Pattaya: We warned you about not going on the beach! Eleven foreigners taken to police station

[geoff65]

A lot of rot, time to lift this <deleted>.

[Burma Bill]

Quote:-

"One foreigner didn't go quietly, said the media. He refused to leave the beach and said that he was connected to the local mafia.

He was soon found to be in possession of a knife"

 

Ah -  a "world class tourist in a "world class resort"??

[Burma Bill]

Jomtien Beach - possibly gay "old farts" with their Thai boyfriends??

[Cuba]

Probably that trouble making bridge club at it again.

[natway09]

If you read the full article they got a warning the day before but just continued to disobey the order.

Regardless of some  illustrious thoughts expressed by some on here the Army & Police have their orders.

No sympathy from me

 

[Krataiboy]

12 hours ago, Oldie said:

Good job. I see it with my own eyes here in Pattaya every day. Some people don't care about restrictions and laws and such people need attitude adjustments. 

Why not go the whole hog and give them a lobotomy?

[whaleboneman]

13 hours ago, Oldie said:

Good job. I see it with my own eyes here in Pattaya every day. Some people don't care about restrictions and laws and such people need attitude adjustments. 

Yes-so crowd them in to a pick-up and totally ignore social distancing.

[Oldie]

7 minutes ago, whaleboneman said:

Yes-so crowd them in to a pick-up and totally ignore social distancing.

You are right. First they don't care about the beach rules and then in addition the don't care about social distancing. They should get punished for both violations ????

[Stargeezr]

Right now there are no tourists in Thailand, only locals and foreignors. Everyone is on lockdown, 

with signs to say no gatherings or beach activities. If you disobey the signs, too bad

for you. The smart people went back home to other countries. The expats

should know that they will be treated sort of like the locals, but because they

also have money, they will not get off with just a wai and stern warning.

  I try to be careful in Thailand, even when times were good.

Geezer

[Venom]

Is that social distancing they are practicing by cramming them all into the back of a pickup? ????

[DaRoadrunner]

15 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

It's about containing the potential spread and we all have to do our part for what it's worth, laws are laws, yes some are over the top, but without them you will have anarchy. 

If we don't get back to normal soon there is going to be anarchy anyway.

[connda]

Crime of the Century!

[connda]

15 hours ago, CGW said:

& the Orwellian army will continue to defend the "Government" regardless?

Reminds me:-

"Then they came for me-

and there was no one left to speak for me"

"First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me."

Should add a line:
"Then they came for the (Covid-carrying) farangs
And I did not speak out

Because I was not a farang.

[IAMHERE]

I wonder how many people caught their Covid-19 while on or near the beach?  I'd think more people have caught Covid-19 while in police custody than while roaming the beach.

[balo]

17 hours ago, OnTheGround said:

Fines up to 100,000

Jail up to 1 year.

But the Germans and Russians can't read English.  

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

Yeah and packed in to a baht-bus like sardines 

They were minding their own business and social distancing earlier!????

[tonray]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

They were exercising, sitting around on mats and swimming without a care in the world.

Dang...that's hard core. Nip it in the bud now before they start to brew coffee and setup a Tiki bar

[Sydebolle]

It is not about health or any other "Corona" excuse, it is about extending absolute power. The political pot in Bangkok is boiling already and it is of survival importance for those in charge to keep the voices as much down as possible. 

 

Breaking the curfew costs THB 40'000 per person - as we know - just wondering, if all those 18'000 they caught lately, have meanwhile paid up. 

While most Thais can be herded around like sheep, some Thais are - quite obviously - of a different opinion and decided to spend some time strolling along the beach. The "dirty farang" are of course a different thing. They have no say whatsoever and must abide by the law, irrespective of if they make sense or not. Unclear is the fining of such breaches. 

Once it comes to "dirty farang", it makes you wonder, why - on the very same day - the honourable Pipat Ratchakitprakarn in his capacity as minister of tourism, was poking around the reanimation of Thailand's tourism business?

In normal times tourists are fined for enjoying an afternoon beer between 2 and 5 pm, smoking at the beach is punishable with THB 100'000, Wednesday is "no beach day" and setting up a beach chair in Phuket was fined with THB 2'500 - like the "no sunbrella" law. 

The honourable Pipat might get his tourism house in order first. Move those TAT clowns all out of their absolutely useless circuses, get some common sense into Thailand's tourism by studying, what the customer (Chinese or dirty farang) want and need. 

Stop overcharging and two tier pricing. In other countries locals do not pay a dime to visit one of the sites in their own country, while visitors are charged a nominal fee. Accepted, and nobody has a problem with this. 

But if I drive with my car through Khao Yai National Park, my dual citizen grandson costs THB 20 while the old geezer dirty farang grandpa (that would be me) has to dish out THB 400 - go figure. 

Makes you wonder, what tourism in this country is all about - or not? Pipat is certainly not in this job because of a juicy paycheck; he knows better. In 2011 he and his wife declared combined assets of just over 300 million Baht; nine years later he sits on at least a billion - according to the media. 

[Gandtee]

My grandson has just asked me what hypocrisy means. I showed him the report of people arrested in Pattaya for being on the beach and risking the spread of the coronavirus then packing them all together in a baht bus. A classic example of hypocrisy.

[fred110]

16 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

 Amazing that some still dare to swim in that water.

At 6am today 2 falang were still swimming at pattaya beach. The cops aren't up that early.

[fred110]

12 hours ago, OnTheGround said:

 

So one can walk on building side of beach road? Please clarify. Thanks.

 

Yes.

[4MyEgo]

6 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

If we don't get back to normal soon there is going to be anarchy anyway.

Yeh I hear you, I am pretty much over it, but have no choice really as I have a pre-existing condition which is a concern with this invisible killer, but need to get out to smell the roses, suppose I have to take the risk sooner or later, looking forward to stretching the legs and going on a domestic holiday with he kids, as for the kids returning to school, that's another story, might have to split the back of the house into my zone only and keep the kids away from me, sad really.

[TKI]

22 hours ago, Oldie said:

There are restrictions and laws and on top of it big warning signs at the beaches here in Pattaya. It is up to you if you ignore all this. But please don't complain about consequences afterwards. This would be extremely naive. But obviously there are plenty of people like this. 

3rd Reich also had restrictions and laws. Not obeying in many cases led to death. Gov Restrictions and laws are not God-given, but man made. Some make sense and are good. Some are just complete nonsense and do more harm than good. Using public transportation. Allowed. Using elevators. Allowed. Long queues at Immigration. Allowed. Swimming in the sea. Not allowed. Where is the logic??? But, who expects logic here anyways. 

[pineapple01]

It is a time of Great Joy for Little Men. A time when they feel Powerful. 

[TKI]

22 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

It's about containing the potential spread and we all have to do our part for what it's worth, laws are laws, yes some are over the top, but without them you will have anarchy. 

And with them continuing soon too

[Oldie]

40 minutes ago, TKI said:

3rd Reich also had restrictions and laws. Not obeying in many cases led to death. Gov Restrictions and laws are not God-given, but man made. Some make sense and are good. Some are just complete nonsense and do more harm than good. Using public transportation. Allowed. Using elevators. Allowed. Long queues at Immigration. Allowed. Swimming in the sea. Not allowed. Where is the logic??? But, who expects logic here anyways. 

For sure not everything was perfect. But take for instance the immigration. They saw the problems and changed them pretty quickly. When I applied for my retirement extension recently in Jomtien I didn't have to wait a minute. And a problem like Corona is new. They have to find out what works and what not. They are just humans too ????

[mikebell]

23 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

laws are laws, yes some are over the top, but without them you will have anarchy. 

Pattaya Plod enforces the rules selectively and yes there is anarchy.

[Whackjob]

1 hour ago, pineapple01 said:

It is a time of Great Joy for Little Men. A time when they feel Powerful. 

Oh yes indeed they love it... it would be most entertaining to see about 10 big fit hardy russians kick the somtam out of them ..and I mean give them a real good trashing...

[Kwaibill]

23 hours ago, pchappo said:

is this an anti-foreigner website? - why not post about the Thai's on the beach as well? 

For those deficient in reading skills, the article in fact mentions twelve Thais picked up in the same sweep.

Please read the entire articles before making ignorant remarks based only on headlines

 

 

 

 

[Thrip]

Imagine acting like you don't have a care in the world during this time of forced social destruction. Whatever they are on I would like some too.