webfact Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 False alarm! "Escaped Covid Foreigner" is just a "vagrant farang" People online in Krabi were told in a post last night that a foreigner had escaped from quarantine at Krabi Hospital. A picture of the man from what appeared to be a Canadian passport was posted on "Thee Nee Krabi". People were urged to call the police by any means possible if the man was seen. 77kaoded said this caused an online panic and a mass of shares. However, the story was a load of nonsense. Krabi chief of police Pol Col Narong Laksanawimon said he had contacted the hospital and there was no one who had fled quarantine. In fact, the man was known to his force, he said. He had been seen before staying at temples in the Krabi area. He called him a "raeron farang" that means "wandering farang" though the term is invariably used to refer to panhandlers, vagrants or tramps. Pol Col Narong said this guy had no money to get home. He urged the public to be careful what they shared online. He said sharing fake news like this can cause panic and might be considered a crime under Thailand's strict computer crime legislation. The Thai media reported that the post has now been deleted. Source: 77kaoded -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-04-10 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTT FITZGERSLD Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Those stories might reveal a dangerous tendency among thai to blame farang for the coronavirus suffering. thai media published some time ago the story of a hungarian tourist who was seriously injured in a car accident in phuket, and later died from a broken spine. later he was discovered as corona positive too. they blamed him of not telling the medical stuff in the hospital about his travel history to the nightlife area, where he might got the virus. as if it's a big secret that allmost every tourist is visiting the nightlife area. and now thai posters are allways mentioning this "farang from hell, who infected our medical temas" ! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2020 What is an "online panic"? Could it cause a stampede of "don't likes"? 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tompelli Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2020 50 minutes ago, klauskunkel said: What is an "online panic"? Could it cause a stampede of "don't likes"? I for one, think ThaiVisa should add a don't like emoticon...would maybe stop handbags at ten paces? 4 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post timendres Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2020 Quote He called him a "raeron farang" that means "wandering farang" And possibly precisely what the officer intended... 4 hours ago, webfact said: though the term is invariably used to refer to panhandlers, vagrants or tramps. And here is the media hell bent on click bait. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Apparently his name has been changed to ''wen ra ya hang falang'' or ''social distancing falang''..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbkk Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I wonder if the Canadian Embassy is aware of one of their nationals being in what sounds like dire straits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Being locked away for 3 weeks in the UK I'm classed as a panhandler every dinner time ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Remember the Chinese " corona " bloke staggering around swampy a month ago?turned out he was <deleted> as a newt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cornishcarlos Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2020 37 minutes ago, rbkk said: I wonder if the Canadian Embassy is aware of one of their nationals being in what sounds like dire straits. They won't give him money for nothing !! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CanadaSam Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, cornishcarlos said: 2 hours ago, rbkk said: I wonder if the Canadian Embassy is aware of one of their nationals being in what sounds like dire straits. They won't give him money for nothing !! In fact, the Canadian Government has allocated a huge sum for getting Canadians back home during this crisis, and it can be accessed through any Canadian High Commission to get a ticket back home asap. https://travel.gc.ca/assistance/emergency-info/financial-assistance/covid-19-financial-help 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cornishcarlos Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2020 7 hours ago, CanadaSam said: In fact, the Canadian Government has allocated a huge sum for getting Canadians back home during this crisis, and it can be accessed through any Canadian High Commission to get a ticket back home asap. https://travel.gc.ca/assistance/emergency-info/financial-assistance/covid-19-financial-help It was a music based humour post.... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CanadaSam Posted April 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2020 53 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said: It was a music based humour post.... My bad! Dire Straits - Money For Nothing, excellent song! Lack of alcohol has slowed my brain. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Overstay or is using the BMW the only way they can check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 4/10/2020 at 5:48 PM, tompelli said: I for one, think ThaiVisa should add a don't like emoticon...would maybe stop handbags at ten paces? Good point, my understanding is that they don't because of possible severe legal actions (which allows people to sue others who say negative things about them even though they may be true, which happens in the Thai community quite regularly). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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