By Namo Vananupong

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - As Thailand will be reopening to foreign tourists on November 1, representatives from many agencies met with the prime minister today (19 Oct.) to discuss the reopening. The prime minister asked all parties to pitch in their efforts and also to consider holding concerts during the New Year’s to stimulate tourism and the economy.

 

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn led representatives from the Tourism Council of Thailand and the Thai Restaurant Association to meet with Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha to receive and discuss the government policy of lifting the quarantine requirement for tourists arriving in Thailand.

 

The prime minister thanked every party that has provided their cooperation toward making preparations for the country’s reopening, and asked the tourism ministry to consider, with input from relevant agencies, the possibility of holding New Year’s activities that would be collaboratively organized by the public and private sectors.

 

The focus was on the feasibility of holding concerts by Thai artists in various provinces as well as in Bangkok.

 

According to the prime minister, these activities would provide relief to artists who have been heavily impacted by COVID-19 and stimulate tourism at the end of the year. Gen. Prayut added that Cabinet meetings in November will be held in provinces that were piloting tourism reopening.

 

The prime minister also met with representatives from the Foundation for Life Development Under the Patronage of H.R.H. Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra, who were publicizing white cheesewood products to raise funds for the foundation’s various projects.

 

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5 minutes ago, webfact said:

representatives from many agencies met with the prime minister today (19 Oct.) to discuss the reopening.

Hopefully they responded with 'we cannot open anything until we have guaranteed numbers to plan with and that immigration demands wont restrict tourists and income if we open fully'

Parties are exactly the thing that bring a police raid with everyone arrested.  Welcome to Thailand.

Open is still TBD depending on the definition.  As for asking.. well, how about getting your people vaccinated if you really are worried about them?

Blooper.

Nothing significant or newsworthy. 

Same old attention driven rhetoric, pageantry and decorum.

 

Ho Hum......

'provide relief to artists who have been heavily impacted'? I doubt he meant hit, or struck with something. It's just the reporter using the new fashionable in word. There is no doubt that artists and others in the entertainment world have been affected badly. As have many in other professions and industries. But they haven't been impacted. Grrrrr????

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The focus was on the feasibility of holding concerts by Thai artists in various provinces as well as in Bangkok.

So the curfew and non-gathering decrees will be dropped for this to happen?

3 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

Open is still TBD depending on the definition.  As for asking.. well, how about getting your people vaccinated if you really are worried about them?

They're working on it, but only as fast as donated vaccines come in.

That's a big room.......could they hear one another or do they simply not listen?

I was match your carpet day at the office of incompetence ????

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The prime minister asked all parties to pitch in their efforts and also to consider holding concerts during the New Year’s to stimulate tourism and the economy.

 

So gormless! if you want tourists to come and expect them to ignore the rampant Covid pandemic in Thailand a year behind other countries in dealing with it, make it easy as possible to visit, not arranging concerts with no chance of social distancing.

 

Double vaccine, one pre flight PCR and insured would suffice, but westerners also need adequate protection from Thais who should be fully tested and vaccinated to work in tourist areas.

 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The prime minister asked all parties to pitch in their efforts and also to consider holding concerts during the New Year’s to stimulate tourism and the economy.

Everyone always wants comes to Thailand for the concerts and the opportunity to attend super spreader pandemic events in the Asian epicentre of covid.

 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

According to the prime minister, these activities would provide relief to artists who have been heavily impacted by COVID-19 and stimulate tourism at the end of the year.

I too worry about the financial ability of hiso pop idols to afford another coke line.

40 minutes ago, sapson said:

but westerners also need adequate protection from Thais who should be fully tested and vaccinated to work in tourist areas.

Only westerners?

Me, Me, Me........

3 minutes ago, Karma80 said:

Everyone always wants comes to Thailand for the concerts and the opportunity to attend super spreader pandemic events in the Asian epicentre of covid.

They will all be heading to Scotland, legally guaranteed to be safe.

 

The Scottish government's vaccine passport scheme has become enforceable by law from Monday morning.

Nightclubs and large events, like some football matches, will only be able to allow entry to people who can show they have had two doses of a Covid vaccine.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-58946082

As it has been said many times drop all these requirements let the bars open for people to have a few drinks while on holiday, and give 50% discount on all beers 

Unless they stop all these stupid restrictions and insurance cover demands tourists are going to go elsewhere something the PM and the rest of his idiots refuse to recognise 

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

They will all be heading to Scotland, legally guaranteed to be safe.

 

The Scottish government's vaccine passport scheme has become enforceable by law from Monday morning.

Nightclubs and large events, like some football matches, will only be able to allow entry to people who can show they have had two doses of a Covid vaccine.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-58946082

It might be law but who is going to police it the landlord of the public house isn’t going to employ someone to stand at checkpoint Charlie asking for proof another idiotic idea by the crazed SNP 

and just what is this unelected PM going to contribute to the reopening of Thailand?

All he doing is coming away with nonsense to extract as much money as they can from tourists, by their quarantines, which the other Chuckle Brother will not name, the $100.000 insurance scam, over expensive PCRs, and he is also talking about 500Bt, what's that charge supposed to be for again? ???? 

3 hours ago, crazykopite said:

It might be law but who is going to police it the landlord of the public house isn’t going to employ someone to stand at checkpoint Charlie asking for proof another idiotic idea by the crazed SNP 

The unelected PM and his soldiers make the crazed SNP look like the Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz.

I would be delighted Mr PM, but you will not let me open my business