Culture Ministry proposes holidays from July 4th to 9th for Songkran celebrations

[anchadian]

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/culture-ministry-proposes-holidays-from-july-4th-to-9th-for-songkran-celebrations/

 

Thailand’s Ministry of Culture will propose, to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), the declaration of special public holidays, from July 4^th to 9^th, for belated Songkran celebrations, which were postponed from mid-April due to the coronavirus pandemic.

[Oldie]

I hope this will be without the stupid water games. 

[J Town]

Christ on a crutch! Does the left hand know what the right hand is doing? School is supposed to start back up 1 July and the students have already lost months. If we go as planned, we will be working Christmas day. There is NO room for these days off - or, oh hell, who cares! THROW me a super soaker!

[HashBrownHarry]

They just can't do without their beloved Songkran, you would think they'd be more interest recovery from this pandemic 1st ( oh hold on, that makes sense, scratch that idea )!

[OneeyedJohn]

The amount of 

holidays' in Thailand is insane.

Someone's birthday, someone's death, someone's marriage, someone's coronation, when the king sneezed, fer f. u .k s sakes

[KhunBENQ]

"To put in perspective":

 

July 4: Saturday

July 5: Asanha Bucha, alcohol prohibited

July 6: substitute holiday for 5.

7,8,9 (Thursday) "Songkran"

 

Does one really expect that Fri, July 10, anything will be open/happen?

 

So Sat Jul 4 to Sun Jul 12 "holyweek"?

 

And that after the expected "grand opening" on July 1??

That will be fun (on the road and elsewhere).

 

 

 

[Brunolem]

15 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

 

So Sat Jul 4 to Sun Jul 12 "holyweek"?

 

Which means that school will not really start before July 13th!

 

After 4 months of holidays, do the children need...more holidays?

 

And does the moribund economy need to restart with a holiday?