Thailand ‘State of Emergency’ may be extended

[webfact]

Thailand ‘State of Emergency’ may be extended

By Pattaya Mail

 

  

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

 

BANGKOK – The state of emergency may be extended while schools and airports will reopen and there will be long holidays next month, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

“It is possible to extend the imposition of the emergency decree. It is being considered. The choice is to either extend or end it. However, measures will be reduced. For example, the curfew will be lifted and crowd gathering will be allowed. The emergency decree may remain in effect for the sake of swift solutions,” Mr Wissanu said.

 

Without the imposition of the executive decree on public administration in emergency situations, officials assigned by the public health minister could not integrate operations among the police, the military and civil service officials, the deputy prime minister said.

 

Full story: https://www.pattayamail.com/coronavirus/thailand-state-of-emergency-may-be-extended-303225

 

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[keith101]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

Without the imposition of the executive decree on public administration in emergency situations, officials assigned by the public health minister could not integrate operations among the police, the military and civil service officials, the deputy prime minister said.

Why the h##l not .

[rkidlad]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

For example, the curfew will be lifted and crowd gathering will be allowed.

So why still the need? (apart from the obvious)

[ThailandRyan]

I just want to be able to fly out and back in either internationally or within the Asean countries.  I wonder if that will be on the table or not.  

[Hayduke]

33 minutes ago, webfact said:

The emergency decree may remain in effect for the sake of swift solutions,” Mr Wissanu said.

 

No surprise here. Why would a rigid, autocratic, power-obsessed military regime...always in the market for 'swift solutions'...let go of a perfectly good and extremely useful emergency?

 

 

Edited June 8, 2020 by Hayduke

[Thaiwrath]

[statman78]

The government just wants to keep the ability to do anything it wants.

[MadMac]

"The choice is to either extend or end it."

Right. ???? On day this next day that. Business as usual.

[Brunolem]

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

there will be long holidays next month

What long holidays??? 

 

Do the children need holidays after 4 months at home? 

 

And what are long holidays going to do for the millions of unemployed? 

 

The real emergency is for everybody to get back to work! 

 

 

 

 

[Donutz]

Must be health for reasons and not 'national security' (people speaking up are dangerous don't you know?). 

[cyril sneer]

does this mean alcohol will be sold in restaurants on not?

[Phuketshrew]

It's the new Art. 44 ...

 

[FritsSikkink]

21 minutes ago, Brunolem said:

What long holidays??? 

 

Do the children need holidays after 4 months at home? 

 

And what are long holidays going to do for the millions of unemployed? 

 

The real emergency is for everybody to get back to work! 

 

 

 

 

The delayed Songkran holidays from 7-9 July.

There are loads of people who have been working throughout the pandemic, they would like a holiday.

[from the home of CC]

too many countries trending worse not better, whatever it takes Thailand..

[DrTuner]

51 minutes ago, keith101 said:

Why the h##l not .

Because of the byzantine bureaucracy layers and layers that various usurpers have laid in the last 80-odd years.

Edited June 8, 2020 by DrTuner

[DrTuner]

22 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

It's the new Art. 44 ...

 

"New Normal"

 

Somebody shoot me.

[Walter Travolta]

Ahhhhh . . . I remember wayyyy back when the 2 week alcohol/bar ban hit sometime around mid March. I said then that this autocratic law would not be over and the more people accept new laws, the more the system will implement. People in power cannot help it, its why they are in power.

Ever since 2014 Thailand has been less appealing year on year
Would be nice to see some kind of opposition from the natives

[Brunolem]

1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said:

The delayed Songkran holidays from 7-9 July.

There are loads of people who have been working throughout the pandemic, they would like a holiday.

Is that official?

 

Monday 6 is Khao Pansa (candle festival) holiday...and then they are going to add 3 days, until Thursday, which obviously most people will extend by 1 more day, the Friday, making it a 9 day holiday!

 

I can already imagine the mayhem in the country...

 

 

[herfiehandbag]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The state of emergency may be extended while schools and airports will reopen and there will be long holidays next month, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

Cut and paste this to the computer's memory, it will be needed every month for the foreseeable future...

[TooBigToFit]

Anytime Wissanu Krea-ngam is involved, whatever it is involves oppression of the people. Flush him.

[Youlike]

Based on fake corona-tests...and we have the medicine, use zinc asap plus hydroxy-chloroquine! 

[izod10]

Covid 19 is coming back for sure,once tourism starts so does the virus,far worse lockdowns will happen

Edited June 8, 2020 by izod10

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, Brunolem said:

Is that official?

 

Monday 6 is Khao Pansa (candle festival) holiday...and then they are going to add 3 days, until Thursday, which obviously most people will extend by 1 more day, the Friday, making it a 9 day holiday!

 

I can already imagine the mayhem in the country...

Agree about the mayhem.

Duck and cover from Fri, July 3 afternoon until Sun, 12 evening(?).

The final goodbye to "social distancing".

 

Just a bit of nitpicking:

the Buddhist holiday is Asana Bhucha on Sun, July 5 (alcohol prohibited).

Mon, July 6 is the substitute holiday.

[Patanawet]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand ‘State of Emergency’ may be extended

Well there's a surprise. Who'd have thunk that?

 

[FritsSikkink]

3 hours ago, Brunolem said:

Is that official?

 

Monday 6 is Khao Pansa (candle festival) holiday...and then they are going to add 3 days, until Thursday, which obviously most people will extend by 1 more day, the Friday, making it a 9 day holiday!

 

I can already imagine the mayhem in the country...

 

 

Not in the Royal Gazette yet, but confirmed by several people in the government. 

[Anton9]

2 hours ago, izod10 said:

Covid 19 is coming back for sure,once tourism starts so does the virus,far worse lockdowns will happen

If that happens I will leave Thailand for good, I'd rather live in Coronaland but with freedom.

In Europe people will not accept any more bs lockdowns

Edited June 8, 2020 by Anton9

[Tounge Thaied]

Yep... the "New Normal" That emergency switch can now be flipped anytime they want to. Governments always want more CONTROL.

[smedly]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The emergency decree may remain in effect for the sake of swift solutions,” Mr Wissanu said.

so this military based government can't govern without draconian emergency powers is what I'm reading - says it all really 

[smedly]

6 hours ago, Hayduke said:

 

No surprise here. Why would a rigid, autocratic, power-obsessed military regime...always in the market for 'swift solutions'...let go of a perfectly good and extremely useful emergency?

 

 

someone is missing his article 44

[bwpage3]

May or May not news.

 

Useless!