Not much of an apology: Health minister Anutin unrepentant after face mask tirade against "farang"

[sambum]

8 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

The really sad part is that it seems to be a deliberate attempt to pick from the bottom of the barrel. It seems to be all about nepotism, and cronyism. There is no such thing as merit, when it comes to qualifications, with nearly any of the ministers in this very hapless administration. The same probably applies to the army. 

"The same probably applies to the army." They ARE Army without the uniforms! And the same applies to the police! A friend of my Thai wife has a son who wanted to join the police. She was told "Oh, it costs a lot of money to join the police"!

 

 

[SupermarineS6B]

1 minute ago, yogi100 said:

 

I know two long termers who have started bringing some of their more valued belongings back to the UK and I'm one of them. We're lucky in that we live in rented accommodation. 

 

We are becoming progressively more suspicious of the writing on the wall As are others we know including some ex pats.

 

And it's got nothing to do with the Corona virus either. It's got more to do with the sentiments of the likes of this Mr Anutin.

On the head, i started two years ago when i could see the writing on the wall......  I've moved to Malaysia, far better place than La la land...... This fellah has just given the game away, there's loads like him from the top to the bottom.....

[sambum]

4 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

How d'you know?!

Give over! The standard of English usage for a start would be beyond any Thai minister!

[mngmn]

56 minutes ago, sadeghsep said:

That's right splashing , splashing is one of the common way to spread the virus

 

All people in the Frontline fighting with this situation are wearing masks 

Full bio hazard suits actually. Didn't you noticed.

[Misterwhisper]

2 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

You really have to wonder at the quality of leadership in this country. It is so poor that you wonder how the country can possibly be successful in the future. How can a narrow minded bigot like this chap be a minister? 

Because he was hand-picked for his cabinet post by another narrow-minded bigot?

[gvrixtel]

After +15 years living in Thailand this is probably the most unwelcome I have ever felt in this country. They didn't get all the foreigners out with all their visa and work-permit regulations, so now just kick them out for not using a face mask? Also, how is he going to handle all the Thai nationals refusing to wear the face masks? Execute them on the spot or jail them? 

Edited February 8, 2020 by gvrixtel

[Pluto56]

Somewhere in the recesses of the health department, there has to be a muzzle that can replace this guy's face mask. 

[sambum]

39 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

No need to get too worked up about this inane tirade. It is likely he will be dismissed fairly soon.

 

First of all he is the health minister, dealing with health crisis, with absolutely no experience in the field of health. That in itself is a major issue. As long as things were honky dory, not a real issue. But now? His ineptitude and incompetence is alot harder to hide with this emergency situation.

 

Next, there seem to be at least a few intelligent people within the administration, who do not tolerate this kind of psychobabble. We all saw that with the little Joke, and are likely to see it with little Oud, if he does not treat carefully. After all tourism brings in a substantial amount of money each year. 

 

You do not want to totally bite the hand that feeds you, now do you? 

I remember a (little Oud) comment of a couple of weeks back as if it were yesterday:-

 

"Be nice to the tourists, we need their money"

 

 

[Markus Rider]

what about the severe pollution in Chiang Mai since the middle of December ? Many Thai people are suffering from respiratory problems and hospitals are full with Thai children !!! Are these Thai people different from the one in Bangkok ? Are these many fires who cause this misery not done by Thai people as well ?? Dont worry Mister the Farang will leave.... who wants to live in such a terrible air ??? This is just made for Chinese people, they dont know what fresh air is.....

[Aspaltso]

I have a hard time understanding why so many farangs insist on staying in Thailand. Ya, maybe you've got a Thai partner etc. but its obvious a large segment of Thais don't like white people. I've gotten up and left, and I'm glad I did. 

[SOTIRIOS]

...mature...professional....respectable.....not...

 

...only hearing his one-sided tirade......

 

...gotta wonder what really happened...

 

...would guess...he was doing a 'publicity stunt'....with media present....(?)

 

...he approached a 'foreigner'.....just expected the foreigner to 'play along politely'....

 

...probably zero communication.....

 

...he was embarrassed.....does he even speak any English.....(?)

 

...so he had to become offended...offensive...insulting.....(?)

 

...a real shame.....

 

...but also frightening....

 

...would be nice to hear from the foreigner involved.....

 

 

 

[FarFlungFalang]

31 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

555 Try telling a Thai that they are the same race as Cambodians....or Burmese, or Laotians! I would include Chinese but they aren't from S.E. Asia and normally look quite didfferent to your average Thai.

Welome to my corner.They are the same race wether they like it or not.We all belong to the Human Race,and we all won the race against all those other spermites in the beginning.

[Dap]

6 hours ago, darksidedog said:

A single foreigner refused, which he took as justification to slag off every single farang here? And he won't apologise? There are many things I could say about his suitability for office and overall intelligence, but as a moderator, I shall refrain from the worst of it and simply say, unacceptable.

Exercising proper constraint - Highly commendable!  Good show darksidedog 

[Shammy]

He wears a mask to help wipe his chin.. after all he's dribbling manure..

Edited February 8, 2020 by Shammy
Typo

[DannyCarlton]

1 minute ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Welome to my corner.They are the same race wether they like it or not.We all belong to the Human Race,and we all won the race against all those other spermites in the beginning.

I don't think the Thais finished 1st. More likely bringing up the rear.

[Nigel Garvie]

16 minutes ago, Nip said:

6 hours ago, BestB said:

And this is where our spineless western governments need to do something. Imagine if a health minister in UK or AU or US said he would never apologise to asians ? There would be outrage and most likely riots not to mention letters of protest from every Asian country , but when tables are turned , our spineless governments keep quite

 

 

17 minutes ago, Nip said:

I for one have lodged a written complaint with my embassy. Pointless yes but I feel better. I learnt a long time ago that when you anger a Thai you realise what they really feel about you. Thais are incapable of taking blame and saying sorry. I see it in my son who is a 50/50. Is this guy not the deputy prime minister?

Yes, thank you gents,  this aspect of it drew my attention also. You would feel that there might have to come a time when the EU, US, AUS, and UK Ambassadors get together and ask Thailand if they really wan't to sell us their shrimp etc, if they carry on making it harder and harder for Farangs to live in Thailand. Rip off compulsory health insurance being one example. The Germans might like to speak to one of their residents. 

 

However I doubt that this is the cause celebre that we want to nail our colours to the mast over, irritating as it may be. 

 

Sadly we in the "West" are no shining examples when it comes to Xenophobia. Brexit has increased it dramatically, the US inspired by Trump have increased the anti-Mexican sentiments. Populist Neo Fascist parties are on the rise across Europe........no need to go on really.

 

Maybe another issue is to what extent the leaders and Bangkok elite have sold their country to the Chinese. 

[David T Pike]

If he wants to remove those Farangs who don't wear facemasks then why is there still 100,000 Chinese tourists still in Thailand??? 

 

[newnative]

   Remember, I called dibs on him first.

[yogi100]

28 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

555 Try telling a Thai that they are the same race as Cambodians....or Burmese, or Laotians! I would include Chinese but they aren't from S.E. Asia and normally look quite didfferent to your average Thai.

But how do they 'normally look quite different to your average Thai'.

 

I can't tell the difference and I spend a lot of time in Thailand especially Pattaya which is very popular with Chinese people. We have Chinese staying in my South Pattaya hotel and there is no way I can tell them from Thais.

 

I also live in London which is another place that is popular with the Chinese. The only way I can differentiate between them is that I am rather more familiar with the Thai language than I am with Mandarin or whatever other language they speak.

 

The Chinese have traditionally settled all over the globe for years and Thai people in the UK are often mistaken for Chinese. It's probably the same elsewhere in the world.

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, mngmn said:

Surgeons use as protection from splashing body fluids not to prevent bacterial or virus.

It's for both reasons.Apparently.

"Surgeons and nurses performing clean surgery wear disposable face masks. The purpose of face masks is thought to be two-fold: to prevent the passage of germs from the surgeon's nose and mouth into the patient's wound and to protect the surgeon's face from sprays and splashes from the patient. Face masks are thought to make wound infections after surgery less likely. However, incorrectly worn masks may increase the likelihood of the wound getting contaminated with germs. We wanted to discover whether wearing a face mask during surgery makes infections of the wound more likely after the operation".

https://www.cochrane.org/CD002929/WOUNDS_disposable-surgical-face-masks-preventing-surgical-wound-infection-clean-surgery

[Burma Bill]

Whatever, he has now "lost face"  - with a mask!!!!

[DannyCarlton]

2 minutes ago, newnative said:

   Remember, I called dibs on him first.

You'll have to wait in line with his superiors. I hear ther's already a bullet with his name on it.

[khunPer]

The health minister seemed to be handing unpacked masks out without wearing gloves...

 

 

It would be more risky to accept such a mask, and more healthy to refuse it, following WHO's advises...

 

 

 

 

 

And this is a repeat (from Singapore government) of the WHO advises for coronavirus...

 

 

Perhaps the health minister of Thailand has better information about how to avoid coronavirus than WHO?

 

Unfortunately such action and statements seems like Thailand wish to get rid of last farang tourists, which originally made the foundation for the Thai tourist industry, and however should be warmly welcomed now when the nation is missing the Chinese...????

[Chongalulu]

6 hours ago, morrobay said:

Who cares what they say. Its a two way street. Look at all the negative/ condescending comments about Thais by foreigners around here.

This is a high ranking government official making a racist statement which is likely to embarrass his country if seized upon by the foreign press and further damage a badly struggling tourist industry. Any minister from a leading western country making similar statements would find there position untenable 

[mindfulness]

Oh dear, great example of the ignorance of an authoritarian proverbial anus orifice, and clearly a ????end who feels his opinions override freedom of choice ! 

[millymoopoo]

As well as a hypocrite, arrogant to boot....!

[noone223]

Half of the people here complaining while filling in their TM-30.

backbone much?

 

[Zack61]

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

"The day will never come when I will apologize to foreigners".

Racist

[Thian]

2 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

To be fair there is a period of time when a person can be infected and show no symptoms and can infect others without knowing it.I think this is Anutin's point that he is trying to make,one can be infected and pass on the contagion without realising it.Did you know this?This is the situation where masks do help.

In that case they should also cover ALL FOOD on ALL markets...if one contaminated person sneezes over it the party will start.

 

Also they should bring loads of people in a small place together, in Impact Muang Thong are still fairs organised every day.

 

In restaurants we still don't get a serving spoon when eating in a group.

 

Thailand does nothing to prevent themselves from the virus...handing out a few mouthmasks is far from enough.

[JimGant]

Haven't read most of this thread, so this may be a repeat....

...but is this the farang hating government official that is the cause of "Thai only health insurance" that is causing so much trouble for farangs being denied one-year extensions even tho' they have far superior farang health insurance......?