Thai PM urges relevant government agencies to fix “Thailand Pass” system after many did not receive QR code

[BestB]

10 minutes ago, bdenner said:

How does the good general running a country that still mandates the use of "Bank Books" for most things financial expect the so called Digital Government Development Agency to fix this and the 90 Day Reporting system in a hurry?

We have had covid for almost 2 years, immigration app has not been working for about as long .

 

you would think with all the social distancing and stay at home , fixing that would get a priority., but you would be wrong . Not only 90 day not working but also reporting foreign guests also not working 

[Classic Ray]

20 minutes ago, meechai said:

The most tech advanced countries of the world both East & West would not attempt a online entry Pre-Flight system

 

Yet Thailand with their abysmal online record past of visa extension que, 90 day etc or the many data breaches both banks & government sites on a regular basis will try such a feat?

 

They have been drinking their own kool-aid ...........again 

I have just been sent an invitation to apply for M Pass the barrier less tolling system for Thai motorways relying on the latest ANPR technology. But there are no instructions in Thai or English on registration just a list of documents in mixed Thai and English which it looks like you have to download, fill in and print and send by snail mail. Probably written by the same elite programming team who can’t debug the 90 day reporting system or Thailand Pass and have to rely on printing and photocopying to collect information that either has been previously recorded or could easily be collected online.

[Skeptic7]

No one is surprised the system is defective. Anyone whose been here more than a minute knew this was coming. Arrogance and Ineptitude are a dangerous mix and so TYPICALLY THAILAND. 

[Paul Henry]

The PM seems to have forgotten the problems are caused by external factors not the Thai Govt departments. He needs to talk to the heads of the authorities that issue the document that blame everyone but themselves.

[Gsxrnz]

You know it's a balls-up when it's harder to get into Thailand than it ever was to escape from Colditz.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

“The Prime Minister, therefore, ordered relevant agencies to speed up the improvement of the system in order to provide proper more convenient service to the travelers, including Thai people who planned to return home and foreign visitors who wished to travel to Thailand for tourism or work purposes,” the spokesperson stated

Yeah,it's starting to spoil the image of Thailand.

 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

speed it up, yes good idea, Copy of you vaccine on your phone or country issued cert, maybe negative test paperwork and flight ticket - rest is complete balls

Absolutely agree.. keep it simple.

But Thailand can't do simple.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, Hayduke said:

 

But first he should appoint a few committees to try and figure out whether any of the ”Thai agencies” involved are actually....relevant. This could take a while.

 

 

Or competent?

[LivingNThailand]

The United States just opened up to most international air travel.  From what I believe all you need is a test and a vaccine certificate and a visa if you are coming from a visa required country.  Simple.  The airlines are starting to fly bigger airplanes.  I'm not saying the United States is the best country or has the best solution, but hey....you can get a beer with lunch and the bars are open!  Works for me.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

I guess the PM must have been browsing the forums and cringing ????

He must have been using the "translation app" you know the one that works and is actually useful.

[RAZZELL]

1 hour ago, IamNoone88 said:

Two words: Not ready.

One word: Clueless.

 

 

RAZZ

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, LivingNThailand said:

but hey....you can get a beer with lunch and the bars are open!

This is the mark of being a 'best country'.......? 

One wonders about some people's slant on things. 

[thurien]

2 hours ago, fgmr said:

I am of the opinion that most if not all the bosses in authority that authorised this system have not tried to get a Pass using the current system

I am still of the opinion that this TP again is part of the "beloved big TH charades" of confusing others (travellers, visitors), preventing things to work properly, finally leading to utter disappointment. And out of frustration, internationals then "won't go, fed up" ... which is exactly what a xenophobic government wants, keep the Great Unwashed at bay but do not explicitly prevent them from entering of the country ("it's the glitches in the system, you see...")

[Muhendis]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

some registered travelers of the “Thailand Pass” system did not receive or receive the QR Code later than usual.

I thought I read somewhere that only 1/3 of applicants were dealt with in a timely manner. To my mind the other 2/3  is considerably more than "some".

[DUNROAMIN]

3 hours ago, aldriglikvid said:

Is it many that simply were unable to fly because they didn't get the TP? 

Thousands.

[RAZZELL]

With the big re-opening on Nov 1st, TAT originally predicted 1m tourists by end of the year.

 

Quickly revised down to 700,000.

 

BkkPost - last week 12,000.

 

They won't get 100k a month with this shambles in charge.

 

RAZZ

[nobodysfriend]

A country setting up an IT system to allow visitors to register and travel is a good idea .

If it works .

If it does not work as intended , it needs to be amended .

To prevent further ' loss of face ' for a country that emphasizes on this .

 

[micmichd]

9 minutes ago, Muhendis said:

I thought I read somewhere that only 1/3 of applicants were dealt with in a timely manner. To my mind the other 2/3  is considerably more than "some".

Yes, I read this, too (in the newspaper that cannot be cited here), and that's a shame. Why not make it easy and leave it up to the airlines to accept any proof of vaccination or fit-to-fly certificate resp.? 

[raccos21]

Lying and dishonesty never worked out well in the past history. This was bound to happen when the government's projects are given into the hands of their friends, cousins or brothers' inexperienced agency.
Why don’t they ask people to submit all the documents to the embassies in person and if everything is OK then the embassies can issue a QR code which can be use at the arrival - rather than asking people to upload on a site that cannot fully operate.
The scary part is, the people's information could be hacked or leaked. Hopefully that doesn't happen.

[pops1]

Watching this government do anything is like watching a 2 year old trying to eat breakfast unaided. 

Carry on movies also come to mind.

[LivingNThailand]

26 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

This is the mark of being a 'best country'.......? 

I didn't say it was the best country.  I said 

 

29 minutes ago, LivingNThailand said:

I'm not saying the United States is the best country or has the best solution,

It was a joke about the beer.  My point was that they had a simple solution to move people, travelers, tourists into the country.  Simple.  Never mind.  Trying to make a joke when everyone is soooo serious.

[jacko45k]

3 minutes ago, LivingNThailand said:

It was a joke about the beer.  My point was that they had a simple solution to move people, travelers, tourists into the country.  Simple.  Never mind.  Trying to make a joke when everyone is soooo serious.

Try a smiley emoticon... sometimes helps here where a SOH or double entendre can be overlooked. 

[LivingNThailand]

Just now, jacko45k said:

Try a smiley emoticon... sometimes helps here where a SOH or double entendre can be overlooked.

????

[cardinalblue]

99.9% are testing negative on 2nd test so why inconvenient 99% of travelers? 
 

inefficient policy….eliminate it 

[jacko45k]

Just now, cardinalblue said:

99.9% are testing negative on 2nd test so why inconvenient 99% of travelers? 
 

inefficient policy….eliminate it 

I thought only 10 had tested positive.....how does one get that result?

[koele2]

If everything had run smoothly with the Thai pass, the person in charge of it would have made all the other big wigs here look bad and lose face, thus earning a future demotion when least expected due to jealousy and fear of that persons competence.  All Thai big wigs intuitively know this.  This is the way it is and always will be.

[newnative]

Best way to fix it is to can it.  Then the IT staff can get to work fixing 90 day on-line reporting.  Or, better still, can 90 day reporting, too.  Problems solved.

[Stargeezr]

The great leader of Thailand should have just said, that the Thailand Pass will be cancelled immediately.

  Bring your passport and visa and your funds, plus insurance and welcome to Thailand.

   I am sure that the problem with this pass and its fancy QR codes etc, cannot be fixed. Scrap it.

  Geezer

 

[nobodysfriend]

34 minutes ago, raccos21 said:

Why don’t they ask people to submit all the documents to the embassies in person

U r joking ?

[kuzmabruk]

3 hours ago, Chad3000 said:

and a team would have been working on it first day out of the gate

My sons grade 1 class was hired to do the QA on the Thai Pass system and they found so many faults they pushed the problem up the channel to the grade 2 class, where it got bogged down in red tape.  Now it is back with the grade ones.

Damn hoping the let my son start studying again soon as this QA doesn't help his grades.