-
IP addresses are NOT logged in this forum so there's no point asking. Please note that this forum is full of homophobes, racists, lunatics, schizophrenics & absolute nut jobs with a smattering of geniuses, Chinese chauvinists, Moderate Muslims and last but not least a couple of "know-it-alls" constantly sprouting their dubious wisdom. If you believe that content generated by unsavory characters might cause you offense PLEASE LEAVE NOW! Sammyboy Admin and Staff are not responsible for your hurt feelings should you choose to read any of the content here. The OTHER forum is HERE so please stop asking.
A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand
- Thread starter Leongsam
- Start date
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2018
- Messages
- 16,415
- Points
- 113
Lexus ES300H? 
Last edited:
Thank you
. Try this shop next time, good as well.Attachments
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2008
- Messages
- 28,843
- Points
- 113
Thai food is always so colourful, beautiful, tasty, fragrant and exciting
Khanom jeen rice noodle
Somtam pu para, papaya salad with raw crab and fermented fish
Vegetables somtam with raw crab
Salted egg somtam
Spicy pork rib soup
Minced pork with Thai herb
Pig's liver
Grilled pork neck
Khanom jeen rice noodle
Somtam pu para, papaya salad with raw crab and fermented fish
Vegetables somtam with raw crab
Salted egg somtam
Spicy pork rib soup
Minced pork with Thai herb
Pig's liver
Grilled pork neck
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2008
- Messages
- 28,843
- Points
- 113
So we have been talking about beautiful Thai cuisine but do you know that Thailand has one of the best Japanese restaurants outside Japan? As a matter of fact as a frequent traveller to Japan I find that you can get equally good Japanese food here in Bangkok and at a reasonable price. Forget about the other ASEAN countries when it comes to Japanese food.
Let me show you, lunch at Zuru
Tofu
Fried anchovies
Once a year only special squid from Hokkaido
Hokkaido live scallop
Super special fish airflown here 2 times a week
My favourite kinki
Exotic ya
Our sashimi
Uni
Abalone with gold leaf
Liver of abalone
Tempura
Fried chicken
Hope you like the video
Let me show you, lunch at Zuru
Tofu
Fried anchovies
Once a year only special squid from Hokkaido
Hokkaido live scallop
Super special fish airflown here 2 times a week
My favourite kinki
Exotic ya
Our sashimi
Uni
Abalone with gold leaf
Liver of abalone
Tempura
Fried chicken
Hope you like the video
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2008
- Messages
- 28,843
- Points
- 113
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/He...10&pub_date=20211006150000&seq_num=8&si=44594
Thailand to revive its medical tourism sector amid COVID pandemic
Businesses aim to profit from government's 'living with COVID' strategy
The luxury-grade Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok has launched its first-ever COVID-19 recovery clinic. (Photo courtesy of the hospital)
APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writerOctober 6, 2021 13:29 JST
BANGKOK -- With the Thai government planning to reopen the country to foreign tourists as part of its strategy of learning to live with COVID, Thai businesses aim to offer COVID-related services as well as revive medical tourism.
The upscale Bumrungrad International Hospital has launched its first COVID-19 recovery clinic, offering all COVID solutions to affluent Thais and foreigners, as the government prepares to reopen the country roughly by November.
"The COVID-19 recovery unit is a medical hub for people whose lives are affected by COVID," Artirat Charukitpipat, the hospital's chief executive officer, told reporters on last Wednesday. The Bumrungrad unit delivers care to infected patients and also treats people who have "long COVID" symptoms such as lung problems.
The hospital provides treatments for both outpatients and inpatients, including quarantine, intensive care and telemedicine for patients in home isolation. The hospital also offers rehabilitation services to patients with symptoms of long COVID to help them gain strength and recover fully.
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Thailand's largest private health care group, also provides a high-end alternative quarantine resort in the heart of Bangkok. Starting on Oct. 1, it offers quarantine packages of seven, 10 or 14 days, depending on the traveler's vaccination status.
Other leading hospitals in Bangkok and major cities nationwide have launched similar services to serve rising demand when the country opens up for tourists and foreign investors.
Bumrungrad delivers care to infected patients and also treats people with symptoms of "long COVID." (Photo courtesy of the hospital)
That is in line with the government's aim to promote Thai medical tourism as part of its push to position Thailand as the medical hub of ASEAN, offering high-quality medical services at competitive prices.
"We have strong potential -- with health care professionals and the unique Thai hospitality -- to be ready to be the medical hub," a senior official at the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) told Nikkei Asia.
Currently, Thailand has 64 hospitals that meet Joint Commission International accreditation standards, the highest number in ASEAN and the fourth-most in the world, making the country ready to profit from medical tourism.
The kingdom earned 59.8 billion baht ($1.8 billion) in 2019 before it was hit by the pandemic. That amounted to 3% of all revenue from foreign tourism and was rising about 3.5% annually, serving clients largely from America, Europe and the Middle East.
In normal times, central Bangkok's Khaosan Road is crowded with tourists. Tourism plays a key role in the Thai economy -- it earned 3 trillion baht ($89 billion) in 2019, accounted for 18% of the country's GDP. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
No medical tourism revenue was reported in 2020-2021 as the market plunged, due largely to the lockdown. However, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is still confident in the nation's potential for medical tourism, setting a proactive promotion plan and targeting revenue growth of 5% in 2022.
That matches global trends -- the world's medical tourism industry is forecast to be worth around $808 billion in 2021, with a growth rate of up to 7.5% per year, according to Global Wellness Economy Monitor 2017. That leaved room for Thailand to capitalize on, particularly at a time when the pandemic is providing new business opportunities.
With 27.7% of the total population now fully vaccinated with two shots, the government aims to reopen the country by applying a policy of "living with COVID." Not only are hospitals and medical-related businesses launching services to capitalize on the strategy, but mobile operators and other businesses as well are preparing for the country's opening up.
Businesses are particularly offering COVID-related services for those who cannot afford expensive luxury care from premium hospitals at a time when the need for COVID treatment could potentially rise again after the borders reopen.
That would help provide drugs and proper treatment for patients who want to practice home isolation and help reduce beds occupations in public hospitals if new COVID cases surged again when the country reopen for foreign tourists.
Advance Info Service (AIS), the country's biggest mobile operator, has joined hands with hospital chains and medical startups to offer telemedical services free of charge. The company also allows clients to use their pay points to get discounts when they buy medicine and COVID-19 insurance.
"After living with COVID for about two years, we found that Thai people are interested more in their health and want to protect themselves from COVID," said Bussaya Satirapipatkul, head of customer and service management at AIS.
Thailand to revive its medical tourism sector amid COVID pandemic
Businesses aim to profit from government's 'living with COVID' strategy
The luxury-grade Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok has launched its first-ever COVID-19 recovery clinic. (Photo courtesy of the hospital)
APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writerOctober 6, 2021 13:29 JST
BANGKOK -- With the Thai government planning to reopen the country to foreign tourists as part of its strategy of learning to live with COVID, Thai businesses aim to offer COVID-related services as well as revive medical tourism.
The upscale Bumrungrad International Hospital has launched its first COVID-19 recovery clinic, offering all COVID solutions to affluent Thais and foreigners, as the government prepares to reopen the country roughly by November.
"The COVID-19 recovery unit is a medical hub for people whose lives are affected by COVID," Artirat Charukitpipat, the hospital's chief executive officer, told reporters on last Wednesday. The Bumrungrad unit delivers care to infected patients and also treats people who have "long COVID" symptoms such as lung problems.
The hospital provides treatments for both outpatients and inpatients, including quarantine, intensive care and telemedicine for patients in home isolation. The hospital also offers rehabilitation services to patients with symptoms of long COVID to help them gain strength and recover fully.
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Thailand's largest private health care group, also provides a high-end alternative quarantine resort in the heart of Bangkok. Starting on Oct. 1, it offers quarantine packages of seven, 10 or 14 days, depending on the traveler's vaccination status.
Other leading hospitals in Bangkok and major cities nationwide have launched similar services to serve rising demand when the country opens up for tourists and foreign investors.
Bumrungrad delivers care to infected patients and also treats people with symptoms of "long COVID." (Photo courtesy of the hospital)
That is in line with the government's aim to promote Thai medical tourism as part of its push to position Thailand as the medical hub of ASEAN, offering high-quality medical services at competitive prices.
"We have strong potential -- with health care professionals and the unique Thai hospitality -- to be ready to be the medical hub," a senior official at the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) told Nikkei Asia.
Currently, Thailand has 64 hospitals that meet Joint Commission International accreditation standards, the highest number in ASEAN and the fourth-most in the world, making the country ready to profit from medical tourism.
The kingdom earned 59.8 billion baht ($1.8 billion) in 2019 before it was hit by the pandemic. That amounted to 3% of all revenue from foreign tourism and was rising about 3.5% annually, serving clients largely from America, Europe and the Middle East.
In normal times, central Bangkok's Khaosan Road is crowded with tourists. Tourism plays a key role in the Thai economy -- it earned 3 trillion baht ($89 billion) in 2019, accounted for 18% of the country's GDP. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
No medical tourism revenue was reported in 2020-2021 as the market plunged, due largely to the lockdown. However, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is still confident in the nation's potential for medical tourism, setting a proactive promotion plan and targeting revenue growth of 5% in 2022.
That matches global trends -- the world's medical tourism industry is forecast to be worth around $808 billion in 2021, with a growth rate of up to 7.5% per year, according to Global Wellness Economy Monitor 2017. That leaved room for Thailand to capitalize on, particularly at a time when the pandemic is providing new business opportunities.
With 27.7% of the total population now fully vaccinated with two shots, the government aims to reopen the country by applying a policy of "living with COVID." Not only are hospitals and medical-related businesses launching services to capitalize on the strategy, but mobile operators and other businesses as well are preparing for the country's opening up.
Businesses are particularly offering COVID-related services for those who cannot afford expensive luxury care from premium hospitals at a time when the need for COVID treatment could potentially rise again after the borders reopen.
That would help provide drugs and proper treatment for patients who want to practice home isolation and help reduce beds occupations in public hospitals if new COVID cases surged again when the country reopen for foreign tourists.
Advance Info Service (AIS), the country's biggest mobile operator, has joined hands with hospital chains and medical startups to offer telemedical services free of charge. The company also allows clients to use their pay points to get discounts when they buy medicine and COVID-19 insurance.
"After living with COVID for about two years, we found that Thai people are interested more in their health and want to protect themselves from COVID," said Bussaya Satirapipatkul, head of customer and service management at AIS.
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2008
- Messages
- 28,843
- Points
- 113
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Fo...1&pub_date=20211006190000&seq_num=27&si=44594
Thai energy giant PTT to triple coffee shops overseas to 1,000
Conglomerate expects $1bn revenue stream from Cafe Amazon by 2025
Cafe Amazon, originally the brand for coffee shops inside PTT gas stations, has grown to over 3,700 locations worldwide. (Photo courtesy of PTT Oil and Retail Business)
MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writerOctober 6, 2021 00:02 JST
BANGKOK -- Thai state-owned oil major PTT plans an overseas expansion for an entirely different kind of fuel, as the group looks to more than triple the number of offshore shops in its Cafe Amazon coffee chain to 1,000 by 2025.
The chain currently has 298 locations outside of Thailand. PTT aims to ink franchise agreements with major restaurant operators to add more coffee shops abroad.
The PTT group will provide support in areas such as marketing and localizing menus. A team of experts has been established to advise on franchise development. The goal is to have Cafe Amazon generate $1 billion in sales by 2025.
PTT Oil and Retail Business, the group company that operates Cafe Amazon, has adopted "retailing beyond fuel" as its new slogan. More than 90% of the company's revenue last year came from the oil business, which is mostly concerned with running filling stations.
Cafe Amazon debuted in 2002 as the brand for coffee shops inside PTT gas stations. The business has grown to become the sixth-largest coffee chain worldwide, with 3,432 locations in Thailand alone as of June.
There are Cafe Amazons in 10 countries, including seven Southeast Asian nations as well as China, Japan and Oman. PTT Oil and Retail listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in February.
Thai energy giant PTT to triple coffee shops overseas to 1,000
Conglomerate expects $1bn revenue stream from Cafe Amazon by 2025
Cafe Amazon, originally the brand for coffee shops inside PTT gas stations, has grown to over 3,700 locations worldwide. (Photo courtesy of PTT Oil and Retail Business)
MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writerOctober 6, 2021 00:02 JST
BANGKOK -- Thai state-owned oil major PTT plans an overseas expansion for an entirely different kind of fuel, as the group looks to more than triple the number of offshore shops in its Cafe Amazon coffee chain to 1,000 by 2025.
The chain currently has 298 locations outside of Thailand. PTT aims to ink franchise agreements with major restaurant operators to add more coffee shops abroad.
The PTT group will provide support in areas such as marketing and localizing menus. A team of experts has been established to advise on franchise development. The goal is to have Cafe Amazon generate $1 billion in sales by 2025.
PTT Oil and Retail Business, the group company that operates Cafe Amazon, has adopted "retailing beyond fuel" as its new slogan. More than 90% of the company's revenue last year came from the oil business, which is mostly concerned with running filling stations.
Cafe Amazon debuted in 2002 as the brand for coffee shops inside PTT gas stations. The business has grown to become the sixth-largest coffee chain worldwide, with 3,432 locations in Thailand alone as of June.
There are Cafe Amazons in 10 countries, including seven Southeast Asian nations as well as China, Japan and Oman. PTT Oil and Retail listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in February.
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2008
- Messages
- 28,843
- Points
- 113
Automobiles are required to go into the workshop occasionally especially when its getting older, likewise human occasionally need to go to the hospital for checks and repair :beer3:
So had been spending the past few days in the hospital to do test here and there heres some pics
Staff counter
Lobby of the 10th floor
Breakfast yesterday
Dinner yesterday - grilled salmon
Breakfast today (I went down to get it)
Lunch today - grilled chicken breasts
The chicken
Nice salad
Anyway came in to do a complete check: blood checks ; cardio ultrasound ; stress test ; CT Angiogram ; brain MRI etc etc.
So had been spending the past few days in the hospital to do test here and there heres some pics
Staff counter
Lobby of the 10th floor
Breakfast yesterday
Dinner yesterday - grilled salmon
Breakfast today (I went down to get it)
Lunch today - grilled chicken breasts
The chicken
Nice salad
Anyway came in to do a complete check: blood checks ; cardio ultrasound ; stress test ; CT Angiogram ; brain MRI etc etc.
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2008
- Messages
- 28,843
- Points
- 113
Now waiting to be discharged from the hospital.
Last night's dinner Arabic meal
Basmati rice with grilled chicken
This morning's breakfast - porridge with minced pork
Did not eat the above instead went for a walk around the lobby and ended up at the hospital food-court
My noodle breakfast at the food court, $3.90 (95 baht, expensive)
Last night's dinner Arabic meal
Basmati rice with grilled chicken
This morning's breakfast - porridge with minced pork
Did not eat the above instead went for a walk around the lobby and ended up at the hospital food-court
My noodle breakfast at the food court, $3.90 (95 baht, expensive)
- Joined
- Jul 15, 2008
- Messages
- 20,441
- Points
- 113
Wah, complete physical. Brain MRI too??
Mojo's still intact, mai?
Similar threads
