By Adam Judd

 

Pattaya, Thailand-The Minister of Tourism and Sports, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, visited Pattaya today, September 12th, 2021, to discuss the “Move On” reopening plan for the city to allow in foreign vaccinated tourists without a strict quarantine.

 

The meeting, which included the Chonburi Governor and multiple officials from Pattaya and Sattahip, which are the two areas selected for the “Move On” program, lasted over an hour and was to prepare proposal details for the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, or CCSA, in Bangkok this upcoming Friday, September 17th, 2021. The CCSA would need to approve the plan for it to be allowed to proceed forward as early as October 1st. It would also need approval from the Thai Cabinet, chaired by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan O’Cha.

 

We aren’t going to list every policy or proposal of the Move On plan, other than to state that the basic proposal is the same as we have previously covered and explained. You can read our explanation and question and answers about the plan by clicking here, however, please note it is still only a proposal and could change dramatically when the CCSA debates the plan.

 

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I think tourists have already 'moved on' to other destinations due to the terrible barriers to come here, closures, restrictions, and the entire mismanagement of Covid.

 

Thailand, with only about 70 million people, has been having the 7th highest reported daily Covid death rate IN THE WORLD during weekdays. Hard to believe just how bad that is. They even beat India on many days. 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

 

'Move on' somewhere else is certainly a fitting name for their program.

Pattaya is NOT going to 'Move On' until all these daft Thailand entry restriction have gone. It's a complete waste of time and man hours even talking about it. But I guess it's all about making them look busy and deserving of an income.

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Yep, as in, "Move on, nothing to see here...."

Psst meanwhile  Denmark has dropped all of their corona restrictions. 

Thailand needs to get its own house in order before starting to entertain foreign tourists and then they need to drop all the B S red tape and money gouging restrictions  - either open fully or don't bother, if you can't even open to your own local population how on earth are you ready for foreign visitors - all this is a political message to make the government look good in the news - the truth is something entirely different - "look we are opening up" just doesn't cut it on any level - Thailand is far from open or ready

Millions of Americans USA went to football stadiums this past weekend jampacked stadiums without mask just keeping the economy going got to love them 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

the Chonburi Governor and multiple officials from Pattaya and Sattahip,

Another junket where the self-important get to talk incessant nonsense before collecting their travel expenses and after eating their free lunch.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya, Thailand-The Minister of Tourism and Sports, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, visited Pattaya today, September 12th, 2021, to discuss the “Move On” reopening plan for the city to allow in foreign vaccinated tourists without a strict quarantine.

Good god, he's serious.

1 hour ago, Rocking Robert said:

Millions of Americans USA went to football stadiums this past weekend jampacked stadiums without mask just keeping the economy going got to love them 

I was watching a popular American youtuber the other day in the Jupitor area of Florida.

He's just got over a bout of Covid which knocked him for six, he also gave it to his wife and two daughters.

Previous to getting infected he would post videos of himself going around, mixing with all sorts of people, no mask, no social distancing nothing, and eventually got nailed.

After being fully quarantined at home he eventually got better.

Now he's out and about again, guess what.... same as before, no mask, no distancing never learned a damned thing.

His latest video was at a national drag race circuit, thousands of people there.. none protecting themselves, ridiculous.

 

 

4 minutes ago, at15 said:

You have this amazing thing called an immune system. It will protect you from cold and flu viruses. Turn off the news please.

Unless you are one of the unfortunate 4,643,622 who have so far died, who I guess must not have had immune systems! 

And, for the record, it doesn't seem to stop people getting colds and the flu either.... they have vaccines for that.

 

Some people do talk rot.

Just now, jacko45k said:

Unless you are one of the unfortunate 4,643,622 who have so far dies who I guess must not have had immune systems. And, for the record, it doesn't seem to stop people getting colds and the flu.... they have vaccines for that.

Some people do talk standing.....

just like the millions of people who have died in the past thousands of years from cold and flu. sometimes a person's body is not strong enough and they die, thats life. do the best you can to be healthy and forget about it.

An old idea but the excuse is it is different for each location?  Another waste trip one hour a Thai get together later to converse as their cut of local gambling etc. a private night out with drinking and girls that is how they come up with all these ideas and names for their programs?????   Sandbox, Moving on, Moving forward, Moving left/right, Step by Step, Moving backwards and wasting time and money is more like it.

3 minutes ago, at15 said:

just like the millions of people who have died in the past thousands of years from cold and flu. sometimes a person's body is not strong enough and they die, thats life. do the best you can to be healthy and forget about it.

The best you can do is to get vaccinated and survive!

The best society can do is help protect them, and to treat them well if they do get sick. 

Just now, jacko45k said:

The best you can do is to get vaccinated and survive!

The best society can do is help protect them, and to treat them well if they do get sick. 

that is your opinion. for me i believe the best thing i can do is not get vaccinated and live my life as healthy as possible.

2 hours ago, Rocking Robert said:

Millions of Americans USA went to football stadiums this past weekend jampacked stadiums without mask just keeping the economy going got to love them 

The U.S. is so screwed up with covid and it has become so  political that it is out of control.  It will be interesting to see if the MSM covers the areas to see if there are any major outbreaks.

 

Personally why anyone would go to the PC FL is beyond me but hey I guess they need something to do. 

 

Before we use the U.S. as a poster child for what to do about covid I think they need to get it resolved.

 

Love Vegas but right now even if I could afford it it is the last place I wuld want to go.  

Too much hassle with people on the airplanes.

Covid is not under control

Only want to gamble with money not my life.

 

47 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Unless you are one of the unfortunate 4,643,622 who have so far died

Unless you are one of the unfortunate 0.059% who have so far died (I’m one of the fortunate 99.94% who’ve survived).

Maybe the ministerial visit will decide, if the submarine port for the three Chinese subs will be fitted along the "destructed" Jomtien beach road or more close to the action after last night's Walking Street activities. 

In the past you had to pay for science fiction ! 

3 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Psst meanwhile  Denmark has dropped all of their corona restrictions. 

Because the DK government know from start that 90% people quickly as possible must be vaccinated before it can open 100% again. Seems to be a big surprise for Thailand.

I agree with many of the above sentiments. We need to get Thailand opened up to its residents before even considering allowing free movement of tourists. A start would be to allow restaurants to fully open, ie, serving both food and booze, and things will move on from there. Many older tourists come to Thailand to enjoy the good Thai and international food here.

2 hours ago, Rocking Robert said:

Millions of Americans USA went to football stadiums this past weekend jampacked stadiums without mask just keeping the economy going got to love them 

America is 75% vaxxed now.

We seem to be going round in circles here as suggested before total vaccination of the Thai population including foreigners 

Then get rid of the paperwork involved in coming to Thailand plus the

Quarantine measures then think about opening up for foreign tourists 

Looking at beginning 2022

1 hour ago, at15 said:

that is your opinion. for me i believe the best thing i can do is not get vaccinated and live my life as healthy as possible.

And all the time you could be a potential spreader because you have selfishly decided not to get Vaxxed

 

Drop most of the <deleted> in getting here. Visitors must be double vaccinated OK, health insurance OK but no quarantine or Embassy letters and get your own population double vaccinated too (I see a big improvement on this now). Open bars and restaurants fully and lets move on. The latest science is that it is Endemic which basically means it's here to stay and we will all get it eventually, but if you are vaccinated it should be a less dangerous issue.

 

Personally I fancy a trip to Tak province in October but what will the restrictions be? I should be double vaccinated by then which may be helpful.

4 hours ago, smedly said:

Thailand needs to get its own house in order before starting to entertain foreign tourists and then they need to drop all the B S red tape and money gouging restrictions  - either open fully or don't bother, if you can't even open to your own local population how on earth are you ready for foreign visitors - all this is a political message to make the government look good in the news - the truth is something entirely different - "look we are opening up" just doesn't cut it on any level - Thailand is far from open or ready

The "walking wallet syndrome" why not make it really safe.. Just send your money.

2 hours ago, at15 said:

just like the millions of people who have died in the past thousands of years from cold and flu. sometimes a person's body is not strong enough and they die, thats life. do the best you can to be healthy and forget about it.

 

49 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

And all the time you could be a potential spreader because you have selfishly decided not to get Vaxxed

 

 

2 hours ago, at15 said:

You have this amazing thing called an immune system. It will protect you from cold and flu viruses. Turn off the news please.

Your argument about immune system will fix it does not stand stand even cursory scrutiny. The anti vaxxers use that argument when they run out of reasonable arguments. Many a dreadful disease have not been fixed by the immune system, like

Diphtheria
Polio
Tetanus
Hepatitis A B
Rubella

but by vaccinations from cradle to grave

As seen as we are all vaccinated the sooner we a rid of this Covid, or at least, stop dying in large numbers.

2 hours ago, CygnusX1 said:

Unless you are one of the unfortunate 0.059% who have so far died (I’m one of the fortunate 99.94% who’ve survived).

What happened to the other 0. 001%?

2 hours ago, CygnusX1 said:

Unless you are one of the unfortunate 0.059% who have so far died (I’m one of the fortunate 99.94% who’ve survived).

Your numbers are meaningless without context and that is a throwaway post.

If they open up Pattaya to tourists, I presume all the unvaccinated sex workers will come flooding back in off the fields, won't that be a tiny issue?
Also I don't know any Thai people in the Pattaya area who have been vaccinated and people around me say they cant get it and if they can its only Sinovac which they don't want of course (as we know that is ineffective against variants) Most of my Farang friends including myself, however have been able to get Pfizer or AZ jabs quite easily.
Normally its the Thais who get the best deal but in this case perhaps the Gov is scared of "Big fat mouth Farang" and has gone out of their way and given them what they want to "shut em up"!!!!!
Just wondering.

29 minutes ago, 2ndhomepattaya said:

 

As seen as we are all vaccinated the sooner we a rid of this Covid, or at least, stop dying in large numbers.

Reality, however, doesn't agree with your hope.

 

A look at Israel, Island, the UK, and now starting in the US (look at what's going on in West Virginia: 26% increase of positive cases with 'fully' vaccinated) illustrates that pretty much all the vaccine does is to help creating new mutations (exactly like the Influenza vaccines did) and make the vaccinated more vulnerable for them.