Massage parlours plead for govt help

[webfact]

Massage parlours plead for govt help

By THE NATION

 

 

The Charawi Association for the Conservation of Thai Massage on Wednesday handed over a letter at Government House addressed to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is also chairman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, urging the government to help spa and massage parlour entrepreneurs who have been forced to shut down their businesses to prevent the new wave of Covid-19 from spreading.

 

“Since the first wave in Thailand, massage businesses have employed strict measures advised by the Public Health Ministry, including limiting the number of customers, rearranging the service area to abide by the social distancing rule and providing thermal screening,” said Pitak Yotha, a representative of the association.

 

“However, spa and massage businesses were one of the first groups ordered to shut down and also the last to be allowed to reopen, which is not fair.”

 

Pitak said there are currently about 1,700 spa and massage businesses in Bangkok and 15,000 in other provinces.

 

“As many as 11,000 businesses have reported permanent closure due to lack of money, while about 4,000 that are still open are following the guidelines laid out by authorities,” he said.

 

“We would like the government to relax its shutdown measures on massage businesses, or at least come out with relief measures, such as exemption on property rent until the situation improves,” Pitak said.

 

“Many spa and massage businesses have limited access to the government’s soft loans provided via financial institutes, while other campaigns such as ‘We Travel Together’ or ‘Let’s Go Halves’ are not specifically tailored for customers of spa and massage businesses,” he added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400847

 

 

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[RotBenz8888]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

relief measures

Who's providing what? 

[Lacessit]

I know my regular (legit ) massage lady in Chiang Rai is struggling, there are days when I am the only customer. Her shop rent has halved, but it's still 5000 baht/month.

[ThailandRyan]

Of course the Massage shops provide the relief needed, they just need to have some assistance now as they can not relieve their customers....looks like some self help will be needed one way or another.  No one ever saves for a rainy day......

[Misterwhisper]

Are you positively sure business has been going down solely because of Covid-19?

 

[WineOh]

Nothing beats getting oiled up from head to toe and the odd accidental brush of the owd fella to get the blood flowing of a morning ???? 

[scubascuba3]

I hope they get the help they need and happier days ahead as they've given me plenty of happy endings

[hotandsticky]

11 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I hope they get the help they need and happier days ahead as they've given me plenty of happy endings

 

Are takeaways still available?
 

(asking for a friend)

[RichardColeman]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“As many as 11,000 businesses have reported permanent closure due to lack of money, while about 4,000 that are still open are following the guidelines laid out by authorities,” he said.

Be interesting see the 'real' thai unemployment figures now if 30-40%  of businesses are closing

[ThailandRyan]

14 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Be interesting see the 'real' thai unemployment figures now if 30-40%  of businesses are closing

Oh No No No, Wait for it, The economy will be on the uptick, increases across the board i predict will be posted by the BOT, The Finance ministry, and then TAT.

[Oldie]

They simply have to adopt to the situation. They are not alone with such a problem. I personally have been supporting my ex girlfriend financially for many months. She has a small hotel but no customers. But she still has to pay back the credit for this hotel and her car. So government if you help these massage businesses then I insist that you help my ex girlfriend too ... and endless others that don't have powerful people behind them to support their interests. 

 

Edited January 7, 2021 by Oldie

[Natai Beach]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Of course the Massage shops provide the relief needed, they just need to have some assistance now as they can not relieve their customers....looks like some self help will be needed one way or another.  No one ever saves for a rainy day......

 

The ones that are still open must have saved for a rainy day. But perhaps not a whole year.
 

And with a new record death count of 4,100 in the USA yesterday and with the highly contagious mutant UK strain also causing a record 63,000 new infections in the UK yesterday it looks like the rain will continue for some time.

[Jingthing]

Socially distanced massage.

Good luck.

[mr mr]

1 hour ago, Liverpoolfan said:

odd accidental brush

 

so that's the translation from thai to english. 

[scubascuba3]

55 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

Are takeaways still available?
 

(asking for a friend)

ThaiFriendly has probably never been busier 

[mr mr]

21 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

ThaiFriendly has probably never been busier 

 

darling i not so well. not sleep so good last night think so much. now because of covid i not work long time. hotel close. you can help. 

 

they are straight to the point more so than ever as well. 

[dcnx]

I hope everyone has a happy ending.

[ThailandRyan]

Teerak, my grandpa sick, buffalo died, mama find new man and leave me on the street, my shop can not sleep in anymore, please help me i no want covid anymore and I need a new Brazilian wax job for when I see you, please......

[mr mr]

13 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Teerak, my grandpa sick, buffalo died, mama find new man and leave me on the street, my shop can not sleep in anymore, please help me i no want covid anymore and I need a new Brazilian wax job for when I see you, please......

 

yours says please ? keeper.

[Mark Evans]

1 hour ago, Oldie said:

I personally have been supporting my ex girlfriend financially for many months. She has a small hotel but no customers. But she still has to pay back the credit for this hotel and her car. 

 

My eyes glazed over when I read the first sentence, then bewilderment set in. As for the last sentence, this is precisely why distress sales for "businesses" homes, cars etc. will set new all time records in 2021. 

[Oldie]

6 minutes ago, Mark Evans said:

My eyes glazed over when I read the first sentence, then bewilderment set in. As for the last sentence, this is precisely why distress sales for "businesses" homes, cars etc. will set new all time records in 2021. 

We don't live together anymore but she has been my best friend for over 20 years. I can't watch how she ends in a complete disaster. I don't even expect any money back because it will be very hard for her to repay anything. 

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, Liverpoolfan said:

Nothing beats getting oiled up from head to toe and the odd accidental brush of the owd fella to get the blood flowing of a morning ???? 

Come on, you really think it's accidental? I'd call it opening negotiations.

[Lacessit]

8 minutes ago, Oldie said:

We don't live together anymore but she has been my best friend for over 20 years. I can't watch how she ends in a complete disaster. I don't even expect any money back because it will be very hard for her to repay anything. 

I don't get it either, if she's your best friend why did you split up?

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

Are you positively sure business has been going down solely because of Covid-19?

 

She needs a marketing consultant to tell her if she changes her name to Miss Porn or Miss Bang, she'd be inundated with customers.

[ChipButty]

The trouble with a lot of these street corner massage joints have never paid 1 baht in tax, so now they need the government to bail them out, 

[Oldie]

5 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I don't get it either, if she's your best friend why did you split up?

I have never been married. I am a person who likes to live alone even if I don't want to be alone. I like my freedom in my own walls. And I am old and then often priorities change too. And she likes her freedom too. And so there was no fight when we separated after more than 10 years. We had a great time together. But it got boring. I think there are many couples like this. 

[ChipButty]

8 minutes ago, Oldie said:

I have never been married. I am a person who likes to live alone even if I don't want to be alone. I like my freedom in my own walls. And I am old and then often priorities change too. And she likes her freedom too. And so there was no fight when we separated after more than 10 years. We had a great time together. But it got boring. I think there are many couples like this. 

I usually get bored after a couple of weeks

[Lacessit]

4 minutes ago, Oldie said:

I have never been married. I am a person who likes to live alone even if I don't want to be alone. I like my freedom in my own walls. And I am old and then often priorities change too. And she likes her freedom too. And so there was no fight when we separated after more than 10 years. We had a great time together. But it got boring. I think there are many couples like this. 

Fair enough, I like my space too. I spend half my time in my GF's village, half at the condo by myself.

You're reminding me of a poster who once said he didn't pay bar girls to have sex with him, he paid them to leave afterwards. No offence meant.

[Mark Evans]

28 minutes ago, Oldie said:

We don't live together anymore but she has been my best friend for over 20 years. I can't watch how she ends in a complete disaster. I don't even expect any money back because it will be very hard for her to repay anything. 

You're a good man Oldie and I'd probably enjoy having a beer with you. However to me Ex means finished, moved on, no more. All the best. 

[1FinickyOne]

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Socially distanced massage.

I think that is referred to as working "on line"