pookondee

If the name change has chased off some of the serial (Thai specific) wingers,

then im all for it.

I do notice one guy who used to moan daily about the government, PM,

brown paper bags, etc seems to have gone quiet.

Maybe he did finally leave.

5555

yeah right, they never do????

21 minutes ago, rickudon said:

Given that Covid-19 is now endemic in Thailand and unlikely to be wiped out, Foreign arrivals just need a simple Vaccination/test regime - fully vaccinated, PCR test/lateral flow test 3 days before departure, lateral flow test on arrival. Maybe another lateral flow 7 days later. Minimal disruption to holiday/life.

Dont forget the BS health insurance.

Most likely a seperate policy for Covid, and both having to be Thai companies.

Many tourists will already have their own home policies paid for, therefor another 2 lots of corrupt, useless, waste of money scams will be forced on them.

11 hours ago, Kadilo said:

Some pretty big projects there showing continued confidence that tourists will return once things resume to normal. 

When is your bet that things are going to return to normal?

Call me crazy, but i cant imagine why anyone in their right mind would invest in a property that could possibly sit 80% vacant for another 1-2 years.

12 hours ago, Will27 said:

What about the people who don't want to leave?

The convo is about attracting tourists to Thailand.

In this case, im talking flights from Sydney to Bangkok, but Australians are not allowed to leave Australia anyway.

Not sure what you are getting at?

The easy answer is, anyone who doesnt want to leave can stay where they are.

Word around Isaan is that he is coming back to lead them out of Covid.

So no doubt hes been fast at it making more empty promises.

I just can fathom how/why those folk keep believing him

12 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

No no no, dozens of posters were clear that the numbers were fake.  Just curious to hear from one of them why things have changed, why we aren't still lying and saying it's fine.

There will be droves of them here soon,

stating that Covid has got so far out of hand that the Thai authorities couldn't possibly hide it any longer????

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Yes, Imagine if they faced a "real army"..................like the Taliban or the Viet Cong , they would probably have to disappear under the cover of darkness , no match for a proper army.....................these Thais ????

Thailand vs. Taliban or Viet Cong? 

thats a bit like putting Manny Pacman up against Tyson Fury. 

As far as dissapearing under darkness goes maybe Thailand vs. The French would be a fairer match ????

4 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Indeed. My MIL hated me so it was not the best atmosphere to be living in. Add a ratbag nephew to the mix and it was quite toxic.

In the end the only solution was to leave.

Let me guess..

The MIL usually hates you because you 

"give to little".

The ratbag nephew, continually asks for money which you know will be spent on YaBa, hence your answer .... off.

Been there done that myself.

 If you are in Isaan I doubt the circumstances ever change much.

9 hours ago, TooMuchTime said:

About time they put in some common sense and open up everything.

 

Afraid of the virus?  Stay home and let normal people have fun.

 

Just toss some VAX and/or ivermectin to the Thais to make them feel better. VAX "worked" in US and ivermectin worked in India.  Odd that the death rate is pretty much identical between every country and they all did different things.

 

The asymptomatic pandemic needs to end sometime.  Money is drying up for those who control everything.

"Money is drying up for those who control everything"

If its like that in Thailand, then i call it Thailand's good luck.

Just about everywhere else, those who control everything must be making an absolute killing.

That would be why (in certain places) they do not want it to end any time soon, and are doing everything they possibly can towards that cause.

14 hours ago, Bad boy 561 said:

What could you possibly spend$1,200 a day on in Phuket ?

something thats normally worth 300baht?

7 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Many people are too cheap to fund their own flights and endure long wait times waiting for a repatriation flights

ok that makes sense.

So are you saying the repatriation flights are free? 

40 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

What long wait ?.

 

I have friends (family of 5) decided late last month to pack up go back home to Aus... They qrrived home on Wednesday.

We have been told the weekly capped numbers of Aussies allowed back in Australia has recently been halved.

There are apparently 40k waiting to get back in, if you believe that, although its strange they have been quoting that same figure for some time now.

Exactly how long the wait is to get into a quarantine hotel is, i dont know.

I guess it also depends on arranging a flight to coincide at the right time.

But any news/information that doesnt fit the panic narrative is not exactly welcome here in Australia.

If your friends were able to get in that quick, its good luck to them.

We have heard stories of many people having to country hop, running out of money, while they are trying to arrange a flight and quarantine to syncronise getting back into Australia

19 hours ago, Pracha Duang said:

There are many Thais that would happily forfeit their place in the "vaccine line" to wanting foreigners. My wife and I were both educated at Stanford University in the USA and want nothing to do with the vaccine. I would get it if forced but my wife, who is Thai  ( IQ 200+++) , would rather die than get the jab. The Thai government should set something up so that Thai citizens can transfer their right to vaccination to anyone that wants it regardless of where they come from.

Well ive had a vaccine, it was fine.

There is anything up to 1 in 3 million chance of having complications from a vaccination.

And only had to take that chance ONCE.

However, You take the risk of catching covid EVERY time you walk out your door in Thailand,

and a vaccine will largely prevent any infection from becoming fatal.

(I havent got a 200++++ IQ but even i can work that out)

4 minutes ago, AndyFoxy said:

Robert Muldoon on Australian colours after the underarm incident...."it was an act of true cowardice and I consider it appropriate that the Australian team were wearing yellow".

 

Thats funny. 

Id actually die to be a New Zealander right about now.

At least they are allowed to leave their own country, they are probably even letting their own citizens back in ????

There must be 1000s of bargirls trying to get into Phuket to have a crack at foriegn $.

Have you ever tried to prevent a Thai from their food bowl?

These army gaurds are going to need some big bazookas

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Hmmm.... The Chinese managed to get vaccines for their citizens in Thailand. The French managed to get vaccines for their citizens in Thailand. The Swiss managed to get vaccines for their citizens in Thailand.

 

Are Australia and their Embassy officials so inept that they can't manage to do something that several other countries have managed to do for their foreign nationals in Thailand?  Or perhaps they're simply not interested in attempting to fix the problem.

 

 

Err.. they will not even let their own citizens enter Australia without a long wait..

and as such, are forcing people to country hop wherever they can, like a stateless person 

So do you seriously think they are going to do anything at all to help Aussies overseas?

17 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Someone would have to be a particularly pathetic individual to become offended by this... 

Maybe pathetic, the scores of Australians who refuse to vaccinate

scared of a bitty needle?

they believe crackpot conspiracy theories?

well, they refuse the jab, but also refuse to get out and protest against their government, so the penal colony will remain just that.

so yes..definately, Pathetic is a fitting word.

4 hours ago, smedly said:

How are these people being infected ?????

 

I have said this before and will repeat it 

 

There must be community covid infections in Phuket - the lack of detail in these reports stinks of a coverup

 

How many random tests were carried in Phuket since 1st July - I would have thought this a priority to maintain sandbox integrety and safety

 

we have fully vaccinated tourists mixing with locals and they are picking up infections - why 

Would you really trust their ability to ensure ALL Thais that come into contact with the "tourists" are Covid free?

I certainly wouldnt.