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This post is with regards for travel leaving Chiang Mai to Los Angeles, USA. Not sure what exactly is required for travel to any other country. I've not had any vaccinations. Days before leaving I had spoken with a JAL spokesperson and was told that an ATK (Antigen) test taken within 24 hours prior and the supporting health certificate would suffice to be allowed to board the aircraft. For fully vaccinated the time allowed was a more generous 72 hours. I was very glad to hear that the ATK test would suffice as it comes at a fraction of the cost of the PCR test. For the record there is a small professional clinic on the 3rd Floor of Suvarnabhumi Airport which one can take the ATK test for 550 Baht. This includes the supporting Health Certificate.

Wednesday Dec 1, traveling Chiang Mai to Bangkok I was not required to show my test results to board the Bangkok Air flight.

The following morning Dec 2, flying on JAL I traveled Bangkok to Los Angeles with a short stop in Narita, Japan. My ATK (Antigen) test was taken at a small clinic prior to leaving Chiang Mai. The supporting document which stated I showed Negative for Covid was given to the JAL/Thai Airways agent upon check-in, after which I was cleared for boarding.

When checking in with JAL I was given a short form to complete which clarified my vaccination status. I was told it would be collected prior to boarding the plane to L.A. in Japan. Other than that form there was no request for proof of anything during the layover/plane change in Narita.

I arrived in Los Angeles less than 24 hours ago, and with no further requirements needed I happily left the airport.

All in all, just basic proof of negative Covid status seemed to be all that was required at any given point.

This post is with regards for travel leaving Chiang Mai to Los Angeles, USA. Not sure what exactly is required for travel to any other country. I've not had any vaccinations.

Traveled Chiang Mai to Bangkok Wednesday Dec 1 and was not required to show proof of anything to board the Bangkok Air flight.

Overnight in Bangkok, following morning Dec 2 my flight on JAL was to Los Angeles via Narita, Japan.

I was told after speaking with a JAL agent that an ATK (Antigen) test and supporting health certificate would suffice to be allowed to board the aircraft. Was very glad to hear this as the ATK test comes at a fraction of the cost of the PCR test. I took the test at a small clinic prior to leaving Chiang Mai and was given a document stating that I showed Negative results for Covid. This document was given to the JAL/Thai Airways agent upon check-in after which I was cleared to board the aircraft.

At that time I was also given a short form to complete which clarified my vaccination status. I was told it would be needed prior to boarding in Japan. Other than that form there was no request to show proof of anything for the transition and the layover/plane change in Narita was completely uneventful.

I arrived in Los Angeles less than 24 hours ago with no further requirements needed I happily left the airport.

All in all, for the most part basic proof of negative Covid status seemed to be all that was required at any given point.

I'm a citizen of and traveling back to the USA. In doing my research I need a negative Covid test in order to board the plane, which I assume means that some paperwork to have to show. For returning citizens the PCR test is not needed, a simple Antigen test will suffice. I've heard of government locations in Chiang Mai giving this test and wanted to locate one.

Are there currently any government sponsored Antigen test spots in or around Chiang Mai?

A month or two ago they had established 4 around Narawat Bridge and Wororot Market. Assuming that those are now closed, where can one go to take specifically an Antigen test for little or no fee. I know there are clinics and of course hospitals who will test for around 1,000 Baht. Looking for something that costs very little.

On 3/24/2021 at 3:48 PM, JoePai said:

Excellent news, now put it into Law for every future year

Not your holiday, not your country, not for you to have any say in. The Thais love that aspect along with the many others associated with celebrating their new year. From the first time I experienced over 50 years ago, I still find it an absolute joy to see them revel in it!

If you don't like it, leave.

'Recover'... What exactly does that mean?! It's a relative term. Things have never recovered since the political Red Riots of 2010. It's been an economic downward spiral ever since. And the 'Color War' still rages on with the current regime in control, enemies of the Red State.

1 hour ago, pattjock said:

make people driving motorbikes wear a helmet, that would save a lot more life's.

20,000 traffic related deaths annually... but hey, that's cool!
No need to change any laws to save lives there!

I never buy my re-entry permits until I'm at the airport leaving the country.

It's very convenient right there at the Immigration station. Takes but a few minutes. Have done it at least a half-dozen times over the years at International Departures in Chiang Mai, Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueng. Piece of cake, no wasted time at the Immigration office, no over purchasing of permits not needed and never had a problem breezing right through. Unless you're leaving the country 4 times a year it's cheaper too.

"Palm Oil = <deleted>"?

Really? Based on what substantiated source?

I suppose it depends who you ask.

https://www.palmoilhealth.org/what-is-palm-oil/

What a &lt;deleted&gt;'n class A buffoon this self elected demigod of a PM is. I thought the others were real "pieces of work", but this guy is really putting the sinker into this lovely country. Feeling so sorry for the lovely people of Thailand. But you've brought in on yourselves. It's a sad thing that in a place that puts so much importance on the ridiculous concept of "Loss Of Face", you are the laughing stock of the world.

What is the easiest way to get to Savannakhet, Laos from Chiang Mai or Bangkok?

I was recently given a load of crap from the Immigration officer at Don Muang for "visiting Thailand too often", even though I'd been out of the country for close to a month & had just 3 tourist entry stamps (with no extensions) for the 6 months prior. So with this new pinhead "frequent tourist" personna-non-gratta ball-busting crap instilled, I'm filing for a Thai marriage or Retirement visa. I understand that for a Marriage visa the first step is getting a one year Non-O visa from anywhere outside the country. I'm currently in Cambodia, so obviously the most convenient place to do this is in Phnom Penh. I've heard a few reports about the nonaccommodating service at the Thai consulate in Phnom Penh so would like some feedback from anyone in the know about the validity of this. And if not in Phnom Penh, then where else in the reasonably accessible vicinity can I get either of these visas? Since I have a choice applying for either Marriage or Retirement, what are their pros and cons?

Pol Lt-Gen Panya: "Round up the usual suspects."

Prayuth: "Panya, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

Against all odds Thailand recovers quickly from all recent catastrophes and setbacks. SARS, bird flu, political unrest, a tsunami, coup d’état 2006, airport takeovers, 100 people murdered in the capital during the political violence of 2010, and a crazed madman whipping the masses into a frenzy this year which ultimately resulted in the military stepping in.

Re the "crazed madman" bit, the Economist recently made the interesting point that one of the most destructive consequences of his actions will be the effect on the Democrat Party itself.

Their top echelons, including their 'Eton and Oxford' leader, are, it is claimed, essentially asking, "How did it come to this? Why did we let it happen?"

Due to the actions of one of their own they will almost certainly never again hold power through free and fair elections. The party's choices are either to act as placemen in an appointed assembly or try and re-invent themselves and start again. Their decades old legacy has been destroyed on the streets in a mere six months by one of their former top leaders. True irony.

So says you.

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Against all odds Thailand recovers quickly from all recent catastrophes and setbacks. SARS, bird flu, political unrest, a tsunami, coup d’état 2006, airport takeovers, 100 people murdered in the capital during the political violence of 2010, and a crazed madman whipping the masses into a frenzy this year which ultimately resulted in the military stepping in. Once the curfew is lifted the tourist will come back. This will be in spite of the TAT mismanagement and made up numbers from other ministries.

At least in the west no one likes to be controlled and most wish to have an option to stay up past midnight. Once those controls are removed tourism will stabilize and the perception everything is "OK" will prevail. The lifting of the curfew will actually do what our new military leaders want, to bring happiness and prosperity to all Thais. The fly in the ointment will be those pesky travel warnings.

You've got the date wrong. The "crazed madman" episode was back in 2010, bankrolled and orchestrated by a power hungry lunatic from overseas.

...and from which by the way, Thailand has still not fully recovered if you were to talk with many Westerners... some of whom I know who opted to holiday in Cambodia this past year instead of Thailand, exclusively due to the visuals seen on the news at that time and still left branded into their memory banks. Nice work Reds... painting a picture of Bangkok to look like Beruit.

Yes, Thailand has put itself in quicksand by their own pompous and ignorant hands. It's gonna be a while, if ever it sees the sunshine the way it used to prior to all this horsesh*t.

Thank you Mr Suthep for bringing the violence to Thailand.

If he did he maybe copied it from the reds in the BKK siege years ago.

Well if he did try to copy it from the nefarious Red Tshirt Gang, they're doing a rather poor job. Why those Reds have shown that they are masters of wreaking havoc, leaving a path of blood, death and destruction in their wake. Suthep and his rather sublime & tame crowd haven't begun to even come close to matching those blood-thirsty & blind, angry Red troglodytes!

They were protesting against someone who was helping to gather donations to help the farmers.

They have really turned on their so called base support, farmers the backbone of PT.

Yes he was right to cancel.

The donations, on PRDC's own admission, were not to help the farmers. They were to pay PRDC lawyers to sue the government, there is a huge difference. Not that the people who gave the money were told what the real purpose was. Yes he was right to cancel and incredibly stupid to haved booked the gig in the first place. If he was trying make political capital out of it, he was incredibly naive.

That's absolutely right. Not a single satang ever made it to the farmers, only into the pockets of Democrat party lawyers, which filed the lawsuits on behalf of the PDRC. There is a news post here for those not aware of it.

20 million Baht to file a few lawsuits and the poor farmers believe it. Any other lawyer would have filed it for free if he really wanted to help the farmers, or at most a few thousand Baht.

The singer was stupid to support Suthep in the first place. I said weeks ago that all of these celebrities will end up ruining their careers by joining the "picnic" and the PDRC stages. Well, here is the first one. He ruined his entire career because he joined a politician fight. There are plenty of other Thai singers not stupid enough to join either side.

And you have all of that which you spout on about on absolute confirmed authority do you? Oh right... you read it in the media so it MUST be true!

And to make such an utterly ridiculous claim that those who've joined the protest in song are "ruining their careers" makes me laugh at your sheer ignorance and audacity. Right... and the Dixie Chicks & others who spoke out against G.W. Bush ruined their careers as well by acting in similar fashion. Your confounded "logic" astounds and eludes me.

A lot of childish remarks so far by the know it all brigade.

You're surely referring to Petchawat, Apichart, Krissanapong and the rest of the intellectually challenged, nefarious Red Tshirt Gang.

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Thaksin founded AIS did he? I was under the impression that it was created when a hugely corrupt government minister awarded a monopolistic telecommunications concession to an equally corrupt young policeman, and the rest is history. So, seeing as it was effectively "stolen" from the Thai people by Chalerm and Thaksin, the boycott is more than justified.

Too bad innocent Thai share holders in this company may have to take losses for the actions of Suthep. Comments like this one above shows how much hate people have and is not even Thai.

Too bad innocent Thais and foreigners alike have had to and still are suffering losses for the actions of one Taksin Shinawatra. Comments like this one above show how too many have been brainwashed, are ignorant and still accept the damage done to this amazingly beautiful country by one sociopathic and ugly man. I wish him and his ilk nothing but quick oblivion.

Great... let's get the word out to have more dreadlockers and scavenger tourists flocking in to make things more aesthetically appealing! At least in BKK they mostly clustered together on the culturally vapid zone of Kao Sahn Road. Geesh... I'd love to see them going elsewhere at any cost. They are the ones driving away the sought-after, upscale, "quality tourists" in places like Chiang Mai.

I wouldn't buy a Ford, period.

I worked for the world's largest Ford dealership, Galpin Ford in Los Angeles for 5 years and you wouldn't believe the things I saw or heard from owners. Overall, not a pretty picture if you don't intend on buying new and then selling every 4 or 5 years. Bottom line is, they're just fine for the first 5 years and after that... watch out. Resale value as the years go on is a big disadvantage. Your investment will plummet and the amount of repairs that will be needed will escalate. My advice from one who knows first hand, steer clear of any Ford or any American car for that matter. They're built to fall apart. On the other hand, you can't beat a Toyota. I've owned two in my life and they run forever with regular oil changes & hold their resale value tremendously. Go with a sure thing.

Its actually sickening to think the Govt has been spending their time and money on so many trivial things while the Thai railway system is in such a dangerous state. Surely rail and road safety, which saves lives, should have been top of the list instead of all that other stuff PTP have been up to these last years. Its totally bizarre, it never ceases to make me catch my breath in surprise.

The railway has been rickety for a substantial length of time. Don't bring politics into it unless you are condemning all administrations for at least the past 20 years.

One could easily blame past administrations but it's a moot point. This is now a current issue and PTP is the CURRENT administration, so regardless of any others' neglect, why the hell isn't PTP doing something about the problem?! But we all know the answer to that...