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MrJ2U

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  1. On 7/17/2021 at 4:58 PM, ubonjoe said:

    There is no limit on the amount as far as I know. Bangkok Bank will change 500 baht to receive the transfer.

    See: https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Other-Services/Transfers/Transferring-Into-Thailand

    And depending on your bank sending it can be free also.  Chase Bank offers free international transfers for accounts with $250,000 and above.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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  4. 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.

     

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  5. 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.

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  6. 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.  

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