Surasak

8 hours ago, Thailand said:

I expect the UK will soonbe offering the same service to British expats over the age of 97.

Make that aged over 107 and you will possibly be somewhere near.

A lone voice crying in the  wilderness.

Very well done, I'll be ready with the flags but hold off flying them, I feel I've wasted enough already.

£80,000, That's 3,000,000Baht. If they can raise that amount it would be better spent here, than to have the added trauma of flights and what possibility of care in the UK.  £30,000 would get good care in a General hospital with private room. Aim for the top of the mountain by all means, but if you only make first base , make the most of that.

Its been a long time since I was in Phuket, but as I remember, many of the hotel staff were not local people they were from up country. It would be interesting to see how they cope, if there should be as many visitors as is hoped for.

15 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

So conceivably one could travel from Dark red zone to Dark red zone with no worries and no restrictions other than what the CCSA has put in place.  Good to know that travel is back on, well within parameters and safety concerns addressed, like wearing a mask while driving.

We get lots of visitors from Bangkok on a daily basis, Business would go under if we didn't.

15 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Years ago in Scotland the pubs didn't open on Sundays

Right. And the same in Wales as I remember, That was the 70s.

I opened a bank A/C at Kasikorn bank last Friday in Baan & Beyond Khon Kaen, no problems at all. It took about an hour of form filling, many signatures and my Thai ID card and passport, then a call to head office for confirmation for some reason. Biggest problem was setting up the phone app. it can't be done using your internet connection, only via the phone company internet. Here's the best bit, 958 swipes on the calendar to input my date of birth.

"reopening target could only be met if the vaccines are delivered according to the committed schedules".

That part of the statement is his, 'Get Out Of Jail Free Card'.

15 hours ago, phetphet said:

Nothing new. They have been doing it for years with the photocopies of application forms on the back of other peoples passport and other document copies.

Which is why I put two thick black lines on the reverse side of all papers presented to Immigration since my first renewal some years ago.

3 hours ago, Dialemco said:

The truth is there is a world shortage of vaccines. Owing low infection rates last year it was not realised the importance of the vaccines being the only way out of the Pandemic and reluctance to pay huge cost but the Government is now ordering as many vaccines that become available but has to join the waiting list.  

 

You mean they hoped it would go away if thy shut it out, which worked for a time. Then greed took over as per usual and the world and his wife were invited, with certain restrictions. Now they pay the price for their own foolishness and discover the queue for vaccines is so long they are last on the list, other than for Chinese junk.

On 6/9/2021 at 7:55 AM, CharlieH said:

When the street lights came on was the signal to go home ????

That was the time of the new fangled electric. I can remember the lamp lighter with his pole to light the gas lamps. We kids would sometimes follow him and climb the pole to turn the gas off. We were threatened of course, but he never did catch us. Happy days.

Lots of people say I look great for my age. No I'm not saying. However, My retort to their, yes I take it as a compliment, is. The packaging my look good, its the contents that has the problem.

Direct answer to the OP.

When you realise they don't make mirrors like they used to, all roads are now up hill, and the friend you haven't seen for years looks so much older than you remember, you then know you are old. Oh! And don't say I didn't tell you so.????

All pigs fed and ready to fly. Let me know when take off is scheduled, I'd like to be there.

3 hours ago, khunPer said:

Would be nice if that also counts for all earlier mysterious deaths on the island, so its originally good reputation can be restored.

I've been in Thailand for many years and I can't recall when the island had a good reputation. Can someone help us out here?

1 hour ago, malibukid said:

by the time the Moderna arrives Thailand will have achieved herd immunity

I try to stay away from herds!

2 hours ago, Smee said:

More pointless posturing and garbage to make it look as if something is being done when in reality people continue to get sick and die needlessly because of the government's inexcusable failure to act decisively and effectively. If the bloody website ThailandIntervac.com : The Office of International Cooperation, Department of Disease Control ,Ministry of Public Health Thailand actually worked then there might be some hope, but it is, as usual, another poorly constructed and useless bit of digital nonsense that is not fit for purpose and reflects the utter lack of competence or professionalism that we foolishly continue to hope for from those 'elite' brainiacs who 'run' the country

Just a tad generous there I feel?

2 hours ago, Deli said:

Any hospital with happy hour, buy 1, get 1 free ?

I very much doubt it. I'm even surprised to see BOGOFS in some of the supermarkets here.

7 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Never get to excited, in the land of u-turns. 

I for one would be prepared to trust the private hospital statement, against the statement of a Jackass.????

5 hours ago, BobBKK said:

wow! MASS vaccinations! while UK and USA are discontinuing masks and administered 100s million of vaccines Thailand is still 'negotiating' to buy some - I wonder why that is?

In-com-pet-ence sounds a likely suspect.

Twenty US bookings from July 9th. Sounds very much like over crowding to me.

5 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Forgive me for being suspicious, but that is a very dramatic drop in daily numbers. Did they run out of tests?

No! They ran out of fingers.