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Thailand Pass to End for Thai Returnees First
josephbloggs replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
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Thailand Pass to End for Thai Returnees First
josephbloggs replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
When you see a headline like this you know it is to get the TVF populace in a froth and it never fails. I don't like Anutin at all, let's get that out of the way. But consider Thais are covered under the 30 baht health scheme and/or social security, tourists are not. They are obviously going to do this in steps, next step (within a month is my bet) is that this requirement is done away with entirely for everyone. Step by step. But really, think about it and don't just react to the headline, and explain to me......how is this xenophobic or racist? It is the first step in withdrawing these requirements and Thais are covered for medical by their government already. If you are a foreigner employed by a Thai (or foreign) company you are also covered under social security and don't need this insurance either. Where is the racism there? If, in a month or so, numbers still drop they will remove this for the rest I am sure. If a Thai wants to travel to the Schengen zone as part of their visa application they need to prove they have €30k medical insurance cover, EU citizens do not. Is this racist? Please answer me that. And is this an "insurance scam" as everyone on here likes to bleat that the Thai insurance requirement is? (even though you can buy from foreign insurance companies). -
Jeez. You do realise this is a land border crossing where most people going across the border are small time traders, people trying to earn a living, and usually coming back the same day. They are not jetting off from Bangkok and staying in 5-star hotels so of course they don't have 7,000 baht for an ATK test! Your lack of compassion is astounding, but not surprising given the rest of your post.
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Ok, I'll entertain you as I am quite bored at the moment, I counted 134 international flights arriving at BKK today. Count them (that previous site only shows a time period, not the whole day): https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/bkk/arrivals And 26 international flights arrived in Phuket today. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/hkt/arrivals Happy? Anything you want to say about that? Seriously, what possible reason would there be for them to make up a (fairly low in the scheme of things) number of international flights arriving? Especially as the information is so easily verifiable. The level of paranoia on this site is comical, it's just an article about how many people arrived on the first day of the lifting of Test & Go. It's not even a big number. But oh no, there are people on this site who are too smart to be fooled by this. Laughable. And sad.
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Oh dear. Maths is obviously not your strong point......neither is logic. Each passenger does not take 15 minutes at the desk!! If you say there are 40 desks open between BKK and Phuket and flights land over a 14 hour period (I have no idea how many desks are currently open but that seems reasonable), then it means each desk is processing 37 passengers per hour which seems perfectly normal. Take it over an 18 hour period and it is 29 passengers per hour per desk, so two minutes per person. In reality the numbers are probably over a 24 hour period.
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Wow you are so clever not to be fooled that 120 international flights arrived in Bangkok and Phuket yesterday. How many flights do you think arrived then? And what's your secret source of info? You can go and count today's if you like: https://www.bangkokairportonline.com/flight-status-arrivals-departures/ Of course no doubt this is a scam flight status website set up just to FOOL PEOPLE for the reason that, erm, I don't know, you tell me....
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BTS Asks Passengers Not to Sit with Their Legs Crossed
josephbloggs replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Just as I thought I would get through the comments on a single post without anyone coming up with some desperately contrived way to bring submarines in to it..........and there you are. P.S. You forgot "dirty farangs" and "brown envelopes". You really must try harder if you want more likes from your fellow cliche posters.. -
Officials Reveal Thailand Pass Could End by June
josephbloggs replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Erm, it is an announcement about doing away with restrictions...........but that's the government controlling us, righty ho. -
Imax Expanding in Thailand With Major Cineplex Deal
josephbloggs replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
No, because Thai horror movies are not filmed in Imax. -
Investors Warned of Metaverse Land Price Bubble
josephbloggs replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
It's about the risk of a Metaverse land price bubble and investors being warned about it. -
Investors Warned of Metaverse Land Price Bubble
josephbloggs replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
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That's been the rule for Thais and foreigners for ages - there has never been a difference in how Thais and foreigners are treated in this aspect. It's been months since they hospitalised positive cases...
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Pretty sure I recognise at least some of the posters decrying this as also saying Thailand's Covid regulations are stupid and we should go back to "normal" like our superior western countries. Welcome to TVF. Of course, let's just bash a major religious and cultural belief and ignore the hypocrisy, much better.
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Bangkok to bury all overhead cables underground within 3 years
josephbloggs replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
I have no idea what percentage - I haven't done a survey. But I have seen many areas done: Long stretches of Sukhumvit, Silom, Petchaburi, Asoke, Ratchada, Phaholyothin, Phaya Thai, and other places. Lots of videos out there if you are genuinely interested (I guess you're not though as I detect a lot of negativity in your questions). -
Bangkok to bury all overhead cables underground within 3 years
josephbloggs replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Must have taken you ages to come up with that one, well done. So can you tell me what your issue is with the progress made in the last three years and why it shouldn't continue for the next three? Will all cables be underground in three years? No. But judging by progress in the last three years they will get a fair way. So why are they burying their heads??? Love to hear your insight.