Photo: Aroon Solos

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: In a move to reinvigorate local entertainment venues that have been left decimated by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos has urged bar operators to reopen their venues as restaurants.

 

Bars, pubs and entertaiment venues have felt the full brunt of the pandemic and the ensuing restrictions enforced by central and provincial government, leaving many either temporarily shuttered or completely out of business.

 

Mayor Aroon revealed to The Phuket News Thai-language sister newspaper Khao Phuket today (July 15) that a meeting between him, Muang District Chief Somprat Prabsongkham and selected bar operators at the office of Rawai Municipality yesterday sought solutions to help the business owners.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/rawai-bars-encouraged-to-reopen-as-restaurants-80694.php

 

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Special coffees all round. ☕️ 

Why? They're all open now, anyway.

Have we not got enough restaurants? Just in case he didnt notice they have been open for a while 

A dinner with a happy ending?

Why not bring the jet ski's out, that will surely draw the international crowds back.....genius, I should run for mayor.

Money to be made selling the new restaurant license ............

Reopen everything

10 minutes ago, utalkin2me said:

Reopen everything

Unfortunately too late for many businesses,bankrupted never to reopen.

1 minute ago, johng said:

Unfortunately too late for many businesses,bankrupted never to reopen.

Yes, the weak got weeded out. Now reopen. 

17 minutes ago, johng said:

Unfortunately too late for many businesses,bankrupted never to reopen.

Here we are talking about one specific place "Rawai" I actually live in this tamboon and amazingly it has remained fairly busy, if you drive around you will see lots of new business's have opened up how they are doing remains to be seen.

Bye the way, I think we have enough Coffee shops 

4 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

Why? They're all open now, anyway.

Indeed. I was down in Rawai last weekend and all the usual bars, Freedom, Viking, Candy & Thai Bunnies were all open. Even a new one, called McFly's, has opened since my last visit. I didn't venture as far as Laguna, so I don't know whether it was open. 

Too funny. Everythings been open informally open since day 1 of the pandemic. Now they are encouraging bars to get a food license to skirt the law. Amazing Rawai! 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

In a move to reinvigorate local entertainment venues that have been left decimated by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos has urged bar operators to reopen their venues as restaurants.

So 10 pints of lager and a bag of crisps please ... 

5 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

Why not bring the jet ski's out, that will surely draw the international crowds back.....genius, I should run for mayor.

They ste out already in Patong ????????