Pattaya mayor claims he is doing all he can to alleviate suffering at devastated resort

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Pattaya's mayor Sontaya Khunpluem claimed that he was not idling away his time but acting in the best interests of tourism operators in Pattaya devastated by the almost complete absence of tourism caused by the latest restrictions after the Covid-19 second wave. 

 

Manager reported that eight tourism associations had earlier made 6 proposals to help businesses and the people.

 

The message had been clear - this mess was not Pattaya's fault so why should we suffer. 

 

They put the blame squarely in the government's court with illegal gambling being allowed and the connivance of officialdom in the illegal entry of migrants being at the root cause of the second wave. 

 

With tourism at zero they threatened they might be a "stubborn child",  though what this might mean was not adequately explained in the Manager story. 

 

Meanwhile Sontaya said he had made representations to the Chonburi governor, interior ministry and social security departments.

 

He was expecting a visit of a social security representative to explain what could be done. 

 

Central to the matter is the need for a closure order of Chonburi hotels to be made by the governor so that social security payments to employees can be facilitated.  

 

Source: Manager Online

 

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6 minutes ago, webfact said:

he is doing all he can

might not be a lot though

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

The message had been clear - this mess was not Pattaya's fault so why should we suffer. 

They put the blame squarely in the government's court with illegal gambling being allowed and the connivance of officialdom in the illegal entry of migrants being at the root cause of the second wave. 

Never their fault.

Blame farangs next

43 minutes ago, webfact said:

mayor claims he is doing all he can

He can claim that he killed Pattaya.

Some troll/defamatory posts have been removed

Wearing such a shirt how can anyone take him seriously....

It's odd he has lost his strongarm intro when he needs it most. but it now appears he is trying to dazzle the virus to death and the only thing that will end up getting done  ????

19 hours ago, petermik said:

Wearing such a shirt how can anyone take him seriously....

So Songkran WILL go ahead this year?

On 1/13/2021 at 12:46 PM, petermik said:

Wearing such a shirt how can anyone take him seriously....

 

He's just showing that despite being obscenely rich, he can still relate to the average Thai in the street.  ????  

12 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

He's just showing that despite being obscenely rich, he can still relate to the average Thai in the street.  ????  

Or dazzle them with his persona.

12 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Or dazzle them with his persona.

 

Every election day he dazzles them with something, and it isn't persona.  ????

On 1/13/2021 at 12:56 PM, webfact said:

The message had been clear - this mess was not Pattaya's fault so why should we suffer. 

he's right. Pattaya was already Dead On his Arrival.DOA!

So remind me again what is he ACTUALLY doing?

On 1/13/2021 at 12:32 PM, xtof2 said:

Never their fault.

Blame farangs next

China turned this on to everyone, including Thailand. 

Some hisos are giving extra food packets to all their mia nois. Who say's they don't care?

On 1/17/2021 at 8:38 AM, Henryford said:

So remind me again what is he ACTUALLY doing?

He's got a town that owes it's existence to foreign tourism and a situation where foreign tourists are banned sine die (literally means without date not permanently), what can he do.? 

11 hours ago, rott said:

what can he do.? 

 

A photo shoot praying at a temple would raise morale.  ???? 

11 hours ago, rott said:

He's got a town that owes it's existence to foreign tourism and a situation where foreign tourists are banned sine die (literally means without date not permanently), what can he do.? 

Exactly, he can't conjure up tourists out of nowhere, not even domestic tourists. Even they are staying put, the possibility of being locked down out of their home province gives pause.