Pattaya mayor stands firm amid calls from bar industry for later opening hours

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Pattaya mayor stands firm amid calls from bar industry for later opening hours

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Pattaya's mayor told Sophon Cable TV that hundreds of tourism businesses and bars need to be "jai yen" (relaxed) right now.

 

Sontaya Khunpluem said that he was not idling but working on their behalf and said that no one wanted there to be a third wave of the virus. 

 

The first and second waves of Covid decimated businesses in Pattaya with Sophon saying that out of a "thousand" bars 60% had shut either permanently or temporarily. 

 

Those that are open have appealed to the mayor to extend opening hours from 11 pm to midnight. 

 

Sontaya said he understood this was because customers were local expats who went out late and businesses needed to get an income. 

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

He intended to take this and other matters forward to the CCSA, Thailand's Covid response authority, for consideration. 

 

In the meantime he said that he was satisfied with the Covid response in Chonburi and said that the province was now in the orange zone from red.

 

He expected an even better color soon. 

 

Sophon attributed his remarks as equating to "tourism will soon be back to normal".

 

They didn't expand on this claim or remotely suggest what "normal" may entail, notes Thaivisa. 

 

Source: Sophon Cable TV

 

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[RandolphGB]

Glad he’s standing firm. Government makes the calls - rightly or wrongly - not a kabal of dodgy police-paying bar owners. 

[colinneil]

Problem is as the bar owners have no money as their bars are closed, they are unable to fill any brown envelopes, so the problem will persist for a while longer.

[Surelynot]

Holding out for a fatter envelope........

[Oldie]

It is so strange. Everywhere you have to follow the Covid regulations and in entertainment venues they don't (have to) care at all. Some don't even care about closing times. Perhaps there is no virus at night?! 

[bluesofa]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pattaya mayor stands firm amid calls from bar industry for later opening hours

Why would bars want to open later? Surely they want later closing hours.

[Surelynot]

3 minutes ago, Oldie said:

It is so strange. Everywhere you have to follow the Covid regulations and in entertainment venues they don't (have to) care at all. Some don't even care about closing times. Perhaps there is no virus at night?! 

Ignoring the old, fat, sunburned, gold-chained, tattooed, wrinkly expats......most in these entertainment venues are young; they don't perceive the virus as any great threat and are (probably) in dire straights economically, as a consequence they are  prepared to take their chances.

[Oldie]

7 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Ignoring the old, fat, sunburned, gold-chained, tattooed, wrinkly expats......most in these entertainment venues are young; they don't perceive the virus as any great threat and are (probably) in dire straights economically, as a consequence they are  prepared to take their chances.

We are talking about Pattaya. Mostly I see old(er) Farangs as customers. Perhaps you are talking about the staff. 

 

Whenever I go for instance shopping to the Central Mall I have to check temperature, need a mask (outside already) and have to register and have to desinfect my hands. Somehow I feel like an idiot when I see what is going on in bars. 

 

Edited February 17, 2021 by Oldie

[Surelynot]

2 minutes ago, Oldie said:

most in these entertainment venues are young;

most employees...my bad as the trendy ones say.

Edited February 17, 2021 by Surelynot

[PatOngo]

25 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Problem is as the bar owners have no money as their bars are closed, they are unable to fill any brown envelopes, so the problem will persist for a while longer.

I can see the mayor's not losing any weight over it!

[petermik]

11pm is fine by me if it deters the Thai karaoke bars from opening where their music goes on until the early hours

[Phuketshrew]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

He expected an even better color soon. 

 

Presumably he was talking about his shirt?

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya's mayor told Sophon Cable TV that hundreds of tourism businesses and bars need to be "jai yen" (relaxed) right now.

Pattaya's problem was being too relaxed before when they were allowed to operate under certain regulations...

they showed contempt for the new measures and are now paying the price.

[Knocker33]

Why should he care?  He really looks like he's struggling to feed himself on his full salary 

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, Knocker33 said:

Why should he care?  He really looks like he's struggling to feed himself on his full salary 

Croissants ?

[connda]

The dude gets a steady paycheck soooo, tells the commoners to go to **** (as well as out of business).