Thai PM confirms Nov 1 reopening, reduced curfew, COE to be replaced with “Thailand Pass”

[sirineou]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Certificate of Entry (COE) requirement for foreign tourists will be replaced with a new web based system called “Thailand Pass”.

A rose by any other name .....

Well letch wait and see what the new web based  system De Jur will be like ,

[rott]

3 hours ago, Kadilo said:

How original 

Same same

[Chivas]

Seeing as the UK has the current worst record in the world for daily infections I'm at a loss as to how we are included !

[rott]

2 hours ago, RubbaJohnny said:

 

Tourists minglng, 

 

 

You must have a very sharp nose, they're not even here yet. 

[StayinThailand2much]

1 hour ago, JustAnotherHun said:

I wonder how it can work if they insist on PCR tests on arrival. They won't have the capacity at the airport to test hundreds of arrivals and provide the results in a decent time. Only way would be t switch to rapid antigen tests.

Wasn't there talk about 1 night in an ASQ hotel? So, I guess, they'd bus arrivals every 2 hours, or so, to such a hotel, where they would have to wait  for the test results.

[StayinThailand2much]

44 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

Sure. I can imagine that all the new requirements and processes will be quite organized in the usual Thai organized manner.....????????

They did a pretty decent job with their Covid jab registry. If they can get the same programmers, it might actually work out.

[James105]

37 minutes ago, Chivas said:

Seeing as the UK has the current worst record in the world for daily infections I'm at a loss as to how we are included !

The UK tests more than any other country so of course picks up more cases.  

 

 

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104645/covid19-testing-rate-select-countries-worldwide/

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, club said:

Also if they are insisting travelers stay one night at a ASQ hotel until test results come in. They might as well turn the airport into a ASQ hotel, But you will be charged 5000 thb for one night. All money will be passed along to government officials in brown envelopes 

I wonder how many of the hotels near the airport are ASH+.

[BKKTRAVELER]

1 hour ago, zzaa09 said:

Sure. I can imagine that all the new requirements and processes will be quite organized in the usual Thai organized manner.....????????

Yes, it will probably be online November 2nd announcing November 1st arrival possibilities.

[ThailandRyan]

53 minutes ago, Chivas said:

Seeing as the UK has the current worst record in the world for daily infections I'm at a loss as to how we are included !

Vaccination rate

[madmen]

33 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Wasn't there talk about 1 night in an ASQ hotel? So, I guess, they'd bus arrivals every 2 hours, or so, to such a hotel, where they would have to wait  for the test results.

Locked up without even a cold beer 

[nkg]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

During a meeting on Thursday lunchtime (Oct 14), it was also announced that the night time curfew will be reduced to 11pm-3am.

 

The new curfew will be effective from Oct 16 and will remain in place until the end of October. 

 

With the reduction of the curfew restaurants and convenience stores can now open until 10pm.

 

However, the sale of alcohol in restaurants is still banned and bars, pubs and nightclubs must remain closed.

 

My reading of this was that the new curfew, active until the end of October, increases opening hours until 11PM, but does not include opening bars. Yet.

 

No reason why that can't be changed in November or December.

 

 

 

[sirineou]

42 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

They did a pretty decent job with their Covid jab registry. If they can get the same programmers, it might actually work out.

Not sure if they can get the PM nephew to come back and do the new travel registration system also, he just entered puberty is having a rough time with it. 

[RichardColeman]

1 hour ago, Chivas said:

Seeing as the UK has the current worst record in the world for daily infections I'm at a loss as to how we are included !

Utter rot.

 

The UK has done 316 MILLION tests - or about each UK person 5 times.

Thailand has tested about 15% of the population ONCE

 

The UK has one of the highest rates in the world for testing its populace. Nearly all other highly developed countries are less than 1 test per person / populace.

 

 

 

 

[AwwYesNice1]

[big dendrobenaes]

5 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

November 1st this year?

who KNOWS ????

[CG1 Blue]

1 hour ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Wasn't there talk about 1 night in an ASQ hotel? So, I guess, they'd bus arrivals every 2 hours, or so, to such a hotel, where they would have to wait  for the test results.

All this aggro after spending 11 hours on board a plane. And if your result comes back positive you'll get quarantined for a couple more weeks.

 

But if you test negative you're free to do what you want! Well, apart from drinking alcohol with your meal or going to any bars or clubs, or staying out beyond 11pm.

 

Sounds like a dream holiday ????

[billd766]

2 hours ago, Johnny Mac said:

Pathetic. Why do these muppets insist to keep insulting our intelligence. Covid really has shown up this country for what it is. 

Actually it is not the country or even the majority of the Thai people. The blame can be laid fairly and squarely at the minority of the people who run the country with Prayuth and Anutin as the prime suspects.

[GeorgeCross]

17 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Actually it is not the country or even the majority of the Thai people. The blame can be laid fairly and squarely at the minority of the people who run the country with Prayuth and Anutin as the prime suspects.

and the people who voted for them.

[Heng]

Great news if true for outbound travelers.  One day decompression in AQ on return is nothing.

[tomyami]

i quarrantined 14days in april unvaxed now vaxed i am going back to lanszarote next week till thailand open proper i am not going to pay for there ineptude in dealing with covid over the last 6 months

[billd766]

1 hour ago, GeorgeCross said:

and the people who voted for them.

IMHO there will not be so many voting for them this time.

 

Remember that the FFP was disbanded and over 6,xxx,xxx young voters were disenfranchised and their votes were lost.

 

Fool me once, shame on you.

 

Fool me twice, shame on me.

 

Whenever the election is, you can reckon that the EC will drag it out as long as they can.

[herfiehandbag]

6 hours ago, prakhonchai nick said:

I'm in Khon Kaen tomorrow. All the farang bars are open and beer is sold.albeit one has to drink out of a ceramic mug) . Please come and have a beer with me Mr Prayut and see how well your rules work!

Well done,  that has firmly put the boot into whatever may have been happening in Khon Khaen!

 

Honestly, some people! Have you been on a special course or does it come naturally?

[jak2002003]

7 hours ago, fondue zoo said:

A new web based system.... they're kidding right?

Yes ...it will probably crash in the first few minutes. 

[SCOTT FITZGERSLD]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Certificate of Entry (COE) requirement for foreign tourists will be replaced with a new web based system called “Thailand Pass”

if it is going to work like the 90 days report on line, or the linepay id approval, or other online based systems in thailand, than it is

going to be a nightmare.

at least with COE there is some humans who understand the flows and can smooth curbs, with a (thai) computerised system it is going to be one hell of a mess. the loss is all for thailand.

[puck2]

4 hours ago, Chivas said:

Seeing as the UK has the current worst record in the world for daily infections I'm at a loss as to how we are included !

It's the Thai-money-logic !

[mauroest]

I am really bored about TH. Change country. I can enter in Costa Rica 6 months without visa

[tgw]

27 minutes ago, mauroest said:

I am really bored about TH. Change country. I can enter in Costa Rica 6 months without visa

well, if you like Costa Rica, go for it !

[BKKTRAVELER]

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Vaccination rate

Seems to me it's more about who will come have holidays in Thailand with the highest volume possible. Otherwise, it would be the Seychelles in front of the UK. Which would make no sense. The US is in the list with 57% fully vaccinated... Low risk countries, right....

[it is what it is]

a list of requirements in order to enter thailand; COE, Thailand Pass, call it what you want, If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is a duck