it is what it is

hopefully the government has made the necessary capital investment and set up enough labs with the capacity to process the anticipated huge number of arrival tests, plus an efficient infrastructure to transport the samples to the labs and be able to effectively communicate the results - within 24 hours.

confirmed that tourists arriving in Thailand will have to stay one night in a place where they can be contacted. basically, if you have a mobile phone then it's anywhere in thailand with a mobile signal

not if you want to justify the, probably excessive, cost in procuring a car so smart it has an internet connection.

why cant we just have an oyster, octopus, EZ link travel type card for ease of use of public transport, as many other major cities have?

surely everyone needs to have the app, not just tourists, otherwise how would they know who an infected person has come into contact with?

A clear and actual plan for Thailand’s reopening to welcome fully vaccinated foreigners will be discussed and finalized within 1-2 days, just as well as 1 nov is only two weeks away...

COVID tests on arrival?

driving with due care and attention might help.

i have several friends in the uk, same thinking, waiting for the booster and then to see how things pan out. no one is rushing off to buy a ticket. no rush.

there's non so blind as those who don't want to see

penalties irrelevant without enforcement.

a list of requirements in order to enter thailand; COE, Thailand Pass, call it what you want, If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is a duck

and, the quality of compliance of the lottery

most other countries haven't opened up until a large majority of the population is double vaccinated, so that would be a useful benchmark - you don't have to be a highly qualified medical professional to see the sense in that.

inclined to agree, not sure what the benefits of a COE are, and it will be an administrative nightmare for the consuls when tourism really takes off. on the other hand, thailand has been trying for years to flog mandatory insurance to visitors, this may be their opportunity to implement it full time. some quick research indicates around 40% of brits travel without adequate insurance; is thailand prepared to risk losing this market share?

this is true, and was always on the cards once the usa, and to some extent australia, talked about opening up on nov 1

i think you've worked out what the 'off' buttons for. reminds me of the childs tv programme back in the day, ironically titled; 'why don't you just switch off your television set and go and do something more interesting instead?'

fair point, possibly because international arrivals have been through busy airports and sitting in a confined space with other people for several hours. better to be safe than sorry.

depends where and how it's taking place.

ah... those street food stalls... there's a parking place for many street stall vendor's carts near my place. they are left there out in the open, i often seen rats, cats, dog and cockroaches crawling all over them. I have never, ever seen a vendor wash or clean their cart before using it for food preparation, cooking and selling. enjoy.

walked into a k bank branch, waited 5 mins in queue, quite a lot of photocopying, and one call to HO, then 30 minutes later i have an account. easy.

1. Don't film yourself in the first place. You may love the other person now but consider what might happen if you split up acrimoniously. 2. Protect yourself from malware and cyber attack. 3. Clean your data and remove images and videos when selling phones or having them repaired. er, yea, obviously... it's common sense. but, the problem with common sense is that it's not that common...

It’s a very timely boost for Thailand’s travel industry. there will be no boost without reciprocation.

friends have recently visited various european countries for holidays, all report cursory, at best, checking of vaccination documentation. going forward unless there is an internationally accepted standard, that cant be copied(!) how much value is there? and anyway these checks will soon be nothing more than the shining a torch into handbags checks at mall entrances

trump, brexit, mask wearing; polarisation, it's the future, get used to it