bluesofa

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

Sounds more like an informant panel, to inform on illegal activities which will then be ignored.

Or 'agreed in principal', then ignored.

3 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

where are the AK47s in the top pic?

They're not in the photo, but hidden in the drop-down headlamps of the BMWs.

They got the idea from a James Bond film.

Quoted from the link above:

Exercising in public areas

- Avoid exercising in crowded areas.

- Must wear a face mask before and after exercising. Only time mask can be removed is while exercising.

- Must clean hands with sanitiser before and after exercising.

- Must maintain a social distance of at least two metres while exercising.

The annex to the order also noted, “Wearing a mask while exercising is not good for people’s health, so walking is preferred.”

I do remember during the first lock-down (April last year) a senior government doctor said that when "running or cycling" a face mask should not be worn.

The doctor said that a face mask impedes the flow of air into the lungs and can be considered dangerous when exercising.

14 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Bells & Hunchbacks .? give us a clue ..

If it happens around midday, it must be the lunchpack of Notre Dame.

15 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

30 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

You didn't include your bank account details.

Can’t have her seeing them not with  her handbag addiction !

I wonder if they're used in the same way Margaret Thatcher did, giving rise to the expression that some cabinet ministers 'had been handbagged'.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Commerce ministry announces core missions this year

Does he work for Apple?

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand’s first lunar exploration programme is scheduled to launch on January 13, though public debate on the moon mission has been raging since mid-December when it was unveiled by a minister.

That's not how you spell 'lunch'

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

spokesman Taweesin Visanuyothin apologised on Thursday for sparking public uproar with his threat of prison for people who conceal their travel information.

He then went on to confirm it:

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He clarified that the legal penalty only applied to Covid-positive individuals in the 28 “red” provinces who have no records of travel, including on the MorChana app. The penalty – up to two years in jail and/or a maximum fine of Bt40,000

25 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Yes, I've done that in the past.

Today I've just d/l the ThaiChana app, and back on page 15 I posted a screenshot asking how to register with it, so that I am informed of any developments.

 

So far nobody seems to be able to explain what I need to do. To my mind, the ThaiChana app is not user friendly - that is, assuming I do need to register my details on it initially?

People have mentioned about 'registering', but I'm at a loss how to do this.

After a lot of searching, it appears that "registering" for ThaiChana is a requirement for shops/businesses, so they can request a QR code for customers to scan.

It seems ordinary customers are not required to register.

The other thing I've discovered is that when scanning a shop's QR code, your phone number is sent to a central point by using your phone's data roaming facility. (Unless of course you are already logged in to a local wi-fi upon entering)

This makes a mockery of the system. My son doesn't have data roaming. Yet he's been into Big C and other shops, scanned the QR code. No local wi-fi. No notification that it isn't tracking him.

That means he, through no fault of his own, has not provided his details.

I don't know if the app explains the requirements clearly in Thai or not.Somehow I doubt it. In English there is nothing.

3 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

I think if you use the QR scanner in LINE only, the store will capture your info which will go in the 28-day database but without either of the recommended apps, you won't be notified of being in close proximity to someone who has subsequently reported being infected. IMHO, if you are not going the whole nine yards and installing either app, just stick to he note pad and pen at the door. I seriously doubt that info is being archived in any form that will make for a quick search and ring-around if a cluster pops up at your local Tesco-Lotus.

Yes, I've done that in the past.

Today I've just d/l the ThaiChana app, and back on page 15 I posted a screenshot asking how to register with it, so that I am informed of any developments.

So far nobody seems to be able to explain what I need to do. To my mind, the ThaiChana app is not user friendly - that is, assuming I do need to register my details on it initially?

People have mentioned about 'registering', but I'm at a loss how to do this.

1 minute ago, bradiston said:

You don't need the ThaiChana app. All you need is a QR code reader, which is built into Line. That's it. ThaiChana doesn't require you to register. It's the place you check in and out of that has to register. You just scan their QR code on entry and exit.

OK. Are you saying I don't need to enter any information at all using my phone, not initially, nor any time I scan the QR code?

How does the system know who I am, similar to people using the manual method to write their name and phone number?

This is a straight question. I can't seem to get an answer.

3 minutes ago, bradiston said:

Yes, you can use Line to scan QR codes for ThaiChana. Now they have rescinded the requirement to have MorChana, seems you won't need anything else.

OK, I follow that part about using Line to scan a QR code.

It's the next bit that I'm still stuck. Someone has said if I use Line it takes me to a website and I have to enter all my details manually every time?

I thought that by using the ThaiChana app, I could register just once and then use it to scan the shop's QR code and it would send all my details automatically?

Am I being dense here?

That's why I earlier u/l a screenshot of the ThaiChana app, to try to find out how to register with it.

9 minutes ago, pj123 said:

Re: Thaichana app. To register, turn off wifi and use 3g/4g data. you use your mobile number to register. That worked for me. Once registered you can access the app with wifi.

I've just d/l the ThaiChana app.

I can't see anywhere to register?

If I click the shutter at the bottom of the screen it wants to scan a QR code (I suppose)?

The 'person' icon at the top right just seems to say who's developed it?

1 minute ago, alanrchase said:

I don't enter any personal information. As far as I know it uses your phone number which in theory is linked to your passport etc. when you registered the sim.

Thanks. Sorry to be pedantic about this.

So it now seems not only do you scan the QR code, but you need mobile data as well for it to upload your details?

I had no idea of that. Most of this hasn't been clearly explained. So the smartphone users with no mobile data plan are just not registered, and have wasted everyone's time?

8 minutes ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

this app is not even made by the government, but KRUNG THAI BANK 

Which one is this: ThaiChana, MorChana, or maybe both?

I'll regret this, why is a bank building these apps, not a government department?

2 minutes ago, internationalism said:

according to Khaosod English, this government decision was reversed within 1h of being announced 

That seems par for the course for A-Nut-In here, the man with foot-in-mouth disease.

3 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

It sure has been a pleasure talking with you mon ami,I do hope that you stay with us even after Mrs Owl unlocks the door of the garden shed...

Oh, I though Mr Owl had barricaded himself in the shed. Hence my comment regarding taking shelter in a battered husbands' refuge.

Perhaps he still needs it if Mrs Owl has locked him in the shed?