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I don't know. What I do know is airbnb was banned and at least at first in Pattaya it was strictly enforced. If it were me, I would want to make sure whether it is still banned and if it is, whether the ban is enforced or ignored. What I would not want to do is find out the hard way. That is what I would do. What you would do is your own affair.

Unfortunately Thailand banned airbnb. As far as I know it is still banned. Thailand also banned guesthouses and the like from renting less than 30 days. If you ask me why they did any of this, I know only two likely answers. The first is "I don't know" and it is on my "I Don't Get It list." The second would be somehow somebody's brother-in-law is substantially profiting by this.

I think so too, but if it were me, I wouldn't be booking any flights until I know my vaccine certificate will be accepted.

Even without these requirements I doubt you'll be seeing Thailand any time soon . . .

Military efficiency in Myanmar. Anyone who dares to oppose, just imprison them, torture them, and kill them. Have they opened the concentration camps yet? They're currently building them in Belarus. Maybe that's giving the Burmese military an idea. Why is it that the wrong people always seem to make it into positions of power? And how do they convince the soldiers to do these things to their own people?

What? Do something that actually makes sense? Surely you jest . . . Unfortunately many of the decisions, rules, and schemes they come up with to deal with this crisis are knee-jerk reactions made by people incompetent to deal with this in the first place. I'm no more competent than they are. I admit it. The problem is they won't admit it. I have no idea who would be competent. Nobody has ever had to deal with a crisis like this before, especially in a modern mobile society. Nobody has the magic solution. But I wish they would be more proactive and fully think through their ideas before they impose them.

I doubt it. Look at past history. What do the bars almost always do when they fall upon hard times? Do they reduce or even maintain their current prices? No. They raise them. I'm just guessing, but if and when the bars reopen, don't be surprised if that is exactly what they do.

I don't know, but it would come as no surprise to me if it is true. Corruption and greed seems to be behind just about everything else. Why should vaccines be any different? I can only hope the vaccines people are getting really do work. Personally, I prefer to wait for Moderna, Pfizer, or perhaps something new - if it won't be forever before those vaccines become available in Thailand.

Sooooo, you were spying on me, eh . . . ? Were you spying on me the first time I ever went to Bangkok's Saranrom Park, where in those days there were dozens of boys, none asking for more than 500 baht for short time - and plenty of local short time rooms available? That was overwhelming too. That is another place I have not been in quite some time, but I have a feeling those days are also long gone.

I haven't been to any of the Bangkok go-go bars in years, but my understanding, based on what friends tell me, as long as they don't expect a police raid (they often get tipped off) and don't suspect any plain clothes police are in the audience, pretty much anything goes. It would be great if things eventually return to the way they were many years ago. Some of you who have been around long enough may remember the Utopia Guest House in Bangkok and the owner, John Goss. During my very first trip to Thailand I stayed at the Utopia and John personally took me around to show me the ropes and took me to a couple of the go-go bars. There is nothing like the first time. I can't remember the name of the bar, but I will never forget my first experience. There were at least 30 go-go boys and both on and off stage they were completely naked. And I mean completely. I was absolutely overwhelmed. I did not expect anything like that and had never seen anything like that. And in those days, the go-go bars had short time rooms. Do I need to tell you where I was every night while I was in Bangkok? Bring back the way it was in those days! Please!

"I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don't believe anything the government tells me. Nada! Nothing! Zero! Works very well for me." - George Carlin

For some strange reason, why am I thinking of "The best laid plans of mice and men" ?

Also, If they can't get out of the charges within Thailand, these people somehow manage to flee to other countries. The countries these people flee to apparently have no qualms about harboring fugitives - as long as the fugitives are wealthy, have access to money, and place enough money in the right hands.

Obviously it is pointless to try to guess what may have happened. Unless they tell their story, we'll probably never know what happened. I hope they do tell their story, not because I think it's any of my business, but because if whatever happened to them is something that can happen to others, it is important to know so that we can all take whatever precautions are necessary to try to make sure nothing similar happens to anyone else.

Why am I not surprised . . . ?

Something similar actually happened quite recently.

That's right. It did go down and there was never an explanation as to what happened or why it took so long to get it up and running again. But it is working perfectly now. Meanwhile, I have seen nothing further about doing away with this absurd requirement, but at least doing the report online is simple.

The 90-day address report is not exactly anything new. As a matter of fact only a short time ago they were talking about finally doing away with it entirely - but so far that's all it was - talk. Nothing new about that either. But you do not have to do any of the reporting procedures shown in the graphic above. Maybe they forgot to mention that you can do the report online. If you do it online it must be done no more than 15 days before the due date for the report and no less than 7 days. If you are not within that window, you won't be able to do the report online. https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn90online/online/tm47/TM47Action.do When you open that link, first scroll all the way to the bottom of the legalese and put a check mark in the box that says " I have read and fully understand the above terms and conditions and agree to accept them." The rest is self explanatory. When you submit the report a reference number will be given. Make sure to keep that reference number. You will need it to check to see if your submission was approved. If it was, all you have to do is print out the receipt and put it into your passport. If you don't have a printer, any photo shop can print it out for you. If you have a previous receipt in your passport, you can remove and replace it with the new approval. That is how I do mine. I did my most recent report on May 9. My approval was instant. Between filling out the forms, submitting the report, getting the approval, and printing it out, the whole thing took less than 3 minutes.

Actually, I'm glad CNN did it, but I wish they did it quietly, with no announcement at all. Why? Because the Trump supporter brigade hates CNN to the point that they now are likely to give their full support to Santorum. I believe CNN's intent stands a good chance of backfiring. Don't be surprised if Santorum will now be the hero of Fox News and the like, and sympathetic to him because poor Rick is CNN's victim.

It also takes to people to battle. I know one thing you can do. Just ignore any further such posts, don't respond, and get on with what you really are on this board to do. This isn't it. Believe me, if you just stop we'll all know why and we'll all know how you would have responded. This post is also the end of me sticking my nose in and involving myself. I have nothing further I want to say about it. Battle or truce - your choice.

What's the matter with you two? You're going to war with each other because of a monorail? Both of you are important and informative posters on this board. How about calling a truce and getting back to that?

No matter which vaccine you get (and I admit I have not read up on it) how long before the vaccine takes effect and you can now consider yourself immune?

July 1? Less than 2 months from the time of this post? With Covid cases and deaths still surging in record numbers? Even if that date becomes official this very day, is that really enough time for very much that would attract tourists to reopen and operate normally? As it stands at the moment, you can't even eat in a restaurant - even if the restaurant is in the hotel where you are staying. I'll have to see it happen to believe it. I would like to know who in TAT came up with this prediction and on the basis of what?

I agree with anddy on this one. And if the current measures fail to significantly curtail Covid, I see things getting far more difficult before they get any better. I applaud efforts to bring this under control and nobody wants Thailand to become another India, but some of the more absurd rules have found a special place on my "I Don't Get It" list.

Gee whiz - Let's see - unable to leave your quarantine room for 14 days (even prisoners often get 1 hour per day outside), having to clean your room yourself, having to change the bedding yourself, having to eat in your room, and then when released you still can't eat in a restaurant, the bars and all entertainment venues are closed, stores and shopping malls are open under restricted hours, you can't stop in anywhere for a cup of coffee unless you take it away, there's nowhere to go to have a nice breakfast, you can't enjoy a glass of wine with your dinner unless you buy a bottle of wine in a shop and eat and drink in your hotel room, if you are not wearing your face mask every time you set foot outside your room you are subject to a 20,000 baht fine, you can't swim in your hotel's pool because the pools are all closed, it is difficult to travel out of the province where you are staying and then return, you can't visit any museums or historical sites, everything closes by 9:00pm - and some even earlier. Other than that, what's the problem . . . ?