PM's New Year gift to Thais wanting to travel abroad - a free electronic "Vax Passport"

[webfact]

Picture: Bangkok Business News

 

Bangkok Business News quoted Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin as saying that Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha had a New Year gift for the Thai people.

 

A completely free online vaccination passport. 

 

There was no mention in their article if such generosity was to be afforded to foreigners vaxxed in the kingdom, notes ASEAN NOW. 

 

A hard copy still costs 50 baht, said the media, though earlier reports quoting health minister and DPM Anutin Charnvirakul suggested this was to be free too.

 

It would not be the first time that different high level government figures were shown not to be speaking to each other.

 

BBN explained how Thais would only need their IDs, proof of being double-vaxxed with a QR code, their passport and travel documents to benefit from Prayuth's New Year gift.

 

The article specifically mentioned Thais with no reference as to the possibility of non-Thais benefitting. 

 

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[Excel]

Guess his free gift of a vaccine passport to travel abroad to the millions of Issan Thais ,  many now jobless with no money for anything let alone foreign holidays due to his policies,  well be welcomed 

[ezzra]

Another case where the right hand don't know what the left hand is doing.. nothing new here, and as for not mentioning foreigners, again, nothing new here, we got used to it...

[ThailandRyan]

If anyone has access to the Mor Prom App, like many foreigners due. The vaccine certificate is easily found on the App. It's the same as the vaccine passport which is not electronic but a yellow book you pay 50 baht for. The Digital health pass on the App also has a scannable QR code which shows the person scanning it your certificate....

[Pravda]

Let them eat cake

[Gsxrnz]

13 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Another case where the right hand don't know what the left hand is doing.. nothing new here, and as for not mentioning foreigners, again, nothing new here, we got used to it...

Dude, the right hand doesn't know the left hand actually exists, and vice-versa.

 

That's the principle reason for excrement occurring in Thailand as frequently as it does.

[Thailand]

Apparently there have been some cancellations for holidays to SA and a couple of other places so get in quick.

[bendejo]

PM's New Year gift to Thais wanting to travel abroad - a free electronic "Vax Passport"

 

A real Santa Claus this guy.

 

 

 

[mtls2005]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The article specifically mentioned Thais with no reference as to the possibility of non-Thais benefitting. 

If it's part of Mor Phrom, and I think it is or will be, then many/most/all non-Thais vaccinated here should also get prayut's "gift"?

 

There is already a pick for "International Certificate", which right now is simply a request form for the physical yellow book. Maybe that will be re-jiggered?

[tomazbodner]

I hear South Africa and Botswana are lovely to visit this time of the year.

[trainman34014]

A 'Gift' Bought with Tax Payers money....if there was a contest for Charmless Nerk of the year he would win it hands down !

[djayz]

Another meaningless gesture. What can they do with this? 

[khunPer]

Wonder what happens when I enters my home country and shows a Thai app on the smartphone as proof of Covid-vaccination...????

[Tropicalevo]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha had a New Year gift for the Thai people.

A completely free online vaccination passport

Another piece of useless Thai software on your phones.

[klauskunkel]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

It would not be the first time that different high level government figures were shown not to be speaking to each other.

That's not a problem, that's a feature.

[Sydebolle]

Well, well, what do you know ......

 

Tell Taweesin and the clown-in-chief Prayuth that, before handing out little New Year's gifts they might want to get that Morh Prom up and running. Neither my Thai wife nor me (PR) could even get an OTP and the vaccination-administering hospitals failed as well.

The provincial office of public health could not be asred either and told me to just forget it. So, in all fairness, what are these illiterate ignorants talking about New Year's gifts - which, by the way, are paid by the same tax payers like the failed Moh Prom carp! 

 

[khunjeff]

Every year there's yet another "gift" which consists of nothing other than government officials just doing their jobs...

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, Excel said:

Guess his free gift of a vaccine passport to travel abroad to the millions of Issan Thais ,  many now jobless with no money for anything let alone foreign holidays due to his policies,  well be welcomed 

Another gift to those with finances enough to travel overseas, while those who don't have two baht to rub together get to dip-out again.

[ChrisY1]

It needs to be in English if it's intended for international travel....Thai language only probably won't cut it....and no mention of Sinovac or the other Chinese one...

[djayz]

51 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

It needs to be in English if it's intended for international travel....Thai language only probably won't cut it....and no mention of Sinovac or the other Chinese one...

Didn't you know that a certain PM back in 2017 (?)/2019 (?) claimed that "Thai may become a world language when the country is successfully reformed"? Yes, the world now speaks pasa Thai, so no problemo with the language it was issued in. ????

[RichardColeman]

Bit odd that the new variant is named Omicron - which just happens to be an anagram of Moronic - which also pretty much describes the governments of the world destruction of the planets economies

[johng]

4 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Moronic - which also pretty much describes the governments of the world destruction of the planets economies

Well you said it and I couldn't agree more..but don't mention the word "plan"

[StayinThailand2much]

9 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

If anyone has access to the Mor Prom App, like many foreigners due. The vaccine certificate is easily found on the App. It's the same as the vaccine passport which is not electronic but a yellow book you pay 50 baht for. The Digital health pass on the App also has a scannable QR code which shows the person scanning it your certificate....

That's great. No doubt it will be accepted for travel in Thailand, but how about airlines for international flights, and foreign shores? Will they accept the Mor Prom app to verify the vaccination status?

[clivebaxter]

12 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

That's great. No doubt it will be accepted for travel in Thailand, but how about airlines for international flights, and foreign shores? Will they accept the Mor Prom app to verify the vaccination status?

I thought they did, it's more authentic than the paper certificate they give you which could always be forged

[StayinThailand2much]

2 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

I thought they did, it's more authentic than the paper certificate they give you which could always be forged

So if I travel abroad next year, I will show the certificate on the Mor Prom app to immigration there? 

[zzaa09]

10 hours ago, Excel said:

Guess his free gift of a vaccine passport to travel abroad to the millions of Issan Thais ,  many now jobless with no money for anything let alone foreign holidays due to his policies,  well be welcomed 

Even before COVID, the average Thai [the greater percentage] weren't disposed to traveling abroad - only the few that could afford it.

[WHansen]

19 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

That's great. No doubt it will be accepted for travel in Thailand, but how about airlines for international flights, and foreign shores? Will they accept the Mor Prom app to verify the vaccination status?

Download a digital copy and print

[StayinThailand2much]

1 minute ago, WHansen said:

Download a digital copy and print

But I already got a certificate in English. How is the printout different?

[StayinThailand2much]

10 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

The Digital health pass on the App also has a scannable QR code which shows the person scanning it your certificate....

How is this supposed to work internationally?

[ThailandRyan]

4 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

How is this supposed to work internationally?

Anyone can use their phones camera app and it will pop open the QR codes certificate on their phone when scanned and the pop up opened.