The sheer arrogant paranoid control freaks of  gov control in Pattaya actually want to destroy business .this officials have no understanding of covid and banning bars opening highlights it all .

Its a 24 hour curfew on people who drink socially whichs pretty much shuts down a local economy.

It has been a success in pattaya

The fact that there's o real representative democracy in a country where what the people want makes not a god damn difference..  failed country 

The governor and the mayor are merely puppets; they get their instructions from Bangkok.

Has there been some meeting and announcement I have yet to read of?

I was expecting things to open up at the end of the month.

Why Bangkok, Phuket etc get a jump on this, and it is tolerated by Pattaya I fail to understand..... someone paid the piper?

8 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

The fact that there's o real representative democracy in a country where what the people want makes not a god damn difference..  failed country 

You are absolutely right.   Gotta admit Pray...oot did a good on on the Constitution where only another coup will displace him or his party.  Sad for the millions of good Thai people who see their country going down the drain.

????, as many businesses will be forced into bankruptcy I wonder if lots of leases and land are starting to become available for 'other businessmen' to snap up and then redevelop?

Begs the question why is Bangkok a blue zone when infection rates are higher than Pattaya. Someone is applying paid for influence!

Hotel bookings must be at an all time low in Pattaya . Seems it has fallen out of favour as regards alcohol permits and bookings for this high season will have been made elsewhere already . 

Only a couple of years ago there were rumours of completely overhauling Pattaya and even to the extent of allowing casinos for use by the tourists . Hope I am wrong but why the ban on bars which are the life and soul of Pattaya . The majority of workers must have found alternative jobs by now .

Hate to sound like a conspiracy theorist but I’m pretty sure they are deliberately doing this to kill the red-light oriented businesses and venues in pattaya.

 

there’s no other logic that explains why they’re permitting the sale of alcohol in BKK, Phuket, etc but not Pattaya.

 

I have a sinking feeling theyre going to find a way to keep the bars, gogos, and clubs closed indefinitely, despite the numbers. They had the festival with thousands of people together which is a much more virulent event IMO 

5 hours ago, superal said:

Seems it has fallen out of favour as regards alcohol permits and bookings for this high season will have been made elsewhere already . 

That's the idea... Pattaya overhaul , no Riff Raff or sex tourists . They imagine there's better things to attract people to Pattaya ... They will get a rude awakening I hope. Pattaya ...." It's Disneyland for old folk ! " 

I know ... I'm old and I'm enjoying it right now .... lol .

1Nov: all tourist areas inc.pattaya, bkk & phuket OPEN by Govt Decree, to vaxxed tourists.

just back from Phuket Patong Bangla Road. its jumping….. no nightclubs but alcohol, girls, bars, live music, masks optional. no coppers, small crowds….. but pattaya different ……

On 11/8/2021 at 9:44 PM, tomyami said:

Its a 24 hour curfew on people who drink socially whichs pretty much shuts down a local economy.

It has been a success in pattaya

You mean all those people who were on the beach drinking alcohol, dancing and not wearing facemasks during the Music Festival was a success ??

7/11 can't fill their drinks fridges quick enough.

They should keep Alcohol banned forever. It is the Devils drink and is consumed by his minions. No good will ever come from it if allowed again.

On 11/8/2021 at 11:11 PM, champers said:

The governor and the mayor are merely puppets; they get their instructions from Bangkok.

Not in the past. Quite the contrary.

57 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Not in the past. Quite the contrary.

Agree, in the past. Now policy is dictated from the top. If it was up to to the mayor I think bars would now be open, but it isn't so they aren't.

8 minutes ago, champers said:

Agree, in the past. Now policy is dictated from the top. If it was up to to the mayor I think bars would now be open, but it isn't so they aren't.

The independent state of Pattaya is no more. Now it's just a memory, a state of mind!

The stupidity continues. A march off the economic cliff, right into nonsensical madness. 

 

The CCSA continues to prove on a daily basis how lost in space they are, how out of their element they are, how in over their heads they are, and how extreme their denial of science based facts is. 
 
Beer does not cause Covid. Neither does wine. But, prohibiting acholol sales does sabotage an industry and contribute to the continued destruction of the nation's economy and deepen the hole tourism has been placed into by the insane and crazed fools. 
 
Nobody has ever defined the danger of alcohol intelligibly, as it relates to Covid. I can understand crowded bars, and clubs, where you have to shout to be heard, and in the process you release alot of spittle. But a restaurant? Why? It only appears to be an additional hardship for hundreds of thousands who are only trying to make a living, and patrons who are only trying to let off a little steam and enjoy some much needed recreation.
 
If anything, allowing drinking in restaurants brings down the national crime rates!
 
At this time, the nation would really benefit if there were some intelligent and compassionate adults in the rooms, where these decisions are being made.
 
Wow is Thailand with leaders like Prayuth, Anutin and Phiphat. Where do they find these clowns?

 

 

Pattaya not paying enough in envelopes....sad sad that this place is suffering at the hands of this hiso government..so sad for the working people of pattaya

On 11/8/2021 at 3:35 PM, pixelaoffy said:

destroy business

What a big BS. So you only wanna go eat somewhere if you can drink and get waisted???? Like that's the most important thing about going to eat in a rest?????? Maybe the food is the most important??? I never drink alcohol in Thailand when i go eat.  They will make extra money when drinking a coke or a soda.

The local goverment officials would love to open the bars and get the money rolling in again, but they are not allowed to by the CCSA.

 

Maybe 1st of December, but I suspect it will be babysteps i.e. restaurants first, then extend hours, then bars can open.

15 hours ago, animalmagic said:

????, as many businesses will be forced into bankruptcy I wonder if lots of leases and land are starting to become available for 'other businessmen' to snap up and then redevelop?

It's happening already the large bar complex soi made in Thailand has closed for good and is going to be redeveloped.

do you think their plan is to destroy the entertainment industry and when it is at rock bottom, swoop in and buy up the depressed properties?  they are either incredibly stupid or incredibly clever

Conspiracy post reported and removed.

 

9 hours ago, Joe Farang said:

They should keep Alcohol banned forever. It is the Devils drink and is consumed by his minions. No good will ever come from it if allowed again.

Even Jesus drank wine . For sure there will always be those who drink too much or cannot handle their drink but in general having a social drink never did anyone any harm . If you choose to abstain from booze , that is your choice but please do not preach or criticise other peoples prerogatives . 

On 11/8/2021 at 10:49 PM, pixelaoffy said:

The fact that there's o real representative democracy in a country where what the people want makes not a god damn difference..  failed country 

Thailand is a Banana Republic ruled by an unelected soldier posing as a PM with probably about the same low IQ as most of the Thai people. He was mixing with real politicians in Glasgow last week, I don't know what his English is like, but I would bet that if he even opened his mouth, he would be getting laughed at behind his back.

There's a fairly simple relationship that the teetotaler in Government House doesn't seem to have understood yet. He's clearly desperate for the country to earn lots of money again from foreign tourism, yet currently refuses to recognise that most tourists like to relax with a few drinks while on holiday. So the only tourists that will come are the miserable scrotes who think alcohol is the root of all evil, and who don't spend any money anyway. Eventually, Prayut might remove his head from his ass long enough to realise that the country is making very little money from its foreign tourism plans compared with days gone by, and start wondering why. If they want to get back to making lots of money and attracting lots of visitors, there's no choice but to remove the booze restrictions sooner or later. The longer he leaves it, the more money it will cost the country he supposedly serves.

19 hours ago, chilly07 said:

Begs the question why is Bangkok a blue zone when infection rates are higher than Pattaya. Someone is applying paid for influence!

 I know there are many members of this forum who are expats living in Bangkok.

I wonder what their experiences living with this Cvirus are, do they live a normal life apart from the closures of the bars, pubs etc?

Do some of them go about their business worrying if they will catch the Virus? With a population of I think about 12 million, what is the daily statistics of the Bangkok people catching the Cvirus today? I guess maybe about 500?

That would say the normal adult under 60 who is not obese, not a heavy drinker or smoker, and with no major health issues would have very little chance of catching the Cvirus.

 

9 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The stupidity continues. A march off the economic cliff, right into nonsensical madness. 

 

The CCSA continues to prove on a daily basis how lost in space they are, how out of their element they are, how in over their heads they are, and how extreme their denial of science based facts is. 
 
Beer does not cause Covid. Neither does wine. But, prohibiting acholol sales does sabotage an industry and contribute to the continued destruction of the nation's economy and deepen the hole tourism has been placed into by the insane and crazed fools. 
 
Nobody has ever defined the danger of alcohol intelligibly, as it relates to Covid. I can understand crowded bars, and clubs, where you have to shout to be heard, and in the process you release alot of spittle. But a restaurant? Why? It only appears to be an additional hardship for hundreds of thousands who are only trying to make a living, and patrons who are only trying to let off a little steam and enjoy some much needed recreation.
 
If anything, allowing drinking in restaurants brings down the national crime rates!
 
At this time, the nation would really benefit if there were some intelligent and compassionate adults in the rooms, where these decisions are being made.
 
Wow is Thailand with leaders like Prayuth, Anutin and Phiphat. Where do they find these clowns?

 

 

Well certainly not from a circus, I have never heard of any in this Banana Republic, but I would think that the Thai army would be top of the list for clowns if following this unelected soldier posing as a PM is anything to go by.

19 hours ago, chilly07 said:

Begs the question why is Bangkok a blue zone when infection rates are higher than Pattaya. Someone is applying paid for influence!

No, as I have said before it is deliberate. 

 

The difference is Pattaya is in the EEC and Bangkok is not.