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7 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

‘The Imperial College programme will shortly contact 100,000 people across England at random and send them self-testing kits to see if they are infected

Self-testing kits? How is anyone going to ensure those tests were taken correctly then? 

18 hours ago, OnTheGround said:

People don't have work or money at present, and if alcohol ban continue,  who need holiday?

We are completely under water with work. Cancelling the holidays would have been a blessing looking at our tight timeline. 

17 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Even without the virus the economy would be tanking with all the holidays in Thailand

Here, in case you want to post something based on actual facts:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_annual_leave_by_country

Have to wait another to have the three stamps, then I’ll also submit my application. 

1 hour ago, dcsw53 said:

 

Unless they change the existing rules I can't see the queue even reaching the door, and that is with 2 metre social distancing.
Another empty gesture to try and make news.

From what I know, they received enough applications every year. In fact, for many years the system was clogged with a huge backlog. 

1 hour ago, EricTh said:

So the first condition is they must be employed at the time of application?

I think you must have three consecutive years of Non-Imm Visa and be on such Visa when you’re applying. 

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

Nicely said but nothing new here... but when it comes to the nitty gritty, there will be many hoops to jump though... nothing is ever easy for  foeighners in this country when it comes to PR and citizenship status...

It seems to depend on the case and time and luck maybe. A good friend of mine got his PR rather quickly after submitting his application. Our ex-boss was waiting for it some years. 

53 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Why would I even bother, it offers me nothing, I have Citizenship in my own country which is worth it's weight in gold.

PR is not citizenship. And it’s not true that it doesn’t offer you anything. You don’t need a visa for example. 
 

1 hour ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

134,000 global deaths and counting, 2,000,000 infected globally and growing exponentially. 

 

But but but Trump, says the partisans. 

Because of a pandemic I cannot have a good laugh at that stammering failure? 
 

12 hours ago, OnTheGround said:

 

Since 11 april Chinese sellers are not allowed to ship N95 mask related to Covid-19.

What more products do they keep for themselves?

Trump doesn’t like too many Chinese imports. 

The article was written and published some weeks ago when measures in Germany weren’t in place yet. During the same time when that article was praising hand sanitizer in public places, I saw posters on TV talking about having to give fingerprints at the airport without anyone cleaning the fingerprint reader. It also doesn’t mention letting thousands of Chinese tourists in over CNY. 
 

Since a month now, measures in Germany actually are stricter than here. 

It is correct though that Germany started too late. They were doing their carnival festival (which caused one of the first outbreaks) and hundred thousands were gathering in the football stadiums. 
 

Anyway, I am surprised a five weeks old article of a local German newspaper is newsworthy. 

Having similar issues with one of the other big electronic stores at the moment. Ordered online and went to pickup the same day (because customer service told me it’s ready). At the warehouse, two items were missing, and they told me it would get delivered to my place within a few days. I have learned to be jai-yen and mai-pen-rai here, and that normally things would get solved, so I said fine. 
 

Until today I’m still waiting. Several calls and Line conversations didn’t produce any solution. 
 

I also want to return one item using their 7-days-return policy and no one is able to help. My last Line conversation ended with me sending a detailed explanation of my order together with colorful icons indicating which item is ok, which items was not delivered, and which item I want to return, plus photos of the items from the internet together with a text that I put on it saying what to do with what item. Silence. 
 

Does anyone know whether I can cancel the credit card payment over this? I always thought cancelling credit card payments is only for fraudulent activity which isn’t exactly the case here (in fact, I have received most of what I paid before because I picked it up myself). 

2 hours ago, Thailand said:

Economy and a potential depression against a few thousand dead people and an election on the horizon, no brainer.

I would love to see that statistical model and the credentials of the underlying assumptions according to which it would be “a few thousand dead people”. 
 

And I don’t want to see the economy when things go exponential. 

1 hour ago, mickymouse1 said:

Instead of being compassionate and chop  exceptional circumstances Visa to those on 30 days visit ,NO ,you must pay 1900tb for the chop.what a F RIP OFF!!! I WONDER FOR HOW LONG? MAYBE WEEKLY 1900TB .NICE LITTLE SIDE EARNER to make up for those not coming in.555

How many western countries are that “compassionate”? I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the westerners who are now complaining about not being granted generosity, are the same ones who don’t even wanna have refugees get permits to stay in their home countries. 

How is an expat on a non-immigrant visa “forced to leave the country”? Isn’t it the other way round—when you have a visa, you’re able to stay? 

10 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

yeah, but does he have a work permit?

what times the smart car getting to the hospital?????

How is that a relevant question? How about other pressing concerns, such as whether he like beer more than pork, or what Chinese zodiac he is? 

EU citizens at least should not have any additional cost because of this (if your return flight is with an EU based airline): 

https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/passenger-rights/air/index_en.htm

In case anyone was wondering, “massage parlors” wasn’t only referring to those that are merely “entertainment venues” but even the proper spas and legit massage shops like Let’s Relax and Healthland. 
 

24 minutes ago, talahtnut said:

If Britain leaves the

EU Customs Union and Single Market and the trucks transporting

bog paper are held up at Calais or Dover, British bums will have

to be wiped appropriately with ripped-up MSM newspapers

as in bygone days.  

Now with the Germans panicbuying all the toilet paper, I see WWIII coming. Those krauts again. 

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the various states of Europe, which are like the previous guy said, coming together almost as provinces of a larger superstate, as opposed to remaining sovereign states.

Complete nonsense. Would that be the case the response to Corona might actually be better. Same case for Germany, which is composed of federal states that in many areas of public life can decide autonomously as sovereign states, regardless of what Mrs. Merkel announces.