12 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

What still no beer?

people have been drinking beer in restaurants since this nonsense started.

just drinking out of coffee cups, or big soft drink cups.

 

2 minutes ago, nickmondo said:

people have been drinking beer in restaurants since this nonsense started.

just drinking out of coffee cups, or big soft drink cups.

 

I wish the same was true here.

I don't know anything about curfew, but there are more than a few cur on my street....

13 minutes ago, Sydebolle said:

For me, all this is nothing but governmental lip servicing combined with scaring the <deleted> out of some people who still believe in the daily, sometimes twice daily announcements, updates and "breaking news". While all the rhetoric goes on in Bangkok, the people - as usual - completely ignore what is said and explains, why actually very little works in this country. Rules, laws and regulations are written for the sole purpose of being flatly disregarded, bent, broken or ignored! 
 

Agree, and this applies to almost everything, not just covid related. Almost nothing that's announced is enforced, it is all just to sound like they know what to do, but then don't do it, or do it for a little while then it peters out, for example plastic bags, now freely available in the majority of outlets.

15 minutes ago, Saltire said:

Agree, and this applies to almost everything, not just covid related. Almost nothing that's announced is enforced, it is all just to sound like they know what to do, but then don't do it, or do it for a little while then it peters out, for example plastic bags, now freely available in the majority of outlets.

Well, my conclusion therefore is, that Thailand has become a completely failed state! 

12 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

Curfew is needed to stop the new Thai variant covid strain known as the night strain (Omega) know to only infect between 9 to 4 and is currently only in certain provinces. Glad the CCSA is all over this strain.

Genus Draculas

12 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

What still no beer?

Even if there was beer, not much good if the bars have to close at 8.00pm??

Can anyone advise where I can view the "Colour Zones" for the different provinces ?

Thanks.

12 minutes ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

Even if there was beer, not much good if the bars have to close at 8.00pm??

Bars are not allowed to open so closing hours bit irrelevant.

13 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

What still no beer?

Alcohol consumption and being out after 9pm is considered by the government to be the largest spreaders of COVID in Thailand, hence not allowed.

They can and have affected the availability of alcohol to the general population, but they are unable to restrict the nights appearance so we must be protected from the night by a curfew (maybe COVID at night comes from vampires, werewolves, etc.).

I hope the name sounds better in Thai! I believe in it and its abilities. Kinda sorta. I mean I wish I could.

So disappointing that opening schools doesn’t even rank in the top 5 most important issues in Phuket.

 

instead it’s tourists, tourists, tourists. Meanwhile the sea gypsy village at Rawai has just been locked down as a result of tests carried out on 31st August. Only took 10 days.

 

haphazard doesn’t begin to describe government policy in Phuket.

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-meeting-urges-national-government-on-covid-19-changes

14 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

What still no beer?

beer next year !

1 hour ago, Saltire said:

Agree, and this applies to almost everything, not just covid related. Almost nothing that's announced is enforced, it is all just to sound like they know what to do, but then don't do it, or do it for a little while then it peters out, for example plastic bags, now freely available in the majority of outlets.

hope you're feeling better now 

1 hour ago, Sydebolle said:

Well, my conclusion therefore is, that Thailand has become a completely failed state! 

and where would you be from ?

These guys are always gonna be safety first. Their job is to protect from Covid.  However, it is not their job to assess the impacts of lockdowns and all the other measures.  It is up to other people in Thailand to speak up to say "hey, we know you guys mean well, but...  enough is enough... "...  or whatever you wanna say. My point being, is that there is a wider picture, the health of and well-being of a "free" society, and who has got their finger on that pulse?   

I am hoping to travel to Nan in the north last week in Sept by road. Anybody know if there would be a problem.

Yesterday the PM says Bangkok to reopen and wellcome foreign tourists from Oct 1st, today its still a dark red zone. Do these people talk to each other or just crazy 

15 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

Curfew is needed to stop the new Thai variant covid strain known as the night strain (Omega) know to only infect between 9 to 4 and is currently only in certain provinces. Glad the CCSA is all over this strain.

The curfew shortens the period of potential exposure to infected people. It is planned to minimise the economic damages because few people work at night.  

14 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Doesn't mean it can't be had. 

Local contacts are everything. 

Not what you know, but who you know ???? 

RED???last week i was in sukumvit soi 7/1...could buy a beer without no problem..they just turned of the ligtths in the bars..

5 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Interesting to notice that all of the demonstrations are confined to BKK.

Very few are taking notes.

Suppose the unelected PM was in Chaing Mai for a meeting and it was common knowledge, do you not think that there would be any protesters there? I think there would be protesters in any city in Thailand if this unelected PM was there.

3 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

Well, my conclusion therefore is, that Thailand has become a completely failed state! 

Have you just come to that conclusion?  I realised that years ago, probably since not long after the unelected PM and his soldiers bullied their way into power.

3 hours ago, foreverlomsak said:

Alcohol consumption and being out after 9pm is considered by the government to be the largest spreaders of COVID in Thailand, hence not allowed.

They can and have affected the availability of alcohol to the general population, but they are unable to restrict the nights appearance so we must be protected from the night by a curfew (maybe COVID at night comes from vampires, werewolves, etc.).

Yea it could not possible be to stop illegal parties at night with alcohol. I mean a curfew is a really good way to prevent illegal parties and illegal bars opening at night. I know for a fact that a lot friend of my gf who are a lot younger and party animals have a lot less chance to go to those kind of parties or they have to stay overnight and stuff like that. So it does help contain the spread of covid as we all know alcohol is a social lubricant that really destroys all thought of rules and regulations about social distancing. We also know many spreads started in the Thonglor Pub.  So yea it makes perfect sense.

 

But just like most people I don't like the curfew at all. But I can't ridicule it because its just the way things work. In my country the police had a hard time finding and breaking up parties. This makes it a lot easier to enforce. 

And STILL KEEP THE GYMS ARE CLOSED = you phenominal dimwitted MORONS!

Healthy people survive COVID, Dear Lord Buddha isn't there something in your teachings which can educated these blind and insane FOOLS?! Gyms are air conditioned, sanitized constantly, the paying customers care about their health = sensible. NOT like your shoulder to shoulder crowded trucks of workers, Khlong ferries, buses, BTS, MTR, shopping mall checkout lines, etc, etc. 

As much as I LOVE THAIS, and I DO, they are possibly the most impatient race of people on earth, if you drive as I do you will know this is a fact. So don't doubt the closeness of checkout lines etc, etc. 

GYMS are safer than all the above! Open them up, our heart and vascular systems need exercise to

combat COVID and leave all the hospital beds for other people.

Where I live in Nonthaburi people don’t really care about the curfew. I can see them dining out, getting drunk and noisy  past 21.00 pm from my balcony condo. 

" we have to learn to live with it"????

6 hours ago, nickmondo said:

people have been drinking beer in restaurants since this nonsense started.

just drinking out of coffee cups, or big soft drink cups.

 

Or from glasses as per usual....

53 minutes ago, Molly Malone said:

And STILL KEEP THE GYMS ARE CLOSED = you phenominal dimwitted MORONS!

Healthy people survive COVID, Dear Lord Buddha isn't there something in your teachings which can educated these blind and insane FOOLS?! Gyms are air conditioned, sanitized constantly, the paying customers care about their health = sensible. NOT like your shoulder to shoulder crowded trucks of workers, Khlong ferries, buses, BTS, MTR, shopping mall checkout lines, etc, etc. 

As much as I LOVE THAIS, and I DO, they are possibly the most impatient race of people on earth, if you drive as I do you will know this is a fact. So don't doubt the closeness of checkout lines etc, etc. 

GYMS are safer than all the above! Open them up, our heart and vascular systems need exercise to

combat COVID and leave all the hospital beds for other people.

@Molly Malone imagine a scenario where they said the only way to prevent covid is exercise, watch all the thais suddenly change their tune and say we gotta learn to live with it. 

2 hours ago, possum1931 said:

Have you just come to that conclusion?  I realised that years ago, probably since not long after the unelected PM and his soldiers bullied their way into power.

Unelected power seekers were and are nothing new to me and, in all fairness, I thought that Prayuth intended to clean up part of the mess left behind by Yingluck. For one, he paid the long overdue promised B 15K per ton of rice.

All the rest was one big disappointment after the other one and he had to give in to the US' threat of sanctions, if no elections would take place. Well, latter took place and ever since the country is run by a self-legalized military junta. 

Today Thailand will not be able to compensate of the purposely non-education of its people, a more than "imaginary" interpretation of the law, an ongoing "phuyai" attitude which is fatal in the 21st century and a complete non-preparedness for any challenge of the 21st century. 

In essence you're dealing with a population of 60+ million un- or insufficiently educated people, many of them crooked by the system while having the arrogant attitude of a super race. 

This will backfire in a very, very, very nasty way in not too distant future. A bumpy and very quick ride from the Middle Age via the 20th to the 21st century and it will be painful for many!