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8 hours ago, Pilotman said:

All fine with me.  I don't use their buses and I wouldn't set foot in one of their over blown temples. 

Right - no need at all especially if your presence in Thailand is of a spiritual nature - through TV ... 

2 hours ago, keith101 said:

If the numbers are true at single digit or zero cases why is the emergency still needed unless the numbers arent correct . 

Well, if we look Beyond Thailand's single digit and zero claims - during a pandemic the world is never more recovered than the sickest nation so yes emergency procedures are still needed - Thailand included …  

9 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

Free Willy ?

What a Cheap Charlie - 1 hour of fame only ...

9 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

Me says interview wife's relatives. 

…. Yeah, and sorry to say especially if he was worth more dead than alive … 

8 hours ago, keith101 said:

The sign next to them clearly states 1 year imprisonment or fine not exceeding 100,000 baht or both , so if he paid 50.000 its only half of what he could of had to pay .  

Yes - You have right and the sign doesn't say anything about a receipt either - so all good then ….

15 minutes ago, chobina said:

Apparently, Police called those foreigners to the station, and they had to apologize too.  Go figure.

Maybe they’re seeing it as a loss of face, or Farang doing the right thing doesn’t serve their agenda.

I doubt this thing would happen anywhere else in the world, Only in LOS

 

Here is a link to the article from the Samui Times

 

????????

This time in a organized manner where protective precautions has been added such as social distancing etc. - well done!

https://www.samuitimes.com/koh-samui-foreigner-have-a-second-attempt-at-handing-food-donations/

2 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Been looking after a Thai family who was poor for 20 years the only praise I get is from the mrs. ????

2 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

I had a similar experience for 13 years until they all died !    They just can't bring themselves to say 'Thank You', as it means 'Loss of Face' having to admit they haven't got a pot to <deleted> in !

* 20 Ways to Give Without Expectations

https://tinybuddha.com/blog/20-ways-to-give-without-expectations/

On 4/3/2020 at 12:43 PM, dluek said:

A British guesthouse owner on Ko Chang has chimed in over on Twitter to say this article is complete bullocks. 

"bolaks" … 

4 hours ago, bushdoctor said:

Thailand has barely had a first wave. 

They will - when they start testing - for real ….

14 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

It is not for me, but a British expat teacher who I am trying to help. From past experience I don't imagine for one minute the Br Embassy will help. other than supply an emergency travel document. And that would not be needed as nobody can leave Thailand!

 

Thailand has become everyone's wife - you can't leave nor neither live with or without ...

25 minutes ago, shinawhat said:

I can’t believe Thai visa is running this story based on what a so- called popular blogger is writing.....geeze....look at this guy's history and you will understand most of what he writes is fiction at best .....don’t believe a word until it’s official.....sorry Thai visa, but you shouldn’t forward bloggers posts, you should forward facts from the government....

RE - what he writes is fiction at the best vs facts from the government

* Could you pls advice the difference ...

21 minutes ago, herwin1234 said:

why? the amnesty is for real emergencies. your situation only brings a little bit discomfort. you can apply for a new one year visa when you travel to Thailand again.

Well, it's actually about more than a little bit discomfort - it's all about that you have paid for a service you can't use and then it's normal to be compensated in one way or another which in this case could have been automatic renewal or extension ... 

RE - Summary of the “visa amnesty” that Thai Immigration will offer foreigners. It’s just waiting for the PM’s signature:
Everyone who is in Thailand legally will have an automatic 30 day extension
90-day reporting will be put off
Permanent Residency people can come back late

* That's fine, BUT what about all those holders of one year visas who now are outside Thailand and deprived of the opportunity to return prior to the expire date - do they also get a amnesty in the form of automatic renewal and/or extension?

16 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

North Korea has zero cases of this virus. Baffles me why other countries aren't copying their model to contain the spread of this virus........

 

At least copy China's model, huh? 

Notes me that there are still some that believes in Santa, but by all means, its said that Christmas lasts until Easter...

2 minutes ago, vermin on arrival said:

Korea didn't implement strict rules. They did massive testing and the government was very open and honest about things and educated the people, who, having proper knowledge and a sense of civic duty, complied with the requests.

I note me that you are very generous with positive adjectives - It have to be South Korea you are talking about …  

2 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Here we go.

Sounds like a good idea.

Also this..

No more people coming in.

Better late than never ...

17 minutes ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

Sold their house and car so i geuss it will take a little longer before they are running out of money . How on earth can they be homeless ????? O.k i can understand they are without a job , but so are millions of others , and it's by their own choise maybe should have done a little bit more resurch before giving up everything and moving here WITH THEIR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN .no pitty from me . Specially the homeless part , how can they be homeless they have enough money to rent some decent place for the 4 of them . 

We may assume that their assets sold as car and house were not debt free - rather the opposite, which is quite common when one is a young toddler's family and it cost a bit more to travel and to live when you are 4 compared to 1 and for the same reason we can assume that they will not stay afloat very long if the jobless situation will persist something that it clearly and unfortunately points to ...

Hopefully they are wise enough to take the cost of being fully insured during their stay otherwise they will risk ending up as not only homeless, but also as debt servants ….

6 hours ago, Youlike said:

I see a gofundme coming…

It's said the timing is everything - they seems to have been underwater for the last 3 months ....

15 hours ago, nausea said:

I hsve some empathy, it's gonna be tough for everyone. At the end of the day eating animals that aren't meant to be be eaten is probably a bad idea.

RE - At the end of the day eating animals that aren't meant to be be eaten is probably a bad idea.

* Yes, and it applies to all of us for what on earth are actually meant to be eaten by humans?

https://www.vivahealth.org.uk/healthfeatures/what-our-natural-diet-are-humans-evolutionarily-adapted-eat-animals-plants-or-both

RE - Here’s a Thai app for tracking the virus

* Well, when it's informed that only 4800 tests in total has been taken from a population of near 70m + some millions of tourists then the value of this tracker is next to nothing - with other words, the majority of infected people are not in this overview ...

5 hours ago, sungod said:

The guy is a dick, first of all when there were no masks he said they were not necessary.

 

He then got his hands on some for a photo shoot, and said they were.

 

The masks have run out and now they are not necessary again.

 

Can anyone see the pattern here?

RE - Can anyone see the pattern here?

* ???? Nya - Don't do as I say - Do as I do ...

14 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

Drop by 6 million?  And the rest...

Drop by or to ... The drop will for sure increase throughout the year - this is just a temporary and optimistic update ...

12 hours ago, kotsak said:

Can't blame the girls, the job was not mentioned in the reserved list.

Can't blame the african girls for being black either so no need to put them on the black list ….