webfact Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Chonburi malls among first in country to reopen By THE NATION Phakthon Thianchai Chonburi was among the first provinces in the country to partially lift its lockdown on Wednesday (April 14) as some shops reopened. However, its popular maritime gateway of Koh Loi Pier will remain closed until the Covid-19 crisis is resolved, said provincial governor Phakthon Thianchai. Ships plying the route to Sichang Island are exempt from the order and still operating. Shops in malls permitted to open for business from Tuesday (April 14) included banks and finance-related outlets, smartphone repair centres, supermarkets, pharmacies, restaurants (takeaway service only) and zones selling electrical appliances, kitchenware, computers or construction equipment and related items. Previously, only the restaurants, supermarkets and pharmacies had been permitted to open under lockdown restrictions. Policymakers and health chiefs will be monitoring Chonburi closely to see what effect the easing of restrictions has on the local Covid-19 situation, as other provinces prepare to lift their lockdowns. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386048 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-04-15 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Just in time for the "light" lockdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kerryd Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 So we're "locking down" at the same time as we are "opening up" ? Oh right, I forgot. First it was to keep everyone (foreign and domestic) out of Pattaya but now it's to keep the main part of the city locked down because there are some (foreign) tourists there and despite no news of any new infections for almost 2 weeks, they are saying that Pattaya is the "yolk" of the egg for new infections. (The last infection was reportedly a Russian man who died in his home 10 days ago - after he'd gone to a hospital and they wouldn't admit him for some reason.) Meanwhile other parts of the country are starting to ease restrictions. 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phuketshrew Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 As ever in Thailand, it's all about the money. I wonder how thick the brown envelopes need to be to facilitate a timely opening? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: As ever in Thailand, it's all about the money. I wonder how thick the brown envelopes need to be to facilitate a timely opening? Not just Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madmen Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: As ever in Thailand, it's all about the money. I wonder how thick the brown envelopes need to be to facilitate a timely opening? Tired old clichés brown envelope. Even Australia is easing back into opening shops and people going back to work People need there jobs asap ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 So we're guinea pigs innit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheGround Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jingthing said: So we're guinea pigs innit. +1 You got that right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 never understood why the high fructose sugar drink stands remained open ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidJames Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 27 minutes ago, Jingthing said: So we're guinea pigs innit. Don't say that, the first wave of chinese tourists will want us on the menu, it could be a whole new virus ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I guess the plan is to let the virus rip through the locked-down city, killing all the unclean farangs who have ruined the place in the process, and then rebranding it as a high-quality family-friendly resort. Plus ca change, as the French say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 15 hours ago, Kerryd said: So we're "locking down" at the same time as we are "opening up" ? Yes, it appears we are being offered open shops we cannot access in the Pattyaya area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Peterw42 Posted April 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) Very good, I can now go and queue up at a checkpoint, who may or may not let me through, then go and get my phone repaired and buy a saucepan. Otherwise, everything else is as per the original lock-down orders. The OP is talking about Chonburi, not specifically Pattaya which has its own rules and enfourcement. Edited April 16, 2020 by Peterw42 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegoniners Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Oh yeah, computer equipment and kitchenware is so damn important, lol These guys must sit on their brains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 17 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: As ever in Thailand, it's all about the money. I wonder how thick the brown envelopes need to be to facilitate a timely opening? About as thick as those running the show,pretty thick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, brucegoniners said: Oh yeah, computer equipment and kitchenware is so damn important, lol These guys must sit on their brains. I ventured to Tucom Pattaya a week ago cuz I burned out my mouse. Of course they were shut down tight, only the grocery store downstairs was open. Lazada had a logitech in my hands in two days. I was impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BigStar Posted April 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: As ever in Thailand, it's all about the money. I wonder how thick the brown envelopes need to be to facilitate a timely opening? It can't be about the money in this case, as everyone here agrees that Thai shopping malls make no money. No shoppers have ever been seen in a Thai mall as there cannot be any: rich Thais shop abroad and the rest have no money, Chinese, Indians, and Russians spend nothing, all the Golden Egg Layers responsible for all the economic growth have taken their golden eggs to "better places" where they're loved just for being their lovable selves. Ace TVF Economists (and we do have a large group here specializing in Mall Analysis, overlapping with Condo Analysis) know that that Thai malls exist to provide free aircon. Therefore, it's all about the aircon. Edited April 16, 2020 by BigStar 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Are the Gin shops open yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybuz Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 13 hours ago, madmen said: Tired old clichés brown envelope. Even Australia is easing back into opening shops and people going back to work People need there jobs asap ! Not in the state I'm in and any other at the moment,the latest is maybe 5 weeks time if then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 minute ago, mikebell said: Are the Gin shops open yet? Mine is, but the owner has to know you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 18 hours ago, Kerryd said: Meanwhile other parts of the country are starting to ease restrictions. Province by province scenario, opening up depends on each provincial infection/death levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffshoreMig Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 If R0 <1 for 14 days or more has passed then YES restrictions can/should be eased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmonman Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 15 hours ago, brucegoniners said: Oh yeah, computer equipment and kitchenware is so damn important, lol These guys must sit on their brains. Yes it would be much more important to open all the bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 18 minutes ago, charmonman said: Yes it would be much more important to open all the bars. To mongers yes. Definitely a non essential business and also a very high risk business as far as social distancing. People seem to be having some kind of strange delusion that's it's possible to instantly go back to normal. You're talking many months for that and it won't be the same normal as before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eindhoven Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 9:43 AM, Kerryd said: So we're "locking down" at the same time as we are "opening up" ? Oh right, I forgot. First it was to keep everyone (foreign and domestic) out of Pattaya but now it's to keep the main part of the city locked down because there are some (foreign) tourists there and despite no news of any new infections for almost 2 weeks, they are saying that Pattaya is the "yolk" of the egg for new infections.(The last infection was reportedly a Russian man who died in his home 10 days ago - after he'd gone to a hospital and they wouldn't admit him for some reason.) Meanwhile other parts of the country are starting to ease restrictions. You've got your story confused. The one who was sent home was not the one who died. In fact, one one who died possibly caught it on Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinyara Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Jingthing said: To mongers yes. Definitely a non essential business and also a very high risk business as far as social distancing. People seem to be having some kind of strange delusion that's it's possible to instantly go back to normal. You're talking many months for that and it won't be the same normal as before. Plenty of bar/restaurants adapted their seating arrangements very well and effectively to ensure social distancing pre the complete ban on both eating in and serving alcohol. They were no different to the likes of banks for example with spaced seating and probably more effective than queuing at supermarket checkouts. Not an instant opening but I see no reason why a gradual reverse opening with common sense applied shouldn't happen for restaurants and bars. People need to have social contact, this forum is as good an example as any of the dangers of social isolation enforced or otherwise. Edited April 17, 2020 by kinyara Addition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, kinyara said: Plenty of bar/restaurants adapted their seating arrangements very well and effectively to ensure social distancing pre the complete ban on both eating in and serving alcohol. They were no different to the likes of banks for example with spaced seating and probably more effective than queuing at supermarket checkouts. Not an instant opening but I see no reason why a gradual reverse opening with common sense applied shouldn't happen for restaurants and bars. People need to have social contact, this forum is as good an example as any of the dangers of social isolation enforced or otherwise. Restaurants here are probably opening In May. Not sure what kind of metrics have and how accurate they are to justify that risk. In any case it is a risk and bars and massage SPAS etc. would logically come later. Thailand like everywhere needs more testing and contact tracing. These moves shouldn't be done in the dark and when you reopen too early be prepared for very possible backfires and repeated closings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 23 hours ago, J Town said: Mine is, but the owner has to know you. Where & can you give me an introduction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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