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

[Max69xl]

15 hours ago, Don Mega said:

Wicked, be awesome if they can place it with an existing public holiday, that will be one less sick day I need to use to take the week off and 9 days lazing around on an Island sounds blissful after all this lockdown <deleted>.

"an existing public holiday"? 

It's one of the Buddha holidays when alcohol is banned,in this case 2 days in a row. Are people supposed to start celebrating Songkran Fri 3 and Sat 4, then hold up for 2 days and then start again Tuesday 6? 

[dallen52]

Nobody wants a holiday in July. 

They have just had three months of unpaid work. 

Listen to your people for once...

[djayz]

Just forget about it for this year and offer an extended, super Songkran next year. It's simply no fun getting splashed in the rainy season anyways. 

[BestB]

1 hour ago, Don Mega said:

You really think the country has been on a 3 month holiday ?

Yes

[Don Mega]

4 minutes ago, Max69xl said:

"an existing public holiday"? 

It's one of the Buddha holidays when alcohol is banned,in this case 2 days in a row. Are people supposed to start celebrating Songkran Fri 3 and Sat 4, then hold up for 2 days and then start again Tuesday 6? 

What ?

 

[Sonyboy]

There was me thinking I had missed the dirty 'water bullet' shower,I smell a rush to the travel agents,or the internet, for ten day tickets starting from July the fourth.

[dallen52]

14 hours ago, Paiman said:

Most likely they are bored sh*tless in the Ministry of Culture and did some brainstorming. 

 

Kindergarten.

 

 

Suppose they had to announce something after sitting down and enjoying no doubt numerous free lunches, at their committee meetings.

 

Where did i put that sign "not for breeding purposes.."

The mind boggles...

 

[Don Mega]

5 minutes ago, dallen52 said:

Nobody wants a holiday in July. 

They have just had three months of unpaid work. 

Listen to your people for once...

Or listen to the millions that did work through the Thai New Year and give them the holiday.

 

[Don Mega]

1 minute ago, BestB said:

Yes

I'd reckon the staff forced to leave their job did not consider it a holiday, nor the business owners forced to close.

[LennyW]

Got to get those road deaths back up if they want to retain their number 1 spot!!!! This will sure give it a boost!!

[webfact]

Songkran compensation holidays likely in July

By The Nation

 

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The Cabinet will consider allowing a Songkran break in July this year, in lieu of April when it was cancelled, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, said on June 2.

 

The situation must be monitored after the lifting of lockdown measures in phase three. The Cabinet has enjoined all relevant parties to cooperate in preventing Covid-19, which will help with phase 4 relief in the future.

 

On June 4, there will be a meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to discuss the delayed Songkran break.

 

Previously, there were discussions that the compensation holidays may be on July 6-7, along with Asarnha Bucha (the day before Buddhist Lent) and Vassa Day, which are on July 4-5. However, now there is a possibility of an extemded holidays from July 4 to July 9.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388986

 

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[DUNROAMIN]

The road carnage increase 10 fold from 4 July, do not drive anywhere during this period, especially this Songkran, unless you have a death wish.

[HashBrownHarry]

1 hour ago, Don Mega said:

Yeah the biggest event on the Calendar that normally happens in April, how does moving it to July change that ?

 

I know its a "what if" but if Covid hit in October/November would the western world have postponed Christmas and then go onto cancel it ?............. I doubt it so why should Thailand, amazing the amount of miserable foreigners on this forum moaning about this, amusingly I would say few reside in Thailand !!

Yes, i'm sure most western countries would have forgotten about xmas, pretty sure they'd not have it just as a pandemic is clearing up.

 

I'm not miserable, just hate songkran.

 

ps - you sound like you've got the brain power to get a job with the government here, you should jog on down to the job centre and apply.

[Caldera]

Excellent idea, bring it on!

 

[munchlet]

So we've just had a 3 month holiday and the government wants to give us another 6 days? For Songkran? Perhaps we should be thinking about cancelling some of the current 21 or so public holidays we already have? The land of smiles I'd becoming the land of holidays. 

[Eibot]

That's a good for my children schoolyear....<deleted>

[Eibot]

14 hours ago, Don Mega said:

what dates in the remainder of the year do you feel they should schedule the postponed public holidays ?

Last week of June.

[Don Mega]

1 minute ago, munchlet said:

So we've just had a 3 month holiday and the government wants to give us another 6 days? For Songkran? Perhaps we should be thinking about cancelling some of the current 21 or so public holidays we already have? The land of smiles I'd becoming the land of holidays. 

Your eyes painted on ?

 

There is no 6 days, they want to schedule the 3 Major National holiday days from April that were postponed.

 

 

[Don Mega]

Just now, Eibot said:

Last week of June.

Thats works too I guess but really short notice for businesses that have already budgeted/planned this month.

[Don Mega]

7 minutes ago, Eibot said:

That's a good for my children schoolyear....<deleted>

1st July pupil free day, 2nd and 3rd songkran, 6th buddha day and 7th last songkran day... kids back to school on the 8th is less disruption.

 

don't know where you come from but in Aus it is not uncommon for the 1st day back to school to be pupil free day so why not do it here !!

 

1st july is a bit of a pain for parents that work though.

[Neeranam]

Great, I need a holiday. I hope the beaches are open. 

[Neeranam]

12 minutes ago, Eibot said:

That's a good for my children schoolyear....<deleted>

1 week isn't going to make a difference.

[kotsak]

So many lives were saved during the lockdown, time to compensate..

[sidgy]

If they want to give back the paid public holidays, then why not make Loy Kratong an extended public holiday. Not sure what date this year but usually its the end Oct/early Nov, that way the schools can get back the half term holiday they want to cancel, as going from july to Xmas/NY without a break is IMO far to much for the students,  hopefully borders are open by then and they will be able to showcase a quite pleasent festival to potential tourists and maybe the local populace will hopefully be gainfully employed again and actually get to spend time with their families on a different festival than songkran for a change

[natway09]

My Thai wifes words "stupid"

Let it go this year

[Traubert]

Actually it's a Thai holiday for Thai people so my guess is they don't actually care what you lot think.

[essox essox]

15 hours ago, couchpotato said:

So schools have been shut down for basically 3 months, then they open for 3 days and get shutdown again for another week. Plus many workers will be unpaid for this amazing holiday, after being on food handouts for 2-3 months.

Plus of course the hundreds that will die on the roads.. some of these politicans are absolute morons.

brain dead comes to mind....and I am sure many others think the same looking at my callendar....5,6,7 ARE HOLIDAYS ANYWAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[essox essox]

37 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Your eyes painted on ?

 

There is no 6 days, they want to schedule the 3 Major National holiday days from April that were postponed.

 

 

WHY NOT KEEP THEM POSTPONED....wil not make much difference if NOT have this stupid so called holiday.....

[DrTuner]

They should also do a mosque gate licking week down south. Since they are so keen to create clusters.

[essox essox]

26 minutes ago, kotsak said:

So many lives were saved during the lockdown, time to compensate..

yaa got to keep the coffin makers in jobs !!!