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I wonder if those who have valid non immigrant visas (or extensions) will be allowed to return before they open up to real tourists ? They really need to solve the insurance issue and I think 2 weeks in a government quarantine is a non-starter except for the most desperate to return.

I never thought so would say this but the country could really use Thaksin right now.

I think it is more a case of people getting cabin fever and wanting to get back to work- particularly in areas where the number of cases is on the low side. I am in the same boat and would die for a haircut and to be able to get back in my gym. 
 

Trump understands this but he is anxious to get people working again before the economy slips too far. He has endorsed government guidelines which seem very reasonable but sees opportunities to get people in many parts of the country back to work very soon. Too many people try to blame him for anything ! 

I think THAI is being refinanced by the government next week.  About time for the submarines to arrive ? 

Nine A-340 planes still stored at the various airports....would be 10 but the Royal Thai Air Force took one.  You have to look at the historic list on Planespotters to see all the stored planes not on the Active list. 

Trump has no expectation of opening the whole country for work by April 12- this has not been reported properly by many news outlets which hate him. He is asking his task force to identify areas where this can safely be done based on hard statistics involving testing and the number of positive cases. I don’t believe he will go against the advice of Drs. Fauci and Birx when making this important decision but I see the country opening up gradually based on sound data.

Emirates is suspending all passenger flights as of Wednesday

This guy was really bad news and fully deserves his prison sentence. I remember Prayut’s first meeting with his senior government officers and he asked Tarit to identify himself. 

I can just imagine what people will be doing out there at night lol

South Korea should never have given Thais a 90 day tourist visa.

I flew into Miami via Zurich 2 weeks ago. Same as other years in Miami. At BKK my temperature was taken before entering Security area.

It’s sad that China has not accepted technical assistance from USA . I am sure they could offer some good assistance particularly when China is in over its head trying to address this massive problem.

Even if they could fit in the business class seats there is no way they could use the  flat reclining position...first class might work though.

20 minutes ago, buick said:

 

thai air asia is majority owned by thais.  obviously it isn't the national airline but it is likely considered the #2.  here is a wiki link, it looks like king power group took a big position in the company a few years ago.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_AirAsia

 

and i think they make money while thai airways does not.

I don’t believe THAI has small planes any more...they were mostly transferred to THAI Smile. 

If creditors take her to court and there is no agreement they can request an order from the court to attach her pay each month....especially since she has a good job.

4 hours ago, canopy said:

Just because there is an app does not mean it is easy. Especially if the house owner is in a different province or out of country and unreachable.

 

Also I have been told that the app is not available from Apple for iPhones. 

There is no place in the high ranks of the RTP for an honest man. He was a breath of fresh air while it lasted.

If you owe the bank money and you have a decent job they will take you to court and obtain a judgement which allows them to attach your salary each month. The banks are really responsible for extending too much credit , especially considering there is a credit bureau here.  When people run out of bank loans they often use loan sharks

I found a notary in Sathorn (near Chong Nonsi) a few months ago to notarize a USA probate document for me. The charge was 500b.

There have been runway problems since Day 1 so why did they not build a third runway long ago so that they could shut down the other runways easily for needed repairs?  

In Silom last month they conducted what I now think was an elaborate experiment at a crosswalk near Patpong on Silom Road. They painted the crosswalks with blue stripes and the approaches in all three lanes ( in both directions) were painted with large blue arrows for at least 100 feet. They even erected illuminated metal frames on the sidewalks which you would walk through to enter the crosswalk. Early last week the frames were removed and workers came out at midnight for a few days to scrub away all of the blue paint. I can only assume that this experiment had no effect on drivers’ behavior so they removed all traces. I find there is safety in numbers...only when you have a large group of people do the drivers stop. 

With the holiday being on a Wednesday you can be sure that many more people will be traveling on this weekend to return home. It would be interesting to know the stats through tomorrow (Sunday).