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2 hours ago, w94005m said:
I expect our Embassies will sort out this disparity (????) in how Thai citizens have been treated outside of Thailand, where they have had equal priority and those at risk of dying have been first in the queue.
I wouldn't bank on that!
Might "rock the boat a little" old chap!
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3 hours ago, Thingamabob said:
Plenty of references to Chinese and Australians. I suppose we are being led to believe no others were involved.
Well, no Thai would do something like that...
8 hours ago, trainman34014 said:Ship's Pilot or Aircraft Pilot involved...........and if they know who he is then why not name him ?
A ships pilot is basically the chap who comes aboard to con the ship into harbour and park it. I suspect that something was lost in translation there - shipowner, shipping agent or ships captain perhaps?
The only pilot I have had had dealings with was while transiting the Corinth Canal on a 65 foot sail training yacht I was mate on. Stavros got on, <deleted> as a fart, spent the whole journey topping himself up from a flask of ouzo, got off at the other end and promptly went <deleted> over tit on the jetty.
Aircraft pilots are easier to spot on the "radar". As the old joke goes, how do you know at a cocktail party who is a pilot? Don't worry, within 5 minutes he will have come up to you and told you! Mind you, he will be the only one drinking following a checklist!
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4 hours ago, Aforek said:When you see how numerous are Thai bashers on this forum, my guess is that many would prefer to be somewhere else, but for some reason ( home country too expensive ? ) they are stuck here ; Thailand must be hell for these people , day after day ????
Whilst no doubt there are some who have managed to get trapped here, and I remember one admitting as much to me, I think you are making a mistake in conflating critical with unhappy.
I am happy here, and have explained why on several occasions. I am also very critical of many aspects of how the country is run, and of the people who run it - and am probably regarded by some as one of the premier Thai Bashers.
I like that virtually everyday there are several things that leave me chuckling, today it was two little girls who insisted on practising their English in a local small town 7/11, tomorrow it may be cynical amusement at the antics of some uniformed out of his depth buffoon laying down the law about vaccination.
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7 hours ago, Caldera said:
Saddening to see that war-mongering Israel can't keep their Thai workers safe.
For as long as the corrupt war criminal Bibi is in charge, there's no hope for peace. He should be tried in an international court for his crimes against humanity.
I wonder whether that same court (when they have a spare moment or two) could try the Hamas militants who threw the alleged homosexuals off the top of the high buildings in Gaza when they took power.
Talking of taking power, Hamas did just that, 16 years ago, and haven't even joked about holding an election since. Quite unlike the West Bank, where that shining beacon of democracy, President Abbas, is in the 17th year of his 4 year term.
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1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:
Totally agree..... Ensure those to be released are tested for Covid-19 (RT PCR Test), vaccinate them, quarantine them, then release them.
At the same time, ensure fast track vaccination of all prisoners in all prisons - this should be achieved quite easily if there is sufficient volume of vaccine.
Fast track vaccinations of all those living in high population density areas i.e. the slums, which they are doing, but more needs to be done, faster.
Fast track vaccinations at all areas where immigrant labourers work and live, as they also tend to live in high population density accommodation.
All of which make sense.
All of which requires a sufficient supply of vaccines.
There isn't a sufficient supply of vaccines.
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32 minutes ago, hotchilli said:
If only an online petition was started... showing the public disapproval.
They could harvest the data it throws up for "registration purposes"!
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7 minutes ago, Guderian said:
The only thing this dumb government hasn't U-turned on is the Phuket sandbox idiocy, the very policy that does require a 180° change of direction.
Some very "influential" "good people" have interests in Phuket. They cannot be disappointed.
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2 hours ago, club said:
If AZ cant produce 60 mil doses in 6 months (10 mil a month)starting in 2 weeks the PM will be saying "WE NO HAVE" a lot
And the chances of that are...
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4 hours ago, CALSinCM said:Why such a huge emphasis on registration over actually vaccinating the public? What's his game? It makes one wonder.
At this rate when the Farang Vaccination Application finally arrives in August, it will look like two uniformed bureaucrats sitting at a table (because the online portal will still not work) who require you to provide them with all pages from your passport, copies of your yellow book or a residency certificate, pictures of you standing in front of your house and sitting on your bed, a map to your residence, and a negative PCR test taken in the last 24 hours, and proof of sufficient funds or insurance to cover hospitalization should you have an adverse reaction to the vaccine - all in order to register for a shot. You'll then be handed a piece of paper with an appointment date in November in order to return to get a piece of paper granting you an appointment to possibly obtain a shot in 2022 dependent on at least 70% of Thai having been vaccinated first. Of course, all of this is dependent on the direction the wind is blowing, how much rain Thailand gets this year, and what side of the bed the PM work up on in the morning.
Really - what's the game?I think it is quite clear. They haven't got any vaccine. They have no real prospect of obtaining or manufacturing it in the quantities required in the timescale to meet their targets. This is because, instead of joining with the rest of the world they chose to set up their own production, sensing an opportunity to make a very large amount of money.
They are now desperately trying to come up with excuses for this.
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4 hours ago, Nojohndoe said:
IMO it is hardly a decision worth congratulating. Rather it is an inevitable decision to delay purely and simply because , as you state, there is no significant supply of vaccine available or guarantee of timely supply in any case.
Meanwhile the revelations about the prisons' internal pandemic may have created some undesirable international curiosity as to what or how to avoid criticism over "humanitarian" rights .
Could it be that vaccine that was intended for general community schemes is quickly being diverted to a panicked inoculation of the prison "community ?
I rather doubt that - they will just lie to cover up what is happening in the prisons. Let's face it, the world has known the horror story which is the filthy, brutal, corrupt Thai prison system for years and it has never bothered them!
I suspect that diversion of resources to Phuket to allow them to reopen their star tourist location is more likely - there is money to be made there! That and a failure to produce/source vaccines on the scale they have been claiming.
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22 hours ago, Neeranam said:
Why would they not want to vaccinate foreigners?
12 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:Perhaps you should ask Anutin.
He seems to be the one making the running on the topic - and his department is ultimately responsible...
11 hours ago, Neeranam said:Ask him what?
There you are are.
Clear now?
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15 hours ago, Bradmeister said:
Update the Damn Platform, stop making it hard for Everyone.
A gifted 16 year old in this day and age should be able to make a universal language "App" to register for something as simple as an inoculation Que.
THAI IMMIGATION should have every residents Personal Information and number by now. The health Ministry cant call the Ministry of Interior?
Registration for : Everyone! Learn a new word: "Everyone"
eve·ry·one
/ˈevrēˌwən/No one knows what foreigner means anymore. There is no Foreignland.
No one comes from such a place.
If people continue to label others apart from themselves we are no better off than The Atrocities against Thais, Jews, Australians, Chinese, Koreans, Americans, Phillipines or any of the haineous crimes committed during War.
The Wars are over.... there is no US and THEM......
Discrimination in Thailand needs to Stop Now.
Say No to a "Back of the Bus" Attitude and Belief!
For generations now they have undergone an education system in which everyone must pass, irrespective of their actual performance. In just about every field of endeavour, every professional occupation, nepotism, ability to pay and connections are the criteria for advancement; ability simply does not count. The place is awash with comic opera uniforms, medals and badges which even the recipients don't understand. Everything is subservient to an image, an image which supports a very small number of people at the top of society.
The result - when something like this pandemic occurs they simply do not have the beginning of a clue as to how to react. All they can do is pose, make meaninglessness and contradictory announcements for which they have neither the means nor the ability nor frankly the interest to put into place.
Meeting the challenges of this pandemic will require clear thinking, planning, clear instructions and simple hard work to make the plan and instructions work.
This bunch? Not a hope!
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A committee to speed things up!
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2 hours ago, BritManToo said:
Don't worry I suspect they don't work and aren't linked to any database.
I've been in and out several times, mostly they didn't bother asking me to finger them.
Thais love to buy stuff that doesn't work, but never admit it.
Im certain that they don't work. I have an unfortunate condition which has turned the little finger on each hand into, effectively, seized up claws. Apart from entertaining the children at school no end - little so and so's just love giving me the three finger salute - it meant iI couldn't use immigrations finger tip pad. They really couldn't care less!
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She looks an attractive young lady who it seems has an independent mind/view of certain affairs.
And yes, there are some jolly attractive young ladies in 7/11 and Tesco Lotus as well.
But then I have always held that the coming and going at shift change time at the adjoining Pizza 1112 and Swensens here in Chiang Rai would simply stop the traffic back home in the UK! So many of them are absolutely gorgeous!
It is a powerful reason for living here!
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10 hours ago, Neeranam said:
Why would they not want to vaccinate foreigners?
Perhaps you should ask Anutin.
He seems to be the one making the running on the topic - and his department is ultimately responsible...
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Not since I learnt how to make my own cider, no.
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Not if: beaches and parks are closed at the whim of whoever fancies exercising authority, not if bars and restaurants are closed, or again likely to be closed at short notice, and not if there is the faintest whiff of quarantine in any shape or form, or the requirement to purchase "special insurance" or any other special provisions from selected companies!
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27 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:
I don't see much of this at the beaches in Phuket...a few BIBs patrolling the beaches would keep the Jomtien alkies in check.
1)The beach has no air conditioning. The police station does, as do their pick up trucks.
2)Much of this diabolical activity takes place in the open air (as we have established) and at night. An environment which is rather outside the constabularies comfort zone!
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58 minutes ago, baansgr said:For anyone in doubt why beaches are closed...As soon as bar closures happen, groups of every nationality start partying on the beach....with acohol banned in restos beaches became like rave parties...even now, walking at 6am in Jomtien, groups of people with their Chang beers and Thai whiskey..what's hard to understand
Those practices can be prevented.
Beach and park closures on the scale described are simply examples of small minded people in uniforms exercising power - because they have been given the opportunity to do so.
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2 hours ago, Walkabout said:
I wonder how she looks like without make-up . . .
Better than me that's for sure...
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Rather cheering.
Pension is paid in Sterling,
online teaching in Dollars.
Oh goodie!
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Remarkably over 50% of inmates in Chiang Mai have it!
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48 minutes ago, cnx101 said:
I think only yesterday they had small area set up Saturday and yesterday then they move to another location check Chiangmai news in English on Facebook
We'll of course that makes perfect sense - as soon as word gets out that you are taking registrations at a convenient location, pack up and bug out to somewhere else!
Foreigners in Thailand can register for vaccine from June 7
in Thailand News
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I expect that it depends on how many foreigners there are "on the books". Big cities it could take some time to put it all together. Where I am registered, (rural Chiang Rai) I would doubt that there are more than a dozen of us (if that) on the books - hopefully quite quick.