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"Billionaire top cop"! And here I was thinking that cops aren't well paid.

Here comes corruption. Saw it happen in South Africa. 

"advocated for discussions between the conflicting parties."

It's not "conflicting parties ", it's simply one party attacking another.

It's difficult to fathom just how far this government will strive to embarrass itself.

On 11/23/2021 at 10:25 AM, webfact said:

Find the missing TEN MILLION and get them jabbed - Thailand hunts the unvaccinated

 

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Thailand is determined to vaccinate what have been described as the missing ten million.

 

These are people who are either hesitant, outright anti-vaxxers or people who have been unable to get even a single Covid-19 jab. 

 

In order for the country to achieve its aim of 100 million doses by the end of the year and targets of as close to 100% first dose as possible, the Ministry of Public Health are mobilizing its forces to target the missing 10 million.

 

Official Kiatphoom  Wongjarit told TNN that persuasion would be used.

 

But there would also be a mild threat that those not vaccinated would be unable to do things that the vaccinated can.

 

This measure is been seen widely across Europe to get hesitant people and outright anti-vaxxers jabbed for the benefit of the majority. 

 

Austria is even going the full hog in demanding that everyone is vaccinated as a legal requirement after a huge spike in cases there. 

 

Thailand is yet to suggest such measures with persuasion still the buzzword. 

 

But as the country opens and cases of infection could reasonably be expected to spike again as in Europe and elsewhere, the Thai authorities may get more dynamic, suggest ASEAN NOW.

 

For now it's "softly-softly" but with a government that has been seen to unleash draconian measures on the people with extended curfews and emergency decrees, anything could be possible. 

 

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Good idea to stop publishing new infections, but publishing deaths should continue for now.

"the Ministry of Public Health are mobilizing its forces to target the missing 10 million.", and yet, children under 12 cannot be vaccinated yet.

6 hours ago, Doctor Tom said:

They could restrict it to the building of say one official family holding and dwelling of say 1 Rai maximum

This is an excellent suggestion. I would like to buy a small piece of land and build a house on it for my family, Thai wife and three Thai children. 

Hasn't the Thailand Tax Division heard of lifestyle audits? Oh, sorry, that Division is is probably littered with corruption as well.

The sale of property and cars will no doubt feed the pockets of other cops.

Poor title to this article. It's already happening. 

I visited Chonburi hospital a week ago. They told me only Thais, no foreigners. At the school where I work, only the Thai teachers have been vaccinated, no foreigner teachers.

I read somewhere that they are thinking of locking the country down in two months time, if things get worse. Surely now is the time to do it, or am I missing something?

7 hours ago, webfact said:

No lockdown in Samut Sakhon, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat: PM

 

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Thailand’s Prime Minister on Tuesday confirmed there is no lockdown in Samut Sakhon, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat.

 

The clarification comes after Deputy Public Health Minister and MP for Rayong province, Satit Pitutacha, posted on Facebook on Monday evening, thanking the PM for approving the proposal to lockdown the aforementioned provinces. 

 

However, on Tuesday morning, the PM said no lockdown is in place in the five provinces or anywhere else in Thailand, TNA MCOT reported.

 

This was reiterated by Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesperson Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin during the daily COVID-19 briefing.

 

Dr Taweesin said that while the provinces were operating at the “highest and intensifying level of control”, no lockdown was in place.

 

Late on Monday, Chonburi governor Phakthorn Thianchai announced a number of provincial restrictions aimed at helping to limit the spread of the virus. 

 

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Extremely confusing 

Not sure how closing the malls 1 hour earlier is going to help ????

Agreed, the migrant workers and possibly immigration officials are to blame, and that must be sorted out, but to continue bleating about it doesn't help Thailand. What the government needs to do now is contain the situation, urgently. Personally, I think that the whole country should be placed into immediate lockdown until at least Jan 3, then review the situation. Hopefully, people will then take this situation more seriously, particularly migrant workers and immigration officials. 

Throw these illegal border crossers in jail for at least one year.