Anutin praised for getting Thailand off UK's travel "red list"

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Bhumjaithai party list PM and registrar Suphachai Jaisamut went on his personal Facebook page to praise his party leader, DPM and health minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

He claimed that Anutin's efforts were directly responsible for Thailand being removed from the United Kingdom's travel red list that is effective on Monday.

 

Supachai said this was because of Thailand's great vaccine rollout under Anutin that is now accepted by the international community.

 

Before Thais couldn't even visit the UK and those like students or returning expats would have to pay 89,000 to 135,000 baht for ten day quarantine. 

 

Now thanks to Anutin who went with his entourage to visit the UK ambassador Mark Gooding on September 22nd  this would all be in the past.

 

Suphachai wrote that Anutin explained to the ambassador about the virus situation in Thailand and said that 46-47 million (now 55 million) had received jabs, Thailand was on top of everything and it was all going according to plan.

 

Conveniently perhaps, Suphachai made no mention of any hiccups on the way, notes ASEAN NOW.

 

Daily News went with a smiling Anutin behind a mask holding something with the ambassador as others smiled for the cameras in a photo apparently from their meeting in September. 

 

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[bkk_bwana]

2.5% of arrivals in 2019 were British. This is a tiny step forward. Good, but not that significant. 

[Mac Mickmanus]

Dont want to sound rude , but the U.K took all but 7 Countries off the Red list , this about the U.K. opening up again because of the local British people nearly all being vaccinated , rather than anything Thailand has done  

[RotBenz8888]

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

He claimed that Anutin's efforts were directly responsible

Thailand could have been taken of the red list months ago, with some effort to get vaccine.... 

[ThaIrish Sean]

They are totally delusional. Their ego is getting the way of everything. Does he have the smallest penis in Thailand and he's trying to overcompensate?

Anything for a photo opportunity

[Dmaxdan]

He must be chuffed now that all of us unclean Brits who never shower and are solely to blame for Covid being in Thailand in the first place can now go home...

[Gandtee]

It was his and his government's ineptitude that got Thailand put on the red list in the first place.

[poskat]

20 minutes ago, ThaIrish Sean said:

 Does he have the smallest penis in Thailand and he's trying to overcompensate?

based on conversations that I have had with many thai girls, there is stiff competition for that title

[Gandtee]

1 minute ago, poskat said:

based on conversations that I have had with many thai girls, there is stiff competition for that title

Or soft options?

[James105]

23 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Dont want to sound rude , but the U.K took all but 7 Countries off the Red list , this about the U.K. opening up again because of the local British people nearly all being vaccinated , rather than anything Thailand has done  

Indeed, and some of those 7 countries that remain on the red list are in better positions than Thailand.   Columbia for example, with a population of 50m has a mere 1400 cases per day on average, 34% fully vaccinated and is still on the red list.   Thailand with circa 10,000 cases a day with 35% fully vaccinated is off the red list.    I think science and logic was abandoned in favour of plucking decisions out of a hat some time ago when it comes to anything related to covid, so maybe he should be praised for getting Thailand randomly picked out of a hat to come off the red list.   

[stigar]

UK did this so brits canl eave thailand.Thatsthe only reason.

[Rampant Rabbit]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Now thanks to Anutin

Swoon and double swoon if he was  double  jointed he couldnt kiss  his  own ass any more than his followers

[ikke1959]

It has nothing to do with Anutin. It is the decision of the UK Government for the welfare for its citizens and visitors.. But Thailand want to show how much influence they have ... same as the told wada that...... Who do they  ( Thailand )think they are?????

[tingtong]

Breaking news: Anutin praised for the sun coming up this Saturday morning.

 

On a sidenote, there are rumors debating this, suggesting this achievement accomplished by Prayuth.

 

There is no consensus yet which one's reputation is in more dire needs for a desperate boost. 

A close race in the moment, a very close race!

[Bluespunk]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Bhumjaithai party list PM and registrar Suphachai Jaisamut went on his personal Facebook page to praise his party leader, DPM and health minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

His autobio is coming out soon, it’s called “How brown was my tongue” …

[RayOday]

??? I cannot beleive what I am reading. Revisionist? Delusional?

Corrupt? Propaganda? Death Vader of Thailand choreographs his own adulation as thousands die. This is a public display of mental illnesses. This is the same person who blamed Covid on Farang and said he was a self made man. An engineer from Hofstra? Public Health engineering? No!

Public Heath masters from Johns Hopkins. I think not. Totally delusional? Probably not since he supports legalized marijuana. (Probably a corrupt profit awaiting)

Hey Anutin, uni records have been requested. We will post the results.

[drenddy]

Nothing to do with Anutin.

 

Typical lackey attitude.

They focus on positive news (not for thais this one) and I doubt thai people read foreign media, therefore they can easily be manipulated.

[wtfracing]

Lol don't let the truth get in the way of a good story ????‍♂️

[mjakob007]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Anutin's efforts were directly responsible for Thailand being removed from the United Kingdom's travel red list

One starts to wonder, who is responsible for landing the country in the first place.

 

secondly, host of other nations were taken off the red list, so what superhuman effort came from our superman!

[Pedrogaz]

Asinine

[RafPinto]

Oh dear.

 

He finally achieved something.

[BestB]

Not only he deserves to be nominated for Nobel prize but should also be hailed as a national hero.

 

But does anyone know what exactly did he do to get UK to change its mind and how exactly doing your job(badly mind you) needs and requires recognition?

 

Does he even know where UK is on the map?

[robert888d]

Alas my Thai partner would still have to do quarantine in UK costing thousands since his two sinopharm jabs are not recognized there.

[transam]

7 minutes ago, wtfracing said:

Lol don't let the truth get in the way of a good story ????‍♂️

....................................................................................of a good salary....????‍♂️

[wensiensheng]

I have no idea what Anutin did or didn’t do to get Thailand off the UK red list. He took Brock bats when thailand went on, so not surprising that he gets praise when they come off.

 

this decision says more about the ineptitude of the British government to me, rather than anything about Thailand. I mean, what fundamentally has changed in Thailand over the last 3/4 weeks? Sure the case count is lower, more people vaccinated, but fundamentally? And yet in that space of time the UK government saw fit to add Thailand to the red list, then remove it again. 
 

it’s all nonsense.

[robert888d]

Wow what a fantastic achievement Anutin. Imagine all the marvelous things he'll do for Thailand and the world when he becomes the next Primeminister. 

 

[Satcommlee]

Him and the other 46 country leaders right,  all removed on the same day

[MRToMRT]

A leading member of the Sycophant Party.

[John Drake]

What is this? Six or seven topics today so far in the "Thai News" section that work the UK into the headlines or the subject. Is this all supposed to be a way to discuss UK news while omitting other countries, now that the World Forum is gone? What next in the headlines: "Thais Worry as Energy Costs Rise in the UK," "Thais See Hope as UK Exports Increase," "UK Police Review Stirs Thailand to Consider Reforms," "Hurricane Force Winds in the UK Seen as No Threat to Thailand."

[Chiang Mai Will]

3 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Dont want to sound rude , but the U.K took all but 7 Countries off the Red list , this about the U.K. opening up again because of the local British people nearly all being vaccinated , rather than anything Thailand has done  

Possibly. But I think more due to an increasingly unpopular Government attempting to gain more public favour at a time when there are low stocks in the supermarkets and shops due to a huge lack of HGV drivers, petrol/diesel shortages due to lack of HGV drivers/pressure from airlines and the travel industry/gas and electric prices soaring/inflation predicted to rise to 8%/Universal Credit reduction/ending of furloughs/increase of taxation!

 

A Government that can't control its borders: so far at least 17,063 illegals have crossed in small boats in 2021 compared to just over 8,460 last year -- the authorities do not have the manpower to test them all! So those few Thais wishing to enter the UK are of little threat to a country that recorded 137,541 new cases yesterday! UK citizens leaving/re-entering will more than likely have been vaccinated by a Western-produced vaccine. So taking Thailand of the Red list presents little problem!