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News Forum - 5 countries’ representatives walk out when Russian official speaks in Bangkok
Australi, Canada, New Zealand do not have a proxy war. They did everything they could to avoid conflict. -
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Hydroxychloroquine is effective.
Yeah, only problem being that it was obviously nonsense. You can't trust anything coming out of Russia. -
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Hydroxychloroquine is effective.
Ah yes, criticizing Russias imperialist invasion of Ukraine is Russophobia. -
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News Forum - Thailand Pass remains, at least until the end of June
Thailand Pass is a government joke at this point. The Kingdom is telling me they actually don’t want tourism at the levels of 2019. AsEAN countries that dropped all restrictions are getting the travel funds that Thailand apparently does not want! -
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News Forum - Thailand News Today | Thailand to target “wealthy foreign tourists”
There have been multiple economic analyses discussed in the past that show that the marginal subsistence type visitor contributes relatively little to the Thai economy compared to the big hotel visitor. Thailand collects tax on the wealthy visitors and it is the large hotels and resorts that provide higher wages, housing and benefits to workers compared to the small 1-2* hotels. It is the wealthy visitor who golfs, takes the expensive elephant rides and boat cruises. The satang pinching digital nomad living on $2,000 a month is busy taking up a table at Starbucks for 3 hours to get some complimentary wifi. Normal Thai people work in the big resorts. They also work at the F&B suppliers, the third party contractors for laundry and transportation all of whom are required to maintain better quality standards than the typical cheap kabob stand. Big hotel chains have made a big difference in the quality of tourism in Thailand. The Novotels, and Hiltons set driving standards for their resort drivers, they have cleanliness and behavior standards that have spread to other businesses. These branded resorts all have life and safety standards. I am less likely to die in a fire or be electrocuted in the shower at such a place than a cheap fan room in a resort city. The Italian village scheme is not comparable to Thailand because Thailand does not have villages that aged out, that were located in earthquake ravaged zones and which were built for a different era. Thaialnd is a country which has no problem demolishing the obsolete and replacing with something new. In Italy, the laws require the decrepit village buildings to remain because of "historic" value. Thailand has courage and smarts to pursue the higher end visitor. There are fewer problems with them than with the marginal income visitor.
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