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Curfew is a very draconian measure in any society and is the ultimate removal of civil liberty and very hard to justify
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1 hour ago, stephenterry said:
I also have the right to make comment
of course you have but your comment was directed at people on here and not on the topic or discussion which I simply pointed out to you
you call it whinging - I call it discussion
I remember a few years back you were very vocal about the authorities handling the Kho Tao murders as was I - was that whinging too ?
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2 hours ago, stephenterry said:I think you've become indoctrinated into believing the worst, and that's not really a healthy attitude. IMO, many posters on here can only post negative comments, whatever the subject, which indicates that living away from their home country is not the utopian outcome they'd anticipated.
Stephen there is nothing wrong with calling people out or having an opinion - the fact we are in Thailand and reading Thai news usually means that the subject matter of the discussion involves Thailand, you are telling people about unhealthy/healthy attitude which is in fact showing your "unhealthy" attitude to other posters because they have an opinion).
As for utopia - what on earth does that mean, we all have had our various reasons for living in or visiting Thailand - I don't think anyone posting on TVF is under any illusion about Thailand being some sort of Utopia - my own opinion after 15 years living here is that many things have changed, can't think of any that were positive changes and if it continues that way I might have to re-evaluate my options, I do however reserve the right to comment on whatever I see fit and whatever I feel directly affects me - so my advice to you is deal with it or find something else to read ????
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open all the roads remove lockdowns then tell people not to travel
This really is Thailand - the HUB of organised confusion
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2 hours ago, rooster59 said:
Media urged not to be used by unscrupulous protesters seeking state handouts
so it's not news worthy ???????
Jesus Christ what next - arrest them all
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20 minutes ago, rooster59 said:Those who do not have certificate will be sent to a local quarantine centre, the director-general said.
so this is internal travel
sounds like they don't trust data from the provinces that claim zero infections
what about bus train and private vehicles
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2 hours ago, Thunder26 said:
I would say the people took innitiative before the government announcements. They started to wear masks and private sectors increased hygiene practices with hand sanitizers.
people have been wearing masks in the main cities for a long time because the air is dangerous to breath, wearing a mask is only useful to stop someone infected from spreading - it offers little protection to those trying to prevent them getting it, not arguing for or against - as long as wearing one doesn't increase the risk then it is what it is, by far the best protection is not getting near other people in enclosed spaces - when I go shopping I try to touch as little as possible but that is almost impossible unless you have an endless supply of gloves or a portable sink with running water with you, I noticed in the shopping center a few days ago people hanging onto the handrail on the escalator - also handling stuff like unpacked veg as they rummage through
Aircraft buses trains BTS taxis etc are an absolute no for me
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1 hour ago, jimn said:
I am convinced that you do not want this virus to go away. Your daily preaching from your soapbox is getting really tiring. Please try and be a bit more positive and give the Thai's a bit of credit. They are doing as well as they can with the national resources that they have.
we have a believer 555
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3 minutes ago, thurien said:right, my mood about all this figure- crunching b.s. is on level "couldn't care less"...
ignore it if you want - your choice but just be mindful that many people believe the infection rate is massively hidden in Thailand so be careful when you are out and about, experts believe that 80% of the population will be infected at one time or another and many will die...................so feel safe out there - Thailand has it all under control
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9 minutes ago, lkv said:
Yes, Paris is probably the same. Cities with a high density of people would reach these sort of percentages.
They estimate that the numbers will increase to around 80% of total population over the coming months at which point they will have reached the so called herd immunity (60% +) and the virus will peter out
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14 minutes ago, Pedrogaz said:
I have been critical of the junta....but they have done an outstanding job here and their prompt response has given Thailand a fantastic result. I guess authoritarians are the right choice for certain types of problem....
As an aside whenever they were at war, the Romans suspended their constitution and appointed a dictator to deal with the problem....sometimes one head is better than two.
555 OMG are your serious
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20 minutes ago, lkv said:
No, but most of the world does testing on protocols that test symptomatic and generally multiple symptoms.
Even in France, where they are getting closer to 200k confirmed, based on antibody testing, they estimate 6% of the population has it/ had it, which would equal 3.6M people.
So that would be x18.
In Thailand, where they are even more "stingy" with the testing, we are probably talking x50...x100...x200, who knows.
New York is closer to 25% after they carried out sample testing of 3000 random people for antibodies
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49 minutes ago, HHTel said:That article is 10 years old and based on data 15 years ago!
and ?
it is exactly how things are done today - nothing has changed, in fact it has probably deteriorated over the last 6 years under total military control
If you think Thailand has suddenly become honest and accountable these last few years you are deluded
Thailand is going backwards not forwards - hadn't you noticed
this quote below is exactly what I have been saying for weeks, 60-70% of death certification is not performed by qualified people, and currently they have no wish or incentive to do so
Other reason of low quality COD is that 60-70% of the deaths occurred outside hospitals.
COD information in death certificate is provided by relative of deceased to village registrar who has no health or medical background. As the result, large number of COD information in civil registration system is ill-defined and questionable.-
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51 minutes ago, rooster59 said:a total of 54 patients have died
interesting words "patients"
how many people in total have died in the last 4 months in Thailand, a figure everyone should be interested in, and just as important - what caused their death, since they rarely investigate deaths in Thailand or officially certify unless they happen in hospital or under under a truck that leaves a very big black hole of unknowns - they definitely were not tested for any link to the CV-19 pandemic
how it works in Thailand or more accurately "doesn't"
This article describes exactly what I am talking about regarding Causes of Death in Thailand and how it is reported and recorded - it basically sums up my multiple posts on Thailand and how they record mortality rates here - in summary - it is extremely vague and wanting and ultimately extremely inaccurate without detail................3rd world
https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/Measuring-mortality-in-Thailand
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18 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said:
Suffice to say that it will never happen in Thailand.
should - could - won't
we all have a reasonable idea of what "should" happen here concerning many things
they "could" happen if Thailand had leaders with an interest on doing so - Other Asian countries managed it
it "won't" happen unless there is massive change to who holds the power
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34 minutes ago, rooster59 said:John Holland-Kaye told the BBC yesterday: "Social distancing does not work in any form of public transport, let alone aviation".
it does in Thailand - who would have thought
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1 hour ago, rooster59 said:He always had plenty of women because he had lots of money
so 48 from N Ireland with lots of money - I have my own thoughts on this scum
I would advise the Thai police to request a background check from the PSNI in N Ireland - I think it would be quite revealing
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1 hour ago, Assurancetourix said:
In fact it was Brian Hull who wrote this and he summed it up perfectly.
why are they not enforced?
This is what the Thai government must address.Why is the Thai police so ineffective on the road when they are very efficient in many other areas?
It requires training and a professional approach and above all - a lot of money
I have often likened Thai police to Traffic wardens in the UK
The Thai police would rather write a ticket than actually prosecute someone for a moving traffic offence which would involve a lot more - involvement of courts, taking statements and presenting evidence etc....................proper policing
There are also some minor traffic law amendments that would improve things greatly but again it comes down to enforcement.
Road planning and even signage and markings play a part too but again involves a big budget to support such things
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Checkpoints, curfew to be strictly enforced for 28 days
in Thailand News - Discussion
this is Thailand these past 6 years and will remain so for a long time - if it quacks like a duck ................