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On 3/1/2021 at 3:07 PM, darksidedog said:

There never are and never have been.

If the cops, whose duty it is to uphold the law could get out there and actually stop every speeding driver and red light runner they might start to get somewhere. All the meaningless chat in the world will do absolutely zero, but it is all I have ever seen in my many years here. Sadly I suspect the 2022 and 2027 numbers will remain fairly in line with what we see now.

Exactly, Just do your job when you are on duty!!!  I've travelled all over the planet, but surely Thai police is the most inefficient ever.  

On 2/15/2021 at 2:23 AM, webfact said:

Thailand defends decision not to join COVAX vaccine alliance

By Orathai Sriring and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample from a migrant worker during proactive testing at his work place, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Samut Sakhon province in Thailand, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government on Sunday defended its decision not to join the WHO-sponsored coronavirus vaccine programme, saying that to do so would risk the country paying more for the shots and facing uncertainty about delivery times.

 

The government has been criticised by opposition politicians and protesters for lacking transparency and being too slow in procuring vaccines. While the country of 66 million people has had low numbers of cases and deaths, it is dealing with a second wave of infections.

 

Frontline health workers are to begin receiving 2 million imported Chinese Sinovac shots within a month, but mass vaccinations for the general population are not due to begin until locally produced AstraZeneca doses are ready in June.

 

Government spokesman Anucha Buraphachaisri, responding to media reports that Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country to skip the WHO's COVAX scheme, said that as a middle-income country Thailand is not eligible for free or cheap vaccines under the programme.

 

"Buying vaccines directly from the manufacturers is an appropriate choice... as it's more flexible," Anucha said.

 

"If Thailand wants to join the COVAX program, it will have to pay for vaccines itself with a high budget and there is also a risk," he said, adding the country had to make an advance payment without knowing the source of vaccines and delivery dates. He did not specify the costs.

 

In all, 190 countries including have joined COVAX, which aims to ensure equitable access to vaccines during the pandemic. The scheme is jointly run by the GAVI alliance, the WHO, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and UNICEF.

 

Thailand so far has not received or produced any vaccines, even as many of its neighbours have started inoculations.

 

Thailand reported 166 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking its total of infections to 24,571, with a death toll of 80.

 

(Reporting by Orathai Sriring and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Kay Johnson and Frances Kerry)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-02-15

 

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As always, money is more important then health. They (the government) don't care about the people who they work for!

8 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

How do you know that the Thai track & trace plan works brilliantly?

They can't get it correct for parcels from Lazada/Shopee !   LOL

Well they have prevented the spread of Covid-19 quit aggressively and adequate . 

Is it just me that really don't understand why there are so many negative posts about this governments dealing with the virus. We've had 2 waves and so far (touch wood) the track and trace plan works brilliantly. They do a much better job then for example the UK and most countries in the world. It's not just luck....isn't it? I believe the discussion about it's economy recovery plan is something we should talk about, because that's a massive failure. why is there no proper financial stimulus plan for business owners that are about to lose it all, if not already lost it.  

I've lost my resort due to the pandemic. when I went to the bank to ask for a soft loan, that the government had promised to roll out, the answer was that any company with foreign director(s) will not be entitled to get a loan. Result bankruptcy 22 people jobless. Discrimination at it's finest....

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7 hours ago, webfact said:

Special Tourist Visa: 681 foreign tourists to visit Thailand in November

 

 

An upbeat governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand has said that 681 tourists will be visiting Thailand in November under the much heralded (though much criticised) Special Tourist Visa (STV) program. 

 

Yutthasak Suphasorn said that 263 tourists had completed the 14 day quarantine requirement, 134 were currently in quarantine and 284 would arrive before the end of November. 

 

The governor said that the TAT, THAi airways and hotels associations had been working on what he called the "Amazing Thailand Plus Special Package".

 

 

This was an all in one place service to make it easy for the tourists to get their air tickets, apply for their visa, find out about where to quarantine and book trips around the country once they are released. 

 

The TAT data announced yesterday was correct as of 17th November.

 

 

Thailand would normally be welcoming around 3 million tourists in November but the pandemic has ended that. 

 

Nation TV went with the upbeat message with a caption on their opening picture saying that Thailand was opening up to tourism. This was accompanied by a picture of the bankrupt THAI airline.

 

 

Other file pictures showed a westerner on the beach, one jumping for joy and smiling foreigners taking selfies at a temple.

 

 

There was also one beach snap of the rear end of a horse.

 

Pictures: Nation TV / TAT

 

Source: Nation TV

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-11-20

 

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O wow 681, but that's amazing ???? ....!

16 hours ago, YetAnother said:

an extremely wealthy man , likely never saw a poor day in his life, telling others, that are now desperate, cant feed their family, little-to-no-hope 'not to panic'; pathetic; he needs to totally revamp his worthless cabinet

Very true, but how did he become a wealthy man? Not from being Prime Minister who on paper earns 125.590THB or......

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Thailand

14 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Government reputation on the line ?

That went pear shaped 6 years ago, and has gone steadily downhill !

From a doctors point of view I do understand it, but as a resort owner in Koh Samui I believe they should except some cases of Covid-19 to protect the tourism business (20%GDP). Many are going bankrupt and millions out of work!

16 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

Thaksin is back so maybe he can hit him up for a few baht!  ????

Is he?

Can someone tell me why this incompetent man is still in office? 

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