-80088.php

More of the magical, world-class, highly organised, transparent, and efficient Thai covid response posters keep telling us about ...

Surely if there was a God, all this death and destruction would not affect innocent people. There is no God, and the sooner we wake up from this ancient cartoonish nonsense, realize most people are inherently evil and selfish and protect ourselves accordingly, we will continue to suffer.

48 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

The 100,637 COVID cases Thailand has reported just since April 1 compares to the broader cumulative total of 129,500 now dating back to the start of the pandemic in early 2020.

 

In other words, Thailand has incurred more than three times as many COVID cases just in the past nearly two months as the country did (28,863) in the prior 15 months.

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/KhaosodEnglish/posts/4346825472003018

 

Gosh. It only means that if we are silly enough to believe the earlier numbers (or current ones, for that matter) are reasonably accurate. 

On 5/20/2021 at 5:24 PM, hotchilli said:

They haven't learnt a damned thing, all they can talk about is getting tourism re-started in certain locations... same old business model.

They don't have the capacity to re-think Thailands economy and have tourism as a nice bonus. Generals in pin-stripe don't have the brains to be in charge of a country... they only know how to rape & pillage its fortune.

 

Rice farmers in suits