Anna Rak

The long weekend will see Thailand “bustling”

Who on earth give them that idea? the only thing bustling will be the morgues with the increased road deaths, due to lack of correct road driver training, vehicle control and I almost forgot the most important thing common sense.

More like a severe coronary Heart attack when he looked into the country's finances and saw that his brown envelope could not be filled with what was left.

AHH! In to the food business, that will keep our noses officially in the trough.

After the millions that will watch this report by Sky, I wonder how many will be rushing to book there long awaited holiday to Thailand when and if they ever reopen the boarders.

Let's see if TAT can put a figure on that. 555

If they want to put the tourist recovery plan in action, they may want to ask the media to stop showing the reports that were shown on SKYnews, they, I have no doubt will find some way of blaming someone else.

Here is the link:

https://news.sky.com/story/killer-roads-why-thailand-has-one-of-the-worst-death-rates-from-driving-in-the-world-12051841

Enjoy!!!!

I think there is a small point we are all overlooking, they don't need to install any app to track anyone, it is already in all smart phones or most other phones it's called GPS, it may be a little more time consuming to pin point your actual position but with the tech that most governments have at there disposal it's not impossible.

My first piece of advice is, remember what ever your Brown envelopes contain 30% is transferred into another Brown envelope and sent to my office. That is of course if you wish to stay in your post.

4 hours ago, ThreeEyedRaven said:

Does anyone in these ministries have a brain? Travel bubble no good, so we will replace it with a "twinning Country" system, which is essentially the same thing, but because it has a different name, all will apparently be well?

As we are all aware, Travel bubbles were rejected as a non starter by the PM, however as this new name "Twin countries" is a Thai initiative this will be acceptable, because Thailand's idea. Remember the whole world revolves around Thailand ???? Plus I forgot to mention the small matter of High Season, which IMHO will be a flop.

On 8/15/2020 at 4:58 AM, ChipButty said:

You would be going back home in a Urn

Point taken, think I will just wait till Thailand opens up again return to my domicile in Issan and go home in an Urn when I am ready.

Don't see how he has time to do fitness, when he is very busy counting his brown envelopes.

2 hours ago, gunderhill said:

Also Fusion Reactor  coming  soon with the Warp Drive.????

Made in Thailand of course. 555

Nothing new to see here, it's been going on for years and it will never stop, it may be reduced with another government but it will never stop!

At least these 2 were arrested, there are 3 activists still missing, you have to wonder what happened to them.

Thigh-land should never have changed it's name from "Siam" IMO it lost all it's mystique!! and now day by day is losing it's character, intrigue and desire for the price conscious hungry traveller.

I don't understand how this made the news, it's an old story. 

My wife was informed about this some 6 months ago, instead of the usual 5 year @ 1000bht it is now 2000bht for 10 years, atm you have a choice but I have no doubt it will become the norm. ( less work more money )

Who needs a Thai or any other passport atm no one is traveling.

19 hours ago, Anna Rak said:

Sorry I have no link, however it should be on the Sky News web site somewhere, as last night it came as Breaking news and my understanding of policy is, if quarantine is lifted for arrivals from countries then it has to be a reciprocal agreement.  

I never want to mislead people when I comment, so I have checked the HMO website and it appears that there is still inbound quarantine into Malaysia although it has been lifted the other way.

Holiday's on hold again.  ????

1 hour ago, vermin on arrival said:

Link please. I am skeptical of Malaysia allowing this to a country with as many infections as the UK has had. Is it for all travelers? I searched and found nothing on Malaysia allowing tourists from the UK with no quarantine.

 

 I found this : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/focus/2020/08/02/bubbling-with-hope-for-malaysia

 

“Our next strategy is stimulating cross-border tourism, where we welcome international arrivals from short-haul markets like Asean countries through ‘travel bubbles’, ” he tells Sunday Star. and...

 

“We are also encouraged by the recent agreement between Malaysia and Singapore to implement the Reciprocal Green Lane and Periodic Commuting Arrangement, ” Musa says.

With the agreement, cross-border travel between Malaysia and Singapore on the Causeway will be allowed from Aug 17, but only for official, business and work purposes.

Malaysia has plenty to do while waiting for the borders to open up for other countries, though."

 

So looks very limited, only for neighbors and right now restricted to business travel with Singapore. Anything more than that seems for in the future.

 

I do see that the UK has put them on the green list, but see no evidence that it is reciprocal.

Sorry I have no link, however it should be on the Sky News web site somewhere, as last night it came as Breaking news and my understanding of policy is, if quarantine is lifted for arrivals from countries then it has to be a reciprocal agreement.  

The U.K. government has removed quarantine restrictions for people arriving from Malaysia and Brunei, this will be reciprocal and I do know from many previous trips that Malaysia in particular has some beautiful beaches, so good bye Thailand's tourism industry, you have missed the boat.

5 minutes ago, onebir said:

IDK about the central bank, but won't Thai households be selling gold (to raise funds if they're affected by the recession &/ take profits)? If so, those 'exports of gold' will support the baht for a while. (And any efforts to weaken the baht by the central bank could backfire, by raising the price of gold in baht and triggering more profit-taking.) 

Surely if, (and I understand the small amounts we are talking about) there is a mass sell off of Gold to take profits it will lead to a glut of Gold on the market and in theory have a adverse affect on the price.

"Apart from tourism, sectors of the economy that are facing greater than 70% contractions include hotels, restaurants",

The quote above taken from the last paragraph from the chamber of commerce statement just goes to prove these idiots make things up as they go along.

Are Hotels not part of the tourist industry!

I have a theory! who apart from the RTP have any proof of the deceased identity, as cover ups are a plenty in LOS, Lord Lucan

springs to mind. 

Maybe Mr Julachart and his family are spending his brown envelope money in some hideaway without extradition.