From left: Matthew Barclay, Australian Consul-General to Phuket; Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew; Seven Smulders, Honorary Consul to Phuket for the Netherlands; and Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong. Photo: PR Phuket Photo: PR Phuket

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Foreigners in Phuket caught ignoring COVID prevention measures and acting in a manner deemed to be not “socially responsible” will face legal penalties and may even face being kicked out of the country.

 

That was the message delivered at a meeting of high-ranking Phuket officials and the majority of consuls and foreign government representatives on the island yesterday (Apr 27).

 

Leading the meeting, held at Phuket Provincial Hall, was Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew, joined by all three Phuket Vice Governors, Pichet Panapong, Piyapong Choowong and Vikrom Jakthee.

 

 

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pointing to foreigners again 

 

nothing to do with your gross mishandling and lack of testing 

 

Reading various reports the vast majority of detected spread in Phuket and around the country is by Thai people 

 

This finger pointing at foreigners one minute then your desperation to open Phuket up to foreign tourists - are you for flicking real

 

Idiots

Phuket.

They really do love foreigners there, dont they ???? 

5 minutes ago, smedly said:

pointing to foreigners again 

 

nothing to do with your gross mishandling and lack of testing 

 

Reading various reports the vast majority of detected spread in Phuket and around the country is by Thai people 

 

This finger pointing at foreigners one minute then your desperation to open Phuket up to foreign tourists - are you for flicking real

 

Idiots

You know what?

Thais don't like to read any news.

If they see somewhere a title "farang", Covid, they make their own story up.

 

They are well aware from where the 3rd wave came. Not from the hard working people, no, the Hiso and Gov; people having a few parties.

 

Better now to blame the "foreigners" again.

 

Shame is, that there is almost no farang coming now and the ones who are here, most probably catched it from a Thai.

9 minutes ago, smedly said:

pointing to foreigners again 

 

nothing to do with your gross mishandling and lack of testing 

 

Reading various reports the vast majority of detected spread in Phuket and around the country is by Thai people 

 

This finger pointing at foreigners one minute then your desperation to open Phuket up to foreign tourists - are you for flicking real

 

Idiots

The meeting was for/with FOREIGN consuls and representatives on the island so of course the Thai officials would remind them to pass along the word to their nationals and other constituents. Did you happen to read that the THAI Prime Minister was fined for not wearing a mask in public? It has nothing to do with targeting any particular group of people...it's to get everyone on the same page. Even after over 20 years, I don't understand the reflexive defensiveness of so many T-V members. If you hate Thailand...leave!

29 minutes ago, webfact said:

Foreigners in Phuket caught ignoring COVID prevention measures and acting in a manner deemed to be not “socially responsible” will face legal penalties and may even face being kicked out of the country.

 

Does that include the two in the photo? Or doesn't staying two metres apart matter if you're wearing an invincibility face mask?

What about locals - with they be exiled to Xinjiang or North Korea?

27 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

The meeting was for/with FOREIGN consuls and representatives on the island so of course the Thai officials would remind them to pass along the word to their nationals and other constituents. Did you happen to read that the THAI Prime Minister was fined for not wearing a mask in public? It has nothing to do with targeting any particular group of people...it's to get everyone on the same page. Even after over 20 years, I don't understand the reflexive defensiveness of so many T-V members. If you hate Thailand...leave!

 

yeah but its pretty stacked against us..

 

6K fine vs life ruined, family split up, deported

 

for not wearing a mask.

 

 

10 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

Even after over 20 years, I don't understand the overt agressiveness of so many T-V members. If you hate ThaiVisa Members...leave!

 

 

Posting an anonymous reply on an internet forum is being "agressive." I hope it didn't tramatize you too much ????????????????

47 minutes ago, webfact said:

acting in a manner deemed to be not “socially responsible”

That is going to be a killer for many young UK tourists.....if they ever make it here.

 

Looking forward to the 2000 US on R&R I Pattaya.....that should be lively.

Can you say (E)Scape Goat?

A couple of troll post have been removed

54 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

The meeting was for/with FOREIGN consuls and representatives on the island so of course the Thai officials would remind them to pass along the word to their nationals and other constituents. Did you happen to read that the THAI Prime Minister was fined for not wearing a mask in public? It has nothing to do with targeting any particular group of people...it's to get everyone on the same page. Even after over 20 years, I don't understand the reflexive defensiveness of so many T-V members. If you hate Thailand...leave!

Yeah did you happen to see the fine actually being paid & a receipt issued? 

1 minute ago, eezergood said:

Yeah did you happen to see the fine actually being paid & a receipt issued? 

I can't begin to imagine how they will cope with follow ups.......who has been a repeat offender? How would they ever know that? Are they running a data base?

12 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

Can you say Escape Goat?

Scapegoat

10 minutes ago, eezergood said:

Yeah did you happen to see the fine actually being paid & a receipt issued? 

Did you see it not paid?

1 minute ago, JohnOFphon said:

Scapegoat

Maybe he is being chased by a goat?

Welcome to Phuket, The island that is only interested in your wallet, Please come and stay in quarantine and leave as soon as you out of it.. We don't care about you, only if you pay and if vaccines are available you will be at the end of the list.. Thank you for your interest

1 hour ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

The meeting was for/with FOREIGN consuls and representatives on the island so of course the Thai officials would remind them to pass along the word to their nationals and other constituents. Did you happen to read that the THAI Prime Minister was fined for not wearing a mask in public? It has nothing to do with targeting any particular group of people...it's to get everyone on the same page. Even after over 20 years, I don't understand the reflexive defensiveness of so many T-V members. If you hate Thailand...leave!

 

I happen to read that but Im also able to demonstrate for "my children" what can happen to them if they dont listen to their school teacher.????

20 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Welcome to Phuket, The island that is only interested in your wallet, Please come and stay in quarantine and leave as soon as you out of it.. We don't care about you, only if you pay and if vaccines are available you will be at the end of the list.. Thank you for your interest

Been here two months and counting...been warmly greeted everywhere I've stayed, eaten, and been kneeded. If that's your experience, maybe you should smile more. 

35 minutes ago, JohnOFphon said:

Scapegoat

Yeah, I meant to bracket the e as (E)Scape Goat

27 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Welcome to Phuket, The island that is only interested in your wallet, Please come and stay in quarantine and leave as soon as you out of it.. We don't care about you, only if you pay and if vaccines are available you will be at the end of the list.. Thank you for your interest

How original ????

No doubt we foreigners who have helped to support the economy in the areas where we live through this pandemic will be blamed for the latest wave of Covid nothing to do with the incompetence of the Thai government it’s we foreigners who are to blame 

I would like to see a list as to the nationallities of people with Covid in Thailand. The only foreigners i have heard of who have Covid are from Myanmar and bribed their way into the country via the corrupt immigration team in Chiang Rai that the investigation has now gone quiet on. 

I know TIT and the PM has just made a major power grab so that all COVID statements are under his direct control.....but does it really make sense to keep insulting the people you hope will come to Thailand as tourists and save the tourist economy jobs? Just asking!

Does that include all those pushing for a July 1 opening?

Mass vaccination programme of whole of Thailand needs tovbe carried out. Every effort should be made to manufacture AZ vaccine in sufficient quantities as soon as possible. Meantime no tourism should be encouraged domestic or international. 

When things go south (no pun intended!) there's always the dirty foreigners to fall back on. They can be blamed for everything, and can also be used as ATM machines. Pretty shrewd how these 'officials' have developed a 'farang ecosystem'.

 In other breaking news the Russian vaccine that the Thai government has ordered they are not allowing to use it in Brazil due to the fact of lack of data lack of transparency I was a vaccine therefore Brazil will not use the Russian vaccine the Thai government thinks it’s a great deal so why not Get it TIT

7 minutes ago, outsider said:

When things go south (no pun intended!) there's always the dirty foreigners to fall back on. They can be blamed for everything, and can also be used as ATM machines. Pretty shrewd how these 'officials' have developed a 'farang ecosystem'.

Fair point......but also, to be fair, what politicians (certainly currently in power) don't all use the same playbook.......every dictator, rightwing 'leader' needs an enemy upon which the sheeple can focus their attentions.

And did ANY of the foreign consuls present have the balls to ask “ when can foreign nationals in Phuket get vaccinated, either at a government hospital, or privately?”

 

I bet the answer is <deleted> zero. SMH