Pattaya back to square one! Fallout from Egyptian soldier case dents tourism again

[webfact]

Pattaya back to square one! Fallout from Egyptian soldier case dents tourism again

 

 

Thai media 77kaoded went to Pattaya and found that the case of the Egytian soldier infected in nextdoor Rayong had dealt a further body blow to tourism.

 

Pattaya tourism - still reeling from the economic disaster that is the coronavirus pandemic - is now back to square one, was their message. 

 

To substantiate this claim they spoke to two female deckchair vendors. 

 

Waree said that the furor over the Egyptian was causing jitters and great concern.

 

Her business had been really quiet - now it was non-existent. 

 

Suphansa expressed shock at the case saying that she thought Thailand was getting to grips with the crisis and she was "starting to breathe again". 

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

But the events in Rayong had set everything back. 

 

She said that Pattaya businesses were following the mask wearing, social distancing and gel distributing rules to the letter. 

 

Now it was time for the authorities to follow suit and do their bit and stop a second wave of infections. 

 

Thaivisa notes that the Thai government has been hugely criticized for allowing "privileged foreigners" with coronavirus back into the country. 

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

 

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[ChipButty]

Thai government has been hugely criticized for allowing "privileged foreigners" with coronavirus back into the country. 

 

It's a case of Do as I say not do as I do

[bkk6060]

Every chair vendor space is empty.  No one around now.

[Justgrazing]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

and gel distributing rules to the letter. 

I used to distribute gel to the letter as well .. French they were .. 

Edited July 17, 2020 by Justgrazing
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[phantomfiddler]

2 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Every chair vendor space is empty.  No one around now.

Tragic but true ????

[trucking]

Those pictures actually look enticing.  If I was thinking of going , now would be the time. No hoards of people cluttering up the place.

 

Expats living there probably appreciate the difference.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya back to square one! Fallout from Egyptian soldier case dents tourism again

Poor old PM is getting a hiding from all sides... a well deserved one too.

[tomazbodner]

Will someone please complete that ugly wreck next to Pattaya City sign or tear it down?

[johng]

6 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Will someone please complete that ugly wreck next to Pattaya City sign or tear it down?

I think "someone" will complete it eventually  like most of the post 97 crash buildings eventually where finished and are in use.

[johng]

3 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Every chair vendor space is empty.  No one around now.

They all went back to Bangkok  after the long 4 day holiday...another one planed for later this month will probably see them all back again.

[Burma Bill]

24 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Will someone please complete that ugly wreck next to Pattaya City sign or tear it down?

A possible new Chinese casino/hotel in the future??

[thecyclist]

4 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Every chair vendor space is empty.  No one around now.

Wow in my years in Pattaya never seen it like this. Not a single ladyboy strutting his silicone stuff and molesting farangs. 

[DrTuner]

2 hours ago, trucking said:

Those pictures actually look enticing.  If I was thinking of going , now would be the time. No hoards of people cluttering up the place.

 

Expats living there probably appreciate the difference.

Yeah, we need an Egyptian every week. Not a single Chinese in sight. Nice.

Edited July 17, 2020 by DrTuner

[bronzedude]

It seems that the DLT (Department of Land Transport) that administrates drivers licenses and renewals has changed their procedures in light of the Rayong and Bangkok scares. I'm not sure what government departments have changed their procedures. 

[thurien]

1 hour ago, bronzedude said:

It seems that the DLT (Department of Land Transport) that administrates drivers licenses and renewals has changed their procedures in light of the Rayong and Bangkok scares. I'm not sure what government departments have changed their procedures. 

 

which means? a bit more explicitely?

[MRToMRT]

More anti foreigner rhetoric and beliefs. Does everyone in Thailand believe that foreigners are in the middle of a zombie holocaust? I am stuck in UK and live a very normal existence. The same existence I always lived with a bit of social responsibility and distancing thrown in. 

 

I am not a deranged plague infested zombie because I am not in Thailand .... I think.

[RichardColeman]

Can't knock the beach sellers enthusiasm and optimism putting out 2000 chairs for 30 customers

[DaftToPutRealName]

6 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Can't knock the beach sellers enthusiasm and optimism putting out 2000 chairs for 30 customers

Same strategy she used for her failed noodle stand!

[KhunBENQ]

28 minutes ago, MRToMRT said:

Does everyone in Thailand believe that foreigners are in the middle of a zombie holocaust?

About everyone.

The "perfect" result of the uneducated panic-mongering/dumbing down by the media/propaganda.

People have no idea about the lifetime/contagiousness of the virus.

People have no idea about the limited rate of severe illness/death.

Avoiding a shopping center two days after an infected person walked there.

How paranoid is that!!!

Creating the illusion of a zero infection country.

With this the country is doomed.

 

Today I told the neighbor that I would travel to Samui next week.

Guess what the response was?

COVID!!!

 

Edited July 17, 2020 by KhunBENQ

[Yinn]

2 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Yeah, we need an Egyptian every week. Not a single Chinese in sight. Nice.

Hmmmm.

 

36 minutes ago, MRToMRT said:

More anti foreigner rhetoric and beliefs

Yes.

[Yinn]

39 minutes ago, MRToMRT said:

Does everyone in Thailand believe that foreigners are in the middle of a zombie holocaust?

Not zombies. 

600,000 dead people and ghosts.

[newnative]

7 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Will someone please complete that ugly wreck next to Pattaya City sign or tear it down?

Thank you!  I was just about to say the same thing.  Disgraceful it stands there year after year unfinished in Pattaya's most prominent spot.  

[bodymassagemyfriend]

11 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

Tragic but true ????

So cool for Jogging , be positive ???? No Chinese all the way

[mikebell]

15 hours ago, johng said:

They all went back to Bangkok  after the long 4 day holiday...another one planed for later this month will probably see them all back again.

A non-story really.  There are no foreign tourists any more  Thai ones come only at the weekends.

20 hours ago, webfact said:

To substantiate this claim they spoke to two female deckchair vendors. 

A fairly conclusive survey to support this claim.

[pattayadude]

21 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Will someone please complete that ugly wreck next to Pattaya City sign or tear it down?

Oh yeah the elephant in the room!..too many politicians involved in the scheme. no one dares to touch it..I wonder(!) why...