MrJ2U

Idiots in charge.

Of course Astra Zeneca is going to have some good lawyers after the UK debacles.

There trying to blame Astra Zeneca.

The government has already paid upfront 600 million baht to the local Manufacturer.  Its to be paid (no interest) back in vaccines.

So wrong.

39 minutes ago, Thai Dan said:

Convenient, isn't it?

Being arrested then getting COVID-19 in jail.

I couldn't find anything on YouTube last night on the protests.

Just the protests from 8 months ago.

Good for them!

I wonder why you would want to do that unless you want to become totally vegan or are lactose intolerant. 

  That's difficult in Thailand because there vegetables are notoriously saturated in chemical pesticides. and pretty filthy in general.  Unwashed hands handling everything.

1 hour ago, kickstart said:

If it is to do with the Red Cross ,the Royal Princess is a patron ,she could well be paying for it ,

She gets a lot of donations ,that could well fund it 

Theres no donation!

The villages have to arrange to pay 1,300 a dose from there own budgets.  They then will supposedly vaccinate at risk people in there area.

There not supposed to charge these at risk people.  

My understanding is the village heads are usually pretty corrupt.  I can see this being resold at a steep price to the highest bidder.

4 hours ago, placeholder said:

Thailand is hardly a poor country. According to the World Bank classification system, Thailand is an upper middle income nation. It can easily afford to purchase all the vaccines it needs. It need not depend on charity. It's the will that's been lacking, not the cash.

So true.

Awful governance and one bad decision after another.

Disturbing.

4 hours ago, club said:

That's what they told us over the phone, no refunds but you can give to someone else if your not here when it arrives and I might not be

You could do the Thai thing and sell it for 5 times the price you paid for it.

4 hours ago, GrandPapillon said:

The world is not going to be fully vaccinated before the end of 2022

 

it is taking 9 to 12 months for the rich countries to be fully vaccinated,

 

there is currently 5 billion doses in production, we need 14 billions doses

 

this is just the beginning, and SE Asia will get the end of the deal like most poor countries, so 2022 is more likely the year when Thailand will start a full vaccination program

 

that means Thailand should expect about 150K deaths from covid in the next 12 to 18 months

 

like I said, this is just the beginning

They didn't order the vaccines.  Thats the problem.  They have or had plenty of money.

18 minutes ago, club said:

along with blackmail info on the PM

Whoooo!

Love to see that along with Anutin.

7 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

good. only 65 million more doses needed. 

Don't forget the boosters.

8 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Currently, only one company is able to undertake the tests in Thailand. The minister mentioned nonetheless, that if price controls need to to be instigated, his office is ready to act

Monopolies always lead to higher prices.

Vaccines and tests are free in most countries.  Having to pay for them is going to discourage the average Thai to purchase tests.  

"Armed forces ordered to set up more field hospitals"

IN exchange for outdated Chinese Submarines.

8 minutes ago, club said:

I go to the Hospital tomorrow to pay and will ask them that exact Question before I pay 

You haven't paid.  The deal for us is we had to pay up front, 3,800.  No Refunds but you could give it somebody else.

Hopefully I don't have to leave it in my will at this rate.

Nice of them to poach it from the private sector.

Can't this government pay for anything besides Chinese <deleted>?

Disgusting.

22 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

wow brave to be doing that and risk prison. 

Good for them.

On 7/15/2021 at 8:12 AM, Mickeymaus said:

I guess you have Internet already. So please check which server will give you an upload speed of 300 or 500. If you get 50 that will be very nice already. The same is true for the download speed. In respect of everyone does video calling. Install something where you can see the up- / download data to see how much you really need. You might be surprised how little this is.

 

But anyhow - normally 3BB is always happy to upgrade you to a more expensive connection. So it should not be a problem to change to a higher speed afterwards. On the other hand 100 Baht is not much. If it gives you a better feeling...

True 300/300.  Its very fast for my needs.  Id upgrade but thats the fastest I can get in these parts of Issan.

7 hours ago, Nickelbeer said:

I can get a 30 USD a month electric bill, as long as I use only fans and don't run the aircon.

I think its a bit cooler in Laos at night, right?

We're using two aircons and a pool pump all day.

Still better than the USA as water is very cheap

10 hours ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

That's not quite accurate. One WHO official said that individuals doing this on their own was "a little bit of a dangerous trend" and that "such decisions should be left to public health authorities."

 

Neither she nor the WHO as an organisation has come out definitively for or against it on an overall basis.

They have said its a "dangerous propesition".  

In any case there isnt much choice.  It didn't have to be this way.  So many wrong choices.

Really frightening times.

4 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Last year the Insurance companies thought they were getting

money for nowt, as there were hardly any cases, my wife and

daughter got 100,000 Thb cover for only 150 Thb, I paid 450 Thb

for i think it was 50,000 Thb cover, now thats coming back to

haunt them, as deaths rise, but at least this company is still

honoring the policies already taken out.

regards worgeordie

A lot of us who didn't get wish we had.

Scary times.

5 hours ago, kimamey said:

I can't find it now but there were comments a couple of days ago about this on here. There was some suspicion that this wasn't true since insurance companies would normally just pay medical expenses direct to the hospital but there were replies with scans of documents to show some pay out direct to those insured. I don't know if this was for medical expenses or just for having covid.

 

The thing that worries me is will this make it harder to get covid insurance? Maybe these are just companies that have underestimated the risk and so their premiums are too low or they are paying out when they shouldn't. I agree the second isn't that likely but the first is. Hopefully the international companies are more stable even if that means more expensive.

Interesting point.

Another added expense if you can find it now.

2 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

 You make me laugh. Samui is also full of rip offs and traffic much same. Nothing like LA.  

Personally i prefer Samui.

I wouldn't complain living in Phuket either.

There both beautiful island paradises.

10 hours ago, simon43 said:

Lol, I think they saw you coming!  I am one of the most miserly, tight-fisted expats that exists.  If I say that living in Luang Prabang is cheap, then it must be true :)My 10,000 baht/month  house just 100 metres from the Mekong, water bill is $3/month, electricity $30/month, fresh salad every day from an upmarket restaurant in town is $3.  I have never even spoken with a policeman in 3 years.  Some people seem to attract problems - maybe that's you ????

I wonder how your electric is so cheap.  Nice!

Electric here Thailand always seems so darned expensive.  Especially for the terrible wages they earn here.