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6 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya to become the next Miami and on a par with Singapore and Dubai, says mayor

 

Miami. File photo for reference only

 

Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Khunplume has revealed ambitious plans to transform the resort into a truly world class tourist destination, on a par with the likes of Dubai, Singapore and Miami.

 

Speaking to Sophon Cable TV on Tuesday, Mr Sonthaya said that the project to develop the resort (dubbed Neo Pattaya) will play an important role in the Eastern Economic Corridor, which aims to spur business, investment and development throughout the eastern seaboard.

 

When tourism finally resumes, more quality tourists, generating even more income will visit the resort, Mr Sonthaya predicted.

 

Eventually, Pattaya will become not only a better place for tourists, but will be much improved for people living and working in the city.

 

The mayor cited Singapore, Dubai and Miami as examples for Pattaya to follow in its bid to become a world class resort, which eventually would include an exciting nightlife, lots of activities for families and a diverse economy.

 

The mayor added that Old Town Naklua, Koh Larn, Bali Hai Pier, Khao Thap Phraya, Pattaya Beach Walk and Jomtien Beach have all been earmarked for redevelopment, in addition to the upgrades planned for Walking Street.

 

The news comes as local officials and business leaders, including the mayor himself, were told Pattaya must end its reliance on foreign tourism. 

 

 

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Any other fairy tales?

8 hours ago, J Town said:

The instant you see "just send money" you KNOW it's a scam.

Surely not?

8 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Somewhat myopic. 

What about the workers who support the other 78% of Thailands GDP ?

 

Point is to stop the virus at its point of entry

7 hours ago, Blumpie said:

Nobody is certain if you can or you cannot, so the worldwide assumption is that you probably can.  

Just like our vaccines may only work for a year.  

Stay tuned.

 

Dont need to share the source. Data not yet available. Will be in next few weeks.

Argument is that the vaccine prepares the immune system. When (if) you catch covid, you can fight more efficiently. Meaning fewer or even no symptoms.

But if youve caught this communicable desease, you can still pass it on. Though obviously since youve neutralised most if not all, the charge you could pass on is much reduced.

The answer is really the general answer of think in tones of grey as answers are never black and white, its rarely all or nothing, always nuanced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cannot believe I'm reading good sense from a member of this govt

Better to focus on those back roads into your wonderful kingdom.

And be grateful thete are people willing to pay $5,000 to return home.

Not worry about this strain or that - your conditions are strict enough.

Medium and long term, you can stop thinking too much about tourism as the goose is cooked there. Retrain the millions currently starving for high tech, such as design and build batteries, electric cars and of course the high priority voyage to the moon.

That's what he says, but how will he do it?

I ll start believing this fairy story when I see a schedule of vaccinations and proof it is being followed.

If Thailand wants a tourist industry, it will need to radically change its attitude to falang. 

What will push Thailand along the road to being an adult member of the world community will be the competition from other world-wide holiday destinations.

Change comes from within - start with an honest appraisal of self.

Dig two graves

23 hours ago, webfact said:

A total of 993 individuals were found to be infected out of140,429

This is 707 per 100,000, which is extremely high. Countries are put on the red list if their rate is 20 per 100,000.

We can conclude this is the cause of infection in Th (not falang as very few allowed in). 

Well at least the daily dollop of tat shows what is possible! Youd think the govt and health ministey would be pulling out ALL THE STOPS to vaccinate ecery last little Thai, but no, "sometime towards the end of next year" half the population. Bit lackadaisical considering tourism IS the economy.

Dirty old Thai people once again

Breaking the cycle starts at school. A reformed education system with educated teachers.

Sniffing up the skirts of foreigners

It's a helpful article, could almost be written by a govt spokesperson!

Reality is that everyone is connected to everyone these days, it's worldwide. And that includes politically. In the race to get your people vaccinated, the stewards (like the WHO) will make sure everyone gets to the finishing line more or less at the same time. The dots will all be joined up.

Id also imagine Thailand, having come this far, won't let in foreigners until its own people are vaccinated - all of them, not just an elite.

By the time the World is vaccinated - which won't be long, few months - we'll have answers to all the questions in the article.

And of course the security services will profit from this with tracker app.s and passport stamps etc, just as the elite are trying to profit financially now.

I'd imagine that finally, the people of Thailand will be so broke and so very bored, there'll let everyone in once the vaccines are shown to be effective.

Summer 2021? Beach Party June everybody?

It could be the much greater interest on the part of serious investors in having a fully diversified portfolio. Given the shocks and volatility and uncertainty going ahead.

7 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

It doesn't require a state of emergency to do that.

 

It merely requires maintaining, with "normal" legislation, procedures that are currently in place and  carrying out that specific task.

 

The state of emergency is now solely to justify increasingly restrictive measures, against vociferous, politically active Thai citizens......in Thailand.

 

 

Also helpful to those wanting a quiet Christmas, not being disturbed by popular revolts

50 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

How about our very own Disneyland right here in Thailand, too much?

You mean pay-to-enter cookie cutter temples?

Not to worry to much about -70° temp for mRNA vaccine. It is ok for 3 to 5 days at room temperature.

The issue is, will there be enough to go around? Cos Pfizer can make 1.3 billion next year, which will do 650m people or 10% of the world's population.

Then, you gotta hope the others in stage 3 make it through.

And finally, you expect the Thai authorities to stop trying to scam visitors and foreign residents and open up to tourists carrying immunised certificates. (Good for 20% GDP and the poorer half of the population.)

On 11/4/2020 at 7:52 AM, John Drake said:

Does he have a name? Surely, it's not a state secret.

Hungary's minister of foreign affairs and trade, Peter Szijjarto, tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Thailand for an official visit (Nov 4).

Here is what The Caneries offer:

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In order to boost tourism, the Canary Islands are also offering free medical insurance for tourists, which covers medical expenses, medical repatriation and your stay if you need to quarantine on the islands for 15 days.

The policy is offered to all tourists visiting the Canary Islands who test positive for coronavirus during their stay at “any regulated establishment”, as well as their accompanying relatives, even when the latter have not tested positive for Covid-19."

So which destination do you think tourists will be attracted.

19 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

All a bunch of falsehoods and showing what is important to them.  Not true health safety but as it says "Generating foreign income for Thailand".  This is a recurring theme.  Money Money Money, or as someone once said in a football movie starring Tom Cruise "Show me the Money".  Just a bunch of tools.  Reminds me of a Reality TV star in charge somewhere else.  Open mouth and......

And a year's suckers' covid health insurance minimum $500. The World exluding the rich is on staycations.

7 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

All a bunch of falsehoods and showing what is important to them.  Not true health safety but as it says "Generating foreign income for Thailand".  This is a recurring theme.  Money Money Money, or as someone once said in a football movie starring Tom Cruise "Show me the Money".  Just a bunch of tools.  Reminds me of a Reality TV star in charge somewhere else.  Open mouth and......

And a year's suckers' covid health insurance minimum $500. The World exluding the rich is on staycations.