This and other recent events such as the racism against Burmese and the protests about the covid field hospital have dealt crushing blows to the farangs that have been crowing about how superior Thais are to westerners.  

 

This massive loss of face has predictably resulted in some of these farangs lashing out in anger or attempting to deflect the topic to western countries in silly attempts at whattaboutism in recent threads

 

Don't be surprised if some new usernames suspiciously start showing up in the next few days as some of these farangs try to reinvent themselves after this public humiliation.

Can Penguin make sure Prayut and his cronies are not blocked trying to enter this office??????

2 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

 

The Chinese didn’t deliberately catch coronavirus from animals at a meat market. But when they did they acted swiftly and effectively to limit it. They were not negligent with their handling of it and despite repeated fake claims they did actually warn that it was highly infectious. Wuhan is back to normal.

The west didn’t listen, advised their citizens not to wear masks, Trump was deliberately downplaying it which he has admitted, Boris was running around pressuring people to shake his hand in hospitals with covid. Not surprising ly they both ended up catching it. 
 

Anutin warned the Thai people to be wary of westerners back in March as he could see that their behavior would lead it to spreading. Instead of listening to Health Minister Anutin they got in a huff because he said it. He has been proved correct unfortunately.

 

Now we see the UK mutated strain which is much worse. If the UK had of cracked down on covid like China and Thailand did, we most likely would not have this stronger more dangerous strain which will kill hundreds of thousands.

 

The Chinese eat wildlife. I think most countries do, Thailand does, Australia eats kangaroo, etc. 

 

China has the worlds second biggest economy currently. It will be the biggest, no stopping that now. The trajectory is clear. The Chinese are not into wars like the current number one nation, they generally mind their own business. Only conflict with Hong Kong, Taiwan etc that arguably they have a case to. 

That can’t be said for the current number 1, the USA, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Korea, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq etc. 

 

The coronavirus most likely originated in China. The inactions of the west definitely is the main cause of the spread that has got us to where we are now. 

 

The Chinese didn’t deliberately catch coronavirus from animals at a meat market. Because the meat market was later proven to not be the origin of the virus.

 

But when they did they acted swiftly and effectively to limit it all relevant information about the origin and dangers of the virus from the international community.

 

World experts should have been on the ground in Wuhan on day one. They are still not allowed nor do we even know when day one was.

 

 

Edited December 26, 20205 yr by rabas

My question would also be, since now the reports are being denied and then not positive, which test are they using, and of whose manufacture.  Or are they that scared to actually admit officials have the virus, which would weaken the governments claim to have it under control.  Please tell us who these 6 officials are and then lets see if they disappear from sight for the next 14 days or so before you hear from them again as they are either quarantined or isolated in a ward.  Not sure we may never know, just like "How many licks does it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie pop, the world may never know".

Edited December 26, 20205 yr by ThailandRyan

2 hours ago, sawademe said:

I'm not an economist, but aren't the comparative GDP growth rates in the table making his point for him? Did you read your own chart? ????

 

you are not a mathematician either obviously.
An extra 3% growth on half as much. 
 

????????

22 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

My question would also be, since now the reports are being denied and then not positive, which test are they using, and of whose manufacture.  Or are they that scared to actually admit officials have the virus, which would weaken the governments claim to have it under control.  Please tell us who these 6 officials are and then lets see if they disappear from sight for the next 14 days or so before you hear from them again as they are either quarantined or isolated in a ward.  Not sure we may never know, just like "How many licks does it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie pop, the world may never know".

 

The saliva quick test is an antigen test. 6 out of 300 is 2%, which is about the false positive rate. So, these are likely false positives.

 

Not sure which worries me more. Them testing positive, or not knowing they didn't.

 

Edited December 26, 20205 yr by rabas

5 minutes ago, rabas said:

 

The saliva quick test is an antigen test. 6 out of 300 is 2%, which is about the flase positive rate. So, these are likely false positives.

 

 

 

 

Don’t spoil everyone’s fun. They are loving there little moment of I told you so.

15 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

My question would also be, since now the reports are being denied and then not positive, which test are they using, and of whose manufacture.  Or are they that scared to actually admit officials have the virus, which would weaken the governments claim to have it under control.  Please tell us who these 6 officials are and then lets see if they disappear from sight for the next 14 days or so before you hear from them again as they are either quarantined or isolated in a ward.  Not sure we may never know, just like "How many licks does it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie pop, the world may never know".

All your questions are answered in the thai news. 

4 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

Most of those 1.7 million would be dead now anyway, especially if they had caught the normal flu

 

Governments are to blame for livelihoods being destroyed, not the disease

Yawn!  Same old idiocy.

 

52 minutes ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

This and other recent events such as the racism against Burmese and the protests about the covid field hospital have dealt crushing blows to the farangs that have been crowing about how superior Thais are to westerners.  

 

This massive loss of face has predictably resulted in some of these farangs lashing out in anger or attempting to deflect the topic to western countries in silly attempts at whattaboutism in recent threads

 

Don't be surprised if some new usernames suspiciously start showing up in the next few days as some of these farangs try to reinvent themselves after this public humiliation.

What is all this speculation supposed to be about?  

Only you are playing this silly game! 

3 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

China is to blame. Let's keep our eyes on the ball. Let's not forget so soon who has destroyed all these lives by lying and covering up and knowingly sending its sick citizens all over the world. 

.Mega yawns! 

3 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

We'll hit them back hard. It's already happening. Virtually every country is isolating them. Thankfully all their Asian neighbors also hate them. The isolation will likely lead to military conflict, so we need to be ready for that. 

Totally way out in all respects.  

3 hours ago, dcnx said:

Once again, random testing is finding infections.

 

This has been the case the entire time. Thailand did not beat the virus, they just didn’t test for it and it’s not killing them that we’re aware of. Weaker strain perhaps or poorly reported deaths that didn’t get an autopsy.

Yaaaawn!

2 hours ago, sawademe said:

with the minor caveat that bkk and hcm are 2 of the most vulnerable cities for climate change in the world.

But both OK for  the 10 years needed.

2 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

You are deflecting which is an indication that I have won the argument. Have a pleasant day. No hard feelings. Maybe you will win one soon. ????

No one is bothering to argue with you, so you cannot have won.

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

A covid positive person is a Statistic

People are never to be considered as mere statistics, please!

1 hour ago, Natai Beach said:

All your questions are answered in the thai news. 

Show me links that list the names of the officials please.

5 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Will be interesting to see if they can fabricate a Burmese angle on this one!

How about Burmese migrant "window cleaner" or "maintenance man"?????

5 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Will be interesting to see if they can fabricate a Burmese angle on this one!

Shrimp buffet?

5 hours ago, Bangyai said:

Its always been out there but testing has hardly been vigorous.

 

So, did they catch it recently or have they had it long enough to spread to friends and family.

Time will tell, a few wives & Mia Nois sweating I bet.

4 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

We'll hit them back hard. It's already happening. Virtually every country is isolating them. Thankfully all their Asian neighbors also hate them. The isolation will likely lead to military conflict, so we need to be ready for that. 

Asian neighbours may hate them, but if he controls their economy there's diddly-squat they can do about it.

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Six officials in the Prime Minister’s Office at Government House have tested positive for Covid-19 after random screening of its 700 staff.

That equates - if rolled out - to about 670,000 Thais (excluding the Myanmar plague bearers) having the virus currently then - no wonder they don't want to test the public in mass. 

???? And now all the same old  same old is redundant ! False positive rapid  test ?

6 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

I'm not going to lie, that is quite funny. 

Yes I thought they going to say tested positive for 1 brain cell!!! 5555????????????????????????????????

6 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Get yourself a sense of humor!

 

6 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

Another one. 
So you are claiming the Samut Sakon or Chiang Rai outbreak didn’t come from Burma or the Burmese workers? 
 

Could it be the Thai's who jumped the border and scattered, it was them i believe worked also in the " the house they called the rising sun" and may well have found a person or too to spread whatever.

1 hour ago, PGSan said:

Yaaaawn!

Agreed agreed agreed, i and whoever this post is boring may well unknowingly have the virus with no symptoms, true that if you don't test you don't know.

5 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

The Chinese didn’t deliberately catch coronavirus from animals at a meat market. But when they did they acted swiftly and effectively to limit it. They were not negligent with their handling of it and despite repeated fake claims they did actually warn that it was highly infectious. Wuhan is back to normal.

Now let us not mention the proximity of a virology research laboratory complex (with, one hears a less than stellar "biosecurity" record) to the epicenter of the outbreak.

 

If we talk about waging war, the Chinese have never (in recent decades) done so - but then they have not until recently had the armed forces to do so. They do now. If, as some claim, Vietnam is taking a significant proportion of China's foreign investment and foreign owned manufacturing industry, then we may see Chinese "ownership' and de facto control of the South China Sea become a bit more than thumbing their nose at the US Navy. There is little point in having a booming export manufacturing sector if you cannot ship the products...

 

Edited December 26, 20205 yr by herfiehandbag

7 hours ago, Bangyai said:

Its always been out there but testing has hardly been vigorous.

 

So, did they catch it recently or have they had it long enough to spread to friends and family.

I think - saddest of all - they had a good chance to spread it on all the poor foreigners who subsequently got the title "Dirty Farang"...

8 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

 
Six people get a deadly disease and this pandemic that has killed 1.7 million people and destroyed millions of livelihoods worldwide looks like it is getting out of control in the country I live in. 

Yeah, hilarious mate. 

 

I hope they are false positives. 
 

It seems some people on this forum want Thailand to fail as regards to covid and many other things.
Nasty.

Really. That is your take? Overly sensitive methinks

 

For months the government has been telling everyone "there is no covid in Thailand", and anyone with half a brain has been saying  - "it's because you're not testing dummy!"

 

And now with testing it is under their very noses

 

It's funny, very funny

 

You need a sense of humour vaccination.

So it's pretty much found wherever they test, whenever they do actually test. Just like some people have long suspected.