70-80 Thai workers returning from South Korea 'have fled quarantine'

[sirineou]

1 minute ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Nor did I suggest such a thing.

 

Your defense of this poster is noted.

Why would you say this then?

 

"So this person should defend a position, not react to cranky posters.

In this case: "It is fine that Thais flee quarantine because..." "

To me it sounds like you are suggesting she defends people not self quarantine,

Perhaps I am wrong.  

 

[sirineou]

5 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Who's telling them how to run their country? I mean other than many Thais.

 

Honestly this old trope is tired. Put it away.

 

 

 

 

IMO everyone who is critical of how they run things

[sirineou]

15 minutes ago, Tingtong2mut said:

 

How could you be sure my Thai is so bad? And might want to check your own English. "I am sure her English are much better". Just messin with you ????

 

Sorry Yinn. I couldn't help myself, only meant in fun

We are not talking about my English here we are talking about Yinn's English. 

Not sure of the quality of your Thai specifically , but I am sure that her English is much better than most Farang's Thai. 

It is certainly much better than mine  

Edited March 8, 2020 by sirineou

[metisdead]

Inflammatory posts and the replies have been removed.

[Emmess]

3 hours ago, sirineou said:

We are not talking about my English here we are talking about Yinn's English. 

Not sure of the quality of your Thai specifically , but I am sure that her English is much better than most Farang's Thai. 

It is certainly much better than mine  

False narrative.

Sure.

[webfact]

Search underway for 80 escaping Thai workers returning from South Korea

 

The arrival area of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. (Photo by Romeo GACAD / AFP)

 

Authorities are searching for about 80 Thais who arrived, in a group of 200 on four flights, at Suvarnabhumi international airport yesterday after returning from working illegally in South Korea. They managed to escape from a restricted area as they were about to be escorted to Sattahip naval base for COVID-19 screening prior to being quarantined.

 

Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutaecha did not give details of how the returnees managed to escape, but he said today that he had instructed the Disease Control Department director-general Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai to find the names and addresses of the escapees from the list of all the returnees yesterday and to try to locate them, so they can enter their mandatory 14-day quarantine period. He said that all the escapees will face tough legal action in accordance with the Disease Control Act.

 

Airports of Thailand director Sutherrawat Suwanrat said today that there were 104 passengers, including 88 Thais, on the first flight from South Korea yesterday. 15 were found to have high fevers and were immediately sent for further tests to determine whether they are infected with COVID-19.  66 others were described as at high risk.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/search-underway-for-80-escaping-thai-workers-returning-from-south-korea/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2020-03-09

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[ukrules]

I smell a rat, it's almost like someone is laying the foundations for the blame game which is surely coming our way sometime soon.

 

These 'runners' are being setup as a scapegoat.

[HuaHinHim]

When running away and not following the law has been instilled in the people for decades, you can’t say you didn’t expect it to happen

[Aussie999]

17 hours ago, Skallywag said:

So, only believe the Thai health minister when he has bad news, not when good news is reported?

the bad news is often the truth.. the good news is often (almost always) a lie, hey, it's up to you to believe or not.

[Emdog]

Hmm  people sent back from Korea for breaking the law, being illegal workers are now expected to follow the law here, be model citizens and take a 2 week time out. I don't think so.

If anything, gov should have sent a few monks over and call it a 'retreat' and that participants would "make merit'. There is no incentive to stay in quarantine. Just sit around and OMG think too much.

[hobz]

17 hours ago, ukrules said:

You almost couldn't make it up could you, about to be quarantined then they simply walk away.

 

Nice to see everyone involved is doing a half assed job, I assume this applies to everyone related to this incident.

Yeah, including the journalist who failed to ask why they didn't have a specific number. 70-80... Why are they guessing??! 5555 bunch a morons

[Aussie999]

1 minute ago, hobz said:

Yeah, including the journalist who failed to ask why they didn't have a specific number. 70-80... Why are they guessing??! 5555 bunch a morons

This is Thailand, journalists NEVER ask difficult questions.

[samsensam]

4 minutes ago, Emdog said:

Hmm  people sent back from Korea for breaking the law, being illegal workers are now expected to follow the law here, be model citizens and take a 2 week time out. I don't think so.

If anything, gov should have sent a few monks over and call it a 'retreat' and that participants would "make merit'. There is no incentive to stay in quarantine. Just sit around and OMG think too much.

 

Hmm  people sent back from Korea for breaking the law, being illegal workers are now expected to follow the law here

 

i as saying exactly that to a friend yesterday. but in fact it is the authorities to blame, they have abdicated all responsibility for the safe and controlled return of these citizens, relying instead on the childish notion that they will do what they're told. any idiot could have predicted that wasn't going to happen.

[Card]

17 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

A lot of Thai's don't do responsibility hence the war-zone road death toll so it would come as no surprise that some returning to Thailand have done a runner .. These actions will help propagates CV19 .. Non compliance in the process needed to try and keep this in check is the signature of the selfish and irresponsible .. 

It's not only Thais who are irresponsible drivers. I've seen loads of farangs copying their bad habits. Same with bribes and not learning a mutually communicable language. Hypocrisy comes to mind whenever I read people criticising Thais for what are, in fact, their own faults.

[todlad]

17 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

20 baht fine...

I know you're trying to be fantastically funny but you have not read the disease control act, have you? I thought not.

[mickey rat]

4 minutes ago, Card said:

It's not only Thais who are irresponsible drivers. I've seen loads of farangs copying their bad habits. Same with bribes and not learning a mutually communicable language. Hypocrisy comes to mind whenever I read people criticising Thais for what are, in fact, their own faults.

When in Rome ......

[todlad]

17 hours ago, ukrules said:

You almost couldn't make it up could you, about to be quarantined then they simply walk away.

 

Nice to see everyone involved is doing a half assed job, I assume this applies to everyone related to this incident.

Oh! You were there and saw it all. First hand report, then, please. They just walked away, did they. Do you mean no one saw them so how stupid are the Thai guards or they sneaked away unseen ... please regale us with your insights.

 

I suppose you believe that this has happened only in Thailand and only Thai people have done it.

[Zack61]

17 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

AFAIK, the police who caught up with the Korea returning woman in CM who ignored the self quarantine and then went out on the town, posting photos to her social media, wasn't fined at all when they finally caught up with her. Instead, the report said, she apologized for her "ignorance" and promised to do better.  They really know how to bring down the hammer on law breakers here... 

 

I believe if she had been a foreigner they would have done more to make an example of her. Time will tell if I’m right. 

[manhood]

The way how the whole situation is handled is another proof of the incompetence of the thais in general and that puppies in government as the once who are responsible. They will see a downturn of the country very soon!

[RichardColeman]

In all honesty I can understand them fleeing and may consider doing it myself in their position, for I have little faith that shifting them to a Thai 'Army house' or 'hotel' will be any better than the debacle of the cruise ships. 

[Yadon Toploy]

Just now, Card said:

When in Rome......... be a hypocrite?

If you try to buck the trend in Thailand you'll eventually come a cropper.

 

Corruption is part of life here, and acquiescing to that is not hypocrisy, when there could be negative consequences for doing so.

 

Sometimes you gotta roll with the punches.

[Skallywag]

2 minutes ago, manhood said:

The way how the whole situation is handled is another proof of the incompetence of the thais in general and that puppies in government as the once who are responsible. They will see a downturn of the country very soon!

An please tell me how other countries are doing better?  America letting the cruise ship passengers infected back, Air force base worker where plane landed gets infected.  People returning from Italy let back in, now America has highest death percentage from infected.

So first world countries are failing in controlling the spread of virus. 

And somehow you expect better containment from a third world country? 

Good luck with that attitude.

Peace

 

[Card]

2 minutes ago, Yadon Toploy said:

If you try to buck the trend in Thailand you'll eventually come a cropper.

 

Corruption is part of life here, and acquiescing to that is not hypocrisy, when there could be negative consequences for doing so.

 

Sometimes you gotta roll with the punches.

Nonsense.  There is always a straight, if less lazy and corrupt, way to go than that taken by some farangs who think their money entitles them.

[sahibji]

if people can escape quarantine from an army house, what are the chances of people imposing self quantaine?

[SiSePuede419]

They probably just went out to eat Shabu Shabu. ????

[sahibji]

21 minutes ago, todlad said:

I know you're trying to be fantastically funny but you have not read the disease control act, have you? I thought not.

and a "wai"?

[tonray]

Check the soapy massage joints..once their pocket cash runs out they will all be looking for work

[sahibji]

17 hours ago, zydeco said:

It'll never happen here. They may pass a law, but it will be unenforceable. Like herding cats.

you have a point but under such circumstances who will travel to be quarantined which must be at least 14 days to be of some value.

[sahibji]

17 hours ago, Chivas said:

Comedy Gold......as per normal

unfortunately puts in the community in a spot?

[DPKANKAN]

18 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Luckily, they are keeping precise figures! ????

As long as TAT is not foing the counting!!!????????????????????????????????