OnTheRun

40 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Why even bother telling it was a returnee who was in quarantine already.  I just take it with a grain of salt that all returnees who are in quarantine have been exposed and either are asymptomatic or will be infected sometime during the 14 days....

Considering there are upwards of 400 returnees per day the figures are still low. IIRC they upped the allowable amount of returnees per day from 400 to 500 last week.

2 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

Thai Airways truly is a lost cause when even now - as the airline is undergoing "restructuring" - people are still sitting on (or are appointed to) its board who have absolutely nothing to do with the aviation industry. It's like making a tailor chairman of the blacksmith association. 

IIRC the guy who turned around JAL a decade or so ago had no previous aviation experience. 

15 hours ago, EricTh said:

 

Many people fail to understand that Thai people are learning English as a second language and NOT first language.

 

It's perfectly normal not to speak perfect English as long as people can understand them.

 

I've known many foreigners who still can't speak perfect Thai after many years of studying Thai.

 

 

 

Agreed, also when Thais mispronounce English most of us can get the jist of what they are saying. The other way round not so, which I find both funny and frustrating at the same time.

4 hours ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

I believe Thai's have stronger immune systems due to much higher exposure to pollution.

Perhaps it is the mass exposure to high octaine somtam that keeps the virus at bay.

On a serious note this is great news, I hope this trend keeps up and some sense of normality can return.

13 hours ago, Letseng said:

Tried to blow a candle out while wearing a mask?

This will show you how "useless" these are.

Hardly a scientific test. The mere fact you can breathe through it means it is porous. The size of the virus is microscopic the pores on the masks (which don't form a seal on your face anyway) are not. There's a reason why workers in hazardous labs wear bio suits. 

2 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

As per usual with these government-concocted schemes.

 

So how will they distinguish between visiting tourists and foreign residents? Will I still have to automatically pay that embedded fee although I, a resident of some 30 years, hold a comprehensive first-class health insurance policy?

 

I travel very frequently for business (well, I used to before Covid). Does that mean I'll have to shoulder that compulsory fee each and every time I purchase a ticket, i.e. 12 - 15 times a year?

Same here, I also don't know how they would apply it on airfares, would foriegn airlines have to discount Thai nationals 300 Baht?. Perhaps a return to the 500 Baht departure tax.

On 5/8/2020 at 9:44 AM, smedly said:

so immigration are now traffic cops lol

 

what powers of arrest do immigration have with regard to traffic law enforcement - this country gets weirder by the day

 

 

Perhaps he didn't have the correct visa for running a red light or double parking at 711? 

On 5/8/2020 at 10:29 AM, ThailandRyan said:

You may need to get your glasses checked as the rubbish's was not raked into that fine curve but was deposited there by the tide as it washed in the trash and as the tide receded it then left a nice deposit for the folks to clean up...

Agreed however it comes from somewhere. That amount of trash cannot be from fishing vessels and boats alone, he has a point re people depositing rubish in canals and rivers as that will be where it mostly comes from. This isn't limited to Thailand, a few years back I was going to/from work via boat from Kota Kinabalu, the level of plastic waste in the sea when we got within a few miles of the coast was depressing. If you visit anywhere in India it is then taken to a completely different level. 

15 hours ago, Matzzon said:

See, that´s gonna heat up the temper in the bodies of some stock pilers. However, like posted above. First Thailand bans sale of alcohol, then many scream that are wrong. Now WHO are going out and recommending the same. Let´s just scream again that they are lunatics and wrong too. 

In reality, It looks like only the ones that can´t leave it alone for a short while are the ones that are

Is anyone listening to the WHO now? Their parroting of Chinas lies and misinformation has done them untold harm.

4 hours ago, Assurancetourix said:

Too late ..Regarding the farang; they relocate home
So they want to speed up the process that will make Thailand a Chinese province

 

That was achieved a long time ago

31 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

One of an infinite number of theories. The most convincing I've seen is a 10-minute video that showed documents revealing the virus was developed in a Kentucky laboratory, engineered to make, I think, the SARS virus much more deadly and with no antidote. Just one of the ways that the human race is intent on destroying itself, which it surely will eventually. One of those involved was a Chinese scientist who then returned home to Wuhan with a sample of the virus. What happened there I guess is that it somehow escaped the lab. It's the only theory I've seen with documents to back it up.

Have you got a link to the 10 minute video regardin the Kentucky lab?

2 hours ago, TikiT said:

I thought it was just a theory but according to news reports this morning in the United States this virus is not naturally occurring and it was developed in a Wuhan laboratory. Something to do with research for finding vaccines not necessarily a bio weapon but regardless this was a man made error. This disaster was man made in China. 

Of course it wasn't Anutin told us all exactly why it happened.

As an aside the bio lab in Wuhan is ran by the military, the French helped them build it, there may be more than just vaccines involved.

8 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

what am i going to do with all these cans of mackerel in tomato sauce?

Do you have a dog? ????

22 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Everyone wears a mask when outside i.e. in the community. Wash hands often, best with soap for 20 sec, employ social distancing, try not to touch your nose (inside), your mouth and your eyes. A mask will help- remind you not to do this. 4 things that will help stop the spread and flatten the curve. I actually have safety glasses as this virus can be spread with droplets to the eyes although this is said to be less common. If everyone wears masks this would not be necessary. Bt60 insurance against someone with no mask and infected sneezing or coughing in my direction. Very small odds I know but Bt60 and Thais thinking I'm crazy, don't care. They thought I was crazy several wks back when I started wearing a mask.

No mention of atm possibly the most dangerous. I use the corner of another card to push the buttons or use the touch screen.

ATM's, a very valid point. I've been trying to avoid them where possible however part of my bi weekly shop is at Makro who insist on cash only. I will take your tip re using the corner of another card and sanitize with alcohol hand wash.  Thank you.

5 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

There are lots of guys like him in Thailand, brought up in the US after the wars and never properly papered, so sooner or later they get deported. .

He's 37 so born early 80's. What war would that have been?

15 hours ago, Logosone said:

Not a single one from Chiang Mai. 

 

The air makes us immune...

Perhaps you've stumbled on something there, covid 19 cant survive in heavy smog, have yho contacted the WHO?

12 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

If this is Prayuth's mission as he has stated and if the Thai people are to trust him as he has requested they do, then he needs to silence all other blathering political numpties immediately. 

That would require setting up a new department.

3 hours ago, unamazedloso said:

punish foriegners first and thais second or maybe....

Anyway, people do the right thing. Just been watching videos of people suffering in hospital. It aint pretty to say the least. Stay safe, be smart, stay at home as much as possible.

Sound advice