JonnyF

They would be insane to consider another lockdown at this point. The majority are vaccinated and Omicron is a relatively mild strain. Unless of course, this isn't really about Covid. I suspect "Unless it is the only option remaining" is a euphemism for "unless the peasants start revolting again".

Very sad. Sounds like she had a few sherberts and decided to squat to pee off the boat and lost her balance. I'm sure most of us have done equally stupid things and got away with it. I know I have...

This is good news. Time to start living with it. Those who wish to stay at home triple masked, are free to do so.

Would be nice to know how many are Omicron as opposed to Delta or other variants.

So you can just use M Flow lanes without buying a card until the end of March? That's good to know, I'd been paying cash at the tolls. I'll get in the M Flow lane next time.

I can't remember which publications I'm allowed to link to but it's all over the Bangkok Post, The Nation, Phuket News as well as the Thai press. So my claim is in fact true. Same as we never see any international boxing news until Rungvisai won a title and then it was all over the place.

Welcome to the bubble. Wait until a Thai wins something, then you'll see it on every station and newspaper for about 2 weeks (until they get busted for PEDs).

Yep, plus the people that test positive and stay quiet about it due to fears of ending up on a cardboard bed in a warehouse or a 200,000 Baht stay at a "Hospitel". I certainly wouldn't be telling the authorities if I got a positive test. I'd self isolate and keep my mouth shut.

Relaxing rules for arrivals while simultaneously increasing the threat level to 4 and banning alcohol in restaurants in Khon Kaen and Buriram? An interesting strategy. It's almost like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. Of course, such a thing is impossible under the brilliant, strong, co-ordinated leadership of Prayut, Anutin and Prawit.

Especially when it's not particularly cheap. Or fun.

Totally agree on the EU. They are total hypocrites. The West will sound off about Russia and then do pretty much nothing IMO. Maybe a few sanctions. The West has become weak and everyone knows it. China won't have failed to notice this mess either. Expect an invasion of Taiwan while our Parliamentarians are too busy arguing about what the definition of a woman is.

But that would involve actually providing something. As opposed to just talking about providing something that doesn't really exist. Thais are much better at the latter than the former.

No lockdown? Just like there would be no coup? Whenever these guys assure us something won't happen I always start to worry that it's just around the corner. Let's hope not.

Yeah I used to go there a lot for weekend trips from BKK. Now you've got the oil slicks, trash filled beaches and possibly mandatory Covid tests (not sure if that's a thing this week but why take the chance?). Slurping down oily fish (crude oil not cooking oil!!) as syringes blow past me is not my idea of a pleasant weekend. It's a shame. A beautiful area ruined by stupidity.

Bubbles are soooooo 2021.

Seeing as they can't even make a 90 day reporting app work, I'd say that was inevitable. Plus with a project that size with the CCP as the supplier, the possibility for kickbacks would be huge.

By "extremely literal", I assume you mean honest and truthful?

The Great Firewall of Thailand. Wonder where they got that idea?

This week's column is about how much he hasn't drunk lately ????. Hopefully the content picks up sooner rather than later, I'm not really interested in reading about what some guy in New Zealand has in his wine cabinet. The bars are opening back up, it would be good to hear some real news...

On the bright side, my journey to work is a joy compared to when the schools were open. Seriously though, it's basically 2 years wasted for a lot of these kids. It boggles my mind that I can go to a crowded pub with friends or to a 'bar' in Soi 4, but kids can't go to school. Still, apart from the private schools they are only really being 'educated' to conform anyway.

Growth from last year when tourism was pretty much wiped out? Still massively down on 2019, and will be for the foreseeable future.

Most are suicides sadly. I suspect there will be quite a few more this year as the economic destruction caused by Covid restrictions continues to devastate businesses and livelihoods.

Ridiculous. I thought Thailand was number 1 in the world in dealing with Covid? So why the increase? Even long termers here are dropping like flies now. I know 3 people who have left in the last month. Tourism is in the toilet, and they INCREASE the level? Wow. The administration just goes from bad to worse.

Well Thailand knows all about inequality, and it wasn't caused by Democracy. https://www.aseantoday.com/2019/01/thailands-wealth-inequality-is-the-highest-in-the-world-what-does-this-mean-for-upcoming-elections/

Silly prices to watch a couple of reserve teams play an irrelevant game. I'll pass.