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I believe they are asking for the excise taxes to be lowered (then it wouldn't need a subsidy) but that would leave the government's coffers with a black hole just when they are desperate for more tax revenue. Also I believe Thailand only imports around 30% of its oil so I guess when global oil prices go up, PTTs profits go up significantly (in which the government holds a majority stake).

How about criminal charges for death due to dangerous driving?

So I guess the outcome depends on who made the biggest offer...the owners or the insurance company...

So what kind of dubious ATK test kits are they using and how many false positives will there be? I expect they will get a nice commission from the private hospitals in the event anyone tests positive. There is also a nice fat profit margin from the ATK tests that probably cost them 40 baht or less.

My school is reopening for students on Monday and teachers and students have all been given the "Lepu" ATK tests that were provided to all schools by the Thai government. These have been banned in the USA as they are supposed to be very unreliable and have a lot of false positives and false negatives. They have also told us that if we test positive we must pay for our own PCR test and treatment and we will not be allowed to isolate at home so it's looking like an absolute shambles as expected.

They are already open in Bangkok, just unofficially.

My 20 year old Toyota is still going strong and saves me a tonne of money compared to buying a new car. Seems like none of them are built to last these days anyway. Also what is the point of E85? The government are just trying to prop-up crop prices. A bit better for the environment maybe but it doesn't save you any money. Yes it's 25% cheaper but you also get around 25% less mileage. UK will be changing to E10 as standard soon to match with Thailand but I wouldn't want any more than 10% ethanol.

And what were the figures pre-covid? 17% up from nearly nothing is still practically nothing...

Will they confiscate the tests to prevent you from simply showing the same test everyday? That will make going to school too expensive for most students...

Don't leave us in suspense, what kind of job is it...OnlyFans? If if were so easy to make that kind of money online I would quit my job immediately.

Interesting headline...so adverse effects before the mass rollout don't count? "He said there have so far been no reports of any concerning events following vaccination with the Pfizer jab among younger people in Thailand, adding that other cases reported occurred before the mass vaccination campaign for young people."

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been linked to distinctive, but rare, blood clots that also appear with low levels of platelets (which help clots form) in the blood. The risk of a clot is roughly one in 100,000 for people in their 40s, but rises to one in 60,000 for people in their 30s. Two in a million people in their 40s died rising to four per million people in their 30s. At the same time, the risks of developing severe Covid, if you catch the virus, fall in younger age groups. Dr June Raine, the chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), said the benefits continued to outweigh the risks for the "vast majority of people". She added: "The balance of benefits and risks is very favourable for older people, but is more finely balanced for younger people." https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57021738

On the other hand would a business take responsibility if an employee suffers serious side effects or death linked to a vaccine they were forced to take? I'm not anti-vax and I'm quite happy to take Pfizer if I'm eventually offered it but I'm not willing to take AstraZeneca since that one has a higher risk of very dangerous side effects, which in younger healthy people is similar to the risk from covid. If I was old I would be more willing to take AstraZeneca because the risk from covid would be higher than the risk from the vaccine.

One thing to consider with regards to current oil prices is the OPEC+ cartel production cuts, we are still below pre-pandemic oil demand. Also if a vaccine resistant covid variant emerges we could be back to square one. "Meanwhile, OPEC+ has maintained limits on supply since the outset of the pandemic. At one point, it cut more than 10 million barrels of daily supply from the market due to weak demand. As of July, it agreed to boost output by 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to phase out the continued 5.8 million bpd in cuts." https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/white-house-stands-by-calls-opec-do-more-oil-prices-official-2021-10-11/ The Thai baht has strengthened significantly since Prayut announced the November reopening but I expect that to be short-lived unless somehow tourists start arriving in droves next month.

You are the one who's mixed up. I didn't mention myocarditis and pericarditis. The fact is 18-40 year olds in Thailand are only offered some cocktail of AZ and AZ is the most dangerous one because of the risk of blood clots (especially in this age group) and this age group are also fairly low risk from covid-19. The risk from mRNA vaccines is a lot lower which is why most countries vaccinate under 40s with mRNA only and avoid AZ completely.

Yes that's why I said it should be Pfizer only. The AstraZeneca vaccine is the one with the risk of dangerous blood clots, estimated to be around 1 in 50,000 for younger people. There is a reason most developed countries do not give AZ to under 40s.

It's not 100% safe but it's a lot safer than AstraZeneca at least which is why it's the preferred vaccine for those under 40 y/o.

How about just Pfizer without the dangerous AstraZeneca for younger people?

Well it was reported in the media that the dead man's family aren't disputing the gun belonged to him and also a friend of the dead man also said it belonged to him so is that strong enough evidence for you? I will leave the investigation to the police and I hope all parties are treated fairly but it seems most likely it was self-defense if the Thai man turned up at the Swiss man's house with a loaded gun.

How many people in Thailand get offered Pfizer? Very few...

He has been cremated already? What were the results of the autopsy? At least we have established the gun belonged to the intruder as I already suspected. I wonder if poor Rudolf has any life insurance policies that the wife might have benefited from? Either she was involved or the jealous Thai man went there of his own accord.

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In my opinion they should interview him under caution and release him without charge until they have any evidence to suggest it wasn't self-defense or he used unreasonable force.

If the Swiss guy's story is true then both men's prints should be on the gun and the dead man's prints should be on the rounds if he loaded the gun himself. Easy to prove either way.

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