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The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority is ordering all shops (convenience stores, supermarkets, grocery stores in malls, restaurants etc.) to close between midnight to 5am starting Apr 2. All public parks will also be permanently closed. 

Wearing a face mask whilst outdoors and 2m away from anyone is pointless 

26 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

I would have to say its a pipe dream sir.  

Ah. Gym and bar owner I spoke to now say May 1st 

This April 1st date for reopening gyms and bars

hows that looking? 

41 minutes ago, 86Tiger said:

Well, did the curfew happen?  Inquiring minds need to know....

No

Not as of this afternoon 

45 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

How did the guy leave Thailand go to Japan and come back to Thailand and overstay TIT

Read the article 

1 hour ago, hoxman said:

If  you read the article he was the ring leader and one of his runners was arrested and led the police back to the ring leader.

 

Of course people didn’t read the article. Just saw the word “Nigerian” in the headline and decided Jump in feet first.  

I’ll tick Samui of the list then. Looks like

Pattaya is the only place one can still sit in a restaurant (at a healthy and respectful distance)

3 minutes ago, Leaver said:

Did you not read about the curfew?

Why do you think I’m asking a question about the situation on the ground?

To how it was on Saturday?

i was in Pattaya last week and although quiet. You could still sit in a restaurant and have a meal etc. Central was open and there was a few things to do to pass the time

still the same today?

On 3/23/2020 at 10:17 PM, josephbloggs said:

Lockdown.  Nothing open.  Some restaurants open for takeaways and deliveries only.  No bars open.

Not strictly true. One beer bar in a famous red light area was operating in plane sight last night (bizarrly) and another non red light pub in another district is open but with customers sat outside in a spot difficult to observe from the street.

im sure there are lots more 

3 hours ago, RickBradford said:

It seems inevitable that the economic/social costs are going to be far higher than the medical/social ones.

 

The Thai government is displaying all those qualities we have come to expect; inability to make critical assessments; taking advice from people they know best rather than from people who know best; following the mantram of "We must do something. This is something. Therefore we must do it."

 

How long do they think they can lock this country down, even if Covid were nearly as deadly as is being claimed?

 

Thai people have been scared by official announcements so far, but I'll bet by the middle of April, pressure to open up again will prevail.

I well remember Sir Arnold explaining that to Sir Humphrey 

8 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

There was also a time in my life in Bangkok when I lived like that. I know it's possible.

But I also know that many farangs spend a lot more than that - and then they "complain" when Thais need more than 10k per month...

yeah I know what you mean

ive known a few blokes who can’t understand why their Tilac isn’t happy about living off 10k 

it’s almost like they want to do something more than eat 3 times a day and watch basic cable

Amazed to see a beer bar open and operating in plain sight last night...

There was a few beer bars operating “under cover” as off last Sat night. 
Is this still the case?

37 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I think it's funny that many farangs here pretend 30k is a fortune.

How many of us want to live with only 30k per month? 

How many of us would be able to live from 30k if they tried?

I know some farangs live with less but there are many farangs who will struggle with only 30k.

 

Obviously many Thais live with less. But most of us know the concept that we adjust our spending to our income. If we are used to a "high" income we have expensive rent, food, transport, etc. and those pretty bargirl also know how to make life better - and more expensive. 

I lived off less than that 15 years ago when i first came here

5,000 rent

800 electric 

1,000 p/w food and the rest was on booze and women

not a creed to live your life by, but it was fun at the time 

1 hour ago, david555 said:

They hope to get a few beautifull daughters by then .......

 

Yeah, you are right 

I can picture him now in some little house, sat in an deck chair, drunk as all hell while they all fuss around him 

44 minutes ago, Longchop said:

Most of these girls had a thai boyfriend (maggot) living of them as well so now the girls go home and accept to live in issan, will the maggots go as well and go sleep every night 7pm and exist on just rice ?? Not a chance but how will he pay for the pool halls , karoke lifestyle he is used to ? ? In the west people are buying guns

What do these guys do when they get to 40? Assuming they haven’t died of HIV or meth abuse. Serious question   

The gym I go to assures me they will definitely reopen on April 1st

that must be wishful thinking. 
 

2 hours ago, grumbleweed said:

 This has to be a wind up. No one, absolutely no one, can be this stupid, or haven't you heard there's a bit of a bug going around?

Well last week in Pattaya, one could do all those things