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4 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

And with Anutin at the helm, they are not wrong.

...and who would do better?

6 hours ago, Why Me said:

Reached the website. But no Google form link. Time: 09:21

I got no Google form link when I used Microsoft Edge but I worked with my other browser Chrome....then the website crashed

2 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Just send him the url.

which software ?

3 hours ago, sandyf said:

I always watch live streaming of the BBC news channel early evening when having a beer on the verandah. Sometimes I see a clip that could be worth saving which on the news channel not so much a problem as they continually repeat things. At that time of a day just too much of an effort.

Your answer is precisely what I want to learn about :  what you see is based on a URL of the BBC.....Now how to save at any moment what is being broadcast from this URL (transform it into a mp4 file?) and which software to use?   I want to download a particular news program from my home country - save it as mp4 - and send it to a friend in another country.

23 hours ago, BKKTRAVELER said:

9 million people registered, 5 million doses expected to arrive (god knows when).

 

Things are about to get interesting...

 

I am horrified to read how many people are still desperate to get a vaccination

For one time I am blessed to be old (more than 75 years) because I could get at Bang Sue Grand Station without pre-registration a free AstraZeneca jab (just walk-in at Gate 1 and show passport) / staff was very kind and helpful in English / Thailand at its best.

National News Bureau Of Thailand (prd.go.th)

Sorry I put this first in the wrong subdivision of this Forum

I look at live TV news from my home country on my desktop PC and sometimes I would like to download it to look again later.

My operating system is Windows 10

Via Google I read about the software Vidmate : does any Forum member have experience with this ?  Any better suggestions?

6 hours ago, tonray said:

I can't even find the line !

If you are "lucky" like me to be older than 75 you can go until 18 July without any pre-registration to Gate 1 of Bang Sue Railway Station and get Astrazeneca / I did it during afternoon hours in less than 30 minutes and they only wanted to see my passport - not asking in which province I lived - and eventually what kind of medication it took / the only problem is to find a parking

22 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Survey: How many expats over 75 are on here???

24 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Survey: How many expats over 75 are on here???

When I went to Bang Sue Railway station they only looked at my passport to see if I was 75+  / they did not ask if I lived in BKK or in the provinces

if you are 75+ you can get a jab at Bang Sue Grand Station regardless where you live

See my contribution above

22 hours ago, jomtienisgood said:

Where did you ever experience such long waiting time?????

Thammasat University Hospital 

To-day is 8 July 

Bang Sue Grand Station Bangkok

77 years / no illness

Astrazeneca

Pre-registration was not required (walk-in for 75+ until 18 July)

Vaccine walk-ins for 75 and up available today-July 18 at Bang Sue Grand Station | Thaiger (thethaiger.com)

Second shot Astrazeneca on 30 September

(for Forum members wanting to try this unaccompanied by a Thai person it is helpful for on site registration to make beforehand a document with all your data in Thai language such as passport data, address, age, weight. length, any kind of medication you take / your entry Gate is nr 1 and it is best to arrive after 15h00 to have parking mostly further than Gate 4)

On 7/4/2021 at 5:01 PM, cormanr7 said:

I had my first shot of AZ on June 22nd, so far only minor side-effects such as sore arm and moderate headache that disappeared after ca 24h

From the literature it appear that hives (urticaria, red itchy welts) sometimes occur only one to two weeks after administration of AZ (or other) vaccine, see this quote from the Melbourne vaccination centre  'Delayed urticaria following a COVID-19 vaccine. Acute generalised urticaria can occur one or two weeks following vaccination. The symptoms can last on average 3-4 weeks but may resolve more rapidly. The urticaria can be generalised and intensely itchy. For adults, symptoms can be managed with up to 4 tablets per day of non-sedating over-the-counter antihistamines (such as cetirizine 10mg, loratadine 10mg or fexofenadine 180mg). This type of urticaria with onset that is delayed after the vaccination is generally not an indication of reproducible allergy to the vaccine and therefore investigations are not indicated. Future vaccinations can be given in a routine environment, with a 15-minute post vaccination observation period. If symptoms are persistent or there are additional concerns, then review by an immunisation specialist or allergist could be considered (end quote). See https://mvec.mcri.edu.au/references/covid-19-vaccines-and-allergy/ for more info.

Pookiki: pls see a physician/doctor!

 

....in my home country (EU) I can go directly to a GP....but where do you go in Thailand where only specialists can be consulted in hospitals with many days (or weeks) of waiting time.

our lawyer says arbitration can take several years in Thailand : was that also so slow for you?

QUOTE

People aged 75 and over can get vaccinated at Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok, from today until July 18th, without registration,

UNQUOTE

Do you think I can try to go there : I am 77 and staying here since many years with Non Imm O visa?

Is  this also an invitation for foreigners (I am staying here since many years with Non Imm O visa)?

I live in Pathum Thani and I am 77 years old without illness

On 10 June I was in the process of online registration (using passport) at www.thailandintervac.com and I asked my Thai wife which of the 4 hospitals in BKK I should chose.  But she told me that Thai authorities just announced that from 14 June we could go the hospitals in the province where they have our medical data.......so I stopped the registration.

On 15 June we went to Thammasat University Hospital at 15' drive from where we live and where we undergo our yearly checkups :  my wife got registered but we are still waiting for her appointment /  I was refused because only Thai people could be registered

My wife got now registered at our Bangkadi branch of Pathun Thani City hall to receive a Sinopharm vaccine but is still waiting for an appointment (Pathum Thani used its own budget which should be loss of face for the national government)

I tried to reopen my account with www.thailandintervac.com but we all know that it is waiting to be updated (not enough vaccines)

I have no clue how to be vaccinated in the near future.

48 minutes ago, dinga said:

Yes - went down the Arbitration route a few years ago (I had entered into a formal Agreement with a Thai company, and the use of the Thai Arbitration process was specified in the agreement - for all disputes).    Found the Arbitration mob very professional and easy to deal with (everything conducted in english).  Had a few meetings but the matter was dragged out by the company [pr*cks] until it was gained Bankrupcy/Reorganisation Protection by the courts [Note;  my claim was negligible in comparison with the mountainous debts owed by the company].  My costs of pursuing arbitration were very small - but I did it myself and not involve a lawyer.

 

Good luck!      

Thank you 

Disputes between neighbors can be issues courts don't like to spend their time with.....but those disputes can be most unpleasant for involved parties and affect the quality of their lives.

There is Out-of-court arbitration in Thailand covered by the Arbitration Act B.E.2545 (2002). 

Did any Forum member try this way to settle a dispute and what was the experience?

On 6/24/2021 at 2:03 PM, anchadian said:

As stated, just go to your local hospital.

 

Being a hospital they will have no problem conversing in the English language

My 91 year old mother-in-law was refused registration at her local hospital (N E Bangkok) because....no more vaccines available

It will be interesting to know if the "Sandbox" project will have better results than Israel which was until now one of the COVID success stories...but they face now a serious rebound with the Delta variant

Israeli town turns 'red' due to COVID outbreak - the first in months | The Times of Israel

Not only the foreigners also the Thai people face a situation which is not reflected in the daily updates at 12h30 on TV where the audience is bombarded with statistics.

- my 91 year old Thai mother-in-law could not get a registration in the local hospital of the area where she lives (Ramintra) and she was told to go to The Mall Ladprao .......but she needs a wheelchair and we still need to find out how to bring her to the new vaccination site.

- the local authorities of Pathum Thani are fed up and have started registration for their own Thai population with the Sinopharm vaccine which they will provide on their own budget. Somebody in the national government should take notice.  My Thai wife is registered to get this Chinese vaccine in a shopping mall on Tiwanond Road.

For the same (economic) reasons the Trump administration refused early 2020 to take action....and they even tried to prevent action (remember "Liberate Michigan"?) / Now there are more than 600.000 people dead from COVID in the USA

I understand that in every country authorities are stuck between a rock (economy)  and hard place (full hospitals) ....but I am afraid that in the end the virus will prevail and as foreigners cannot yet be vaccinated outside Bangkok I hope it will not catch me.

14 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Imagine every country in this world would supply vaccines to all their citizens which are in other countries in this world. That would be a lot of vaccines flying around the globe. And for what? Most (all?) countries work on the vaccination of all the people in their individual countries. It just takes some time.

 

As far as I see there is no foreigner in Thailand who didn't voluntarily come to Thailand, maybe except from prisoners. Many foreigners are in Thailand because they enjoy that Thailand is different from home. But then some complain that x and y and z is not like home. Make up your mind! What do you want? Thailand with all the good and all the bad? Or only those parts of Thailand which you like and otherwise your home country should take care of you. Really? 

QUOTE Thailand with all the good and all the bad? UNQUOTE   I lived in China and several ASEAN countries (several years in each of them) and I always wrote and said that taking into account all considerations Thailand is for foreigners the best country to live ...but now at the age of 77 the inability to get a vaccination could result in severe illness and even death .