The US ambassador to Thailand met with Anutin Charnvirakul, Public Health Minister, on Monday, January 9th, to find ways for future cooperation between the two countries.

 

The picture of the meeting between Anutin and Robert F. Godec was published on Anutin’s political party’s website “The Bhumjai Thai Party.”

 

Godec met Anutin at 2 PM to introduce himself and discuss several matters. One of them was the way Anutin handled the Covid-19 pandemic, which Godec said was well executed, according to the Bhumjai Thai website.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/01/10/us-ambassador-thanks-thai-public-health-minister-anutin-charnvirakul-for-successfully-managing-pandemic/

 

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2 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

....according to the Bhumjai Thai website.

 

Comedy gold this one, must have been laughing to himself surely?

Picture time.  Free meal.  Maybe a brochure of some new Stealth bombers going on SALE!!!!!   and, of course, bug a few phones and check behind the paintings (I'm kidding CIA!!!!!).

 

lol.  not even new technology anymore.....all you need is a phone number, not the phone, and it's bugged.......

 

which is why I have 87394570435348534 phones

Edited January 10, 20233 yr by BananaStrong

Much better than the U.S. [et al] did.....that's for sure. 

It's all a matter of perspective, from an American point of view then yes, Anutin did a great job by comparison. 

A post trolling about drinking bleach has been removed.

yes............ sure we cold see it the last days how good he can handle Covid

but it was Anutin, who refused to contract reasonable quantity the Astra Zeneca, even if offered so by the AZ. That was for $6 per dose. If they contracted earlier they would pay only just over $2 per dose.

A few months later thailand was forced to buy over 50mln sinovac at $20/dose - in the meantime refusing india's ambassodor donation of millions doses. 

And many more millions of sinopharm on order of princess - that one outside of health ministry. Again, some $20/dose.

That much public money was wasted by Anutin's negligence. Just short of $1bln down the drain.

 

If not pfizer donation of 1.5mln in 08.2021 by the usa government and 400k of AZ by the UK, the majority of foreigners in thailand would not have any jab well into 2022. Another 1mln donation of pfizer never made it to thailand, because thai embassy in washington didn't bother with filling up some essential paperwork for the shipment.

 

 

Edited January 10, 20233 yr by internationalism

The US could learn a thing or two from Thailand, especially about caring about the community by wearing masks and not about your oh so important freedom. 

 

32 minutes ago, internationalism said:

That much public money was wasted by Anutin's negligence. Just short of $1bln down the drain.

The money didn't go down the drain, it was transferred to recipients' bank accounts. These recipients don't think it has been wasted.

10 hours ago, proton said:

Comedy gold this one, must have been laughing to himself surely?

555555555555555555 Probably ordered by Brandon to to do it and give Anutin a Free Hunter painting 5555555

did't read the OP to this thread - why ?

 

because you have a highly educated person trying to comunicate with wood 

 

 

It really is embarassing - really

6 hours ago, internationalism said:

but it was Anutin, who refused to contract reasonable quantity the Astra Zeneca, even if offered so by the AZ. That was for $6 per dose. If they contracted earlier they would pay only just over $2 per dose.

A few months later thailand was forced to buy over 50mln sinovac at $20/dose - in the meantime refusing india's ambassodor donation of millions doses. 

And many more millions of sinopharm on order of princess - that one outside of health ministry. Again, some $20/dose.

That much public money was wasted by Anutin's negligence. Just short of $1bln down the drain.

 

If not pfizer donation of 1.5mln in 08.2021 by the usa government and 400k of AZ by the UK, the majority of foreigners in thailand would not have any jab well into 2022. Another 1mln donation of pfizer never made it to thailand, because thai embassy in washington didn't bother with filling up some essential paperwork for the shipment.

 

 

Don’t forget the forgotten 300k AZ from Bhutan as well ! 

Another  ambassador full of it

Edited January 10, 20233 yr by findlay13

You slap my back and I slap yours 

7 hours ago, Neeranam said:

The US could learn a thing or two from Thailand, especially about caring about the community by wearing masks and not about your oh so important freedom. 

 

555 , joke ,yes .? Masks ! Oh dear 

Godec said was well executed after rolling a gift from Anutin more likely ????

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Godec met Anutin at 2 PM to introduce himself and discuss several matters. One of them was the way Anutin handled the Covid-19 pandemic, which Godec said was well executed, according to the Bhumjai Thai website.

 

Clearly the new ambassador hasn't had time to read through the bungled timeline Nut and his fellow cronies allowed through their gross incompetence in dealing with the virus crisis.

Just look at Sweden instead. No restrictions in the country only recommendations. This is the way.

The political warfare with China is being fought on many chessboards.
 

A whole lot of sucking up going on everywhere!

8 minutes ago, peter zwart said:

The political warfare with China is being fought on many chessboards.
 

sure Anutin can be seen by the USA as a future PM, at least a deputy.

Bhumjaithai is just short of few percent below Pheu Thai.

But Anutin cancelled vaccination regulation for (mainly) chinese travellers just minutes after that very meeting with the USA embassador. That was around 3pm Monday. Was it just coincidence?

So maybe Anutin doesn't want to play chess with the USA

8 hours ago, Neeranam said:

The US could learn a thing or two from Thailand, especially about caring about the community by wearing masks and not about your oh so important freedom. 

 

Maybe Anutin could start wearing a mask as well, at the airport welcoming his beloved Chinese without a mask, he praises the Thai’s for wearing masks but doesn’t follow their example 

Fah - Who knows what the conversation was about and what the ambassador actually said. All we have is a statement issued by Bhumjai Thai political party from their website. Unless it is a major policy issue, the US ambassador is not going to comment on a local news report. Something Anutins cronies know quite well.  

Doesn't look well, the Ambassador that is...

 

Edited January 11, 20233 yr by herfiehandbag

I'm surprised they could even see each other with all that 'smoke' around, Ha!

10 hours ago, internationalism said:

but it was Anutin, who refused to contract reasonable quantity the Astra Zeneca, even if offered so by the AZ.

Thanks for memory refresh.

Months and months waiting for vaccines while many countries were in full swing.

After long wait got Sinovac and after six weeks or so AZ. Then ages after having paid for Moderna got this at a terribly crammed mass event at an exhibition hall.

 

But hey, mask mandate still works. Grannys on bicycles up the village road with mask. 50% motorbike riders masked (no helmet of course). Health precaution at it's best