Government to introduce “Thailand Plus” application for foreign tourists

[Showtime]

Yeah, I really want to visit Thailand now.  Post 50k Baht,14 days imprisonment, and be tracked by the government.  Where do I sign up?

[Tarteso]

Wait for the reaction when this new charade is read by the rest of the world. Clowns

[AlfHuy]

17 hours ago, smedly said:

This will require a smartphone

 

I personally know of 4 people that visit Thailand on a regular basis (or used too) and do not use a smart phone - I know several living here who also do not use a smartphone

 

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

The Thai government is to introduce a new application, called “Thailand Plus”, to enable the tracing of foreign tourists in the country.

They think this is a plus?

[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, rkidlad said:

Enough already 

Never enough from the greatest showman.

[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, Trujillo said:

"If the quarantine works then why is this needed?"

 

It's been 184 days since a true domestic "case" of covid in Thailand...that's just over 13 fourteen-day quarantine periods. 

Why are we wearing masks? 

PM2.5, unless you like your lungs lined with concrete dust and other hazardous materials?

[AlfHuy]

13 hours ago, Mango Bob said:

They should also have a App to follow the PM and his Deputy.    We are watching you.

WATCH-ing you.

[Flemo]

I always get a laugh. They couldn't organize a egg and spoon race, why would this be any different? All the ideas but never a follow through.

[Bluespunk]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Similar to a GPS system, he said that officials will know the whereabouts of the tourists during their stay in Thailand, in case any of them are found to have contracted the contagion, so that action can be taken immediately to prevent its spread.

Pesky, sneaky, disease ridden, super spreader foreigners , just wire your money over people

[khunPer]

17 hours ago, rabas said:

Information on the “Mor Chana” application not given above:

 

https://www.cattelecom.com/cat/content/3754/222/Thailand+launches+Mor+Chana+mobile+app+to+enhance+?lang=en_EN

 

Includes a very long discussion on how this ap doesn't violate your privacy, can't violate your privacy, the teams and committees that will insure it doesn't violate your privacy, layers of privacy protection and privacy safe guards. All data is stored in anonymous form, until it isn't. How the authorities won't look, until they need to, and the ap will only be active as long as they want it to be. ...

 

Obviously nothing to worry about, why else write all that?

 

Actually I wouldn't worry that much except for mistakes.  "Urgent!  All band alert!  Rabus is infected!"

With your mobile phone already connected to your pasport or ID-card, in principle Big Brother can watch without any app, as long as the phone is switched on; however an app would also not work when a phone is switched off.

[SuwadeeS]

Thailand just will copy China.

Tracking everybody, everytime.

Make sense, because the elite mostly have Chinese roots.

 

And the Western smile and agree.

They are still not aware of all these surveillance.

[Marvin424]

If or when I make it back to Thailand I will bring two phones.  Install the app on one and leave it in my room.  Bye bye big brother

[AhFarangJa]

18 hours ago, smedly said:

better question 

 

what happened to the allocated budget

Easy one to answer...................

[rabas]

1 hour ago, Showtime said:

Yeah, I really want to visit Thailand now.  Post 50k Baht,14 days imprisonment, and be tracked by the government.  Where do I sign up?

Police station.

[kwonitoy]

18 hours ago, BEngBKK said:

What happened to the GPS tracking bracelet???

I think those are being used on all the released prisoners    /s

[SomchaiCNX]

2 hours ago, CLW said:

Why would they say anything? Personal travel for leisure is none of their businesses....

What about human rights? 50% of their job probably is tourist related anyway. I bet only a small percentage is spend on people living in Thailand permanently. Those who work for big companies get  more time allocated. Maybe they can start to prepare a star of David like sign to put on our clothes?

[BigC]

be useful  if they did similar  to get ride of TM30. rather than report via immigration can just can QR code and reporting every 90 days the same way.

 

selfie with address in back ground  and some kind of time stamp.

 

if have to report anyway then better to save time with tech than go to immigration  with large queue 

 

personally i do not like the reporting 

 

i reckon border bouncing  is a must but the time should be once a year plus if tourists can show a foreign  bank statement  showing they have enough income to stay here for many years then they should  be able to do as many border bounces  as need be.

 

infant  why border bounce  when we have tech. 

 

 

[Traubert]

3 hours ago, dougiemac52 said:

Totally agree. George Orwell 1984, big brother is watching you. This will be the death of Thailand 

Again?

[BadSpottedDog]

People are not going to do this <deleted>. Tourists will go elsewhere, as there are plenty of other choices.

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, khunPer said:

With your mobile phone already connected to your pasport or ID-card, in principle Big Brother can watch without any app, as long as the phone is switched on; however an app would also not work when a phone is switched off.

In principle yes, and I am sure that there are plenty in authority who would love to do that.

 

But - they cannot even manage to enforce the laws on registering motorcycles, let alone wearing helmets!

[JusticeGB]

Tomorrow they will insist that you employ a Thai guide to follow you every where to report where you are. It will help reduce the unemployment rate too.

[brucegoniners]

I'm sure people will be very excited to hear they are being watched at all times here.

 

Maybe they should just travel to Russia instead.

[CLW]

2 hours ago, SomchaiCNX said:

What about human rights? 50% of their job probably is tourist related anyway. I bet only a small percentage is spend on people living in Thailand permanently. Those who work for big companies get  more time allocated. Maybe they can start to prepare a star of David like sign to put on our clothes?

No one forces you to stay here or make a holiday in Thailand.

Same as the house right of any private business, if they decide to keep certain groups out, yes it's racist but their decision and right

[sydneyjed]

So 'Welcome to Thailand Sir '..'Can We See Your 500,000 THB Proof of Bank Deposit'?'Can We See  your 100,000 THB  Travel Insurance Also'? 'Follow Us Sir' To be  'Banged Up and Bored' for 14 Days in a <deleted>ty Hotel! Beautiful Thailand..the country that just keeps giving!

[CapeTown]

Sniffing up the skirts of foreigners

[losername]

21 hours ago, Migrosmarket said:

They need something to protect the Thai population from us dirty Farangs who never shower and spread all manner of diseases. This will be a good supplement to the quarantine, wristbands and minders they already have lined up. 

I just installed Mor Chana just to have a look at it.  One of the questions in the registration/initial assessment was "Do you work near foreigners?".  It would be interesting to know how many black marks are given for answering "yes" to that.

[metisdead]

Some troll posts and replies have been removed. 

[Knobby37]

Another app??

[NightSky]

It will simply cause even more anti foreigner sentiment.

[KKr]

21 hours ago, Migrosmarket said:

I think this is a great idea.

 

They need something to protect the Thai population from us dirty Farangs who never shower and spread all manner of diseases. This will be a good supplement to the quarantine, wristbands and minders they already have lined up. 

wind vane style:

Financial requirements: off.

Tracking: on