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Hungary’s foreign minister has tested positive for Covid-19 in Thailand, shortly after flying in from a meeting with Cambodian leader Hun Sen.

Peter Szijjarto, who has been visiting South-East Asian countries, is asymptomatic but has been sent to Thailand’s Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute. He will be evacuated by plane later today, while the rest of his 12-member delegation, who were not found to be infected, will travel in a separate aircraft.

Szijjarto, 42, had arrived in Thailand following a one-day visit to Cambodia, where he met with prime minister Hun Sen, 68, as well as foreign minister Prak Sokhonn. In photographs of their meetings, Szijjarto and Hun Sen were not wearing masks.

Hungary is seen by Cambodia’s strongman leader as an ally within Europe. During the visit, Szijjarto opened a satellite office of Hungary’s embassy in neighbouring Vietnam and signed economic cooperation agreements.

The Hungarian news agency MTI, reported that that Szijjarto had tested negative before leaving last month for his Asian tour.

Cambodia has escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, recording fewer than 300 cases and no fatalities. Hungary, which has reported more than 2,000 deaths and almost 91,000 cases, recently announced the closure of bars, and a night-time curfew to curb a rise in infection.

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5 minutes ago, jackdd said:

Because they expect that you speak English and their brain is trying to interpret what you say as English numbers and they get confused. When you are at the fourth number they finally realize that you speak Thai, but then they didn't get the first few numbers already.

Yes, I experienced the same. Many Thais don't understand your Thai because they think you talk English 555

4 minutes ago, jackdd said:

Thai is relatively easy....

Are you joking? Maybe you are very capable in learning languages....

1 hour ago, LivinLOS said:

The tax code, and many many clarifications from the employment office and labour dept. 

Active work is considered under the physical presence test criteria, any active work being performed in the kingdom for any source (thai / non Thai, online or offline) needs a work permit. That work permit ensures you are then paying Thai taxes from day 1, not day 181. 

ahh...you mean work in Thailand. Yes, that is clear.

5 hours ago, LivinLOS said:

If that income came from the performance of active work, whether or not it is taxed elsewhere, and whether or not it is brought into the kingdom in that tax year, it is liable for Thai taxes (but almost impossible to prove).  

Where did you get this information?

10 minutes ago, TERMINATOR3AB said:

Good luck Thailand 

Good luck for you and bye bye ✈️

21 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

This is an open forum, which you seem to forget, and it´s a place where we share our opinion and discuss different matters.

Why don´t you go back to my previous post that you replied on instead, and explain my questions for me.? You seem to know everything.

You wrote that "they are far to stupid to understand and read their own language"...

Is this a your style to discuss different matters? If foreigners in my country are talking like you I want them to leave. Your behavior is very poor.

5 minutes ago, Fromas said:

Different offices having different rules.

 

Rules evolving.

Those parts of the report aren't nonsense!

Who has said that the report is nonsense?

15 minutes ago, smutcakes said:

Or rich enough not to worry about it.

Its 100K UK Pounds- companies would regularly pay that for executives in many capital cities and many individuals as well.

sick world

9 minutes ago, garyk said:

I've been enjoying Mexico since I left Thailand. Fixing to head down to the beaches of Cancun, Tulum, Progresso, and for my big city fix Merida. I have had all of Thai immigration I can handle in my lifetime.

 

Mexico?? How long will you survive? Quite dangerous there...

NON-O Retired Visa Is Not Enough To Come Back To Thailand

This situation is clearly known for a long time already. Nothing new at all and it will not change in the near future.

The OP must have slept for a long time if he did not know about it. 

13 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Maybe just me but I honestly can't see what I'd do with 9 months in Thailand.

I can't imagine 9 places

( areas) that would provide enough to do to pass a month in each.

If, as is sometimes reported, many places are shuttered due to Covid what would I do to pass the days and evenings? How many temples/beaches can you visit etc.

It's not as though you can visit neighbouring countries ( 14 days lock up every time you return to Thailand )??

A couple of weeks ago we had a break in a 5☆ place we had been to a few years ago. At that time it was really good.

I reckon we were 2 out of 20 staying there. Breakfast was buffet style and only 2 or 3 staff on hand to clear tables.

Everything looked and tasted like it had been cooked at least 2 hours before and was all stone cold. When we asked about getting freshly cooked eggs/bacon/ham the answer was  'Covid problems' whatever that means. 

If someone goes through the entry requirements tests/insurance/expensive flights/expensive quarantine then ended up in a similar situation to the above described I would not like to be on the receiving end of their tirade.

Just sayin'

After reading your post I got headache...

Just sayin'

1 minute ago, colinneil said:

You clearly do not follow threads on here, many posters, myself included are unable to do it on line.

My last entry into Thailand was in 2012, too far back for immigration system to accept.

I am really sorry that I did not follow all the threads on TV...can you please forgive me?

1 minute ago, Walker88 said:

It seems abundantly clear that those who make the rules do not intend for Thailand to ever return to the 40 million/year tourists they had been welcoming over the last few years.

Yes, 40 Mill. were too much. Better less and more quality.