SidJames Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Reports from other news channels (no links allowed on here according to the rulers) that we are looking at a 1st May easing of closures in ChonBuri with restrictions being lifted. As of tomorrow electronic stores can reopen. I have been mailed this from pattaya ???? so can anyone else confirm the story or confirm it's truth? I don't know if this also mean schools as it was not mentioned & I can't read the Thai language version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfaboy Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I don't hope so. Life is easy and quiet now.... 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Nothing confirmed as yet if you read the announcement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaRoadrunner Posted April 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2020 We have not beaten the virus yet. Go back to normal too soon and we are in deep doo doo. Besides, Roadrunner is enjoying the cleaner air and relatively traffic free roads. They can stay in isolation for me. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted April 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2020 I haven't read it in Thailand but other countries seem to be trying to open 1st May, countries are watching each other, hopefully they've smelt the coffee by now and realise they have to get the economy started urgently 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubism001 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Air travel in from US? Much appreciate no jeers, sneers, jokes, but any mention of letting a Yank in. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiclan Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) Schools are closed until July 1st. I read that posted from Bangkok ???? Also an international school has said the same thing via an email. They are about to start term 3 and the whole term will be conducted online. The original lockdown that we currently have was always supposed to be until April 30th. Edited April 15, 2020 by thaiclan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiclan Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 2 hours ago, cubism001 said: Air travel in from US? Much appreciate no jeers, sneers, jokes, but any mention of letting a Yank in. Thanks. All travel into Thailand is currently suspended until April 18th. After that it is only allowing entry for Thai nationals and long-stay holders, but you have to do a 14 day quarantine in a govt facility (no more stay-home quarantine). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, thaiclan said: All travel into Thailand is currently suspended until April 18th. After that it is only allowing entry for Thai nationals and long-stay holders, but you have to do a 14 day quarantine in a govt facility (no more stay-home quarantine). No thanks to those earlier returnees who dare to post on Facebook that they broke their home quarantine. Some people really don't understand the consequence of their actions. Do they have to pay for the govt facility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Some off topic posts removed, this is the Pattaya forum it is not Phuket, not Chiang Mai and not the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohyesuare Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 2 hours ago, thaiclan said: All travel into Thailand is currently suspended until April 18th. After that it is only allowing entry for Thai nationals and long-stay holders, but you have to do a 14 day quarantine in a govt facility (no more stay-home quarantine). Extended to April 30th now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyPlatt Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 11 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: I haven't read it in Thailand but other countries seem to be trying to open 1st May, countries are watching each other, hopefully they've smelt the coffee by now and realise they have to get the economy started urgently Saw an interview with the deputy Italian health minister saying that smaller restaurants and bars will not be able to open until a vaccine is found. To small for social distancing. No one will be smelling the coffee in Europe until there is a medical breakthrough. Thailand may well get things going quicker but visa on arrival will have to be reinstated. Any jumping through hoops and very few will come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, WillyPlatt said: Saw an interview with the deputy Italian health minister saying that smaller restaurants and bars will not be able to open until a vaccine is found. To small for social distancing. No one will be smelling the coffee in Europe until there is a medical breakthrough. Thailand may well get things going quicker but visa on arrival will have to be reinstated. Any jumping through hoops and very few will come. Opening airports and resuming normal flights would just create new waves of Corona so i imagine that will be restricted for a long time, maybe no new tourism for 6-18 months 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brokenbone Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 im just happy it coincided with songkran, be grateful for that 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 A post has been removed, the Chiang Mai forum is HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivas Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 5 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: Opening airports and resuming normal flights would just create new waves of Corona so i imagine that will be restricted for a long time, maybe no new tourism for 6-18 months Absolute certainty for at least 1 year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 7 hours ago, brokenbone said: im just happy it coincided with songkran, be grateful for that Which has only been postponed, not cancelled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Monomial Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 22 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said: We have not beaten the virus yet. Go back to normal too soon and we are in deep doo doo. Besides, Roadrunner is enjoying the cleaner air and relatively traffic free roads. They can stay in isolation for me. We won't have beaten the virus in 2 weeks either. And while you are partying, having the time of your life and crying "let them eat cake," millions are facing financial ruin and starting to look towards crime as the only way out. Roadrunner won't be so happy when he gets stopped and mugged on those relatively traffic free roads, will he? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 30 minutes ago, Monomial said: We won't have beaten the virus in 2 weeks either. And while you are partying, having the time of your life and crying "let them eat cake," millions are facing financial ruin and starting to look towards crime as the only way out. Roadrunner won't be so happy when he gets stopped and mugged on those relatively traffic free roads, will he? With a raising crime rate this makes me for sure want to never carry my passport with me.... The May 1 date could change at any time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivas Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 15 hours ago, fforest1 said: With a raising crime rate this makes me for sure want to never carry my passport with me.... The May 1 date could change at any time.... May 1st 2021 is more accurate 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supdog Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) The food line ups on buahkow are getting longer and longer. Even is stuff does open, who has money to spend anything? Don't underestimate paranoia either, it won't be like everybody will peel off the masks all at once. If there is even a minor spike in infections, it's all closed again imo. This is still going downhill fast. Many are mototaxi drivers in the food lineups, that will tell you something. Edited April 16, 2020 by supdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted April 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2020 it is opening up because the Thai government don't want to support those with no work at 5k/month which is actually nothing compared to what western countries pay out to millions every week They are forgetting one thing - even if bars etc opened where are they getting customers from, also there will be many businesses (bars etc) that will never open again because the Government refused to support them The Thai government is about to find out what 10 million starving people really looks like and how much it will cost to feed and support them They are also going to experience what Thailand looks like without the "dirty farang" tourists for at least 12 months, maybe not a bad thing 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted April 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2020 24 minutes ago, smedly said: They are also going to experience what Thailand looks like without the "dirty farang" tourists for at least 12 months, maybe not a bad thing Interesting to see if they switch to being more positive towards expat farang, partly because of the money they will spend throughout this but also the visible help they are giving at those food lineups 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post UbonThani Posted April 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2020 14 hours ago, Chivas said: May 1st 2021 is more accurate Rubbish. Things will open soon. They have to. Otherwise there will be economic collapse. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Henryford Posted April 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, smedly said: it is opening up because the Thai government don't want to support those with no work at 5k/month which is actually nothing compared to what western countries pay out to millions every week They are forgetting one thing - even if bars etc opened where are they getting customers from, also there will be many businesses (bars etc) that will never open again because the Government refused to support them The Thai government is about to find out what 10 million starving people really looks like and how much it will cost to feed and support them They are also going to experience what Thailand looks like without the "dirty farang" tourists for at least 12 months, maybe not a bad thing They will bet on the "clean" Chinese and try to get them back as soon as possible (even if they spend nothing here). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kinyara Posted April 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said: Interesting to see if they switch to being more positive towards expat farang, partly because of the money they will spend throughout this but also the visible help they are giving at those food lineups Tolerated barely, thanked rarely and scapegoated conveniently. From cave saving heroes to virus spreading zeroes. The benefits foreigners both tourists and residents bring to Thailand are invisible and conveniently ignored by those in authority, they only ever focus on the negative aspect unfortunately. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 7:29 AM, scubascuba3 said: I haven't read it in Thailand but other countries seem to be trying to open 1st May, countries are watching each other, hopefully they've smelt the coffee by now and realise they have to get the economy started urgently I think there will be a partial opening of places, but I don't know about aircraft in the sky so soon, maybe outbound in May, inbound June, but hey in Thailand anything goes. Temperature checks & social distancing will remain in force, albeit it they might loosen up on bars and restaurants, but big events will remain closed, the masks and sanitizing will be around for a while, until some vaccine comes to market. Schools from what I have been told are to reopen 1 July, we don't know if we will send our kids to school so early because if they catch it (herd immunity) and bring it here, I will be departing this planet much earlier than anticipated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Henryford said: They will bet on the "clean" Chinese and try to get them back as soon as possible (even if they spend nothing here). Spend nothing here? Think again. I got Chinese to spend 3.25MB, 3.3MB, 3.5MB, 7.5MB, and 10.25MB on condos here. And, that's just lil 'ol me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chivas Posted April 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2020 6 hours ago, UbonThani said: Rubbish. Things will open soon. They have to. Otherwise there will be economic collapse. What planet are you on here ! Fella open your eyes theres a MASSIVE worldwide pandemic occuring. Nothing will remotely be the same ever again. The UK is expected to drop a third of our GDP this is not just Thailand ! Tourists wont be coming in free of ALL restrictions probably for 2 years (if we're lucky) Nothing is ever going to be the same again with now the timelines for vaccines put back sadly to 18 months Forget whatever we had before. 95% is and will be gone 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treetops Posted April 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, newnative said: Spend nothing here? Think again. I got Chinese to spend 3.25MB, 3.3MB, 3.5MB, 7.5MB, and 10.25MB on condos here. And, that's just lil 'ol me. Obviously there are well off ones that do exactly what you say, but I think the majority ones Henryford meant were the tours whose payment for accommodation, food, shows, transport etc goes primarily in Chinese pockets. It keeps some waitresses and hotel maids in jobs, but in a disproportionately low amount given their numbers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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