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2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Why do you need a TM30. Why do you need to be careful to travel within 90 day periods? 

Because I will be staying in Thailand for 6-7 months and will not be  able to avoid 90 day reporting by traveling outside country as I have done in the past. My understanding is that I must visit Immigration for the first 90 day report and they will insist that a TM 30 be on file.

What if the owner is not Thai ?  I usually rent from European owner and have never had a TM 30 in the past because I would be careful to travel within 90 day periods but this year I think that will not be possible. I am pretty sure she would not have a Thai ID card. 

Even if tourists come to Phuket this year all of the interesting tourist places that have been closed for months are not going to start up again like magic. Except for the nice beaches they might be a bit bored at first. 

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

OK, where'd all the Sinovac vaccines gone ? Who flogged them or mislaid them. I know their junk status, but still.

I think the reporting on this is backwards...I think they only received 117,000 doses of AstraZeneca but would have at least a million of the Sinovac .

Sure. Go from one dead place to another !

Joe- I have same question but will be using fresh O-A visa in July when I arrive for 7 month stay. Do I need to buy one year of both Covid and health insurance?
thanks.

The titles for this and similar articles are real misnomers. Instead of “Thailand plans to let foreign tourists quarantine in resorts” the proper title should be “Phiphat’s latest pipe dream”

No sane creditors would approve a plan without a very experienced CEO with airline turnaround experience being brought on board and of course this person would be a foreigner. 
 

I read somewhere they have been secretly borrowing to pay employees and other expenses as they said before they were running out of funds last December. I wonder if the government has been funding them. 
 

The Nation article said they would be a private full service airline yet a couple of sentences later they talk about extra income from seat selection and baggage fees. Ridiculous. 

If their plan did not include making good on all the refunds owed to passengers then many future customers would be alienated and unwilling to use THAI again. They should have started the staff reduction program long ago. A very sad and impossible situation made worse by Covid.

I have another theory. I believe Vietnam has already received 117,000 doses of AZ from Korea under the Covax program. Philippines has now been cleared to receive the same amount under Covax after they passed a law protecting AZ from any lawsuits arising from injections of their vaccine. Could it be that Thailand secretly joined Covax ?  For me it is too coincidental that other countries in the area are receiving the same quantity of AZ under the Covax program 

I believe that he would be ineligible to receive this vaccine in Thailand because of his age. 

12 hours ago, Artisi said:

Countered sued by ???? 

 It should never be accepted in court, dismissed as a frivolous change and a waste of court time. 

Judge should tell claimant “you must be joking” and suggest that the Health Department do a complete inspection of the hotel. I would have demanded a better room immediately as I am sure that all of them cannot be that bad. There is no way a human being should have to spend 15 nights in that squalor. 

I saw their second to last concert with Diana Ross in Boston (1970). It is now their 61st anniversary as a group but looks like no reunion with Mary gone.  Very sad...they were great. 

Everyone has made some good points but the 65b fare was in place a long time...I think Mo Chit to Bearing ?   Wouldn’t future fares be agreed upon before big expansions of the line are undertaken ?  The government has some serious responsibility here.

They need to develop a more efficient and faster approach when they start giving vaccines. Also a waiting period of 15 minutes after vaccine has worked out well in USA but we don’t have Chinese vaccine.

Years ago you could also do 90 day report through the mail. Is this still possible ?

Must be one of the old Orient Thai planes

6 hours ago, Smilermike said:

Not only that . You have to now think of the retired foreigners living here. Many of which will return  to their origins or another country which are more motivated on attracting foreigners with more relaxed rules and prices.

Or the ones who have been waiting for a vaccine in their home countries who are coming to realize there is little left to return for.....especially if it entailed a 15 day quarantine ! I think most of the people who needed to get back to their families or jobs are already back there.

The biggest roadblock to starting the flow of tourists is the quarantine and one of the secondary roadblocks would be the ability to visit neighboring countries during their stay in Thailand. I usually come for 7 months a year but stayed home in USA this year. By the end of this month I will have received both doses of Pfizer vaccine and hope to return in July. Hopefully the 15 day quarantine will be reduced or eliminated for those who have been vaccinated but I am not holding my breath. Will be interesting to see how fast Thailand can vaccinate people once the AstraZeneca vaccine is available in quantity.

I split my time 50/50 between Bangkok and Florida where I bought a condo 5 years ago. I almost bought a condo in Bangkok a few years ago but now I am glad I just rent, paying for the months I am there and storing a few bags in my building.  This year I have stayed in USA because of Covid and hope to return in July for 6 months. Think twice before buying a home in Thailand.

She had better keep the car keys hidden from him because there is little doubt he will forget that he should not be driving.