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Qatar is still flying daily from Bangkok    

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Long chaotic queues were seen outside gold shops in Bangkok’s Yaowarat area on Tuesday (April 14) 

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30385978?utm_source=bottom_relate&utm_medium=internal_referral

Was in the city center on Wednesday. For a route in which I normally need 2 to 2 and a half hours in the rush by bus, I completed in 55 minutes. Buses good prepared for social distancing. 

7 minutes ago, Andycoops said:

Around my village the local shops have been told not to sell alcohol by the Puy Yai Ban or else face the consequences. 

Wether they will comply remains to be seen.

I stocked up to last until the end of May.

Here where i live in Bangkok the small shops sell alcohol only backdoors these days, and only for people they knowing very well and can trust them. So till now, no problem at all. My Thai friend owns such small shop, where i am a truly customer over the last 6 years nearly daily, showed me his depot, one big room full of boxes of good stuff. Enough for a couple of weeks. 

Just now, stevenl said:

And that is where on Phuket?

I dont know in Phuket. U can try any small mama shop. But if they dont know you, probably they will not sell. Some worry of heavy penalties, some dont care. I live here in Bangkok little bit outside of center wheres a hotspot for locals mostly from Issan who working here. So everything is available, but these days only backdoors.

3 hours ago, stevenl said:

My wife just bought 2 beers from the local shop, also they stopped selling now.

My wife is bringing me daily 4 to 6 beers when she returns home afternoon. Still yesterday, today and tomorrow and all the other days. My family and i drinking at home when we have our dinner together.   

3 hours ago, KC 71 said:

Many are choosing not to do so because of the hefty fine if caught selling

They are selling, but only for people they knowing very well. Its here in Bangkok same situation. Some shops were even checked by the police and can not offer alcohol inside fridge or inside store. But u can go backdoors, and if the owner knows you, no problem to buy anything. Where i live we have about 8 small stores in between 400 meters, everybody knows me and my wife very well so i dont worry. 

3 hours ago, laosnative said:

I am in Laos.

I am renting a lovely house with shaded garden seating, so being on partial lockdown is bearable.

Reading books, computer games to play, good stock of movies and live T.V.  Good stock of beer Lao, and Laos whisky, and many places doing food delivery.

Unfortunately I am alone, my lady is stuck in BKK for now, heaven knows when she will be back home.

Good to get out for a ride around the deserted streets on motorbike occasionaly, to buy Baguettes, cheese and other goodies.

No sign of an alcohol ban here yet, but who knows?

So to sum up, missing my better half and getting a touch of cabin fever, but, things could be much worse.   

  

I think u dont need to worry for an alcohol ban in Laos. Good luck for you. 

8 minutes ago, DPKANKAN said:

Kanchanaburi stopped tonight til 30th!! No warning!! Bloody retards.

I expect Singha, Chang etc will go ape<deleted> if its nationwide and it will be rescinded pretty soon.????????????????????????????????

So the 10Baht for one shot bar is also closed?

28 minutes ago, Metropolitian said:

 

  Just left Big C, PathumT, still for sale and saw people walk out with box Leo in their cart.

 

And my wife left a mama shop here in Bangkok with a six pack of Chang. 

13 people of my Thai family all registered for the help Nobody got qualified for it. My wife must close her small business. Not qualified. Her Pa and Me over 70 Years, both not qualified, because they get monthly few hundred THB. One sister disabled get 1.000 monthly from government is not qualified. Doughter of my wife , no job no income, not qualified and so on. What kinda help should this be.  Only empty promises.

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

But it only seems to be affecting Bangkok at this point which is a waste of time and effort. If people really want to buy alcohol it is fairly easy to do.

 

If you are a regular customer at a Mom and Pop shop there shouldn't be a problem to get your favourite tipple. 

 

In reality it will only affect 7/11 and supermarkets like BigC, Tesco and Makro etc.

Exactly, my mom shop confirmed me today, i dont need to worry for my daily 4-6 big Chang are safed for the next days maybe next weeks. But only take away and drink at home. So nothing happened here in Bangkok. Dont worry, be happy and enjoy ur social distancing at home.

Just now, geronimo said:

They are ramping up the penalties for illegal sales so don't be so sure!

I am sure of this. Normally we also sit on special holidays when beer sale is not allowed, outside of the small shops, but beer is under the table. Police driving thru every day between 5 and 6pm here. On very problematic days, as it was on election days where high penalties was set, the owner asked us to drink beer at home only. Now at these days i stay at home everyday to practise social distancing and this would not be possible without a couple of bottles of beer.

6 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

it will affect you. these small shops stock up every 2 days from makro etc.

 

can't be compared to a 1-2 day buddhist ban

no no i live here the 6th year, on the main road are 2 big shops with a lot of boxes of beers. They sell also alcohol on special holidays back door for Thais only. The small shop owners can buying also on Buddhist holidays or on election days. Jumping on the motorbike and in between a couple of minutes refill of beer is guaranteed 365 days a year.

So no problem for sure. I will go visit at 5 pm to my favourit shop and will confirm that with him. 

Does not affect me. A lot of small shops where i live, will sell to me my afternoon beers anyway. Only different will be the transport for the few meters to my home. Have to use instead a plastic bag my old small backpack,  where a six pack of Big Chang can be placed easily.

On 4/7/2020 at 8:30 PM, fishtank said:

As far as i know nobody has been accepted yet.

Will find out from tomorrow.

All 13 people of my Thai family and their friends,  all get sms Not Qualified.  

This is my 32^nd year in Thailand. We run a small business. Zero income now. We have some savings and probably will survive if the worst is over in about 2 – 3 months. But should this crisis takes longer, we will be done. So this all forced me for the first time in all the long years here in Thailand to make a Plan B with thinkings to leave Thailand forever and take my Thai wife (19 years together) with me and go back to my country. Have already a appointment at my embassy next week, to discuss and clear some things for my emergency Plan B. So if the crises is longer than expected i am out of here. Will force me to start a new life episode. Sorry for my bad english. Good luck for you all.

49 minutes ago, paddlinsteve said:

Thought I'd think positively so I bought a Nok Air fly + ride ticket to Mukdahan a few hours ago. Cost was 4173, including extras like seats and meals. That didn't last long! Two hours later I read that all visa issuance had ceased for Laos. Nok Air said sorry that ticket is nonrefundable.

 

My third extension of a Non-O (marriage) expires on April 5. The reason I'm not renewing is that my wife isn't available to attend Immigration with me. I'll try to get it switched to retirement, having more than 12 months of 65,000+ transfers from the US to show.

 

If that fails (and Nonthaburi IO is not always the most sympathetic place on earth), I hope Myanmar stays open and I can do a bounce at the Ban Phu Nam Ron crossing. I'll keep my fingers crossed. I may just have to throw myself on the mercy of the powers that be in the end.

Sorry Phu Nam Ron is closed from Saturday due an article from Bangkok Post about an hour ago. Thailand start to close more borders. Check it out.      Kanchanaburi governor Jirakiat Phumsawad ordered the suspension of the Phu Nam Ron permanent checkpoint in Muang district and the Three Pagodas crossing in Sangkhla Buri from Saturday to April 3.

53 minutes ago, johnny1966 said:

Does anyone know if we can still do the 500 baht border bounce into Myanmar via Kanchanaburi?

I did there an visa run on 16/03 monday. 950THB all done in 45minutes. 

24 minutes ago, drbeach said:

Definitely not. Vietnam is basically closed to westerners for 30 days and you'd need to fly there or pass through Laos or Cambodia first. What the OP and everyone in his situation needs is an open border with a direct neighboring country that can be accessed by road.

I did a visa run at Phu Nam Ron Thai-Myanmar border this monday. No problems there. Payed 960THB. All done in 45 minutes. Maybe a option.