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5 hours ago, samtam said:

as of 1 April, 10 days, plus of course buying USD100k of insurance, obtaining a CoE,

But would you? The announcement was very unclear on that.

11 minutes ago, moontang said:

A lot of people, who had airline tickets to BKK last Winter had their flights cancelled, and are still waiting on refunds.  My CC would have covered it, but apparently many buy tickets through less full proof channels.

I don't see how that relates to next October. I will be buying a ticket from Finnair to Manchester from Bangkok leaving late April. I have no worries about that ticket being honoured.

2 minutes ago, moontang said:

I wonder how wide spread the refund problem from a well known airline is.  That would certainly leave a bad taste in your mouth.

I've really no idea what you're getting at. Sorry.

5 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:

The question is do they have enough customers to justify to stay open ?

How many more months can they afford to lose money day after day ?

I think everyone is now expecting tourism to blast back in October.

3 hours ago, Jimbo53 said:

No...on your arrival/departure card it states date  of departure,you are required to have an onward flight.

It depends on your visa type. I am here on a retirement visa so no need to have a return flight from Thailand. Never fill in the departure date on my TM6

1 hour ago, Hi from France said:

Johnson wants to see this contract respected because it allowed him to receive 21 million vaccines from the EU giving zero in return and he wants things to stay that way. 

 

If you look at the Withdrawal Agreement treaty we signed, when Johnson does not like "this or that" , the signature of the UK suddenly becomes void. 

 

What we need to set up there is a balanced, reciprocal relationship. 

 

No we need to honour the contracts already made. In contract law, the contract AZ made with the UK trumps the contract that the EU made with AZ.

1 minute ago, samtam said:

The only problem is the confusing announcements about whether AZ manufactured in Thailand will begin "production" or "delivery" in June 2021. Both these descriptors were used  on the same day last week, and both mean completely different things.

And far from guaranteed.

2 minutes ago, Jimbo53 said:

I would think it will be direct flights to the Island to see what the data/result is regarding any transmission.

And to Pattaya? I guess private transport from Swampy to Pattaya would be OK.

On 3/27/2021 at 3:50 PM, Cake Monster said:

What is the exact population of Phuket Island .

As soon as this news broke, there will be an increase of " residents " , all chasing the few tourist Dollars that are on offer.

There will be a massive problem in keeping "residents " within the Islands confines, while stopping a large number of transient people from entering to make a fast buck.

Cluster ... waiting to happen IMHO

Presumably if you spend your first 14 days in Phuket you will then be able to travel anywhere in Thailand.

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

 

Do you understand the way the court is supposed to work in the US? If the judge believes what is brought before him violates a higher law, it their responsibility to dismiss it. Judges are not supposed to decide what should and should not be the law, it is there job to interpret it as it is written. 

 

Did you read from your link: "The city council should have listened to the city attorney. His repeated attempts to warn them that they did not have the authority to pass these ordinances were cited throughout the opinion. The opinion is also very thoroughly and thoughtfully written, which will make it even harder to overturn, should the city appeal it."

 

So apparently it was just a city council wasting time and money trying to make the news and look like the are doing something. 

 

 

 

So did you not understand my statement that someone needs to file a complaint for the charge to be heard? In this case, NRA brought the complaint to court.

1 hour ago, Leaver said:

Yes, a couple have reopened, but not sure what they are getting ready for.  

7 out of 10 have reopened on LK Metro.

1 minute ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Antarctica.

Who is the president of Antarctica? Not a country.

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

It makes not difference hat the American public wants, it is not the judges to decide.

Someone had to bring it to court for the judge to make a ruling. Who took it to court? The NRA.

18 minutes ago, Farangstyle said:

Western Australia maybe ?

I don't think that's a country.

3 minutes ago, moontang said:

I wish I had a cold beer in my fridge for every uneducated, poor isaan girl, with a few kids, no money, and a family tree with a negative worth, that I have met this year.

I hope you gave them all some love. Its the farang's raison d'etre in Thailand.

6 minutes ago, Johnny Mac said:

 

Living the dream, eh.

its the only way to live.

4 minutes ago, bimmerbob said:

"vaccine passports" are being looked at for later in the summer.

Do you remain registered as 'active' within the NHS, in order to qualify for the vaccine?

Also look into any quarantine requirements if you travel to the UK.

If I come via a non red country I need to do 10 days at home quarantine, shortened to 5 days with a private PCR test (not really practicable). Registered with a GP at a UK address, get regular repeat prescriptions sent on to me. Government has already written to me inviting me for a vaccination.

17 minutes ago, hioctane said:

 

They is no time. It takes 10+ years to do long term testing. You need to weigh the risks to prevent 100s of millions from dying!

Where did you get that figure from? 555

4 minutes ago, Johnny Mac said:

 

What activities? outdoor ones in this heat? Not for me thanks.

 

If it's gym, golf, going for lunch, whatever, you can pretty much do that anywhere. For me and most people I know it's stay out of the heat daytime and keep yourself occupied at home, ie internet, cooking, Netflix, work online etc, and wait until beer o'clock when it isn't like an oven outside...

You have missed the main activities. Servicing wife. Servicing mia noi. Servicing giks. Wife has asked me to make myself scarce tonight but just learned that no bars tonight. Was going to see gik but mia noi informed me that she has just kicked her husband into touch. Guess it'll be a bottle of wine round at hers then.

2 minutes ago, Johnny Mac said:

Still here? LOL.

By the skin of my teeth. 555

11 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

You're a star-belly sneech, you **** like a leech
You want everyone to act like you
Kiss *** while you ***** so you can get rich
But your boss gets richer off you
Well, you'll work harder with a gun in your back
For a bowl of rice a day
Slave for soldiers till you starve
Then your head is skewered on a stake

Now you can go where people are one
Now you can go where they get things done
What you need, my son
What you need, my son

Is a holiday in Cambodia
Where people dress in black
A holiday in Cambodia
Where you'll kiss *** or crack

Don't give up the day job. 555

5 minutes ago, hioctane said:

 

 

All vaccines prevents 100% hospitalization/death. They are all relatively safe. The efficacy refers chance of getting a mild infection.

And latest evidence suggests that immunisation is only a slightly lower percentage than efficacy.