Popular Post lks7689 Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, hansnl said: Are you serious? Do you really believe what you say? You have no memory, don't remember the "democratic government" á la Thaksin? Democracy, Sir, is something highly overrated, while it has been degraded to once every four years a totally useless vote because the political elite, from whatever side, will just do what they want. If there would be another government, never mind the colour, the problems for the "little people" will remain the same, or worse, but never better. Not only in Thailand, but nearly everywhere in the world. Not everyone realise the fact that we are in a world where we are only participants in a game where the rules has long been set by those in control. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post somtumwrong Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, kingstonkid said: We have had fair elections we have had non military government. The problem is that they have no system to educate people. With everyone passed off at China is a perfect time to retool industry and start to provide the things that China made unfortunately we lack the skilled labour force To be honest, they voted in a 'democratic' way, no matter the quantity of propaganda and lies the electorate were fed by the miliatary with, they chose those people to lead them. You have to be mature enough not to vote for a government with the heroine dealers and timepiece stealers. You reap what you sow. Thailand earned its government. Som nam na ????♂️ Good luck. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthemountain Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 13 minutes ago, Bender Rodriguez said: and still they want to pretend they handled the situation the best in the world next time, maybe it is worth more to get rid of 10.000 sick people than to kill the economy they even released convicted criminals Sad noises from 10 000 people and their families in the background.... However from a purely technical and rational point of view i can understand your post 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jimbo2014 Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 5 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand has been cited as a success story in containing the coronavirus outbreak I think Thai's have lost their collective minds over this virus. Its mortality rate in under 50 year olds is very low and the country has contained it but you would think this is the black death descending on the country. Thai's have for years lived with Malaria, Dengue Fever, HIV, massive road carnage, horrendous pollution..... and along comes a virus with a mortality rate about 2-5 times a bad flu season and the country is ready to destroy what little economy they have. 13 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Anton9 Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jimbo2014 said: I think Thai's have lost their collective minds over this virus. Its mortality rate in under 50 year olds is very low and the country has contained it but you would think this is the black death descending on the country. Thai's have for years lived with Malaria, Dengue Fever, HIV, massive road carnage, horrendous pollution..... and along comes a virus with a mortality rate about 2-5 times a bad flu season and the country is ready to destroy what little economy they have. You are making too much sense from a Thai point of view 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillian Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jimbo2014 said: the country is ready to destroy what little economy they have. You mean the second largest economy in SE Asia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khunpa Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Jimbo2014 said: I think Thai's have lost their collective minds over this virus. Its mortality rate in under 50 year olds is very low and the country has contained it but you would think this is the black death descending on the country. Thai's have for years lived with Malaria, Dengue Fever, HIV, massive road carnage, horrendous pollution..... and along comes a virus with a mortality rate about 2-5 times a bad flu season and the country is ready to destroy what little economy they have. What do you suggest they do? Do like the Americans with now 50.000 cases per day and rising? Keeping Thailand free of Covid might end up as the biggest benefit for them in the long run. 6 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Anton9 Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Trillian said: You mean the second largest economy in SE Asia? Wow, not even Europe, South East Asia,that's what you call a huge achievement. With rivals like Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar that's remarkable. Edited July 7, 2020 by Anton9 3 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineapple01 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Never mid Thailand too many ferangs are near skint here looking around Pats.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trillian Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Anton9 said: Wow, not even Europe, South East Asia,that's what you call a huge achievement. With rivals like Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar that's remarkable. Let's not be stingy, let's have the full list: "Southeast Asia is composed of eleven countries of impressive diversity in religion, culture and history: Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surasak Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: When GDP is set to decline 8.1%, does that mean the THB will finally adjust to a more realistic exchange rate than it is now? Not if P C-O-C has anyhting to do with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Far from dire. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surasak Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 5 hours ago, JusticeGB said: And happy monkeys are picking coconuts. Bot happy for too long if the UK supermarkets have anything say in the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribalfusion001 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Job nearly done, got rid of most those horrible foreigners, most of the sleazy sex bars are closed, Thai people can enjoy the beaches without tourists, just a few unemployed, more monitoring of the people, a generals wet dream... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 yup, thai people are safe, unless they happen to be using the roads but the less said about that the better, there is no corona virus, horray! who cares if the economy is tanking? thai people are safe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mike787 Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 It's curtains for Thailands GDP and TAT...nobody is coming back. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealthychef Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 6 hours ago, Trillian said: To put that into perspective: https://www.statista.com/chart/21961/oecd-gdp-growth-projections-2020-on-2019/ To add further perspective, that table and these projections are based on very shaky "one-hit" scenarios that seem overly optimistic to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulikens Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 would someone tell the baht that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillian Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 1 minute ago, wealthychef said: To add further perspective, that table and these projections are based on very shaky "one-hit" scenarios that seem overly optimistic to me. If you want the forecast to include the possibility of a second wave, how about it includes the possibility of a miracle cure vaccine next month! Like any forecast it's based on what we know today, not on things that could or might happen in the future. If those future events are realised, a new forecast will be compiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaan sailor Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Three reasons for Thailand’s GDP decline: 1. The high Baht 2. The high Baht 3. The high Baht 2 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney42bb Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 90 to the 3 and relative parity for Our Western currencies....Then Happiness surely will be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Justgrazing said: I've seen a lot more than 15% exposed in Soi/6 .. 100% in fact .. but won't all the High Quality Tourists they are confident will be banging on the door ( metaphorically ) readjust the balance back to happy , amazing and wonderful again .. If the latest news is to be trusted, there soon will be private jets landing on Soi 6 in 3-minute intervals. Be careful when walking down the street! 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post papa al Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: When GDP is set to decline 8.1%, does that mean the THB will finally adjust to a more realistic exchange rate than it is now? The exchange rate is determined by market factors. Can't get more real than that. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: “Thailand has large exposure as a tourism hub, close to 15% of GDP, and it also has large exposure of the export-oriented sector,” said Kiatipong Ariyapruchya, senior economist for Thailand at the World Bank. “Hence the large shock to GDP.” Thailand was/is a one trick pony... the circus is over. The military regime thought it could do anything, the economy was already sliding, tourism was already diminishing, then Covid came along to spoil the party. The high baht is killing exports while SME's are dying with no markets. These leaders have no idea about how to run a country... ruin one yes! It's run like an exclusive mens club for the boys... 8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trillian Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Thailand was/is a one trick pony... the circus is over. The military regime thought it could do anything, the economy was already sliding, tourism was already diminishing, then Covid came along to spoil the party. The high baht is killing exports while SME's are dying with no markets. These leaders have no idea about how to run a country... ruin one yes! It's run like an exclusive mens club for the boys... I think you based what you wrote on anecdotal evidence because the fundamentals suggest otherwise: "The economy was already sliding", yet GDP increased from USD 505 bill. to 530 bill. "Tourism was already diminishing", yet tourist numbers and revenue increased albeit not in the traditional locations and manner. "The high baht is killing exports", yet February and March were excellent and in line with the prior year, a near record high. It's also worth noting that export growth had been stellar for several years and most people understood that same growth rate was not sustainable. https://tradingeconomics.com/thailand/exports Edited July 7, 2020 by Trillian 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, somtumwrong said: Now but where is the drug dealer in that picture? The international heroine courier. Fake pic I guess. Maybe busy handing out bananas.. "The international heroine courier."? Sorry, not being pedantic, or Grammar Police, but it made me chuckle!:- her·o·ine a woman admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. "she was the heroine of a materialist generation" Edited July 7, 2020 by sambum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldBattles Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Trillian said: I disagree that it is that. The productivity of a country is reflected in its GDP, if GDP increases it doesn't mean the currency will also strengthen. The strength of a currency is determined by a series of factors including the amount of debt owed by the country, its foreign currency reserve levels and the status of its current account. If the the current account (and trade balance) are in surplus it means the country exports more than it imports so the positive balance will go to increase foreign reserves. All those things are true in the case of Thailand which is why THB remains strong. Thanks, a very good detailed response. However I stand by my position that productivity is a serious factor in the value of currency. If you are not exporting then money is simply going in a circle and it does not gain value. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Moon6966 Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 Asia is not very smart And all at the top full of money anyway China will buy all those who go bankruptcy It happened in cambodia They took over Look like Asia is going to go 40 years backwards 0 tourist 0 export Future looking better a better every day.... And how many dead so far from that so called pandemic not even 60 which is About the daily death rate of car motor bike accidents a day... And all those infected people most of them recovered and sent home Alot of fuss over nothing 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post prakhonchai nick Posted July 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Mavideol said: maybe, just maybe it could be due to the photo above (posted by rKidlad) keep in mind image is everything 555 Whats with the white uniforms.........all same same. Aren't they all just ordinary people................Silly question,,,,,,of course not.......they are all little gods! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 2 hours ago, DonaldBattles said: The value of currency is a product of the productivity of the nation. A serious drop in productivity will result in a drop in the currency. Unless, the BOT decides to protect the currency value. Most military would be opposed to a big drop in value. No,it’s rather more complicated than that including interest rates,current account surplus/defecit etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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