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5 hours ago, George Bowman said:
The local hospital out here in the boonies has started vaccinating people over the age of 60. Since I’m over that threshold, yesterday I decided to see if I could receive whatever vaccine. Basically, the officials said they were not allowed to vaccinate anyone other than Thais, but I could ask the Phitsanulok provincial authorities if they would give permission.
Unfortunately, they also said no and then offered some advice on how to proceed. It was then explained that as a ‘farang’ I could pay for the vaccine from a private hospital sometime in the future. Furthermore, they said the blame for no available vaccine was really America’s fault. Why? When the US government donated the 1.5 million doses of the vaccine to Thailand, they did not stipulate that any was to be given to American citizens...
I received my first AstraZeneca shot in Ban Chang, Rayong due to having my "pink" id card which if you have a yellow house book you can get. I'm 67. I registered with the hospital first using the pink card and not my passport. They sent me a message via Line when to come get the shot.
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2 hours ago, Jingthing said:
Beggars can't be choosers.
You better be begging if you're only allowed to get the Sinovac vaccine since it's made in China.
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3 hours ago, Dart12 said:turning your phone off doesn't stop gps.
Neither does not having cell data plan.How does the GPS work if the phone is off?
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3 hours ago, PatOngo said:How do you fix "STUPID!"
They just had to put the pocket knife in the article.
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22 hours ago, Nout said:
For the OP. Swampy is a nickname used by 3 or 4 people. It refers to a time, about 15 years ago, when people wished the airport to fail and envisaged it being invaded by snakes from nearby swamps. The airport, like so many successful construction projects, was completed under the guidance of the democratically elected leader Taksin thus another reason to mock it for people who support the military regime. BUT.. There is a VIP bus running regularly from the International Airport to Pattaya/ Jomtien and it terminates near the junction of Thapraya Rd and Threpasit Rd...a convenient place for your friends to meet you. When you arrive I hope you have a good time but do yourself a favor. Don't refer to SuvanapoonI International Airport as 'swampy'...nobody else does.
How do you figure Taksin was democratically elected?
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2 hours ago, Natai Beach said:
Exactly. I think this thread is just stirring up worry for no reason.
If an expat can’t afford a covid shot, they shouldn’t be in Thailand. I am sure the 800,000 for retirement visa or 400,000 for marriage visa money will more than cover it.
if they are on a working visa that will also cover it.
Some will expect it for free I am sure.
I am happy to wait my turn and do whatever the thai authorities ask us to do. Give it to the frontline health workers first, then all the oldies and fat people.
If they require us all to eventually vaccinated then we will, it is their country, their rules.
And they have been very successful handling it, much better than western countries, so we are not really in the position to start complaining and telling them how to handle it.
I am sure some will. They then have to make a choice. Do what Anutin tells us to do or find some other country to live in.
It's not a matter of cost it's the fact that they're not even saying there will be any to purchase.
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29 minutes ago, Moonlover said:
Simple answer to all these questions. Sign the registration book at the entrance.
Not everyplace you go has a registration paper
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14 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:As usual it will be for a new condo purchase and, those that have spent the money and bought previously will be left hanging in the wind
<deleted> on giving migrant status to people who buy a condo, what about people who get married and buy property and build a home?
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Why are beaches closed?
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What's the difference between bars and beaches opening then markets opening? People are thick as fleas on a dog's back at markets.
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All this is total Bullshxt based on the fact that if you go to the market people are mere inches from one another. There were at least a 1000 people at a market in Sattahip about 2 days ago. They were wearing masks but with everyone touching everything if they had the virus someone would get it. To tell me bars should stay closed and markets open is beyond stupid.
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16 hours ago, zzzzz said:YET beaches still closed???
If markets can open and people are only inches apart then why can't beaches and bars open
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Has anyone explained WHY the alcohol ban is in place other than TIT?
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Hairdresser and beauty salons open first? People have to look good before they can go back to work? Sorry I don't understand this!
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12 hours ago, elviajero said:
Because you are applying to stay with your wife and must prove you have the funds available to fund your stay.
Yes you're right but when you're officially married in Thailand you're 50/50. So if you divorce you get 50 percent. If she dies then you have one year to sell the property or put it into a company name. Immigration should consider this in deciding your application.
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Why can't you use any assets from your official marriage to apply for a Visa since you're 50/50 according to Thai law?
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22 hours ago, KhunProletariat said:It is not worth the plastic it's printed on.
Blue card or don't waste your time.
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It's worth much more than the plastic it's printed on. I used it at the Bangkok Rayong hospital instead of my passport. I'd already gotten the price of a MRI for my back for 16,000 baht but because I had the pink card they only charged me just over 13,000 including medicine.
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7 hours ago, glegolo said:you are talking about "american citizens"... have you as an american ever noticed that there are actually more countries in the world outside US borders??? It feels a bit tragic when we are having topics here on Thai-VISA and all of them are talking about expats in general, you are ONLY considering US citizen and dont get a """" about the rest.
glegolo
Apparently you didn't read the title!!!!
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Actually, the record is held by Eisenhower, who warned the world about people like Mitt Romney and the military industrial complex. You bigots should at least get some facts straight before making ignorant statements. BTW, I'm not an Obama fan. Just against stupidity.I hope they have plenty of first-class golf courses! Obama has set a record in rounds-of- golf played during his presidency. I don't think he's going to slow down now.
Then I guess you're against all the people that voted for Obama, it's too bad ignorance isn't painfull.
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Hind sight is 20/20 but had the government had called in experts and had they opened the flood gates from the beginning all wouldn't be in the situation they are now. You don't wait to open the flood gates when everything is already flooded north of you when the water has to flow south.
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...today the US help you, tomorrow they'll be ready to reclaim the favor and put it in your a**...
and don't tell me it never happened before
Mezcal,
You might right in cases before but what about the tsunami when the USA sent their aircraft carriers and other ships to take care of not only Thais but Indonesians as well as other people.
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AN AUSTRALIAN organisation comprising ex-police and special forces soldiers has rescued four child sex workers from an illegal brothel near the Thailand-Cambodia border.
The team of volunteer operatives from The Grey Man, a Brisbane-based charity, staged the successful operation at a brothel in the Thailand town of Aranyaprathet, 1km from the Cambodian border, on Saturday.
Organisation president John Curtis said the brothel trafficked girls from Vietnam and Cambodia to Thailand where they were being offered to customers for sex.
"The Grey Man team in an initial investigation obtained video and audio and then called in the Royal Thai Police force for assistance," Mr Curtis said.
"The Thai unit was briefed on the location and a plan formulated.
"The Grey Man operatives then re-entered the brothel with police nearby ready to conduct a raid."
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Mr Curtis said 20 Thai police officers were involved in the raid with the Grey Man team - all of whom had a background in the police force or in Australian special forces.
He said four Cambodian girls aged between 14 and 15 were rescued from padlocked rooms with bars on the windows.
"Thai police made multiple arrests including the Mama San (brothel manager) and a number of Thai males assisting in the operation of the brothel," Mr Curtis said.
The girls are currently being cared for by Thai government officials before spending a year at a Khmer centre for vocational training in Cambodia.
The Grey Man's team leader for the operation, who asked not to be identified, labelled the operation as a good outcome.
"Working with the Thai police has shown us that the Thai government is serious about tackling the problem of human trafficking," he said.
In January, Grey Man volunteers also rescued two Vietnamese girls, aged 10 and 14, from a brothel in Cambodia.
I don't believe this about girls padlocked in their rooms. I don't believe there any rooms there with padlocks.
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Reading about 'horror stories' at the U.S. Embassy concerning issuing visas is quite nerve wracking. With my wife's visa interview on the morning of October 3rd "just around the corner" we are not as sure as we were before about everything being okay. The the fact that one writer's wife was rejected twice is unbelievable, given the amount of security she has shown she has in Thailand.
Take a deep breath and tell you wife relax, attitude counts when it comes to interview. I am worried about your wife has not have any finacial statement or eve bank account for saving at all?
My wife took a deep breath after the first and second interviews only to be told on the third one they weren't go to give her a visa. She did an attitude and that was she thought she wasn't good enough to go to America. My attitude is America isn't good enough for her and I'm an American. The only reason for her going is to meet my family and friends. A have little use for people that are supposed to represent the "greatest" nation in the world but can only see through rose colored glasses. My wife presented bank accounts, a letter from her job, proof of owning land and a house plus her daughter's birth certificate who lives with us. The letter from the bank showed her with a steady income. I wrote a letter to the consulate only to be told by him in a letter(since he wouldn't see me) that he couldn't see anything to overturn the interviewer's decision.
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Did you try on different days and times of the month? My wife went the second time at the begining of the month and said it seemed everyone was getting accepted.
And I agree, they are some of the rudest people who work there. My wife had proof of a house, car, 3 year steady job, and an ongoing education (masters). When I questioned them about that, they told me everyone has a house and a car...
All I know is we used the pin number system they have which tells you when your appointment is. She went at different times and dates. How many Thais though have six million baht homes, two cars, a business, land, bank accounts and a nine year old daughter to come back to?
Tourism minister questions Thailand’s 2pm-5pm alcohol ban
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How smart is it for him to say this? This has been in effect for many years and he's just now saying something. It just should show how ignorant the government is to the needs of the people.