the green light

1 minute ago, spidermike007 said:

This is the biggest nothing to happen in awhile. It literally means nothing. One case. Big deal. It is a nothing burger. 

 

The alarmists will scream about the dangers, the risks, the astounding amount of undetected cases. And if that is the case, one wonders where is the Zombie Apocalypse? 

 

Open the nation up to tourism. One lab test at home and one antigen test at the airport. All good. You are healthy. Have a nice time. No other requirements. If you guys are serious about reviving the industry. 

 

Thanks for coming. Spend alot of money! Help us create jobs again. 

how stupid these french people to spend all the money to do what ?

now they will have to go home..plus they will be quarantine again.

apparently they are rich enoguh to have a residence in Kho Samui.

THe problem is the government has no brain , and filled with medivial VOO DOO things

If you do not test your own people how can you blame the foreigner to bring the virus in thailand.. 

Can't wait to hear that one of the chinese has covid-19

18 minutes ago, polpott said:

If there were asymptomatic people wandering around the community they would be spreading it to others. Some of them would become sick and some would die. Your argument has no logic. Where are the overflowing hospitals? Where are the dead bodies?

both of you are wrong.

get covid 19 does not mean you will die.

most of the people recover 

But to prevent the spread of Covid-19 you need to do a thorough test...there is no way to do distancing. and how far..this virus is airbone.. it will get you on the plane in a restuarant or 

a restaurant

8 hours ago, daveAustin said:

What happens when 7 billion people have covid and Thailand is still saying zero cases? What would that mean? 

It means that the thai government is <deleted>..ing idiots with medevial thought between their ears.

It really mean that the Thai population were not tested well.. and there are a lot COVID 19 Thai Zombies walking around....HAHA

Instead of worry about the foreigners better your own people better. How stupid this frenc couple to spend all kind of money and get the covid 19.Better go home otherwise they will dump more money

what hppennedto the 14 days self quarantine

JUST CAN"T WAIT TO HEAR when ONE OF THE CHINESE GOT COVID19 too

1 minute ago, DPKANKAN said:

One of my friends got back to town last week. Works offshore and eventually his company got him on a repatriation flight from UK to here. Quarantine hotel cost was 50,000 baht per week charge.

 

Ridiculous charging scamming costs!!????????????????????????????????

plus the testing which cost another bht 10k...and if they did not get enough money, they can force you another week quarantine  .In US dollars, you are looking $10k to get out of quarantine and that is not having a honey next to you.

a total scam --once they got you prepare to spend more money.

MyThai friend who was quarantine last month in Bangkok spend Bht100k before she went to Chiang MAi wher she lived.

For a farang, the Thai eyes don't look like the smiling eyes but full of dollar signS

UNless you are a dreamer and rich, go ahead and buy yourself a prison cell for 21 days and pay for it.

20 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Maybe now while you are waiting for the foreign tourists to return you can give serious thought to not biting the hand that feeds you!

It is funny how they can come up with number. There are zero tourists coming into thailand. this number  would be 100% of the business going under.. where is the money is coming from paying the staff and do nothing. 47% staff reduction. where did they get the money to pay 53% of their staff.

This sory is not realizstic.. they should use the 100 % or zero nobody is coming into thailand. again.

10 hours ago, fangless said:

I do feel sorry for the man but you don't think the Mirror is going to let the facts get in the way of a good "tug at the heart stings" story do you?

 

that is life.

the world "could die"  should be replace with " will die  ".

Let us assume he has money.. so the best his family cares for him is pay the money for his care and make arrangement for his death. that is it.

SO why is his family worry about him now.. when he left them to live in Thailand as a retiree. working as a free lance means that he is retired and don't have a lot of money.

There is nothing and nobody to blame the Thai govenment or any govenment for that matter. COVID 19 has restricted  everybody.

Every magaxine paints a rosy pictures about expat in any country. A lot of people enjoyed Thailand for a good many years wither working in China , or doing free lance work.. and most of the ex-marines are attracted to the thai girl.. easy to get them with small money, cheap food and liquor. Most of all, the easiness of the Thai govenment to let you move around . Also, Thailand has attracted thugs and criminals . 

Now with COVID 19 all has changed.. Ex pat does not sound great anymore. Most ex-pat must have a plan B. you are in Thailand to live then stay there and dont' leave.

If you are expat and outside Thailand- forget it you are not coming back for a good year and pay a lot of money. Best to liquidity your apartment in Bangkok and your visa will expire anyhow,

if you have health issue then leave thailand for few years. Dont wait till it get worse.

and there will be no airlines who will take you in a casket either.

The Thai expat life is destroyed..go to plan B

9 hours ago, colinneil said:

You ask why the Embassy is not helping him.

The answer is simple, they dont give a s++t about British citizens here.

simple:

Embasssy are in foreign countries to take care of the interest of rich companies,, government offical and their employess.

they do not care a sh..t about expat. or short term tourists.  they are there to make money - notoraizing, adding pages to passport from other.

1st ,this guy is obviously very sick.. what is he doing in Thailand. he should have left to home and be close to his family. It is not something that came suddenly, I am sure that his health was failingfor a while ..there are signs.

2nd. suprise that the corona virus did not get him

3rd. the Thai government will not hold him back.

4th. the problem is transportation.. there are no commercial flight to thailand .. 

5th. the only way is for the US givernment to bring him home in one of their planes. that costs a lots of money.  and who is going to pay for it ???

6th.do not know what kind of visa this guy has to be in thailand.

obviously retired visa.

This isutation is not the first and will not be the last. this is the price you pay for being  an expat. It is health..and where are you going to get treated and where are you going to die?

I feel sorry for the guy but there is no airlines who can take him home, even if he has insurance to bring him home in a casket. there is no airlines who will do that now.

All expat life in thailand has been turned upside down. the one in Thailand can't visiti home or leave for medical emergency because they cannot come back

and the one outside the country can't come back in and they still have to maintain residency in thailand and one abroad.

COvid19 changes all the rules now

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this government is not making easier for people to come back to thailand

they do not want anybody back...now or not in the near future.

but the problem is noboxy will venture to thiland

because other government know that Thailand played game withthe covid numbers. and they have not  done much testing. 

even if I permitted to go back which I can- have a spouse and pay for the quarantine...i will be hesitant to venture in thailand for fear of getting the virus. 

I will need to stay in thailand for a good 6 month. I can't take the family on a holiday in thailand. and see theirgrandparents. 

The Covid 19 treatement is going through established procedures and guidelines,  and perphaps there will be some containment drugs before the vaccine. It will help a little but

I think people will not flock to thailand like they did before.  

For sure the chinese, they have only one week holiday.

1 minute ago, the green light said:

the HAHA on you

for expat-- they got your baht800,000 ,and they do not want you back to renew your visa.

they do not want expat..they are treated as tourist because they visa will expire.  HAHA

got your money you suckker.

for the richy richy expat...clean up you apartment in bangkok and put every thing in storage..you wont be back to thailand for another year.

 

for the stupid farang  who send money to the ugly girls.. let it go - don't send any...those girls will survive .... . not to worry there will be more in sight. these honeys will not find a replacement for a good year. be strong in heart

 

save your money and restart again.. as a tourist.. your expat kingdom is destroyed.. save all your money .it is going to take either a good year, a new government, vaccine will not help thailand becasue this government is bad.

they just don't like farang now.. Before, they needed the farang to teach their people english and western culture. they do not want that now.

 

HAHA TO ALL of you suckers who are still thinking to return soon..It will not happenned

give it a good year -nobody beleive the thai government with their covid19 numbers.

and more for the expat living in thailand with the girls having a business depending on farang tourist to spnd their money. you are basically out of business. unless yo ucan live on the money you made couging the tourist farangs before COvid-19

and for the poor expat- just don't get sick. start eating pad thai and a Bht100/meal to survive. no more Fancy stop over at the local pub.

1 minute ago, the green light said:

 

 

 

 

On 9/2/2020 at 5:29 PM, sammieuk1 said:

Foreign tourists not welcome yet just send your money via Western Union and save us locking you up for 14 days ????  

the HAHA on you

for expat-- they got your baht800,000 ,and they do not want you back to renew your visa.

they do not want expat..they are treated as tourist because they visa will expire.  HAHA

got your money you suckker.

for the richy richy expat...clean up you apartment in bangkok and put every thing in storage..you wont be back to thailand for another year.

for the stupid farang  who send money to the ugly girls.. let it go - don't send any...those girls will survive .... . not to worry there will be more in sight. these honeys will not find a replacement for a good year. be strong in heart

save your money and restart again.. as a tourist.. your expat kingdom is destroyed.. save all your money .it is going to take either a good year, a new government, vaccine will not help thailand becasue this government is bad.

they just don't like farang now.. Before, they needed the farang to teach their people english and western culture. they do not want that now.

HAHA TO ALL of you suckers who are still thinking to return soon..It will not happenned

give it a good year -nobody beleive the thai government with their covid19 numbers.

9 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

So you are prepared to pay hundreds of thousands of baht and jump through hoops to return. The more people who go down this road the longer the government will keep the lockdown in place.

you must one of those very and super rich expat.. are you willing to spend $3000 on the quarantine locked in a room for 14 days.. that is throwing money away.. what happenned  the hotel that you are quarantine got you infected.. be prepare to pay at least $10,000 more for hospital and more quarantine

you must be  either stupid or crazy in love with Prayut and Pad thai and ugly girls....

On 9/2/2020 at 2:05 PM, Zikomat said:

Bye bye “phuket model”.

another stupid idea

*bubble countries

*phuket model

* the 5 R

*extend visa not extend visa

*expat cannot come back to thailand.

and so many other crazy idea.  they never works

the government is hiding something. either they have not doen a good job testing the thais or thy have fakes their numbers. like china

and last, they wan the farang to pay for the preventive and testing.

no matter who they let in..... the quarantine is the killer expense.. $2500

for 14 days in phuket locked in your room.. how fun?????

12 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Contact tracer's nightmare I would imagine!

at least they can't blame the dirty farangs.

this guy was in contact with just Thai

it means that either the government is lying on the number of positive covid19 cases or 

they are not doing enough testing to warrant the numbers.

so may be people will finally realize that the government does not know what they are doing = cow manure in and cow manure out.. same old same

On 8/21/2020 at 5:47 AM, Travelanimal said:

Finally some sense prevails . They should test at airport and if negative send them 7 days In qurantine rather than 15 

you guys misread ..it is 21 days at a 5 star hotel with limited access with at leasr 3 tests,, 

then you come to thailand for 30 days  tou are ready to go home with screaming kids

cost for this nonsense= $3000 per person 

for what???? to please the rouyal elite that owns the hotels in phuket

hahaha to you stupid idiots in the government-- nobody will come

On 8/28/2020 at 7:32 AM, SteveK said:

Don't say that. This government is very smart, well-educated, generous and loves the Thai people passionately. They've just had a bit of bad luck. Could happen to anyone.

close the country  and wait for the infection to come back.. them you cant blame anybody but the government.

another government broken promise.

On 8/28/2020 at 7:16 AM, alyx said:

I can see many residents fainting ...some of them going into coma

No noise...so everyone is calm and reassured

you forgot --NO money...

Phuket lives on the tourism industry and it is dead . NOthing is happening.

first of all.. these are stupid people saying stupid things. another level of propaganda. of nothing. since the government can't do anything for their people. no job and no money and blame the farang

a family of 4 taking 2 weeks holiday in Phuket will cost them besides  the airline ticker.

Bht 70,000 per person for the quarantine- locked in their room with the 14 days with a a 15 minutes walk in the garden per day. we are talking a good $10,000 before enjoying the beaches locked in their room with screaming kids. then they are ready to go home..

Either they are so smart and the rest of the world is SO SO SO stupid...I doubt that.

this government only interested to cater to the royal families and their holdings only which could be in luxury hotels in Phuket...the pool worker from Easan trying to make a living-- forget him. at least " you are not infected"

instead blabber stupidity..these officials need to look at data. how many tourist they got each month last year, size of family, country of origin, lenght of stay, how they travel and and how much they spend by looking at tax collection for these month  and many more questions.....they have all that

then add in the model the 14quarantene and the cost per person....

I can predict the result  zero tourists arrival

they can assure the zero infection to the thai people  because there are zero tourists arrival  5555 to the poor suckers in phuket--no money and no job but you are not infection and go to temple to get food. 

tourists have other beach options. but no foreigners will plan a trip outside their country..because the fear that they may not return or cost them a lot of money to travel Not forget they were all out of work for 3 month too. they used their savings to live on it. then you ask them to come to thailand lay out cash to the corrupt government and their rotten royal elite another $10,000 ..for what  ?  let me laugh what is so great about thailand

On 8/28/2020 at 7:10 AM, Mavideol said:

so what is it ?  first the 5 S's, then 5 R's and the 5 T's and now the 5 BS weekly update, we do need a good laugh because TGIF.... they can't make up their mind, they just throw words out there without even thinking about what they are saying 555

let me laugh with you 5555

"covid free countries"  what is that.? there is no country that is free from covid19..unless t

that means ==.> we do not want farangs, arabs,  indian, koreans, japanese, and african

what is left is CHinese.. I am sure that they are convincing china to declasre free of covid 19

why not a dictaroship country to another. both manipulate the number their people and their currency.

Again 5555 for the stupidity of the thai government and their idiots in Phuket.

No NO stupid tourist will spend $3000 on quanrantine...locked in an island, and most tourist have 2 weeks vacation..how that will work.

11 minutes ago, tribalfusion001 said:

This is the real knock on effect that many people disregard, the supply chains to any failed businesses. It's the same in city centres where people are working from home, local businesses around offices are struggling or closing in the UK and other countries.

 

The list goes on, motorcycle taxis, taxis, cleaners, food suppliers, security staff and goes all the way back to electric companies, water companies and collection of taxes/vat.

I feel that the governmet is hiding the real number of infections. They started a propaganda mission to blame their infection on the dirty farang and convinced the public of that.

The quarantine is totally stupid .The only people who are suffering are the returning thais.

living abroad any want to come back and enjoy a month of fun in thailand. They have to pay Bht 70,000 to just enter the door. _NO WAY IT WILL HAPPEN.

Farangs - not coming either .. the rich farangs have a 2 week vacation, and the poor are the backpackers --they do not have the upfront money to come in.

The japanese- are not going to get stuck in a hotel for 2 weeks either. unless they can do the business from the hotels

The chinesse--they don't have time and money.. they go on vacation unless it is a cheap place to go..that will not happenned.

For the sex tourists travellers -  people can go to the philippinnes.. they got cheap honeys there.

The government will not change their mind.. and it is coming from the Royal positon higher up in the government. the economy is totally down the drain.. the bank is pushing the baht higher and ther is no guarantee that a country can control th virus. SO for thailand being on standstill position  with no stimulus to help their people and being proud of no new case ,they are going on a dangerous path. 

The goernment wants to stop the flow of farangs and increase the flow of chinese. that what they were doing last year with all their stupid immigration policies. They did not realize yet that only  the farangs spend more money than any other tourist groups.

9 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:

Finally someone with the *alls and vision to say it as it is. This means that if this is true then the PM and TAT have been lying all the time.

 

It probably has already collapsed but the longer it gores on the less likely hood of a speedy recovery. It is a shame either way.

 

THere are realities that the Thai government can't accept. 

Alaready you see in the USA many retailers are going under. Who will have expected tat Hertz file bankruptcy. Hertz is considered part of te tourism industry.

Thailand will and may hae followed suit. 

There is no way any company will spend money on noreturn or very little no matter how much money they have.

What the government is doin is giving people a "fake" hope and not a sense of reality.

3 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Why would they need a Tourist Minister? 

no tourism = no minister of tourism

send him to quarantine with 10 girls