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US Government puts Thailand on Level 4: Do not travel. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/thailand-travel-advisory.html I imagine that the UK will follow shortly.

It surprises me how business can survive who depend on tourists. You would have expected nearly all hotels in Thailand to be broke by now. But that isn’t the case. I guess this proofs we paid way too much for hotel rooms. They can survive with almost no income. Same for restaurants and bars. The fact they still exists can only mean their prices in pre-Covid times were hugely inflated. Apparently it is possible to survive as a bar on almost nothing. I am almost surprised now we had to pay for drinks in the pre corona period 🙂

Source To protect its coral reefs, Thailand on Tuesday enacted a law prohibiting the use of sunscreens in all national parks. Those who violate the law will face a fine of up to THB100,000 (US$3,022), according to the details published last night in the Royal Gazette. The law was passed due to a link between coral damage and sunscreen used by tourists in the waters of marine parks, the department of national parks said. That means all sunscreens containing Oxybenzone, Octinoxate, 4-Methylbenzyl and Butylparaben are banned from use. Several studies have confirmed that chemical UV filters common to sunscreen lotions and cosmetics can have negative…

Well, it is hard to believe, but I have been overly cautious during Covid and yet, I met someone online that I thought was just remarkable and knew I had to them him. We chatted for a bit and finally I gave him, we both got tested for Covid and we met. He is perhaps the sweetest guy I have met in 20 years. He is charming, funny, caring, artistic and kind. Yes, I think I have fallen for him and he has now been with me for a while. I may be off the market in the future, but he said he is open to 3 ways if I proved to him I was not going to fall for someone else. Not sure how that is going to happen but, I'll try. He is not from Thailand BTW. He is from Africa and is stuck h…

From The Guardian newspaper "The Thai government has outlawed sharing news that “causes public fear”, even if such reports are true, as officials face mounting criticism over their handling of the pandemic. On Thursday, the government tightened an emergency decree imposed more than a year ago that initially targeted false news. "The latest restrictions forbid people from distributing “information causing public fear”, or from sharing “distorted information causing misunderstanding which affects national stability”. The measures have been widely condemned by media groups and rights experts as attempts to shut down negative news reports and silence debate. S…

From Thai Examiner Anutin defends amnesty bill, says necessary to protect doctors Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul came out on Monday to defend proposed legislation that would grant amnesty to doctors and policy makers in charge of the country’s vaccination plan by saying it was necessary to give doctors ease-of-mind as they deal with the pandemic. According to a leaked document secured by the Move Forward Party and released on Sunday night, the government aims on passing legislation that would exempt from criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits those that decided the country’s vaccination plan. In e…

Thank goodness no one practices M4M sex in Thailand. From The Thaiger Wear a condom… and a face mask. Find a sex position that is not face-to-face. Don’t kiss. Avoid saliva… and other secretions. And make it short. That’s what Thailand’s Department of Health is advising. After a prostitute in Western Thailand contracted Covid-19, the department announced nine safe sex guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus. Along with no kissing, no oral sex, and no anal sex, the department says to shower before sex and to use disinfectant to clean the bed or other areas where sex is performed. Positions should maintain a safe distance between faces. (Don’t worry, w…

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Spurred by the hotel promo vdo under Gay Asia, this is an ad prepared by students from one of Bangkok's Universities. The gay overtones are very clear! Not sure who developed this also very gay ad.

Chanced upong this Youtube video from March 2020, but I don't know when the event was. What was interesting was that the place was apparently in Hua Hin -- maybe there's new life there after all -- and the video title said (according to Google Translate at least) "Fitness club exclusively for men Lemannclub". Despite the "exlcusively" promise, the event was disappointingly heteronormative.

From Bangkok Post PHUKET: Police had no suspect yet in the murder of a Swiss woman tourist by a waterfall in Phuket, national police chief Suwat Jangyodsuk said on Friday afternoon. Pol Gen Suwat went to the southern island province on Friday with a large team of experienced detectives and forensic experts from Bangkok to head the investigation. Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, 57, deputy protocol chief of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, was found murdered at Ao Yon waterfall in tambon Vichit of Muang district in Phuket on Thursday afternoon. Police said she had been dead for about two days. The police chief said he brought forensic science and forensi…

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From CNN Hong Kong (CNN)Countries across Asia are grappling with their worst coronavirus outbreaks of the pandemic, spurred by low vaccine rates and the highly-contagious Delta variant. While nations such as China, Japan and South Korea are seeing growing outbreaks, the sharp edge of the Delta wave is being keenly felt in Southeast Asia, with countries seeing rapid rises in case numbers and deaths. Southeast Asian nations that managed to contain outbreaks last year are now struggling with overwhelmed health services, a lack of hospital beds, equipment, and oxygen. They have also reimposed lockdowns, shuttering factories in crucial manufacturing hu…

From Bangkok Post Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has estimated the intense Covid-19 situation will affect the country for the next two to three weeks or four weeks at most, said Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha. Mr Sathit said Gen Prayut told this to a cabinet meeting on Tuesday where the PM added that relevant agencies must let people know the reality of the situation. The kingdom had a record high of 16,533 new Covid-19 cases and 133 new fatalities over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday morning. Mr Sathit said the prime minister has given a directive that in 14 days, the lockdown and the curfew will b…

In 3 months time it has been two years since I was last in Thailand. In fact since I was last anywhere near it. I never could have imagined then that my next visit would not be for at least two years. And no end in sight.

The Bangkok Post, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, thought it would be fitting to invite several "visionary leaders" to tell us how they imagine the Thailand of 2031 in all its potential guises, from the economic and political to the technological, environmental and social. Here's a few takeaways: "Mass tourism will give way to small groups of eco-conscious travellers, he said. National park regulations will be updated with sustainability in mind." The wet dream of hi-so bigwigs for several years, this portends the great advantage of leaving behind what has made Thailand one of the world's most visited destinations and instead catering to small …

From Thai Enquirer Thailand’s Palang Pracharat Party will stay for the full term despite rumours that there could be an early house dissolution, an MP from the ruling party told Thai Enquirer on Tuesday. The parliamentarian was responding to rumours which spread over the weekend that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha was set to resign or that the house was about to be dissolved. The rumours sparked numerous hashtags including several that opposed any possibility of an appointed premier in the event that Prayut did resign. “We have heard the rumours inside the party and there is absolutely no truth to it at all,” said the MP from Bangkok who asked not to …

Since there is a curfew wondering about a friend that is currently not got a room. The last time I called him- 7 am there and I could see palm trees in the background of the video call. Wonder what happens if they catch him outside during curfew hours since he doesn't have a room. Fat chance he would receive assistance. (He says a room costs 500 baht/day) But now it's 12 midnight there and he hasn't picked it up the money I sent.

From The Thaiger / Thai PBS 7 Bangkok Bang Sue Grand Station volunteers are currently under investigation for a suspected scam. However, Amnat Traipot, the commander of the railway police said today that even more people are suspected of being involved with the scam. The Bang Sue scam was reported to the police yesterday by officials from the Department of Medical Services. Reportedly, the volunteers would make reservations for people when the facility was closed. Amnat says multiple people will be summoned for questioning, such as people who did not personally register themselves but retained the services of volunteers at a cost of 400 to 1,200 baht a person, a…

From Time A volunteer from the 'Saimai Will Survive' group in protective gear talks to a woman infected with COVID-19 on her condition while checking her blood pressure and blood oxygen levels Friday, July 23, 2021, in Bangkok, Thailand. AP Photo/Tassanee BANGKOK, Thailand — As Thailand‘s medical system struggles beneath a surge of coronavirus cases, ordinary people are helping to plug the gaps, risking their own health to bring care and supplies to often terrified, exhausted patients who’ve fallen through the cracks. In the Samai area of Bangkok, Ekapob Laungprasert’s team heads out for another weekend on the fron…

From Bangkok Post AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of 61 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine by five months, a deputy minister said on Thursday, a move likely to disrupt further the country's sluggish vaccine rollout. Deputy Health Minister Sathit Pitutacha said AstraZeneca currently had the capacity to produce 15 million doses of vaccine per month at its production facility in Nonthaburi and that capacity could expand in the future. The company has promised to deliver 40% of what is produced there inside the country, the deputy health minister said, adding that the government will ask the company for more doses. …

Although what was to become known as the Delta variant was only detected late last year in India, it has raced to the top of all the other variations of COVID competing for transmissibility. Countries that saw a possible exit from the scourge have fallen back into its ever more powerful grip. Among them are just about all of Southeast Asia. We've pretty much exhausted the blame game. We know what wasn't done and who didn't do it. This knowledge may help prevent leaders from repeating past mistakes but there is only one thing that will prevent further catastrophe: attaining a rate of inoculations that outdistances the rate of new infections. Lockdowns are tempor…

From The Nation ▪︎ People living in dark red provinces (maximum and strictly controlled areas) are not allowed to go outdoors unless necessary. ▪︎ Curfew hours are imposed from 9pm to 4am. ▪︎ Restaurants, shopping malls and convenience stores must be closed from 8pm to 4am. Provincial governors must close venues and ban activities that could pose risk of Covid-19 infection for 14 days. ▪︎ Checkpoints will be set up to prevent people living in dark red provinces from inter-province travel. ▪︎ The number of passengers in public transport is limited to 50 per cent (only in dark red provinces). Meanwhile, the number of dark red provinces has…

From Thai Enquirer By Pear Maneechote Two years ago, no one could have anticipated the world in which we live today, struck by one of the deadliest pandemics in history. With cases still soaring and more and more bodies lined up in Thailand, the battle here is far from over. There is no shortage of devastation or despair in our country, felt in hospital corridors, on the front page of the newspaper and on the dinner tables in our homes. But Thailand is not alone in this fight. The devastating third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, particularly surrounding the …

I don't know if I should be directing this somewhere in particular, but I was surprised just now that my bookmark to this site which is apparently still to gaythailand.com is no longer redirecting to here. I don't know how many people are in the same boat, but luckily I remembered that it's now called gayguides - and given my memory that was something of a triumph.