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4 hours ago, Wuvu2 said:

This is all Nancy Regan's fault!  The mountain folks used to grow opium, but had to turn to more destructive ways to make a living when the opium trade was eradicated. It's not surprising that fires are worse in a year of hard economic impact from covid.  Let em grow opium again and I bet the sky gets a lot clearer ????

Mate, really, are you serious.????????????

8 hours ago, CelticBhoy said:

"The need to scrap dual pricing was again mulled publicly last year . . . "

 

As it was the year before that, and the year before that, and the year before that, etc..

"The need to scrap dual pricing and not to rip off the filthy falang " as stated by the ministry of the bleeding obvious. 

Well, I suppose it's a step in the right direction. 

The Thai response to this Chinese pandemic increasingly reeks of panic and desperation as they begin to realize how much they actually rely on foreign tourism, and I dont mean Indians or Chinese. 

This appears like the classic tactic of promoting an outrageous plan to divert the greater unwashed masses from the real problems at hand.????

Time to hit the bottle shop and stock up, quarantine lockdown coming in the new year.

If the falang are "heroes", make the visa's easier to stay for long time. 

I'm not holding my breath. 

5 hours ago, quake said:

One  more brain fart idea.

Maybe, but a step in the right direction. 

It's easy to be a critic. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Tourism revenue in 2023 expected to reach 80% of 2019

By THE NATION

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects revenue in 2023 to reach 80 per cent of what was achieved in 2019.

 

Revenue earned from the tourism sector will be Bt2.5 trillion in 2023, under the plan to revive the sector in 2022 and 2023.

 

TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the Bt2.5 trillion in 2023 would amount to 80 per cent of the Bt3 trillion Thailand earned from tourism in 2019.

 

In 2021, the TAT aimed to encourage people to travel. The governor explained that his organisation would encourage numerous companies to hold more travel seminars.

 

However, Yuthasak said that the sector's recovery next year would be slow. He said 2021 would be the year to increase confidence among entrepreneurs and tourists.

 

He predicted that the first foreign groups to return to Thailand in 2021 would be Europeans, in case a Covid-19 vaccine was confirmed as successful.

 

He added that China had not allowed its citizens to travel on group tours, until a vaccine is ready. “This is what Chinese representatives told the Minister of Tourism and Sports on Wednesday,” he said.

 

He added that the tourism sector would still be an important factor in driving Thailand’s economy. The proportion of earnings generated by the sector would be 20 per cent of the gross domestic product, like in the times before Covid-19, he said.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30398677

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-11-27

 

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is this an about face (or a loss of face) with the admission that the Chinese tourists are not going to save the thai tourism industry but it will be the European tourists, which this military dictatorship government have been actively discriminating against.

I would love to revisit the Thailand i first saw in 2016 but I think everything has changed now and will never be the same.

All these new plans and schemes by the government and tat are just a continuation of what they we're trying to achieve pre covid with all the changes to requirements for the long stay visa's.

This military government no longer wants the two week millionaire tourists, no more "dirty farang" only the high quality tourists. 

I suspect that this is the first of many new requirements of this military government which is positioning itself for when the covid pandemic has passed.

This government no longer wants the western casual tourist and dont care about the short term financial and social harm caused by their new policies to the general Thai people who previously relied on foreign tourists for a living.

Myanmar is looking good now.

7 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

 

Me too!  I'm building a space dock for my ship the USS Enterprise. 

Monorail, Monorail reminds me of a Simpson's episode ????????????

8 hours ago, onebir said:

I've always wanted my very own Elite Card holder

Me too, after maybe even an elite visa to put into the holder.????

12 hours ago, Henryford said:

Why would any tourist want to put themselves through this.

Maybe these Chinese "Tourists "are being treated to a fully expenses paid holiday to demonstrate how safe it is to return to Thailand. 

Covid 19 is a ripe plum fallen into the lap of this military government, it has achieved the agenda of the government pre covid 19, now they can select who comes into Thailand, no more dirty falang.

Let me grab some popcorn and relax on my sofa.

12 hours ago, Oldie said:

Pattaya with all its nightlife is for sure the best place to allow foreigners from high risk countries to enter...

Are you serious, what nightlife?

Is it slowly becoming obvious to the military government that Thailand needs the "dirty Falang" to support the The Thailand economy. 

21 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

A 2 millimeter probe is all that's needed for this case ????

A 9mm probe would be more effective. 

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Settle down, nobody is saying the virus can be stopped. It can however be minimized and better controlled with effective measures. 

Until the next protest when thousands of people will congregate with no action from the police or the <deleted> weak politician's 

You have "signed a contract ", a legal document stating that you will pay rent in exchange for accommodation.

If you can't pay the rent then you are not entitled to the accommodation. 

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

So you don't believe in rehabilitaion? 

 

????????????????????????????

Could be the heating element is faulty. So when your thermostat is set low no power is going to the heating element so the rcd doesn't operate.

When you turn up the thermostat to heat the water, power goes to the faulty element and the rcd trips, this what it supposed to do.

7 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I guess they could of used a thai in the photo rather than a falang

You've got good eyes, cant see who it is,  very blurred.

P

So I suppose sitting on the beach drinking a beer is out.????????????