WashingUpagain

Explains the strong manipulated Baht. Will we now see a reversal of Baht strength?

It's nothing more than a diplomatic gesture...they know full well Putin will not accept.

Increase your intake of Zinc and garlic. It's all about T cells, after the age of 50 they diminish. T cells keep you alive but you must energise their potency with the above, also get your Vitamin D from 20 minutes of lovely sunshine every day as the body can extract very little from foods and synthesised pills.

Using an exchange rate of 40baht - £1, that's 400 billion pounds of house hold debt. This number cannot possibly be correct with a population of 68 million of which only 34 million work??

A little research shows that there are 4 main strains of Dengue, A+B and C+D. You can contract A+B several times and you may well pass it off as a mild cold. Same for C+D. If however you get a+b then get C or D, you are in trouble. In short, if you've had Dengue a few times, it might be wise to leave Asia and seek a safer cooler climate.

Sorry to go off topic, although it kind of shines a light on 'Thaism'.

I shopped at Makro for the first time today. The cheeky swines insisted on scanning my receipt and matching it to my trolley contents. I asked to speak with the manager to convey my utter disgust at such behaviour, they had sought to intimidate me, in a way, suspecting that I had stolen something. The manager was at lunch, lucky for them, I had a few choice words for them. I will stick with Big C from now on. If they tried this tactic in Europe or the US, they'd have no customers, people like me would never return. 

I'm always baffled at prices here. I like Fishermen's Friends and buy a packet when ever I shop at 7/11. A friend pointed out that the young girl serving, needs to work an hour to buy a packet at 36baht. Also, she has a couple of Thai builders working on an extension for her, she pays them 400baht a day. They work from 8 till 5 with an hour for lunch. "are they any good I asked", "their work is great" she replied. How is this even possible with food prices being so high? Big C are almost as expensive as London and if you want imported fare you'll easily pay double. Could be why every Big C I visit is usually quite empty, wonder how they make any money. Sometimes there are more staff than customers...maybe it's just me.

The French only require a PCR test within 72hrs and 7 days quarantine, but the ever so smart Thais have capitalised on this by insisting on a PCR test + 2 weeks quarantine  £$£$£$£$£$

Some interesting debate. If cases rise in CM, I'll start taking it as a precaution. I guess it's the same debate as to wether vitamins work or not...they're cheap, so if ineffective ...no harm done.

C19 is endemic and as such we're going to have to live with it. Take vitamin D3, zinc and vitamin C. Exercise regularly and if over 65, ensure you get the vaccine. If you have any pre health conditions or are obese, get the vax.

I'm hoping Liz Truss can do a trade deal with Thailand...I was thinking about buying a Mini Cooper S when I retire over there, same as I have here in the UK... a Bangkok dealer I phoned up said it would cost around £78k...ouch! way way to much.

Brilliant, thank you so much for the reply, I'll pass the info on and also buy some myself once I get over there...

Does anyone know if Ivermectin is available to buy from pharmacies in Thailand?

Without foreign investment, demand for Thai baht should have weakened, after all, services need to be paid in baht, building construction, lawyers , accountants etc...why is the baht so stubborn ?

Many riders here in UK come a cropper,... usually middle aged men who've decided to fall back in love with motorcycling in their 40's and older...not worth it, stay with the car.

Bit off topic...but what has happened to the home page ? its become unpopulated with content and links...has it moved?

Thanks.

One area being overlooked are the available treatments for covid. The survival rates are improving by the day as new treatments have been found to be very effective. Trials of even more promising drugs such as Ivermectin are ongoing and will add greatly to the survival rates. Within a year, getting covid in old age will no longer be a death sentence. There is hope, it just takes time.

When the BoT prints money, it's actually a loan. The BoT is a private enterprise of wealthy individuals and banking cartels. The printed money is just a loan that needs to be paid back.

The FX 'cash' they hold is being sold down for baht, hence the current strength of the baht. The strong baht is very much enjoyed by the Thai elite...the 0.1%

The minister should concentrate his efforts on providing more fiscal stimulus. The BoT needs to lower interest rates to 0.1 % to increase borrowing. They also need to stop supporting the baht by buying it up with the huge foreign currency cash pile.