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Just now, ukrules said:

It won't be long before they're all dead at this rate, only another 52,750 days and there will be nobody left in Brazil, such tragedy ????

A tragedy indeed. Gorgeous women and great footballers.

Just now, darksidedog said:

Do you have a link to support that assertion? My search on the subject came up with numerous Muslim sites supporting safety measures, getting the vaccine and fighting misinformation.

Check out local maps of Covid cases in UK. In my area Blackburn highest in area.

New cases are mainly in immigrant communities where the immams are preaching that allah will take care of them and there's no need to social distance, wear masks or have the vaccine. I don't know what the solution is for that.

54 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

Because the 'Wise' fee and exchange rates are better than other types of International transfers.

Exchange rates are pretty much the same as I get on a bank to bank transfer in sterling and take Bangkok bank exchange rate. Cost is £9.50. What does wise charge?

1 hour ago, EricTh said:

7 days and 10 days of quarantine makes no difference to a real tourist who has limited time.

 

They should scrap the quarantine to 0 days for vaccinated tourists instead.

 

 

Currently planned for October.

2 hours ago, HOAX said:

Must come from countries without mutations?

 

There have been at least 4000 mutations of Covid-19 detected worldwide. 

https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-02-04-21/h_7da8efe837253a5fb2ea1c8113fbc1f6

 

According to Nature.com virologists had catalogued over 12,000 mutations of the virus' genomes already in September 2020.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02544-6

 

The vast majority of them doesn't affect how the virus work, and most of them die off before spreading or getting foothold, but just about every country has several strains on their watchlist.

 

As of March 5, Norway have detected 130 different mutations of Covid. 35 that have spread domestically. 3 that are on FHI's watchlist (S477N, N439K and B1525). They all have changes in the respiratory binding domain, similar to the British, South African and Brazilian variants. In February FHI analyzed test of 10 people who had been in Africa. 8 of them were new variants.

https://www.tv2.no/a/12420667/ (Norwegian)

 

That being said, the British and South African strains are widespread. Then there's the first Indian mutation that the Burmese migrants took with them to Thailand that started the second wave, then there's the Brazilian strain and now there's a new Indian double mutation reported a few days ago. Probably many more strains to look out for as well.

 

In other words, no one qualifies for 7 days quarantine.

The Thai government appear to be primarily concerned about the SA strain as all the countries currently on the red list are African.

Just now, The Hammer2021 said:

JB?

Jahor Baru.

1 hour ago, elgenon said:

I disagree, girls, food, girly bars not nearly as good. IMHO. What else is there in life? 555

I disagree. Girls are more beautiful, if that's possible, and tend to be bigger breasted. Food isn't better or worse, it's just different. Love their noodle dishes and their streetside baguette sandwiches. Girly bars I agree with but who needs them when every few hundred yards a young guy on a bike pulls up and shows you the girl of your dreams and a few minutes later she's in your hotel. "Grab Girl" the ultimate takeaway.

3 minutes ago, AlfHuy said:

Maybe but where does it say that the 65k "must be" pension income?

Jontiem ask for evidence of pension for those using 65k baht method. I use my UK bank statements, P60, company pension payslip and DWP notification of my state pension amount. Others have argued at Jomtien that its not required but got nowhere.

Just now, Fat is a type of crazy said:

I am not sure if you mean the problem with communism or how it works in Vietnam.

Communism  in it's true state has failed and is  just another way of controlling people and limiting freedoms.  It tends to be associated with one party states.  Show me a successful communist state where the people benefit equally as they should. 

 

Ideally I like a  system of democracy where people are rewarded for effort, i.e capitalism, tempered  by a fair  tax system, and unions and government rules, to help balance power. 

 

Possibly Vietnam is communist in name only as it seems to be mainly free enterprise, though it appears without free elections, but I don't know a lot about the politics there to be fair. Googled but lost interest.

 

 

The people seem a lot happier in Vietnam than they do in Thailand.

On 3/26/2021 at 2:39 AM, chilli42 said:

In the case of Kamnan Pho ... he was for certain in jail.  A very comfortable jail but jail non the less.  

Nonsense. He was often seen being driven around Bang Saen and other parts of Chonburi.

Just now, petermik said:

For Dental work in Pattaya google Dr Warin on Pattaya klang.....non better for the price here IMHO.

Dr Warin Leekpai,

Pattaya Dental Care Centre,

418/13-14 Central Pattaya Rd. (Pattaya Klang)

Tel: 038720079.

Opposite Daeng Dam restaurant (good place to try your new crowns out).

On 4/4/2021 at 8:54 PM, shdmn said:

5_Still basically a communist country in many ways.

And that's a problem because?

Just now, taxin said:

Moving 1,000+ kms to Phuket with the hope of finding work is not like buying a lottery ticket. To buy a lottery ticket any Thai can walk 5 mins down the road and buy one for a few baht, your average desperate Thai will not risk gambling the cost of travelling to Phuket, then gamble the cost of renting a room and paying a deposit to a landlord on the hope they will find work.

Having known several women who have done that, I know that most of them take out a loan of 10k baht from the village moneylender to make the move and establish themselves in the new location. As you say not something they would do without a guarantee of work and a quick return on their investment.

Just now, Leaver said:

How can it take western countries months and months to vaccinate around 65% of their population, but Thailand will have 45,500,000 Thai's vaccinated by October?

UK predicted to have 95% of the adult population vaccinated by end of July. I'm going back in 2 weeks for mine. US isn't far behind. Thailand is an autoritarian country. They will be told, "Line up and take your medicine".

Just now, EricTh said:

 

The convoluted response also exist in Thailand due to language problem, not many people know what 'city center' means. Thai may think it means 'Central Festival' - another shopping mall so I don't consider this to be a problem.

 

I am surprised you didn't mention the 'Muslim call for prayer' that blast their speakers at 5 am in the morning when most people are still sleeping. They would blast their speakers 5 times per day so even the afternoon naps are broken.

 

I used to stay at a hotel in Thailand that has a mosque nearby. I don't know why they don't use alarm clocks nowadays instead of waking up the whole neighbourhood.

 

I live between 2 mosques in Pattaya. Having lived in a moslem country before, it doesn't bother me. I have no antipathy to moslems per se, I just find their attitude to non moslems "difficult". Also some of their traditions can be off putting, eg. No pork, no alcohol. A bacon sarnie and a pint are a couple of my favourite indulgencies. Don't get me on to the lack of alcohol in JB, a major pain.