Are the food handouts still going on?

jackdd · August 28, 2020

In the first months after the shutdown there were many news about food handouts for people in need.

Are these still going on, or is the little money which the government handed out to people in the meantime enough? I didn't stumble across any report about it in the recent past.

johng · August 28, 2020

9th of August Pattaya still going on.

AgMech Cowboy · August 29, 2020

Thank you all for your goodness. SO many.

elgenon · August 29, 2020

So sad.

I am concerned that the flu is coming, Covid is staying, and maybe the 4th pandemic will come out of China. Not unimaginable. Who's to say the next pandemic will wait until the current one is solved?

SePl · August 29, 2020

now everybody has a job ! they just do nothing and stay lazy all day as they have always been doing !

????

charliebadenhop · August 29, 2020

There is a small food give-away activity in Chiang Rai, run by the Chiang Rai Expat Club, and it will run into the middle of Oct. or so.

People ARE very much in need.

August 29, 2020

Prior to July 1st I would see them everyday in different areas of bkk but since July 1st I haven’t seen any. The increase however in the number of homeless and beggars on the streets remains.

Max69xl · August 29, 2020

4 hours ago, elgenon said:

So sad.

I am concerned that the flu is coming, Covid is staying, and maybe the 4th pandemic will come out of China. Not unimaginable. Who's to say the next pandemic will wait until the current one is solved?

You seem like a worrier. Why think about stuff that hasn't even happened yet? Just relax.

TrevorC · August 29, 2020

My local in Jomtien is still organising food handouts supported by donations from regulars. Fortnightly now rather than weekly.

holy cow cm · August 29, 2020

Haven’t seen them for awhile in CM.

elgenon · August 29, 2020

14 hours ago, Max69xl said:

You seem like a worrier. Why think about stuff that hasn't even happened yet? Just relax.

Thanks, but I am not worried about it but I am wondering why this possibility has never been mentioned. I am considering the possibility. Don't have car insurance because you are not yet in an accident? Why are people and governments discussing the possibility of the seasonal flu and Covid-19 existing at the same time? It hasn't happened yet. People seem to take for granted that this pandemic will be solved before the next. I think governments need to be pro-active in their thinking.

ukrules · August 30, 2020

On 8/29/2020 at 2:49 PM, Max69xl said:

You seem like a worrier. Why think about stuff that hasn't even happened yet? Just relax.

It's commonly known as planning, or contingency planning.

jastheace · August 30, 2020

fortunately / unfortunately i'm back in blighty. back to work to bolster the holiday funds. ☹️ . even here there are people in west london (acton eg. amongst other 'affluent' areas) with paper cups at the traffic lights begging drivers for money. not new i know, but more prolific it seems. i understand certain circumstances may dictate this begging in the uk, ie not entitled or not in the system. however, i do feel for the indigenous population of thailand. lived there / worked there all their lives and entitled to FA.

not too much government assistance, but the generosity of those who are able and willing to help.

thai ruk thai- i believed was the phrase in the day, but could the government 'ruk thai' also? not enough foreigners to pass the blame onto anymore, the few left seem to be opening up soup kitchens themselves for the locals.