Mr Meeseeks

1 hour ago, Estrada said:

It came from the AstraZeneca Manufacturing plant in South Korea. Politicians would like to administer the shots straight away, however the have to conform the the ISO quality control procedures.

 

ISO procedures? What are you on about?

ISO is the International Standards Organization, and ISO standards are internationally recognised standards. The vaccine may well have been made in an laboratory or facility accredited to ISO standards (such as ISO9001 for quality management), but that has no relevance on its use in or importation to Thailand nor is it a valid reason or excuse why the vaccine cannot be used.

ISO standards are a total joke in Thailand anyway. Most auditors are clueless and the interpretation of the standards, because they are translated from English, is wrong, misunderstood or deliberately ignored to save face.  

15 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

 

Yes. And also never flush the tissue down the toilet but rather toss in the bin... 

 

The mysteries of Thailand 

That is because, much like the leaders of this country, the plumbing is inadequate and not up to the task!

????

40 minutes ago, sambum said:

So surely this is not a technical  problem, but an administrative one?  If they can't even diagnose a problem correctly, what chance have they got of solving it?

They are thick and are arrogant so assume everyone else is as thick as they are mate. 

For me, there has been another issue we don't know about and this is the cover up excuse. 

1 hour ago, kevc said:

I bet none of those against it are out of work or queuing for hand outs.

But many more will be out of work or queuing for hand-outs if it happens and causes a major outbreak.

59 minutes ago, mikebell said:

I counted NINE vehicles telescoped into each other on the 7 near Pattaya.

I travel that route maybe twice weekly and see those types of accidents so often I have lost count.

On the last trip I had one of the inadequate man-children driving one of those hi-end Toyota people carriers deliberately undertake and pull in front and brake check me in the outside lane when I was doing a steady 120kph in traffic. I am going to assume that he got annoyed with something because his brain cannot function like a normal adult and had to do something to 'prove' his masculinity.

They will never solve the problems on the road here mainly because their face-saving and groveling culture prevents it, and because they are simply incompetent, corrupt, lazy and useless in general.

With these latest figures, and given TG had a debt of about thb350 billion prior to COVID, the total debt must be nudging thb500 billion now. 

????

10 hours ago, Peabody said:

"Nattaphol was then sentenced to 7 years 16 months in jail according to reports and print media in Thailand said he was taken off to jail. "

 

So 8 years, 4 months??

Looks like they need maths teachers as well.

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Can't see that myself,

When I came here as a single guy in 2009 I was spending 60kbht/month+

Now as a family of 4 in 2021, I spend around 40kbht/month.

Inflation for most expenses in Thailand over the past 11 years seems minimal, some significant costs have even become cheaper.

Assuming these old folk own their own land and grow a bit of fruit and veg on the side, there is no reason to assume their expenses will increase significantly.

Fair comment however I'm far less optimistic and tend to think in cycles. 

Thailand certainly may be more immune to the economic insanity going on in the West at the moment, however it will affect all countries thanks to globalisation.

Last time we saw looming economic crises of this magnitude at the start of the 20th century it ended up in tears, no reason that the outcome will be any different this time.

On 2/16/2021 at 4:03 PM, jacko45k said:

Good , at least someone is helping those in need. 

Shouldn't that be the job of the government, not foreign temporary visitors?

4 hours ago, Matreusse said:

Perhaps the UK government doesn't receive many extradition requests from Thailand.  The UK doesn't extradite unilaterally.

It has received several, most recently for Yingluck, and that was ignored or declined.

The point being the UK will happily extradite its own citizens on a whim to a developing country with an abysmal human rights record, a dysfunctional and corrupt justice system, a military government etc. but refuses to honour extradition requests for Thais based on the aforementioned criteria.

5 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

They just can't help themselves (to help themselves). Thailand truly is a basket case. Later this year we'll be reading about the corruption ridden Covid-19 vaccination fiasco ....

Yep.

They rob off each other with total disregard and immorality imagine what they do to foreigners?

I don't trust even one of them and i has served me well in 30 odd years here. 

Always assume they are ripping you off, until proven otherwise.

4 hours ago, Per Norstedt said:

Think we see the last desperate wishfull thinking. Who want to visit Thailand anymore. They have cheated tourists for decades,  and i don't feel sorry for them at all. 

This is the correct answer.

They deserve everything they are getting and it is only going to get much worse.

And isn't it ironic, don't you think?

On 2/18/2021 at 5:05 PM, smutcakes said:

How is the Police station case with Suthep coming along....

Incredible how many posters on here supported this gangster as he destabilised the elected Govt. and paved way for the 2014 coup.