All bars closed in Phuket?

[AdamTheFarang]

How long have all the bars been closed in Phuket? Have many closed down forever? How is life compared to before Covid?

[LivinginKata]

mmmm ...... I smell a troll

[pagallim]

4 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

mmmm ...... I smell a troll

 

I am shocked and stunned!!!

[AlfHuy]

MollyDolly closed

Horny John closed

LuckyHorse closed

JimboBumbo closed

HappyHour12 part-time open

Brown envelope pub open

[AdamTheFarang]

Surely many bar owners have gone back to their original countries. 

[oldcpu]

Bars are still closed, and restaurants are not allowed to serve alcohol (all across Thailand - and Phuket is no exception).   However there is more to life than bars and alcohol (and I type that noting I also on occasion like to visit a bar and have a drink, and enjoy a beer or wine with my meal). 

 

As a retired expatriate in Thailand, where retirement income is not dependent on the current economy, Phuket is very nice at present. No traffic, making it very easy to get from point-A to point-B in decent time, as opposed to before COVID when traffic could be bad at time.  The beaches are relatively quiet, and in some cases empty, making it very pleasant to visit the beaches.  Some restaurants (and local hotels) are offering amazing bargains, for one to visit to eat (restaurants) or stay at a nice 5-star (for a weekend or so).

 

From that perspective, some of us in Phuket are currently very spoiled.

 

The very sad part is many Thai people are suffering from the closed businesses - and so the retired friends in Phuket I know, all hope that the the economy picks up again (which means more traffic, and crowded streets/businesses) such that there is less economic pain on the Thai who depend on the tourism. 

 

There is a good chance before end-June that over 70% of Phuket residents will be vaccinated, where from a vaccination perspective that puts Phuket in an enviable position relative to other areas of Thailand where a much smaller % of the local populous outside of Phuket are currently vaccinated.

Edited May 25, 2021 by oldcpu

[stuarty]

Serious question-  are there any bars open at all (wink wink) on e.g. Kamala or Bangtao Beach?

[Nurseynutcase]

1 hour ago, stuarty said:

Serious question-  are there any bars open at all (wink wink) on e.g. Kamala or Bangtao Beach?

 

Dunno - but seek and ye shall find.  As I have done in Kata!!

[connda]

4 hours ago, oldcpu said:

There is a good chance before end-June that over 70% of Phuket residents will be vaccinated

????

[zzzzz]

5 hours ago, stuarty said:

Serious question-  are there any bars open at all (wink wink) on e.g. Kamala or Bangtao Beach?

Bars closed, restaurants open, serving alcohol in plastic cups, same as always

[piewarmer]

1 hour ago, zzzzz said:

Bars closed, restaurants open, serving alcohol in plastic cups, same as always

Some restaurants around the island serve a hidden beer but takeaways are fine.

I haven't seen an open bar since early April.

Not many police getting around anyway, helmets are optional but masks aren't.

[zzzzz]

1 hour ago, piewarmer said:

Some restaurants around the island serve a hidden beer but takeaways are fine.

I haven't seen an open bar since early April.

Not many police getting around anyway, helmets are optional but masks aren't.

some?
been to 3 restaurant's in past 2 weeks ( kamala and bang tao)
no problem have a beer with my meal and in 2 places saw people ONLY drinking>
cant recall last time i actually saw a cop in Kamala., other than driving around in their truck

[simonphuket]

Fyi just announced, the alcohol ban for restaurants&bars just extended till 31 July

[KarenBravo]

Would anyone be surprised if this turned out to be true?

[AdamTheFarang]

Have many Thais left Phuket?

[bolt]

On 5/29/2021 at 8:33 PM, simonphuket said:

Fyi just announced, the alcohol ban for restaurants&bars just extended till 31 July

June or July?

[sallecc]

4 hours ago, bolt said:

June or July?

 

Until further notice, as published in new (20-page!) order:

 

"The new provincial order (No 2921/2564) ... is to come into effect on Tuesday June 1, and is to remain in effect until another order is issued."

 

Fishes, birds and chicken until further notice as well ????

 

"Venues for cockfighting, fish fighting, bird races, chicken races, boxing fields and gambling venues (sic) are to remain closed."

Edited June 1, 2021 by sallecc

[Upnotover]

4 hours ago, bolt said:

June or July?

31 June would be a novelty.

[metisdead]

A post using a trolling meme has been removed.

 

A post using a foreign language has been removed as this is an English language forum. 

[zzzzz]

16 hours ago, AdamTheFarang said:

Have many Thais left Phuket?

i'd say over 450,000  ????

[bolt]

1 hour ago, zzzzz said:

i'd say over 450,000  ????

I wonder if this is Thais with ID card listed as Phuket, or actual Thais in Phuket who come from another Province???

Edited June 2, 2021 by bolt