snoop1130 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Low-cost accommodation on Samui Island has been arranged for the many Russian and Ukrainian tourists stranded in Thailand due to the war in Ukraine. Up to 30 rooms at a hotel on Chaweng beach have been made available by the International School of Tourism at Suratthani Rajabhat University, to accommodate the stranded tourists at about 4,000 baht a month, to ease their hardship while they are waiting for flights back to their countries. Many hotels on Samui Island are currently empty or barely occupied due to the COVID-19 pandemic and strict screening measures, which have slashed arrivals of foreign tourists, despite being the country’s high season for tourism. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/cheap-accommodation-on-samui-arranged-for-stranded-russian-ukrainian-tourists/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-03-18 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavideol Posted March 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2022 Ukrainians deserve it as they are stranded but Russians absolutely not, they are not stranded, Russian sky is open to fly in, they chicken out and don't want to go back afraid of being enlisted 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GeorgeCross Posted March 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) jaysus.. Russians and Ukranians in the same hotel? i bet you can cut the tension with a knife Edited March 18, 2022 by GeorgeCross 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 13 hours ago, GeorgeCross said: jaysus.. Russians and Ukranians in the same hotel? i bet you can cut the tension with a knife Only the tension? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 14 hours ago, Mavideol said: Ukrainians deserve it as they are stranded but Russians absolutely not, they are not stranded, Russian sky is open to fly in, they chicken out and don't want to go back afraid of being enlisted If you would be a healthy young Russian men, would you hurry home to fight Putin's war in Ukraine? How many Russians support that war? As far as I know very few. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 14 hours ago, GeorgeCross said: jaysus.. Russians and Ukranians in the same hotel? i bet you can cut the tension with a knife I would love to see a survey about that. Because I am sure the majority or Russians don't support Putin's war. And most Ukrainians will know that. Long time ago my parents befriended some Russian people in a holiday. They were nice people and they stayed in contact for many years. They didn't become all bad people because they have a bad leader. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Glory to Ukraine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 If one man in a country is crazy it doesn't mean that the whole population is.... I strongly believe that the majority of the Russian disapprove the war, but what can they do, as the Government goes its own way and get rid of the opponents.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 They will both be happy to have cheap accommodation provided especially those with children I don't think many of them will hold resentment against each other They are Tourists who were on holiday when the invasion of the Ukraine happened not their fault ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said: I would love to see a survey about that. Because I am sure the majority or Russians don't support Putin's war. And most Ukrainians will know that. Long time ago my parents befriended some Russian people in a holiday. They were nice people and they stayed in contact for many years. They didn't become all bad people because they have a bad leader. Who do you think are killing Ukrainian women and children. It's not Putin it's Russian people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, Henryford said: Who do you think are killing Ukrainian women and children. It's not Putin it's Russian people. Do you think Putin asked them if they want to do that? A long time ago when I was in the military, in a so called 1st world country, you had to follow orders - or else. I don't want to imagine what happens to soldiers in the Russian army who tell their superiors they don't want to invade Ukraine. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post superal Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: If you would be a healthy young Russian men, would you hurry home to fight Putin's war in Ukraine? How many Russians support that war? As far as I know very few. A BBC report showed that the majority of Russians supported the actions of Putin because the population are being fed propaganda . Most Russians rely on the Russian state TV for information which is full of lies and B/S . Any opposition or dissidence towards the Russian motives against the Ukraine carry a jail sentence of up to 15 years imprisonment . Even the Russian army were lied to pre-invasion . They were told it was a military exercise . This has resulted in many Russian soldiers surrendering because they do not want to murder their neighbours and maybe relatives . Putin is trying to recruit foot soldiers from other countries as his army wains . Yesterday there was a huge rally at a Moscow stadium with an attendance of more than 200,000 inside and outside . Hundreds of flags were given to the crowd to wave as Putin addressed the crowd with more lies . It reminded me of the masses who respond over enthusiastically to North Koreans leader Kim Jong-un . So the Russian people are being fed lies and to those who know the truth , there is real danger if they step out of line or try to tell the truth . 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonray Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 2 hours ago, ikke1959 said: If one man in a country is crazy it doesn't mean that the whole population is.... I strongly believe that the majority of the Russian disapprove the war, but what can they do, as the Government goes its own way and get rid of the opponents.. Yeah...I have followed a few Russian YouTube Vloggers for a long time...and they are beside themselves with hatred for Putin and what he has done to the Ukrainian people (and to their future)....not all Russians (or Americans or Chinese or Iranians...etc etc) are bad apples. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Isn't that the job of their embassies? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, RafPinto said: Isn't that the job of their embassies? Most embassies couldn't care less about the daily struggles of their expats abroad. It's more about international relations, rubbing elbows with dignitaries, and maintaining a secret spy operation in the sealed rooms in the basement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PremiumLane Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 17 hours ago, Mavideol said: Ukrainians deserve it as they are stranded but Russians absolutely not, they are not stranded, Russian sky is open to fly in, they chicken out and don't want to go back afraid of being enlisted Would you want to fight a dumb war for Putin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said: Do you think Putin asked them if they want to do that? A long time ago when I was in the military, in a so called 1st world country, you had to follow orders - or else. I don't want to imagine what happens to soldiers in the Russian army who tell their superiors they don't want to invade Ukraine. They may not have a choice about being there, but if they think it is wrong they could always aim to miss their targets instead of committing war crimes by firing on hospitals, apartment blocks and civilian shelters. After all, they are only poorly trained inexperienced conscripts,( or so their apologists claim), nobody would be surprised if they did miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 18 hours ago, Mavideol said: Ukrainians deserve it as they are stranded but Russians absolutely not, they are not stranded, Russian sky is open to fly in, they chicken out and don't want to go back afraid of being enlisted The Russian sky may be open but most flights are cancelled. As are their Russian credit and debit cards so how can they pay for new flights? Oh, and their travel insurance is also cancelled. As bad as the Russian government is, I do not believe that they are enlisting mothers and children. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 18 hours ago, GeorgeCross said: jaysus.. Russians and Ukranians in the same hotel? i bet you can cut the tension with a knife We had both Ukrainian and Russian guests sharing the same building. Ukrainians in the apartment downstairs. Russians in the villa upstairs. They got on fine. No issues. Most Russians and Ukrainians understand exactly what is going on and are very upset with what Putin is doing (to say the least). Both nationalities need assitance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 1 hour ago, superal said: Most Russians rely on the Russian state TV for information which is full of lies and B/S . Do they also have embedded journalists like the Americans in Iraq? And I agree with your full statement from above. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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