[Thailand’s Phuket aims to become ‘immunity island’ for tourists as it seeks post-coronavirus bounce-back]

32 minutes ago, webfact said:

Phuket aims to become ‘immunity island’ for tourists as it seeks post-coronavirus bounce-back

Phuket was already failing pre covid due to stupid pricing, you want to resurrect your already failing tourism - stop the stupid rip off prices for pretty much everything and start again

[Bangla shooter released on bail]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

attempted murder

 

and released on bail W##?

[Sinovac Covid-19 Vaccines Pass Quality Tests]

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The first batch of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines that arrived Thailand on Wednesday has passed the quality tests and are ready for delivery to state hospitals.

why is the PM not getting this

[Thai PM postpones vaccine jab indefinitely due to technical problem]

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s planned injection of AstraZeneca vaccine

 

and why are you not getting the Chinese vaccine 

[Pattaya: Motorcycle taxi man gives his excuses after Walking Street attack - he's detained, Chilean gets apology basket]

38 minutes ago, Billpro785 said:

Of course some members of the Thai Visa Forum can't let a Thai bashing

yes there was a bashing - TVF members are discussing the bashing on this thread

 

 

Like I said yesterday, this is likely to have happened because the tourist asked a justified and simple question - how much to soi Buakoew a 2km taxi ride, the official fare should be no more than 40baht (25+5+5), I suspect the tourist was quoted in the range 200-300baht which got an unfavourable response which was also met with an unfavourable response that landed the tourist in hospital

[Pattaya: Foreigner "mercilessly" attacked with repeated kicks to the face in Walking Street]

1 hour ago, welovesundaysatspace said:

Never had an issue with any Thai whatsoever, certainly not with motorbike drivers

 

try offering them the correct fare for your journey or what a Thai passenger would pay and see how well that goes - if you think paying 50baht to go 1km is ok when it should be 25baht then that is up to you

[Pattaya: Foreigner "mercilessly" attacked with repeated kicks to the face in Walking Street]

1 hour ago, madmen said:

He must have said something offensive to the thug who instantly got up and smashed him.

 

yes he said - I'm not paying 200baht for a 2km ride to soi buakoew that's ridiculous 

[Proposal for Pattaya to become quarantine travel bubble]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

The mayor of Pattaya has said he will put forward a proposal for the city to become a quarantine zone

not sure people living here would agree

 

Health is more important than a small group of people wanting to profit from this debacle

[Bangkok nightlife given green light to re-open as more restrictions eased nationwide]

8 hours ago, Thaiophil said:

Frankly, why bars have to close at 2300 in Bkk but midnight in Pattaya, is anyone’s guess. 

please forgive me if I missed something in the OP, pattaya is still 11pm, I just checked my watch after getting in 40mins ago and can confirm 

[China says China, U.S. and Europe should work together to uphold multilateralism]

8 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

China says China, U.S. and Europe should work together to uphold multilateralism

 

a good start would be to accept the ruling of international laws and stop being the bully in the world right now, so far you are just snake oil on pretty much nothing - just a lot of dangerous stupid talk and hot air - the rest of the world have rejected you - either step up or fade away China - you have <deleted> off a lot of people "made in China" still has that stain and you will never get rid  of it - the copy counterfeit  capital of the world 

 

Greed and cheap labour enabled you - a copy is never like the original and that includes weapons of war  

 

you might also want to consider the massive harm you have inflicted on the world these last 14 months (which I believe was intentional)

 

who (WHO) wants to do business with you - that is a question that many countries need to seriously consider - the world is <deleted> off with China but of course big business (the money people) have been bought and paid for

 

The world needs a reset - hopefully China and greedy big tech will be the victims  

[PM Prayut Offers to Get First Sinovac Vaccination]

sadly some people actually believe this ####

[Pattaya: Mayor opens some more floodgates - but still praises his improved drainage system]

he should visit the US where there are storm drains as wide as highways to deal with sudden heavy downpours

 

water drainage should have been planned and rolled out over the years as Pattaya grew from a tiny village to a city, those plans should have included road widths - footpaths and general infrastructure, western countries have standards for such things were as here they just slap things together and keep expanding one mess on top of the previous unplanned mess and what do you end up with

 

Cities do flood but to have a coastal city flood is inexcusable - its not as if there's nowhere for water to go

[Fourteen day quarantine for tourists set to end - two plans mulled for April 1st start, sources suggest]

36 minutes ago, webfact said:

If given the go ahead the sources suggest the plans - possibly both of them - will get the nod from April 1st. 

 

that date is so meaningful 

[TIMELINE: Foreign man who tested positive for COVID-19 visited popular Hua Hin nightspots]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Health officials have stressed the risk of infection to others remains small

well someone seems to have infected him 

 

the focus on him infecting others is only half the issue 

 

 

also - we have interprovincial travel now being encouraged - red orange yellow pink green all in the mix, if you had to think of one single thing to aid the spread across the country - unrestricted travel is right up there

[TIMELINE: Foreign man who tested positive for COVID-19 visited popular Hua Hin nightspots]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

A foreign man who tested positive for COVID-19 visited a number of Hua Hin’s popular bars and nightclubs, health officials revealed late on Thursday.

 

so who infected him or has he had the virus from birth

[Thai Tourism Needs to Learn the Lessons of the AIDS Pandemic, Says Leading Industry Historian]

There is no such thing as "New Normal"

 

We either have normality or restrictions 

[Facebook 'bully' move in Australia shows need for regulation, UK media trade body says]

who or what is Facebook and also the other media companies 

 

seems to me they are now some sort of political force 

 

is that where they are going or already have become "political"

 

That is way beyond their remit as a chat room IMO

 

They should not have got involved in politics - yes censor illegal activities that every sensible reasonable person recognises - like terrorism or sexual abuse but they have gone too far 

 

It is quite scary what these media companies have become - power they should not have and I hope governments across the world take notice and do something about it very quickly

[One in four UK firms plan to fire staff if furlough ends soon - BCC]

I am a UK tax payer

 

and I have spoken to numerous lazy #### that have somehow got stranded in Thailand lol 

 

My message to them - get on a plane the holiday is over 

 

If the UK Gov actually investigated those claiming furlough who were not in the UK (very easily checked) there would a lot of spongers caught out and a lot of money that needed to be paid back 

 

Furlough fraud is being investigated - it will catch you up

[Expats in Thailand to be given COVID-19 vaccine: CCSA]

Just now, Guderian said:

Maybe one of the more enterprising hospitals can get hold of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine, I'm not sure I trust the Thais to ensure that your second shot is the same as the first one. 

 

can you even trust what you are given in this country 

 

sorry but I don't

[Expats in Thailand to be given COVID-19 vaccine: CCSA]

1 hour ago, Somtamnication said:

If it is the Chinese version, no thanks. I would rather be deported!

100% agree

 

no way will I be allowing anything from China into my body 

[Thai Woman Extradited To U.S., Indicted For Role In International Sex Trafficking Conspiracy]

one of many unfortunately

[Pattaya and Jomtien beaches ranked among best on eastern seaboard]

Who exactly carried out this survey and did it include a health test of the water 

 

The beach might look pretty sometimes but is the water a health hazard 

 

In the west it is water quality that opens and closes beaches not if the sand looks pretty 

 

 

[Thai PM defends submarine purchase and explains causes of huge public debt]

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

24 trillion baht in maritime interests that Thailand is expected to gain.

what a complete pile of dung 

 

 

procurement budgets mean the trough gets filled 

 

How Thailand gets away with the corruption rating it has in the world is beyond me

[Landlady names and shames! Resort woman flees rent leaving flat covered in sanitary pads and condoms!]

maybe she is still there 

[Chon Buri tourism recovers as COVID-19 spread stalls]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Pattaya City, Mr Manoch said today the city hasn’t found a new COVID-19 patient for several days

 

please share the details of how you are actually looking for the virus, when you say "found" it implies you are actually looking  

 

I see zero evidence of anything like that in Pattaya - I see plenty of tax money being spent on walking street