Patong COVID shutdown costing B100mn a day: PEBA President

By Khunanya Wanchanwet

 

a lone tourist walks past the end of Bangla Rd near Patong Beach yesterday (Mar 18). photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET--: Weerawit Kreuasombat, President of the Patong Entertainment Business Association (PEBA), has estimated that the forced 14-day shutdown of entertainment venues in Patong to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus is costing the island an estimated B100 million a day in lost revenues.

 

The shutdown, announced by Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana late Tuesday night, come into effect yesterday, leaving the usually busy Bangla Rd shrouded in darkness.

 

“PEBA members will meet up later to discuss this order because being closed for 14 days is affecting a wide range of tourism-related businesses,” Mr Weerawit told The Phuket News.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/patong-covid-shutdown-costing-b100mn-a-day-peba-president-75349.php

 

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WOW! 100 million per day in lost revenues!!!! Why in the world have they been complaining of having no tourists before the virus? Sounds like they had a lot.

 

All the lies are starting to pile up in the front yard.

All the whining before the covid19. Fake!!  It's a country where it's impossible to know the truth from any person or source 

For a few Baht more... And that's his main concern whilst his fellow countrymen  are facing the worst health crises since the 1918 Spanish flu. Shameless is the word that comes to mind.

I went there once before Covid ... did not like it anyway ... just a rip-off street for horny strangers ...

No fun , too loud , cheap looking girls , expensive drinks ...

so all the scam artists in bars and overcharging, will they soon be out on the streets to rob the people as they lost their income ?

As always, as every day..... Money first! ????

Still the thai baht artificially strong. Can't blame the tourists for not going to Thailand (setting aside the corona virus), too dam expensive !

Ok, don't shut down, then see what that cost will be ... as*Ho*es!

Patong COVID shutdown costing B100mn a day: PEBA President saving hundreds of lives.

fixed.

On 3/20/2020 at 2:07 PM, sawadee1947 said:

As always, as every day..... Money first! ????

its understandable as preb k and his fellow landowners not gonna cut the rent

if people can not pay move out no problem he can sell a new lease to someone else for double the lost rent 

so not as easy as you think

but now it really shows, must have elected governor ,he have to go, he stands same you, dont care about the people ,which wotes he would never get

i dont mean the closedown is the problem but the governor could stop all rent and all bankloan so everyone share

our workers dont pay a bath of what they borrowed from us until this is over and no interest either

nobody should win here but the governor and the landowners and finally the banks does ,so good point if that was what you ment

7 hours ago, martinhp said:

its understandable as preb k and his fellow landowners not gonna cut the rent

if people can not pay move out no problem he can sell a new lease to someone else for double the lost rent 

so not as easy as you think

but now it really shows, must have elected governor ,he have to go, he stands same you, dont care about the people ,which wotes he would never get

i dont mean the closedown is the problem but the governor could stop all rent and all bankloan so everyone share

our workers dont pay a bath of what they borrowed from us until this is over and no interest either

nobody should win here but the governor and the landowners and finally the banks does ,so good point if that was what you ment

Sorry, to be very honest, I don't know what you wrote. 

On 3/19/2020 at 7:03 PM, snoop1130 said:

PHUKET--: Weerawit Kreuasombat, President of the Patong Entertainment Business Association (PEBA), has estimated that the forced 14-day shutdown of entertainment venues in Patong to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus is costing the island an estimated B100 million a day in lost revenues.

So, did they pay tax on the B100 million a day then ?

Don't think so!