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19 hours ago, DeeMak9 said:

They cant be serious right?

April 1st comes round early again in LOS. Actually, most news days seems like April 1st!!! 555

19 hours ago, Moti24 said:

That'll be the nail for the coffin!

 

For Phuket. Well, Phuket's loss is merely Pattaya's gain. We don't no need no stinkin' wristbands here.

 

19 hours ago, Tony45 said:

The resort I have loved since 1995 has changed and is now not for me.

 

But Pattaya is, got the mod cons plus a bit of 1995 left here and there. You'll love the broken pavements. Waitin' fer ya w/ open legs, man. When's your arrival?

this is the real idea of a nanny state.

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The province may also develop an electronic wristband system for foreign tourists so their identity and location would be known in case of untoward incidents, said Digital Economy and Society Minister Pichet Durongkaveroj.  
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And how does the device detect, let alone report an untoward incident ?? 

I do not know of anyone that would agree to wearing such device. 
Walking on the edge of the surf after sunset; sitting in a restaurant before or after official hours; spend time in a dodgy bar : Automatic Fine.
Moreover, knowing for sure that No-one is in the room / bungalow makes it convenient for thieves to practice their trade without being interrupted.

Sounds like someone who does not understand that such measures would only underline the lack of safety in the destination.
(imagine this rationale of choosing a holiday destination: " figure, in Thailand they make you wear a bracelet because the streets are not safe. Let's go to Myanmar/Laos/Vietnam/ instead because there they are not worried. ")

selling my shares in airlines flying to Phuket at opening, and putting Airlines to the other airports on the watchlist.

It would seriously keep me away from this island, if I had not already stopped visiting Phuket long time ago, due to the taxi and tuktuk mafias hefty overpricing of tourists.

19 hours ago, Valentine said:

Today is the 17th March, right?

Soon 1st April hahaha

You couldn't make it up.

 

The last thing sex tourists - the mainstay of Pattaya's booming black economy - need is to have their naughty exploits tracked, monitored and recorded.

 

You can bet they will vote against this loony plan with their feet - by staying away in droves.

 

Another big fail from the not-very-smart brains behind the plan to turn Sin City into a smart city.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, there was a lot of competition but the winner of the idiot award for March goes to: Digital Economy and Society Minister Pichet Durongkaveroj.

This is a great idea, Phuket will once again become an idyllic backwater with not a tourist, hooker, tuk-tuk or dodgy watch-seller in sight.  Pollution will be eradicated, hotels will be replaced by beach huts and as no police will be necessary Reggae bars under trees will thrive.  Can't wait. 

We have something similar in the USA. It's called an ankle bracelet. It's so the police can monitor criminals that are on home arrest.

19 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

Why do they seem to have this irrational fear / phobia about other nationalities.  They treat us like we are another species sometimes.... the alien on the immigration forms... we are not from outer space!!  

 

 

You seem to forget that the Thais have been isolated and in-breeding for thousands of years - apart from the inclusion of a few Chinese pirates. Thailand's never been colonised. Thailand's gone its own way, secure in the belief that they were all normal, that life in the world outside (wherever that was) was of no concern to Thai people at all, and that Thailand was the greatest nation in the world.

And then suddenly, all these foreign aliens start coming to their marvelous country, and these people can do math without a calculator! They can speak lots of different languages and still understand each other! They are not bothered by ghosts and evil spirits. They have greater knowledge, sophisticated engineering, higher technology and skills, and even their children are better educated and know more about the world than Thai university professors.

 

The reactions of Thai people vary. One-on-one they are cautious but often pleasant. In groups they exhibit a herd instinct and draw together, excluding foreigners by safety in numbers. And at governmental and policy-making level they do all they can to demean and subjugate the 'aliens' which disturb them so much and make them feel inferior.

 

And the idea of the tracking bracelets? Well, whoever came up with the idea was thinking like a Thai - living in their own bubble of Thainess, and with no awareness of the world outside - in the same way that Thais have no idea about Western history or Nazis.

 

The poor guy just thought a tracking bracelet was a good idea, that's all, hadn't got the faintest clue that it was used to monitor criminals in the world outside,  no doubt reckoned it was his own original concept, and was probably thinking of taking out a patent on it!

 

 

1 minute ago, Krataiboy said:

You couldn't make it up.

 

The last thing sex tourists - the mainstay of Pattaya's booming black economy - need is to have their naughty exploits tracked, monitored and recorded.

 

You can bet they will vote against this loony plan with their feet - by staying away in droves.

 

Another big fail from the not-very-smart brains behind the plan to turn Sin City into a smart city.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It could actually be quite handy.  Free video of your every movement on holiday so you can have a permanent record, automatically uploaded of all the bits you forgot whilst hammered.  It will also allow you to keep in touch with all the new friends you made.  Hope they put the CCTV in the hotel rooms.

An idiocy has no limits.

I'm sure they come up with these bizarre idea so they can read our comments on Thai Visa. Tracking tourists without their knowing is one thing, getting them to participate is another. Apple and Samsung already do this perfectly.

20 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Good idea. The next step should be to micro chip all long term expats.

Don't Joke about that I can send it coming

The Thai - International soap opera continues! How many tourists will accept it?

Big brother is alive and well, 1984 all over again.

Jesus they have this Gps tracking in my country but normally for criminals awaiting trial

 

i suppose the added internet will help track people 

 

I am all for tracking g dogs but people.

 

i wouldn’t be going to Phuket if that’s the case

 

plus they shall track peoples habits

 

i suppose that means selling you data to private companies for advertising 

 

also I doubt people want anyone to know how much time they spend in bars and what not 

 

what happens when you go swimming ?

 

are they water resistant for divers ? Or shall they make swimming illegal

 

i would feel safer if people didn’t drive like idiots 

if there were less street dogs

more pavement and the rest is down to our own intiative 

 

i cant help  but believe this is for selling to to corporations or someone shall be making a fortune supplying these electronic tags

 

or this is fake news which wouldn’t surprise me 

I don’t mind Burmese wearing them or Cambodians as they are hear only to work but for tourists and expats who come here to enjoy that’s not on

Well one less holiday destination for people 

Who is going to pay for this super idea from the brainless . I would expect the visa price doubles and the 30 day visit will have a price . but hey we get free internet that will also tracked . as all mobiles have to registered   

So, all this shows really is how little the authorities know or care about human rights and civil liberties.

Just now, PEE TEE said:

Who is going to pay for this super idea from the brainless . I would expect the visa price doubles and the 30 day visit will have a price . but hey we get free internet that will also tracked . as all mobiles have to registered   

 

Just now, PEE TEE said:

Who is going to pay for this super idea from the brainless . I would expect the visa price doubles and the 30 day visit will have a price . but hey we get free internet that will also tracked . as all mobiles have to registered   

Mabey a ball and chain will be the another idea  

The minute that happens is the minute I never come back. Creepy shizz.

11 minutes ago, BigC said:

I don’t mind Burmese wearing them or Cambodians as they are hear only to work but for tourists and expats who come here to enjoy that’s not on

I'm sure they'd welcome it if it helped them avoid being fitted up for every crime agains humanity

Big Brother is watching...

Yes, when the new tourist arrives they will get a permanent plastic wristband that can not be removed without a very stiff fine(probably 5 to 100,000 baht).  This wristband will make it very easy for criminals to target the tourist.  Of course, the police will also have a field day with this badge that you have money to spend most likely on your person.

 

I think they will be color coded plastic wristbands so it will make it easy to see who all the newest tourists are.  I think this will be such a great success that they will make every farang wear one.  If not, then the "Bad" tourist will just rip off the wristband.

21 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

He said the province also has planned to develop the uses of wristbands to track tourists and to use Big Data to analyse information about tourists’ habits. He said the Phuket command centre would also link to all CCTVs on the island to work with face-recognition software to guard against crimes as well as to collect the data of tourists who use public boat services. 

 

This would be done for the sake of their safety. Pichet said the government would provide financial support to the Phuket Smart City project but the province must ensure that each project would be worth the investment. He said some work could be carried out with cooperation from private firms

Well, I did mention on a different thread that this was coming.

 

use Big Data to analyse information about tourists’ habits.

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He said some work could be carried out with cooperation from private firms

 

and there's the reason. On a different thread it was pointed out that LOS is being used as a testing point on new tech. If it is accepted by tourists in Phuket, expect to see it rolled out internationally.

What company wouldn't pay large to get that sort of data on tourists?

 

However, if tourists ever were to be tracked, Bangla Rd might as well close down!

 

I can see the companies trying to make it more acceptable by making it a device to pay at point of purchase, or something like that.

 

What worries me about this is that many so called tech savvy people will accept being tracked, because they are so brainwashed about that sort of thing. Most western countries have CCTV everywhere, and this is just the logical next step, till they develop CCTV with facial recognition.

 

He said the Phuket command centre would also link to all CCTVs on the island to work with face-recognition software

If that ever came in, I'll be using a dust mask everywhere, and not just in 7 11.

 

19 hours ago, kannot said:

I think they are  pretty accepting of this  kind  of nonsense.

we cant that we be arrested for racism