Surat Thani: First case of person fined for not wearing a mask outside - but it's not 20K

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that the court in Surat Thani in the south of Thailand said that someone had been fined 4,000 baht for not wearing a mask outside their home.

 

This was reduced to just 2,000 baht on admission of the offence.

 

Earlier the provincial governor had threatened fines of 20,000 baht. The media did not explain the discrepancy. 

 

The nationality of the person or their name was not revealed. Yesterday Manager reported that foreigners were not wearing masks to the Mae Nam market on Koh Samui that is in Surat Thani. 

 

Meanwhile around 300 turned up for testing at the Surat Thani Technical college - most of whom had been at one or more of eight entertainment venues in Muang District where there have been clusters of Covid-19.

 

Of these 41 new cases were discovered bringing the total in the province to 273 of which 265 remain in hospitals. 

 

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[toofarnorth]

I don't wear a mask outside my home.  Unlike most I see on the motorbikes .  I do however wear one when walking about  of course but as soon as I am biack to my bike or in car it comes off ,  a bit like wearing a a pair of boots while taking a bath.  I was going to say walking around wearing a condom when not needed but I thought that was just too nasty ti write.

[Tmoney]

The news report is incorrect.

 

The statement said "threatened fines not exceeding 20,000", not "of 20,000"

 

Not the same meaning.

 

 

[MikeyIdea]

20,000 is a bit steep, 2,000 and lots of them is much more useful

[Totster]

53 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

I was going to say walking around wearing a condom when not needed but I thought that was just too nasty ti write.

 

And yet... You wrote it anyway...????

 

Totster ????

 

[Kaopad999]

1 hour ago, toofarnorth said:

I don't wear a mask outside my home.  Unlike most I see on the motorbikes .  I do however wear one when walking about  of course but as soon as I am biack to my bike or in car it comes off ,  a bit like wearing a a pair of boots while taking a bath.  I was going to say walking around wearing a condom when not needed but I thought that was just too nasty ti write.

Well, what i often see is people wearing masks when riding their motorbikes, but not wearing a helmet. lol

[Boedog]

Threatened with a 20,000baht fine for not wearing a mask, but because he admitted he wasn't wearing one only 2,000baht, Thailand the HUB of threats and brown envelopes 

[apetryxx]

Practically every study one reads says that wearing a mask outdoors is totally unnecessary and a useless exercise. As noted above, clueless folks zooming around on motorbikes with masks and no helmets is a laughable practice.

[RobU]

I think the Mayor said 'up to 20,000' meaning between 0 and 20,000

[lavender19]

What's with one person in a car wearing a mask.?? 

Brainwashed or what. 

[Deli]

5 hours ago, Kaopad999 said:

Well, what i often see is people wearing masks when riding their motorbikes, but not wearing a helmet. lol

 

My GF one of them, can't fix stupid Thai lagic

[Kaopad999]

4 minutes ago, Deli said:

 

My GF one of them, can't fix stupid Thai lagic

????????????

I know it's totally mental isn't it! 

[toofarnorth]

1 hour ago, Deli said:

 

My GF one of them, can't fix stupid Thai lagic

Yep , mine went off to work yesterday on her Smash. I said  " Have you got everything ? " she looked in her bag waved her mask and said yes . I said I was thinking more of her crash hat.

[khaowong1]

5 hours ago, apetryxx said:

Practically every study one reads says that wearing a mask outdoors is totally unnecessary and a useless exercise. As noted above, clueless folks zooming around on motorbikes with masks and no helmets is a laughable practice.

Exactly...  ????

[mancub]

Wearing it at half-mast is presumably OK, and about as worthwhile as wearing a helmet without fastening it .

[Wavel]

5 hours ago, Kaopad999 said:

????????????

I know it's totally mental isn't it! 

Wouldn’t it be great if us expatriates could wake up one morning and understand Thai Logic. Perhaps someone should write a Beginners Guide.

[daveAustin]

7 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

Yep , mine went off to work yesterday on her Smash. I said  " Have you got everything ? " she looked in her bag waved her mask and said yes . I said I was thinking more of her crash hat.

What she was trying to tell you was helmet is safe and sound under seat ????

 

16 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

I was going to say walking around wearing a condom when not needed but I thought that was just too nasty ti write.

Don't worry, it's all good, we've all done it ????... just make sure you put on a pair of pants or might get arrested lol

 

[Kaopad999]

7 hours ago, Wavel said:

Wouldn’t it be great if us expatriates could wake up one morning and understand Thai Logic. Perhaps someone should write a Beginners Guide.

I don't  know if you've experienced this here , but when you try to explain something that takes more than just one sentence to get your point across with some form of logic, they turn around and say  "You think too much"  Or after explaining, they just give you a blank stare of confusion as if it  didn't sink in?
After  this point you just think, what a waste of time and energy even trying to explain.... ???? lol  ????
  

[oznomad]

15 hours ago, RobU said:

I think the Mayor said 'up to 20,000' meaning between 0 and 20,000

Depending upon the colour of your skin mask.

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, Kaopad999 said:

I don't  know if you've experienced this here , but when you try to explain something that takes more than just one sentence to get your point across with some form of logic, they turn around and say  "You think too much"  Or after explaining, they just give you a blank stare of confusion as if it  didn't sink in?
After  this point you just think, what a waste of time and energy even trying to explain.... ???? lol  ????
  

The other reply I get is '' You speak to mut'' Or sometimes '' Me not scuupid" 

[Kaopad999]

5 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

The other reply I get is '' You speak to mut'' Or sometimes '' Me not scuupid" 

ha ha yeah, that's another good one! ????

[Harveyboy]

On 4/22/2021 at 12:06 PM, Kaopad999 said:

Well, what i often see is people wearing masks when riding their motorbikes, but not wearing a helmet. lol

see your point in not wearing one on the bike  ref covid  i wear one in town in traffic  nothing worse than being behind an old pick up spewing <deleted> into your face ..when im out in the sticks it comes off

[Kaopad999]

1 minute ago, Harveyboy said:

see your point in not wearing one on the bike  ref covid  i wear one in town in traffic  nothing worse than being behind an old pick up spewing <deleted> into your face ..when im out in the sticks it comes off

yeah, wearing a mask can help in traffic, but not those crappy surgical ones they nearly all use. i think you'd have to use those n95 masks to make a difference.