General Reports

[Franciscass]

This came from a Richard Barrows tweet who is usually a reliable source. He included the accompanying notice which appeared in the Royal Gazette on December 25th so I am assuming it is correct but nowadays who knows what's real.

Like a lot of what goes on with immigration in Thailand the devil is in the detail and whether what's actually on the books get implemented or not.

For example if presumably it has to be a negative test taken within 72 hours before applying for renewal what happens if it is positive. In 72 hours without a renewal you are overstaying your visa and technically subject to deportation. Will they allow you to quarantine until you test negative.

Update to above. Foreigners in Thailand will not be required to undergo a COVID-19 test in order to renew their extensions of stay, an immigration spokesperson clarified on Tuesday. Earlier, Khaosod English reported that foreigners would need to take a COVID-19 test in order to renew their visas / extensions of stay. However, a little over an hour later, Immigration spokesperson Archayon Kraithong confirmed to Khaosod that COVID-19 tests are not required. Mr Archayon apologised for the misunderstanding.

How is it that immigration screw up so often?

[Mr Enternational]

Are Thai Go Go Bars like the Hong Kong Club in Tijuana Mexico?

No.

like a strip club where you can watch them pole dance, get a lap dance, talk with them on the seat etc.

Yes.

You can also take a room with them for 30 minutes in a hotel which is right next door.

Depends.

Are Go Go Bars similar to that?

Kinda sorta, but not really.

Also do the Girls have bodies like Mexican girls? Thick round asses etc.

Not in gogos, but in discos and some bars yes.

[Bruhbruh]

Hi,

Are there a lot of girls that are thick (round big asses like Mexican / Latina / blacks) there?

Or are they mostly skinny flat girls?

Is there a particular club or area where there are a lot of thick girls?

My type are the thick Mexican looking girls working in Hong Kong Club or Adelita's in Tijuana by the way.

Thanks.

[Bruhbruh]

Are Thai Go Go Bars like the Hong Kong Club in Tijuana Mexico?

Hong Kong Club in Tijuana is like a strip club where you can watch them pole dance, get a lap dance, talk with them on the seat etc.

You can also take a room with them for 30 minutes in a hotel which is right next door.

Are Go Go Bars similar to that?

Also do the Girls have bodies like Mexican girls? Thick round asses etc.

[PedroMorales]

Thai woman jailed for record 43 years for criticizing monarchy: Thai woman has been jailed for 43 years for criticizing the royal family, the country's harshest ever sentence for insulting the monarchy.

The former civil servant, known only as Anchan, posted audio clips from a podcast on social media.

The 63-year-old said she had simply shared the audio files and had not commented on the content.

Thailand's lèse-majesté law, which forbids any insult to the monarchy, is among the strictest in the world.

After a three-year break, Thailand revived the controversial law late last year in an attempt to curb months of anti-government protests, with demonstrators demanding changes to the monarchy.

Full story at https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55723470.

[Detwing1]

You cannot go or do anything but eat. I gain wt.

Well you must have had better food that I did.

True, you can't really do anything or go anywhere, but I did have some workout equipment and a jump rope.

[TConor]

All I can tell you, based on my experience. If you're looking to lose a little weight, 15 nights of ASQ will do the trick. They should use this as part of their advertising campaign.

You cannot go or do anything but eat. I gain wt.

[Christian G]

Not sure if this is true, but I was told that if the COVID test comes back positive, it's best to tell the insurance company that you HAVE symptoms, even if you don't. It was said that if you do not have symptoms, the insurance company will refuse to pay for your hospital stay. Would be interesting to find out if this is true or not, although I wouldn't want to find out first hand.

You must to choose a insurance company that cover you in any case with symptoms and without. Some company don't cover your hospital bill if you are asymptomatic. Plenty of guys had problems because their insurance don't respond in case you are asymptomatic. So you need to choose your insurance carefully.

The bad part is that all embassies should check your insurance company and approve your COE only if your insurance company cover you with and without symptoms. But in fact many travelers got scammed by the insurance company. It's seems that embassy don't give a fuck if you have the right company or not.

[Franciscass]

How does that even make sense? If it is positive they can't just put them on a plane and throw them out of the country. And what about the 66 million Thai people that could have Covid? No mandatory test for them? What if the foreigner got his Covid from a Thai person? It is a human thing, not a foreign/Thai thing.

This came from a Richard Barrows tweet who is usually a reliable source. He included the accompanying notice which appeared in the Royal Gazette on December 25th so I am assuming it is correct but nowadays who knows what's real.

Like a lot of what goes on with immigration in Thailand the devil is in the detail and whether what's actually on the books get implemented or not.

For example if presumably it has to be a negative test taken within 72 hours before applying for renewal what happens if it is positive. In 72 hours without a renewal you are overstaying your visa and technically subject to deportation. Will they allow you to quarantine until you test negative.

[Detwing1]

On that topic, I should also say he is 50+ years old, non smoker, light drinker, not overweight at all, works out regularly and has no notable pre existing health conditions.

I'm in the same boat, except under 50. Absolutely don't need to lose the weight. That being said, my biggest fear was a false positive test.

Not sure if this is true, but I was told that if the COVID test comes back positive, it's best to tell the insurance company that you HAVE symptoms, even if you don't. It was said that if you do not have symptoms, the insurance company will refuse to pay for your hospital stay. Would be interesting to find out if this is true or not, although I wouldn't want to find out first hand.

[EihTooms]

All I can tell you, based on my experience. If you're looking to lose a little weight, 15 nights of ASQ will do the trick. They should use this as part of their advertising campaign.

LOL. Yes, that is what I said to him when I learned he was getting outside food delivered that might or might not be on their approved list. So you walk out 3 kilos lighter if you stick to the list! Not that he needs to lose any weight.

On that topic, I should also say he is 50+ years old, non smoker, light drinker, not overweight at all, works out regularly and has no notable pre existing health conditions.

[Detwing1]

My guess is the hotel does not know if they are helping to deliver food to someone with Covid-19 that has simply not yet shown up in a test and might be so far asymptomatic or not. So they must err on the side of utmost caution when it comes to food that might promote coughing as some milk products can or food that is not fresh or fully cooked in a way that might make someone sick anyway but especially sick if he is about to show up in a test with full blown Covid-19.

Food can be delivered. But only certain kinds of food on a list of approved items that apparently does not include pizza from wherever, barbecue ribs from here and there, boiled chicken or whatever when they don't know at what temperature or how long it sat out in the open air.

Remember, these ASQ hotels are in many ways stand ins for an actual hospital room and environmment, nurses on duty, assuming responsibility for 24 hour medical attention, if needed, what you are fed, how you are tested and so on.

I don't think it is so much about a fear of infection by or from a delivery process but more about what kind of food would or should be given to someone as if they were in a hospital bed and could show signs of a serious, potentially debilitating or deadly disease any minute.

All I can tell you, based on my experience. If you're looking to lose a little weight, 15 nights of ASQ will do the trick. They should use this as part of their advertising campaign.

[EihTooms]

I don't understand the rule disallowing outside food to be delivered. Surely it can be done safely without personal contact. It would help out the local restaurants and the hotels would still get the same rates.

My guess is the hotel does not know if they are helping to deliver food to someone with Covid-19 that has simply not yet shown up in a test and might be so far asymptomatic or not. So they must err on the side of utmost caution when it comes to food that might promote coughing as some milk products can or food that is not fresh or fully cooked in a way that might make someone sick anyway but especially sick if he is about to show up in a test with full blown Covid-19.

Food can be delivered. But only certain kinds of food on a list of approved items that apparently does not include pizza from wherever, barbecue ribs from here and there, boiled chicken or whatever when they don't know at what temperature or how long it sat out in the open air.

Remember, these ASQ hotels are in many ways stand ins for an actual hospital room and environmment, nurses on duty, assuming responsibility for 24 hour medical attention, if needed, what you are fed, how you are tested and so on.

I don't think it is so much about a fear of infection by or from a delivery process but more about what kind of food would or should be given to someone as if they were in a hospital bed and could show signs of a serious, potentially debilitating or deadly disease any minute.

[Kerrstar]

A 50+ year old friend of mine from Europe (I will skip some immaterial details, just in case, to better protect his privacy and others) who owns a condo in Bangkok and usually lived half the year here but who has been stuck outside of Thailand since last January was just about to finish his 14 day quarantine in a lower Sukhumvit area ASQ hotel when he tested positive.

You can still shed virus cells months after having the virus. One of the tennis players who can to Australia for the Open had covid in November and tested poitive just before his flight last week. He was still allowed in because it was just old cells shedding.

[Christian G]

I don't understand the rule disallowing outside food to be delivered. Surely it can be done safely without personal contact. It would help out the local restaurants and the hotels would still get the same rates.

A friend of mine is actually in quarantine at the Sunshine Garden Resort in Pattaya, first test on 3rd day and after that from forth day spend a lot of time around the garden / swimming pool (the hotel is almost empity) and no problem with food delivery from restaurant or friends.