JonnyF

James105 is right. If you can't see the correlation between businesses being closed/restricted and the people who work in those businesses being out of work then maybe it's best you remain quiet about this astounding lack of insight and stick to making childish, tedious accusations about posters you have never met ????.

Are you serious? You can only legally buy alcohol in shops at certain times of the day. 13:55 can. 14:05 cannot. 16:55 cannot. 17:05 can. You can only drink in restaurants in BKK and Phuket. In BKK you have to stop at 9pm, in Phuket you stop at 11pm I believe. Mostly everywhere else it is banned completely in restaurants. Bars and pubs are ordered closed pretty much everywhere. No restrictions??? ???? It's actually scary that people are starting to forget what freedom looks like, to the point of celebrating and showing gratitude to their 'leaders' when they are occasionally allowed a sniff of it. It's pretty pathetic actually.

It's a simple way of showing Thailand that the world is not falling for their silly little sham. Their fake Democracy fools no-one. Thailand is run by a Junta that stole power illegally at the barrel of a gun. The "PM" is a soldier in a suit. What annoys the Thai government and it's cronies like this guy is that everyone knows it.

It looks like Anutin suspects someone somewhere might be enjoying themselves. Quick, crack down. If only they could find a way to keep the proles/peasants out of sight, released only for a few hours to do some menial work on minimum wage and then back to their hovel. Oh I know, another Covid lockdown.

I'll continue to ride my motorbikes at whatever speed is safe for the conditions thanks. If you think I'm going to stick to 80kph on a 'big bike' (or worse still, 60kph on my 250 which is capable of way over double that) while cars are blasting past me at breakneck speed then you'll have to think again.

Well that was very gracious of him to "Accept" the vaccines. The US should feel honoured to have their vaccines accepted by the "PM" of Thailand. Now, time to scurry back to China before they get too upset that you've started using decent vaccines instead of their junk.

No I wasn't being sarcastic. It was a Tuesday night and it was packed. A couple of weeks ago we couldn't even get a seat at one Irish pub on soi 4. It was great to see the place doing good business and everyone enjoying themselves. We also have a small farm near Korat and there was an outbreak in the village (also following a wedding). I didn't attend but my girlfriend said nobody was wearing masks, people drinking and shouting etc. 3 or 4 villagers tested positive after the event. I think these village events are prime spreading events once everyone has a few whiskies and lets their hair down. Most of them are unvaccinated as well, unlike in Bangkok. The UK is leading the way here. Vaccinate, then open up. 5 of my extended family have had it now and they just isolate, feel rough for a few days and then back to normal. Like flu.

Well, there has been a reopening in Bangkok. I was out again last night and the pub was packed. Walking home, local restaurants were absolutely full as well. Thais and foreigners all eating and drinking together and having a great time. So if there is no spike, that's a great sign and hopefully more places can reopen.

They really need to make it crystal clear to people when booking holidays in Thailand that masks are absolutely mandatory, bars/entertainment venues are shut, alcohol is only served in restaurants in a few cities until 9pm etc. If they know all that and are still stupid enough to come here for a holiday, they can't complain.

Yeah, just like you said there wouldn't be a coup and you wouldn't be PM. There are only so many lies you can tell before nobody believes you any more. That point was reached about 5 years ago.

Paternalism from government is undesirable at the best of times, but when those in charge lack any form of decency and integrity it is a particularly bitter pill to swallow. It's time to get back to normal and stop using Covid to push through increasingly authoritarian forms of government.

Or we could just get vaccinated, and then carry on with our lives amidst the myriad of diseases and viruses that were around long before Covid. There's a thought..

Good to see that someone finally gets it. Better late than never. Let's hope this insight catches on.

Obviously this phenomenon does not occur in Bangkok. Or Phuket. In those places, the neck muscles remain tight. But consume alcohol elsewhere and the muscles in the neck relax to invite Covid into the body. Packed like sardines on the BTS is fine. But sitting next to someone in a restaurant is dangerous (but only if the drink on the table contains alcohol). What a clown.

2 violent, left wing extremists. One a convicted paedo, one a convicted domestic abuse repeat offender. Both attacking him, along with others.

No I don't think it SHOULD happen. Absolutely not. But it's not beyond the realms of possibility.

The way I see it is that 10 years is nowhere near enough for what he did. So Karma increased his sentence to one that is more appropriate. Feel free to disagree though. His conviction had nothing to do with what happened that day, but tells you a lot about the character of the man, as do other videos on YouTube showing him to be ultra aggressive. Totally in line with Rittenhouse's story about being attacked by this scumbag. Good riddance to bad rubbish, who knows how many children he would have abused in the coming years...

A short jail sentence in my opinion. The guy is clearly an idiot, but ultimately he was attacked by rioters (one of which was a convicted paedophile and the other had been convicted of domestic abuse) and acted in self defence, albeit with excessive force. However he had no reason to be there, he was looking for trouble and found it. An acquittal would lead to huge riots so I'd expect a short jail term. Hopefully he'll get a shortened sentence for doing the public a service by removing a child rapist (Rosenbaum) from the face of the earth.

If I had to guess, I'd say the influential wealthy families that lobby the governemtn have business interests and like to party in Bangkok, not on Soi Post Office.

Apologising for racism. Classy.

No tears from me. As far as I am concerned their racist entrance fee policies can go down with them. And no, a driving licence, a work permit or even proof of income tax paid doesn't get you in for the local rate if you are of European descent. Not since about 2016 anyway.

Just let all restaurants sell alcohol, all of the time. There has been no spike since November 1st. Why? Because alcohol and Covid are completely unrelated. This law was absolutely ridiculous as many of us pointed out for months. Just because a few puritans hate to see others enjoying themselves, that is no reason to destroy businesses.

Well, the countries who have cosied up to China and gone with Sinovac tend not to have the greatest record in terms of transparency of information. Thailand being one example. Either that, or they're using the Chinese test kits as well ????.

What he lacks in presentability, he clearly makes up for in negotiation skills.

15 days since relaxing restrictions in Bangkok and still no spike. Excellent news. Onwards and upwards!!