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Thailand to postpone New Year holiday, close schools to curb coronavirus

 

People wear protective masks due to the coronavirus outbreak, as they line up at casher counters at a super market in Bangkok, Thailand, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved plans to postpone next month's Thai New Year holiday and to close schools to limit the spread of the coronavirus, a government spokeswoman said.

 

The approvals followed a series of plans announced on Monday to close schools, bars, movie theaters, cockfighting arenas and other entertainment centers as well as postpone the Thai New Year holiday, or Songkran, which falls between April 13 to 15.

 

"The cabinet approved that the Songkran holiday be postponed and schools closed," Ratchada Thanadirek, the government's deputy spokeswoman, told Reuters.

 

She added that closures of entertainment venues would be up to the discretion of each provincial governors, adding that more details would be available later.

 

(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-03-17

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[Ian Nagle]

'She added that closures of entertainment venues would be up to the discretion of each provincial governors,' .......

 

a case by case decision making process then, pending the individual size of the brown envelope. 

[peter14]

The level of education will just get lower again...

[Yorkshire Tea]

11 minutes ago, peter14 said:

The level of education will just get lower again...

Schools are on holiday now until middle of may.

[mfd101]

17 minutes ago, peter14 said:

The level of education will just get lower again...

Not possible. The laws of physics would prevent it.

[Raphus]

9 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

Schools are on holiday now until middle of may.

There is no date on closure or possible reopening. Therefore it is a little vague.

 

10 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

Schools are on holiday now until middle of may.

There is no date on the closure or the possible re opening. Therefore it is somewhat vague.

[OJAS]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The cabinet approved that the Songkran holiday be postponed

Until 13-15 April 2021, hopefully.

[canopus1969]

So no days off in April, have to keep working until the Gov says we can have the Songkran holiday ?

[dukeandduke]

46 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

Schools are on holiday now until middle of may.

Not international schools.

[Greenside]

Government schools?  Private schools?  International schools?
Yesterday I noticed that one of these daft announcements said that International Schools may be ordered to close - guess that's because most of the others are on holiday but it wouldn't hurt to be a bit less vague.

[Isaanbiker]

11 minutes ago, canopus1969 said:

So no days off in April, have to keep working until the Gov says we can have the Songkran holiday ?

That seems to be correct. 

 

Most primary and secondary schools are closed anyway and the new academic year will/might start in middle of May. 

 

    But that's of course not sure. Depending on the visus activity. 

 

My personal thanks fo to the Chinese government that died all to keep the disease under the carpet.

 

 

[Isaanbiker]

1 hour ago, peter14 said:

The level of education will just get lower again...

What level of education? The flag up ceremony, boy scout and various other "activities" could easily be scrubbed. 

 

   

[NUUM]

14 minutes ago, dukeandduke said:

Not international schools.

...the Minister of Education’s family owns one of the biggest international schools outside of bangkok. No conflict of interest there then...

[sungod]

56 minutes ago, NUUM said:

...the Minister of Education’s family owns one of the biggest international schools outside of bangkok. No conflict of interest there then...

Why is that a conflict of interest? He has closed his own school down.

[pedro01]

2 hours ago, dukeandduke said:

Not international schools.

Yes they are - closed until further notice

[Yorkshire Tea]

8 minutes ago, pedro01 said:

Yes they are - closed until further notice

He meant International schools are not on holiday at the moment, unlike Thai schools.

[dukeandduke]

18 minutes ago, pedro01 said:

Yes they are - closed until further notice

The point is that they're not normally closed for vacation now.

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

Schools are on holiday now until middle of may.

Sssshhh, don't tell the general and steal some of his brilliant strategy.

[DrTuner]

29 minutes ago, pedro01 said:

Yes they are - closed until further notice

Yup. Got the email an hour ago, 14 days at first and then until further notice. What a joy setting up a remote learning hub at the house for our three kids, not. It is what it is.  

[trainman34014]

4 hours ago, peter14 said:

The level of education will just get lower again...

At least at home they are not being continually brainwashed with Nationalistic garbage !

[connda]

3 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

What level of education? The flag up ceremony, boy scout and various other "activities" could easily be scrubbed. 

 

   

Being able to sing Chaat Thai will probably be enough to get a diploma at the end of M6.  What's a few less months of school in the grand scheme of things?

[BritManToo]

School and uni holidays started last week in Chiang Mai.

[Classic Ray]

Schools will close but a pound to a pinch of pig<deleted> there will be no fee refund even if teachers are laid off without pay.

[pedro01]

3 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

He meant International schools are not on holiday at the moment, unlike Thai schools.

Yes - I know what he meant and they are closing down.

[pedro01]

3 hours ago, dukeandduke said:

The point is that they're not normally closed for vacation now.

No - but they will be closed from tomorrow until further notice.

[pedro01]

3 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Yup. Got the email an hour ago, 14 days at first and then until further notice. What a joy setting up a remote learning hub at the house for our three kids, not. It is what it is.  

I work from home - next month is going to be brutal.

 

Got a PC setup behind mine for my 10 year old. The 17 year old is in the last few months before his IB finals... That's more of a worry....

[metempsychotic]

7 hours ago, Ian Nagle said:

'She added that closures of entertainment venues would be up to the discretion of each provincial governors,' .......

 

a case by case decision making process then, pending the individual size of the brown envelope. 

The whole brown envelope remark never gets old does it?

[legend49]

How many New Years holidays do they need? They had farang new year holiday end of December, then Chinese new year holiday end of January???

[dukeandduke]

12 hours ago, pedro01 said:

No - but they will be closed from tomorrow until further notice.

I was obviously not referring to that.  Someone said that the schools were closed for vacation anyway.  I said that not all of them were.  Sheesh.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, canopus1969 said:

So no days off in April, have to keep working until the Gov says we can have the Songkran holiday ?

Yep