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555, Oh my Buddah- "Thailand's Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin has assured the press that the policies of Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha and his deputy DMP Prawit Wongsuwon do not discriminate against foreigners in any way. " Then Minister Suchart Chomklin, please explain why this goverment still allows and even defends "Dual Pricing" for non Thai? He can not use the excues that Farangs are dirty - thats's the health minster's line 555. He can't say farangs leave more trash as I have seen it it the locals that leave rubbish where they go, just look on the Sois, in fact I see Farangs picking up rubbish everywhere I go.
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15 hours ago, rooster59 said:
Expats hailed! Foreigners living in Thailand called "heroes" for leading the way in Thai tourism recovery
Image: Reuters
Channel 3 recognised the role of foreigners living in Thailand for helping lead the way in the recovery of Thai tourism.
Along with Thai domestic tourists they recognised expats as "heroes" in their print headline on a story about a year since Covid struck.
They also quoted TAT governor Yutthasak Suphasorn as recognising the role played by both groups of people in what he called the "restart" of tourism after the lowest income in years was experienced in 2020.
The media reported that tourism worldwide - 10% of the world economy - had been devastated since the world first learned of the coronavirus, that they said started on December 8th 2019.
A 52 trillion baht worldwide industry had been devastated, they said.
But in an upbeat assessment of the future they said that Thailand in particular and Asia in general would recover faster than elsewhere in the world.
They said that Thailand was still a "magnet" for tourism and that Thai investment in building new attractions would bring a new group of tourists.
They said that Thailand is recognized as one of the places in the world where the Covid-19 situation has been best handled.
Source: Channel 3
-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-12-12And only two to three years ago, expats were the scourge of Thailand and were getting booted out for the smallest offences. Once tourism gets back to normal, the Thai government will go after the Farangs again. On a 2nd tangent it is easier to oppress people when there is no foreign governments watching you because they have expats living there. Hindsight is 20/20, there must have been something the Thai government was preparing for, what that is you can speculate as I will not nor any one should.
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On 11/24/2020 at 2:45 AM, webfact said:
No narcotics in Thailand's ‘biggest ever drug haul’ – only cleaning agent
By The Nation
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Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has admitted that the chemical seized in what was initially billed as the biggest drugs haul in Thailand’s history is not ketamine, but a harmless cleaning agent.
Somsak explained on Tuesday that when the first test was carried out on 11.5 tonnes of the white powder, it turned the reagent purple – a match for ketamine. But after testing again, the substance was found to be trisodium phosphate, a cleaning agent and food additive which also turns the testing reagent purple.
The mistake was caused by an error in the scientific process, he added.
The seizure made worldwide headlines on November 12 when officials including Somsak announced they had made the largest drugs bust in Thai history. The chemical was found inside 475 sacks piled in a warehouse in Chachoengsao and was said to be worth Bt28.7 billion.
The raid on the warehouse in the eastern province followed a tip-off from officials in Taiwan, who told the Narcotics Control Board they had seized 300 kilos of ketamine, but more was on its way to Thailand. The Thai shipment was seized and tested, with the results checked by scientists from the Justice Ministry and the Forensic Department before the “haul” was announced to the press.
However, subsequent tests on 59 of the sacks showed no ketamine was present. The Justice Ministry said the remaining 406 sacks will now be examined by the NBC, Forensic Science police, and Department of Medical Sciences, with test results due this week.
On Monday, lawyer and transparency activist Atchariya Ruengrattanapong accused Somsak of negligence over the 11.5-tonne seizure and asked the anti-corruption agency to look into the case.
Somsak insisted that he had not bullied anyone, adding that he had set up a working group to investigate what had gone wrong.
Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30398505
-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-11-24Related story:
Thailand seizes nearly $1 billion worth of ketamine
https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191934-thailand-seizes-nearly-1-billion-worth-of-ketamine/
4 hours ago, webfact said:Thai court due to give PM conflict of interest ruling
FILE PHOTO: Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends an agreement signing ceremony for purchase of AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine at Government House, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/Pool
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's constitutional court is due to rule on Wednesday whether there was a conflict of interest in Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha staying in an army residence after retiring, in a case brought by opposition politicians.
A ruling against Prayuth could ultimately force him to relinquish power, although the court has consistently given rulings in his favour since he overthrew an elected government in 2014.
The court's decision comes with tension high after months of protests to demand his removal - a call he has rejected.
Prayuth said this week that he would respect the constitutional court's ruling.
"Guilty means guilty, not guilty means not guilty. It's like any other cases. I'll respect the verdict," he said.
Opposition parliamentarians filed a petition that it constituted a conflict of interest for Prayuth to have remained in military housing after his retirement from the army in 2014. Prayuth has said he needs to stay there for security reasons.
Protesters and other critics accuse Prayuth of engineering elections last year to keep hold of power. He says the vote was fair.
A protest movement that began in July to seek Prayuth's removal and to call for a new constitution.
Another protest is planned for Wednesday. Initially it had been due to take place at the Constitutional Court, but the venue was moved to a less sensitive location.
A court ruling is expected after 3 p.m. (0800 GMT).
(Writing by Matthew Tostevin; Editing by Martin Petty)
-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-12-02Somebody is getting a new watch 555
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4 hours ago, webfact said:
Thai court due to give PM conflict of interest ruling
FILE PHOTO: Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends an agreement signing ceremony for purchase of AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine at Government House, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/Pool
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's constitutional court is due to rule on Wednesday whether there was a conflict of interest in Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha staying in an army residence after retiring, in a case brought by opposition politicians.
A ruling against Prayuth could ultimately force him to relinquish power, although the court has consistently given rulings in his favour since he overthrew an elected government in 2014.
The court's decision comes with tension high after months of protests to demand his removal - a call he has rejected.
Prayuth said this week that he would respect the constitutional court's ruling.
"Guilty means guilty, not guilty means not guilty. It's like any other cases. I'll respect the verdict," he said.
Opposition parliamentarians filed a petition that it constituted a conflict of interest for Prayuth to have remained in military housing after his retirement from the army in 2014. Prayuth has said he needs to stay there for security reasons.
Protesters and other critics accuse Prayuth of engineering elections last year to keep hold of power. He says the vote was fair.
A protest movement that began in July to seek Prayuth's removal and to call for a new constitution.
Another protest is planned for Wednesday. Initially it had been due to take place at the Constitutional Court, but the venue was moved to a less sensitive location.
A court ruling is expected after 3 p.m. (0800 GMT).
(Writing by Matthew Tostevin; Editing by Martin Petty)
-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-12-02Hmm, I wonder how this will go? if it goes the way watch boy's hearing went it will be same same. People in great power will do anything to keep it. Buyer beware if he gets replace, who is his #2? (any similarities to any real life people, is coincidence only
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11 hours ago, petermik said:
His holiness the PM said last year that all vehicles emitting excessive pollution would be taken off the roads and scrapped... guess he forgot to notify the relovent departments...????
Brown these days? I remember little white envelopes for "Tea Money" which was large enough to buy the whole tea farm, that is why I pulled out of Thailand until now.
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11 hours ago, petermik said:
His holiness the PM said last year that all vehicles emitting excessive pollution would be taken off the roads and scrapped... guess he forgot to notify the relevant departments...????
Brown these days? I remember little white envelopes for "Tea Money" which was large enough to buy the whole tea farm, that is why I pulled out of Thailand until now.
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The "Me Too" movement has arrived in Thailand. Even if he is guilty, I am sure he will sue for Defamation. How do you prove something like Sexual Harassment in the LOS? Cultures are vastly different.
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17 hours ago, webfact said:
No narcotics in Thailand's ‘biggest ever drug haul’ – only cleaning agent
By The Nation
File photo
Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has admitted that the chemical seized in what was initially billed as the biggest drugs haul in Thailand’s history is not ketamine, but a harmless cleaning agent.
Somsak explained on Tuesday that when the first test was carried out on 11.5 tonnes of the white powder, it turned the reagent purple – a match for ketamine. But after testing again, the substance was found to be trisodium phosphate, a cleaning agent and food additive which also turns the testing reagent purple.
The mistake was caused by an error in the scientific process, he added.
The seizure made worldwide headlines on November 12 when officials including Somsak announced they had made the largest drugs bust in Thai history. The chemical was found inside 475 sacks piled in a warehouse in Chachoengsao and was said to be worth Bt28.7 billion.
The raid on the warehouse in the eastern province followed a tip-off from officials in Taiwan, who told the Narcotics Control Board they had seized 300 kilos of ketamine, but more was on its way to Thailand. The Thai shipment was seized and tested, with the results checked by scientists from the Justice Ministry and the Forensic Department before the “haul” was announced to the press.
However, subsequent tests on 59 of the sacks showed no ketamine was present. The Justice Ministry said the remaining 406 sacks will now be examined by the NBC, Forensic Science police, and Department of Medical Sciences, with test results due this week.
On Monday, lawyer and transparency activist Atchariya Ruengrattanapong accused Somsak of negligence over the 11.5-tonne seizure and asked the anti-corruption agency to look into the case.
Somsak insisted that he had not bullied anyone, adding that he had set up a working group to investigate what had gone wrong.
Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30398505
-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-11-24Related story:
Thailand seizes nearly $1 billion worth of ketamine
https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191934-thailand-seizes-nearly-1-billion-worth-of-ketamine/
Wow, what can you say (that's not defaming 555).
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On 11/12/2020 at 1:37 AM, Crossy said:
And for those who are just too young...
555, who's on first
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20 hours ago, rooster59 said:Seeking travel boost, Thailand set to revive China bubble talks
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat
FILE PHOTO: A chef stands on an empty beach as he waits for the costumers at Koh Chang island in Thailand July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to restart talks with China on a travel bubble as part of efforts to ease restrictions on movement and boost the economy, which is heavily dependent on tourism, officials said on Friday.
Hong Kong and Singapore have already said they will allow travel between two areas later this month without insisting on quarantine, prompting a surge in bookings.
But Thailand has yet to agree any such arrangements and previous plans were abandoned in August after novel coronavirus cases in Asia rose.
"The government will negotiate with 22 cities in China that have had no infections for three months," Tourism Council of Thailand President Chairat Trirattanajarasporn told Reuters.
The government has accepted this in principle and is subject to further approval, he said.
Last month, Thailand received a first batch of foreign tourists on special 90-day visas from China, but they were all subject to a 14-day quarantine.
Travel bubbles were necessary because executives and tourists typically would stay for 10 days, Chairat said.
The 14-day quarantine is an obstacle to tourism, Kiattaphum Wongrachit, permanent health secretary, told reporters. He said the length could be reduced to 10 days for certain low-risk areas such as New Zealand and Taiwan, subject to further approval.
"We will open the country gradually with safety measures and manageable risk levels," he said.
Last year, Thailand, Southeast Asia's second largest economy, booked a record 39.8 million in foreign visitors spending 1.93 billion baht ($63.97 million) making up 11.4% of GDP. This year it predicts just 6.7 million foreign visitors with the economy forecast to contract 7.7%.
Thailand has limited the number of new coronavirus infections with a ban on flights since April. It has reported a total of 3,861 confirmed cases and 60 deaths.
($1 = 30.1700 baht)
(Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng; editing by Barbara Lewis)
-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-11-14Now that makes perfect sense, let's try to bring in the origins of the CCP virus, we can trust the authoritarian government that deflated their numbers and unleash this century's black plague. But birds of feathers stick together.
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On 11/10/2020 at 2:48 AM, MAF666 said:
Or a BOI company or a US Treaty of Amity company can own a large vessel both of which my company will be.
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On 11/10/2020 at 3:06 AM, DaLa said:
I know some people are concerned about rising sea levels. Surely easier to rent a condo and make sure it's 2nd floor and above.
And for sustainability just don't turn your lights or air-con on.
???? sustainability is not an issue for myself, that is my business and I always live off the grid here in the US. I am bringing our technologies to Thailand hopefully next year, I am just sourcing out plastic trash in Thailand which is the last piece of the puzzle.
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On 11/9/2020 at 5:22 PM, yellowboat said:
It is a nice idea, but renting in Thailand is the way to go. When things go bad, just move. Unless you really love life on the water, a boat does not make sense as it will not really save you any money. Many in the US have convert buses into mobile homes. Decommissioned buses are cheap, and getting them worked on in Thailand should not be expensive.
Thanks, The other option was to build a 5th wheel. I planned on renting for the first year or two while I build something mobile. I will be splitting my time between Thailand and Cambodia for work, but I need to base myself in Thailand for better medical.
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1 hour ago, Airalee said:
I’ve thought about this from time to time. The only thing I’ve seen have been resorts along rivers etc. I assume it would be pretty tough as a foreigner to do it as you would need some sort of land to anchor it to and what would be the terms for leasing such land. I haven’t seen any moorage type communities such as those that you would see in Seattle or Portland where it would be a “condominium” type arrangement.
This place looks pretty cool however...
Yes, exactly. But I will build in Thailand myself. I have patents for waste destruction and solar energies, I just need a place to dock it . I am working on my business working something out but I do plan on retiring and when I do that I will have to sell the land within 12 months if I close the business.
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1 hour ago, Gulfsailor said:
Yes you can. The problem though is that there is no infrastructure for houseboats. Your only options would be to either put a houseboat in a marina, where a berth alone for a decent size houseboat would cost the same as renting a much lmore spacious house. Or to buy a real boat large enough to live on, and put it for anchor somewhere, with all the associated risks of weather or theft, and the circa 10% in annual maintenance cost.
Thank you,
I am in the sustainability business, I can build a houseboat to be totally of the grid. but yes I would have to have a place to dock it. With a floating house it is much less complicated but there still are maintenance costs as if any house. I plan on getting a PR within 5 years with the help of the Thai Board of Investments.
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Looking for information about foreigners being able to own and live in either a floating home or a houseboat since farangs can not own land and I hate to pay for someone else's mortgage. Plus I found out that owning a condo can have serious issues as there is no regulatory body that overseas the condomedium industry and in the Land of Smiles the foreigners are always on the loosing side when dealing with the legal system in Thailand.
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I hope the driver is not HiSo or a billionaire or from the REDBULL family, if so he will never see a day in jail and the victims will never see justice. It is the Land of Smiles (if you are rich and powerful)
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Governor orders islandwide tourist safety campaign
in Phuket News
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How about the Govenor order Thais not to kill foriegn tourist? Right, that always work 555. I know Koh Tao must be relieved that it was Phuket this time.