Covid outbreak: Foreign workers penned in by BARBED WIRE at condo in Nonthaburi

[webfact]

Covid outbreak: Foreign workers penned in by BARBED WIRE at condo in Nonthaburi

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that migrant workers from Laos and Myanmar were shocked to find that their condo was sealed off by barbed wire yesterday and they were forbidden to go out or enter without permission. 

 

The extraordinary measures were enacted after orders from the Nonthaburi governor Sujin Chaichumsak following a spike in cases in the province that borders the capital Bangkok. Twenty one more cases were reported taking the total to 58.

 

The "pink condo" and areas in Moo 5 and Moo 6 including the Bang Yai market were placed under the highest level of restrictions - Red. The rest of the province is in the second tier or Orange level of alert.

 

Yesterday evening deputy governor Nisakorn Wisitsorn-at went with the Bang Yai police chief and a contingent of seventy soldiers and police to the seven story condo in Moo 6 that has been ordered sealed off until January 1st. 

 

They placed barbed wire and set up a checkpoint, said Daily News. The condo is home to many migrant workers from Laos, Myanmar and the Thai Yai ethnic group.

 

They had interpreters with them to explain the governor's order saying they could only go out with permission. 

 

Wider restrictions are also in place in the Bang Yai City area until January 12th with places such as banks and convenience stores subject to severe restrictions.

 

Thaivisa notes that many foreign migrants feel they are being unfairly singled out by the authorities as Thailand is now gripped by a new wave of Covid infections.

 

Source: Daily News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-12-31

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

[Thaiwrath]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

Daily News reported that migrant workers from Laos and Myanmar were shocked to find that their condo was sealed off by barbed wire yesterday

Barbaric, and yet more disgraceful behaviour by Thais !

Edited December 31, 2020 by Thaiwrath

[pixelaoffy]

So are these foreign workers who have been in Thailand throughout the pandemic since April or have entered legally or illegally since?  Because if they have been in Thailand all year it says what a racist country Thailand is !

[PatOngo]

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

their condo was sealed off by barbed wire

Such a heartfelt Thai buddhist gesture!  ???? Shame, shame, shame!

[WineOh]

How awful. 

 

 

[Bangyai]

15 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

So are these foreign workers who have been in Thailand throughout the pandemic since April or have entered legally or illegally since?  Because if they have been in Thailand all year it says what a racist country Thailand is !

 

 

It's not unreasonable to presume that many of them would have been there throughout the pandemic since even when I lived there , there were many Cambodian and Burmese workers in the area. A lot of them work in this area and do not travel far from it , many being employed by Preuksa Real Estate in construction of the many new moobahns. My regular mechanic was Burmese and shared a room in that particular condominium which is faced by many kareoke bars. 

 

It is interesting that the government is only now doing mass testing and finding more covid cases every day.

 

Test and you will find.

 

Certainly a fortuitous timing since it will mean an indefinite end to all student demonstrations. Not only coincidental but also very convenient

[soi3eddie]

 

Disgusting treatment of the migrant workers. How many of them have tested positive for Covid-19? If none then why incarcerate them this way? I wonder are there any Thais living there? If so, are the Thais allowed in and out freely? Saddens me to read this action. It appears that xenophobia is well and truly alive in this part of Thailand.

[asiasurfer]

Disgusting. Just disgusting.  I wish they could all go home for a better life. Let the Thais pick the fish themselves out of the see. 

[Oliver Holzerfilled]

Its been a devastating week or two for the farangs that have been bragging for months about how Thailand is superior to western countries.  And to top it off now this.

 

Considering the massive loss of face these farangs have suffered perhaps some self imposed time away from posting to reflect on how they blew this so badly is in order.

Edited December 31, 2020 by Oliver Holzerfilled

[Susco]

1 hour ago, pixelaoffy said:

it says what a racist country Thailand is !

 

 

Tell us something new

[4reaL]

China locked the infected in cages in what were being touted as hospitals, they were cells where ppl were locked inside. 

 

Some buildings had the doors of their apartment building welded shut.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/06/warning-chinese-authoritarianism-is-hazardous-your-health/

 

Guess who is really running TH.

 

You ain't see nothing yet.

Edited December 31, 2020 by 4reaL
edit

[Pla nin]

Humbug

 

[Tropicalevo]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The extraordinary measures were enacted after orders from the Nonthaburi governor Sujin Chaichumsak

This one idiot is not Thailand.

We should remember that there are some sensible Thai people out there as well.

[from the home of CC]

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Just as bad as the Japanese internment camps the US put the Japanese citizens and immigrants in during WWII.  Racism is alive and well here in the Center of the Universe it appears.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/04/18/singapore-pm-migrant-workers-accounted-for-the-vast-majority-of-the-new-infections

 

Singaporeans utilized this initially, guess who they learned it from...

[soi3eddie]

4 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

This one idiot is not Thailand.

We should remember that there are some sensible Thai people out there as well.

 

Agreed, there are some sensible Thai people here. A very large number of them are wishing for changes in the government etc. Hopefully their time will come. 

 

[Dialemco]

Ordinary Thai People I know and love do not act like this in a time of crisis. 

[KhaoNiaw]

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Just as bad as the Japanese internment camps the US put the Japanese citizens and immigrants in during WWII.  Racism is alive and well here in the Center of the Universe it appears.

Or the US illegal immigrant detention facilities, for a more modern comparison. 

[nausea]

There's a movie that explores this issue, albeit to a more extreme level, "Containment" I think it's called, free on You Tube and worth a look in these Covid19 lock down days, if you're at a loose end and feel the need for some slightly relevant divertissement.

[GeilGeilertzen]

Great.  Not much room for GDPR in Thailand. And likely will ever have any Muslim invasion from Africa or the Middle East like Europe has.  
Some governments need to choose their battles. 
People has to wake up and understand that their is no country or place that has soft control on things + good social benefits + open borders that will be a great place or will be safe in today’s world. The whole world is full of mentalists and people who won’t listen to anyone.  
 

People are flocking to where ever it’s best to be but the problem is the same everywhere; they don’t belong there and because of that won’t feel they need to protect that place or that country. Only by being from a country or area a human will feel it’s their own backyard and it needs to be protected and cared for 100% by themselves. 
 

In a smaller scale you can use Phuket as an example. All the people from around Thailand and the world doesn’t care a dime about this place. Thai thugs show up to rob the place and foreigners. No one gives a damn about it. Killings shootings robberies hit murders you name it. They all say the same; we don’t care it’s not our home. I am here to make money. 

Edited December 31, 2020 by GeilGeilertzen

[TheFishman1]

Amazing Thailand what a great Buddhist country TIT

[PatOngo]

4 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Amazing Thailand what a great Buddhist country TIT

Yes, they have temples everywhere!  ????

[Ireland32]

4 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Barbaric, and yet more disgraceful behaviour by Thais !

Wow , check in -check out is Barbaric , you have a rather Soft Life , The Virus was coming thru Burma from Thai Workers , so dangerous strain , I think we all suck it up for a lil bit and get thru it , if they do my condo, not a big deal  , I’m planning on not really going out everyday if they start chipping everybody , Bells will ring 

[Ireland32]

4 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

So are these foreign workers who have been in Thailand throughout the pandemic since April or have entered legally or illegally since?  Because if they have been in Thailand all year it says what a racist country Thailand is !

They sneak in Everyday, how would you know 

[PatOngo]

1 minute ago, Ireland32 said:

They sneak in Everyday, how would you know 

They did'nt sneak into the the illegal gambling den in Rayong, they were all Thai, surprise, surprise! 

[natway09]

What is needed by central Government is an order that NO ONE in Thailand moves more than 5 kilometres from

their living quarters nor can move across any province border by ANY MEANs.

This would at least keep some isolation, not this kind of racist action

 

[foreverlomsak]

4 hours ago, Bangyai said:

Certainly a fortuitous timing since it will mean an indefinite end to all student demonstrations. Not only coincidental but also very convenient

Makes you wonder if it was arranged, a very sudden big find where there was none the day before.

[bwanajohn]

Yes isn't Thailand just the worst.... all the other countries treat their migrant workers so well...

NOT

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Photos that the MoPH posted to their website the other day showed barbed/razor wire being used around the Samuk Sakhon seafood market and around the field hospital facility they've established there.

 

 

 

 

 

[Nout]

4 hours ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

Its been a devastating week or two for the farangs that have been bragging for months about how Thailand is superior to western countries.  And to top it off now this.

 

Considering the massive loss of face these farangs have suffered perhaps some self imposed time away from posting to reflect on how they blew this so badly is in order.

A somewhat incoherent post full of false assumptions and  silly generalizations and really strange exaggerated claims. I know of no westerners who feel loss of face due to the recent reversal of Thailand's covid situation. Devastated? No. Disapointed: yes...Bragging? Where? Superior to western countries? Where is this ever stated?...'And to top it off now this...'...Now what? That the Thai authorities enforced quarantine in a way the Swizz wished they could have...

Its a sad story and for some shocking..but nothing to do with western foreigners. No need for shame nor any need to withdraw from posting.

[foreverlomsak]

44 minutes ago, Scot123 said:

Thailand the country regressioning back to feudal 18th century. 

In some ways it has not evolved so it can't regress, e.g. the very strict hierarchical structure of businesses, family and friends, the showing of local government uniforms (even teachers) to assert authority once a week and even at minor events, etc. The requirement for school children to wear nationally proscribed uniforms and for boys to have military style haircuts that date back 100's of years. Enough said.