Emergency decree for Bangkok - will it happen?

[CLW]

In a English edition of a Thai newspaper there was an article, it could be possible that Bangkok (and possibly other cities) could be under martial law controlled by the military with strict rules to go outside.

 

How likely is that going to happen? 

Number of new cases in the last days don't look very good...

[WineOh]

Given the current circumstances and reports coming out about latest infection levels, i’d say its a dead cert. 

 

I’m battening down the hatches and taking a few ladies of the night with me! You wont be seeing me at breakfast! ????

[cmsally]

Should have done that before anyone returned to the provinces.

[ThailandRyan]

Were "Ifs" and "Buts"/ Just tents and huts,/ How gaily could we hide!/ If "Buts" and "Ifs"/ Were yachts and skiffs/ How merrily we would ride!/ But "Ifs" and "Buts"/ They Interfere/ And spoil the whole affair./ If it were not/ For "Ifs" and "Buts"/ I'd be a millionaire!

 

And If the Government made a decision instead of leaving everything hanging, then a Buck is what would have Nuts hanging in a sack, and a Buck $ could be spent on Beer Nuts.

[bkk6060]

Yes.

[jacob29]

I hope they have the good sense to do just that, instead of hoping for the best. The problem with introducing these gradual measures, is that it takes too long to measure the impact (the numbers still aren't peaking in Italy). Safer to go all in, then scale back slowly.

[CLW]

The mass exodus has started.

Search on twitter หมอชิต (Morchit bus terminal).

Masses of people (Thai citizens and migrant workers) heading home because their businesses in Bangkok have closed.

Terrible situation right now.

One can just imagine if there is one infected person around...

[Moonlover]

3 hours ago, Liverpoolfan said:

Given the current circumstances and reports coming out about latest infection levels, i’d say its a dead cert. 

 

I’m battening down the hatches and taking a few ladies of the night with me! You wont be seeing me at breakfast! ????

I heartily approve of this socially responsible policy. Keep as many of these ladies feed and protected for as long as it takes to get through this.

 

Do I have an ulterior motive for saying this? Of course I do. The longer you guys down there prevent these ladies from coming up here to the safety of rural areas and risking further spreading  of the virus, the better.

 

More power to you. Keep up the good work. 

 

 

[CLW]

Bus station Morchit today

 

 

[nightfox]

Looks like Songkron without the water for many.

[FritsSikkink]

4 hours ago, cmsally said:

Should have done that before anyone returned to the provinces.

Who would have paid the rent?

[CLW]

15 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

Who would have paid the rent?

Same powers that can afford tanks and submarines.

[revgreen]

26 minutes ago, CLW said:

Same powers that can afford tanks and submarines.

You should realize that this is highly unlikely by the powers that be.

[FritsSikkink]

1 hour ago, CLW said:

Same powers that can afford tanks and submarines.

Like they do(n't) in the UK, USA and other countries?

[marin]

People were told asked a few days ago to stay in their houses and limit social contact. Then the malls and shops and restaurants were closed. But!!  Thais have never respected rules, and its going to come back and bite them and us.  Until the Thai people themselves see this and do something we are all in danger.   So many just simply dont have a clue or dont care.  Its not going to get better. 

[justin case]

the army is already in power here, since they grabbed it

[joecoolfrog]

3 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

Like they do(n't) in the UK, USA and other countries?

Actually they are doing so in the UK ( significant help with wages , rent , mortgages etc. ) I understand this also to be the case , by various degrees, in other european countries and the US.

[Brunolem]

59 minutes ago, justin case said:

the army is already in power here, since they grabbed it

Yes and no... behind the uniforms are the puppetmasters, the oligarchs who really run the show... and they'd rather keep their business running than go into a lockdown for a virus that, officially, has only killed one person... 

 

[joecoolfrog]

The Thai government will look after itself and its own , the peasants will have to make do.

[thailand49]

It might be too late!  When they closed everything and told people to self quarantine but didn't close off all public transportation so people couldn't leave and spread they lost containment!  Now it is out of the bottle and the masses don't have money for the test nor are there facilities or equipment in place to protect health workers! It might be too late the worse is yet to come I just hope I am wrong!

[flinc2020]

Social distancing is fine, but I have a backup plan.......

[Kalasin Jo]

On 3/22/2020 at 2:53 PM, cmsally said:

Should have done that before anyone returned to the provinces.

The lead article here today is that a mass exodus is already underway. No doubt fuelled by this kind of speculation. Living in Isaan suddenly got a whole lot riskier. Our local village markets have all stopped though, presumably by Provincial Governor's order since I'm not aware of a nationwide order closing all markets.

 

But how on earth will these vendors survive?

[CLW]

2 hours ago, Kalasin Jo said:

The lead article here today is that a mass exodus is already underway. No doubt fuelled by this kind of speculation. Living in Isaan suddenly got a whole lot riskier. Our local village markets have all stopped though, presumably by Provincial Governor's order since I'm not aware of a nationwide order closing all markets.

 

But how on earth will these vendors survive?

Pawn shops and loan sharks will make a killing

[Max69xl]

On 3/22/2020 at 2:53 PM, cmsally said:

Should have done that before anyone returned to the provinces.

What do you propose those people should have done in BKK without work and money? Please tell. 

[Max69xl]

4 hours ago, Kalasin Jo said:

The lead article here today is that a mass exodus is already underway. No doubt fuelled by this kind of speculation. Living in Isaan suddenly got a whole lot riskier. Our local village markets have all stopped though, presumably by Provincial Governor's order since I'm not aware of a nationwide order closing all markets.

 

But how on earth will these vendors survive?

They are not supposed to close fresh food markets. 

[Rhys]

...this too shall pass..

[SidJames]

I've been in the country when 3 seperate military coups happened.

Not much happened as far as I could see.

This is not really a practiced militia as there is no real war except for the SW of the country where bombs still go off.

Local policing is often done in the cities by the local motocycs for the most part & the boys in brown do not seem to have any respect whatsoever as they just shake people down.

Outside of the urban areas it's down to having a decent headsman who usually comes from decent family but for the most part a lot of country Thais will depend on their religion to show them the way.

I reckon that a lot of virus related deaths will not be recognised up country as C19 because there will be no ability to test post mortem & it will be put down as karma then they are cremated tout suite.

There is a really good chance that if this bites big time in places like Issan that it will not be registered as having happened at all.

 

[AlexRich]

6 hours ago, Kalasin Jo said:

The lead article here today is that a mass exodus is already underway. No doubt fuelled by this kind of speculation. Living in Isaan suddenly got a whole lot riskier. Our local village markets have all stopped though, presumably by Provincial Governor's order since I'm not aware of a nationwide order closing all markets.

 

But how on earth will these vendors survive?

Possibly by robbing “rich” farangs ... id keep a low profile if I were you.

[SCOTT FITZGERSLD]

VERY LIKELY.

the decision makers are global clerks of the WHO. they

acctually give now the orders to many governments around the world,

how to shut down this or that part of life.

now the order is to move to a total emergency decree, and to do it NOOOOWW !!

 

[Kalorymetr]

Its happening