[BREAKING: French woman on Koh Samui tests positive for COVID-19]

I think they got infected while in quarantine.. they are sharing space with infected People in the quarantine

[SURVEY: Digital Nomads--Good for Thailand or not?]

1 hour ago, Andyfez said:

Seeing as digital nomads don't pay tax, and choose where they want to live already.

What real benefits could be offered to persuade them to stay here?

Tax reductions? No.

I can only think visa paperwork would ask more questions than now, making it more complicated.

I'm kind of a digital nomad. I got work permit and pay tax on thailand.

[Overstay fines to start Tuesday, says Phuket Immigration]

Poor immigration, revenue has been so low recently...

[Thai immigration reminds foreigners: Time is running out to renew your visas]

7 hours ago, watso63 said:

6 months sitting on their hands despite being given plenty of warning about what will happen post amnesty. Those taking advantage of the situation that never obtained further permission to stay are now crying like babies blaming Immigration for following the law of the land. One group I do have sympathy for however are those that have businesses here finding themselves in a virtually impossible situation, on the verge of losing everything and facing deportation to boot.

Does it help businesses if foreigners are forced to leave?

Does it help thailand in any way?

I understand that the law is the law.  Someone from above should extend the amnesty. It benefits thailand 100%

[Medical experts see Covid-19 risk for Thailand from foreigners]

1 hour ago, Suua said:

I guess I need to spell it out......it's the image they wanted to portray to the world, so when the time comes....Thailand is a safe place to visit.

Fools might suckered into it......not me. 

Ok, it still doesn't fit the statement "do anything to protect the tourist income".

I remember in January lots of people on thaivisa was complaining that thailand didn't Close the borders, that thailand was risking the spread of covid-19 to protect the tourist revenue.. and then ofcourse when they did close the borders people complained about that too which is ofcourse par for the course on thaivisa.

 

Anyway, I think this is the best plan to protect tourist income:

 

1. Don't allow tourists to visit.

2. Profit.

 

It's a simple and bulletproof plan and really really protects tourist revenue. It doesn't make the tourist industry crippled or completely collapsed at all.

[Medical experts see Covid-19 risk for Thailand from foreigners]

12 hours ago, Suua said:

Thanks FFF.....nail on the head.

Sandy.....wake up.

What FFF said is spot on,  and thats not including the untested. The dictators are not allowing testing on a large scale, it's impossible to know how many people out there are +ve....period, full stop.

Remember 95% of cases only display mild flu symptoms. How many people do you know that have had 'flu' this year?....I know of at least 7 friends.....they're trying to protect their 20%+ GDP tourist income. Blindingly Obvious!

Not allowing tourists to visit is a very good way to protect the tourist income. Makes alot of sense

[Medical experts see Covid-19 risk for Thailand from foreigners]

When will the world realize that Sweden is the only country in the world that handles the pandemic in a sane and rational way? The fruits of their strategy will become more and more obvious and undeniable as the rest of the world continues to suffer from lockdowns and new outbreaks.

[PM asked to temporarily remove police involved in helping Red Bull heir from active service]

22 hours ago, Crusader said:

Temporarily...they should all be sacked, all benefits taken away and barred from any similar positions in the future.

How about execute them for treason?

[More public holidays eyed in bid to boost economy]

If holidays are so good for the economy why not make every day of the year a holiday? 

[Thailand races to contact trace as coronavirus reappears]

On 9/5/2020 at 4:27 PM, malibukid said:

you want to get this, be my guest.  not good at any age and can have life long after effects.

Same with traffic accidents, one million injured each year in Thailand, and you already know how many dead. Should we ban cars and motorbikes? 

The flu can also have life long after effects.

[Thailand races to contact trace as coronavirus reappears]

On 9/5/2020 at 4:18 PM, thesetat2013 said:

And why do you think all of tis contact tracing is done and emergency decrees and all the other stuff that's happened because of covid.. Surely it must be a real threat.. Or perhaps a good excuse to enforce control measures to the people. 

Incompetent leadership. Mass-hysteria.

[Thailand races to contact trace as coronavirus reappears]

5 hours ago, hobz said:

The real 'conspiracy' is that covid19 is not actually dangerous and that the cure (lockdowns, shutdowns etc) are worse than the disease. 

 

Average age of people dying from covid-19 in sweden is 82. Average life expectancy in sweden is 82.

Only 6% of people dying from covid in sweden didn't have underlying medical issues as cause of death.

Sweden had no lockdown and no masks etc.

 

The entire world is seriously overreacting to this thing. It was understandable in the early days when we didn't know, but now we know.

 

Also, imagine if we put as much effort into preventing the regular flu every year. Or road deaths.. 

I can no longer edit this so all I can do is reply.

In this post I claimed that 94% had other underlying disease as cause of death, it has since come to my attention that comorbidity is not cause of death. But I still think the reaction to the virus is not in proportion to how dangerous it is.. 

 

[Thailand races to contact trace as coronavirus reappears]

27 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

As realistic as eradicating influenza or any if the common cold types... 

With a highly effective vaccine, eradication is possible. 

 

Ok, influenza would be nice to eradicate as well.

 

[Thailand races to contact trace as coronavirus reappears]

1 hour ago, JackThompson said:

The same was found when the USA-CDC "revised" it's COVID numbers - 94% had TWO co-morbidities, and the vast majority of cases of very advanced-age. 

 

Recent studies showing "asymptomatic spread" to be virtually non-existent, have put that theory in the trash-bin, also.

 

This is much less dangerous than flu (which kills many small-children every year), except to a small percentage of the population, for whom it is worse.  The vulnerable need to self-isolate, and everyone else resume life.  Govts should help the vulnerable isolate an survive while doing so, while everyone else gets this, so the virus can die-out. 

 

The only logical explanations for NOT doing this, are:
 - Many powerful are very-old, and don't care about everyone else's lives.

 - Big-Pharma needed to keep this virus alive long enough to make Trillions on a vaccine - which takes time to develop to the point it won't kill more than 1/10,000 or so.  The long-term side-effects won't be "discovered" until later, after the money has long been moved to Swiss accounts, and similar.

Thank you, I agree completely!

[Thailand races to contact trace as coronavirus reappears]

1 hour ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

I geuss you'r from sweden ?? 

You're right. Btw, I didn't agree with sweden's response initially. But now it turns out they were right all along.

[Thailand races to contact trace as coronavirus reappears]

5 hours ago, crobe said:

Yeah, imagine if we had put as much effort into eradicating smallpox or polio  .... oh wait...

Is it realistic to believe that we will eradicate coronaviruses? 

[Thailand races to contact trace as coronavirus reappears]

5 hours ago, Yinn said:

Covid is good for health?

Bleach injection be the cure. 

Wear a mask is dangerous.

Plan from China to control the world. 

Is because 5G 

Bill Gates do it.

Tinfoil hat. 

Is plan by “government” to trace everybody. 

Etc etc etc....

 

People with high education are less likely than people with low education to believe in conspiracy theories.

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-57821-001

 

 

What I meant is that it's not more dangerous than the flu or eating mcdonald's.

[Thailand races to contact trace as coronavirus reappears]

8 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Fake news.

How can Thailand know about have covid infection? 

TVF members told me “Thailand not have any test covid” 5 month already. 

Another conspiracy theory = BS 

 

Other TVF conspiracy guys say thailand a lot covid, the “government” hide that. For tourism. 

Why not hide this one? 

Because conspiracy theory= BS 

 

*Thailand FIRST country (out of China) test Covid. 

 

 

People with high education are less likely than people with low education to believe in conspiracy theories.

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-57821-001

 

 

 

 

 

The real 'conspiracy' is that covid19 is not actually dangerous and that the cure (lockdowns, shutdowns etc) are worse than the disease. 

 

Average age of people dying from covid-19 in sweden is 82. Average life expectancy in sweden is 82.

Only 6% of people dying from covid in sweden didn't have underlying medical issues as cause of death.

Sweden had no lockdown and no masks etc.

 

The entire world is seriously overreacting to this thing. It was understandable in the early days when we didn't know, but now we know.

 

Also, imagine if we put as much effort into preventing the regular flu every year. Or road deaths.. 

[Thailand races to contact trace as coronavirus reappears]

14 hours ago, 86Tiger said:

No mention of where this young man could have contracted the virus.  Airport?  ASQ Hotel?  Hospital?  Magic?

Drug traffickers?

[TAT mulls ‘expat card’ in bid to end dual pricing]

2 hours ago, Oldie said:

I showed my Thai driving license and so far it worked to get a Thai price. But I always was with my Thai girlfriend and perhaps this helped in addition. 

For me showing work permit and thai driving license has worked about 30% of the time, always with thai girlfriend.. 

[This place is becoming like a ghost town]

On 8/31/2020 at 6:03 PM, Swimfan said:

Given what we now know about the virus Thailand has the heat and humidity on their side. Just look at Spain though, they decided to allow all and sundry to come in for the summer holidays and the covid numbers are now increasing rapidly at the worse possible time. I think its likely we will see some more severe lockdowns in Europe in the coming winter.

Look at Sweden, they had no lockdown and nobody is wearing masks, yet the average age of people dying from covid in Sweden is the same as average life expectancy in Sweden, 82 years old. 

Only 6% of people that died from Sweden didn't have other underlying disease. 

I'm leaning more and more towards that this covid thing is a complete scam... 

 

[No mercy! Death sentence handed down to EIGHT Thais despite admissions of guilt]

4 minutes ago, fangless said:

Do not confuse abuse with use and/or crime.  When in a whole stop digging or read and comprehend.

https://transformdrugs.org/drug-decriminalisation-in-portugal-setting-the-record-straight/

[No mercy! Death sentence handed down to EIGHT Thais despite admissions of guilt]

1 minute ago, fangless said:

Do not confuse abuse with use and/or crime.  When in a whole stop digging or read and comprehend.

Ok, call me when you've won the war on drugs. I'll wait.

[No mercy! Death sentence handed down to EIGHT Thais despite admissions of guilt]

1 minute ago, fangless said:

Do not confuse abuse with use and/or crime.  When in a whole stop digging or read and comprehend.

A 2015 study found that since Portugal approved the new national strategy in 1999 that led to decriminalization, the per capita social cost of drug misuse decreased by 18%.

[No mercy! Death sentence handed down to EIGHT Thais despite admissions of guilt]

2 minutes ago, fangless said:

Did you bother to read and comprehend the definition of abuse as stated above?

Yes and i'm telling you that drug abuse goes down when a country decriminalizes or legalizes drugs. 

https://time.com/longform/portugal-drug-use-decriminalization/

Part of why drug addicts keep abusing drugs is because the war on drug stigmatizes them and punishes them instead of helping them. 

So if you support the war on drugs in the form Thailand is doing it you are actually promoting drug abuse.