Bars, pubs and nightclubs in Thailand could remain closed until 2022

[hotchilli]

5 minutes ago, zaZa9 said:

Says the bloke who stole power and is now hanging on to it like grim death ! 555

Says the bloke who "selfishly" refused to sign the climate declaration.

[GrandPapillon]

1 hour ago, Wiggy said:

The last person to leave did turn the lights out. 

that bad?

[stephenterry]

You can't have your rich tourist cake and eat it, CCSA. In this case, it's more a question of how to attract these rich tourists with nothing happening, particularly at nightime?  

 

Number one action - restaurants and bars must be reopened to sell alcohol, like right now. See how that goes first before opening nightclub entertainment venues. 

 

Number two inaction - Try and understand it's Thais who are mainly spreading Covid, not visitors. As for farangs residing here, they make up less than 3/70 ths of the total population. which is yet another blame story.

[Casesrisingpanic]

This is yet another targeted closing of an industry that will do nothing to stop this virus anything, anywhere. 

 

Half of the country is vaccinated, a third of the country has had at least one jab. 

 

This continued draconian stupidity is doing nothing but destruction of millions of people's lives and businesses. 

 

There will never be zero covid. Get over it and get back to life and living. 

 

 

Edited February 9, 2022 by onthedarkside
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[Andycoops]

The most selfish are the Muppets in charge who have done everything they can get away with to keep their corrupt illegitimate regime in power at the expense of ordinary citizens.

[Cabradelmar]

This is will only put a damper on the sexpats and sex tourist (sorry no Nana or Soi Cowboy for you). Probably not the quality tourist Thailand wants to pursue anyway ????‍♂️ 

[tomyami]

In pattaya glad I just have a storage unit with secure motorbike parking now looks like I will still have going into next year.

my reliable sources there say it is dead without any entertainment was there in may so I know.

some drinking beer in a mug for social meet ups but you got to be vigilent are the only bits of normality for foreigners long way from home is a prison like exsistence.

Lots of new faces around is not true

 

[smiggley]

Both Bangkok and Phuket have more covid infections than Pattaya yet Pattaya must still remain closed. Bangkok is still the epicentre of covid infections and hense should have been the last to open so again what is wrong with this govt.

[michael888]

Whaaaaa....!!!??   ????

[GlassWayOverHalfFull]

This headline makes no sense. There are plenty open in Phuket and Bangkok already

[Mark17AA]

2 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

True, but people don't hang around for 2 or 3 hours in 7-11 chugging back their bottle of 100 Pipers????

They do at the one next to me, often 20+ then jump on the motor bikes.

[Will B Good]

11 minutes ago, smiggley said:

Both Bangkok and Phuket have more covid infections than Pattaya yet Pattaya must still remain closed. Bangkok is still the epicentre of covid infections and hense should have been the last to open so again what is wrong with this govt.

They want Pattaya eviscerated from the face of the Earth.

[John Drake]

Time for all those tourists thinking of applying for a Thailand Pass to give Thailand a pass.

[Kaopad999]

2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I basically gave up even trying to find logic in Thailand.

But sometimes I still think: Why?

What do they think is the point of this? Do they want to make sure fewer people visit Thailand? Do they think more people will get infected when more places, with close contact, will open?

Is it just to pi@$ off people? What is the real reason for this?

I think even those people who make the decisions must be aware that nightlife is a major attraction for people who live in Thailand and who visit Thailand.

Control, Control, and more control.
That's exactly what the whole thing has been about from day one! 

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

3 hours ago, tingtong said:

Meanwhile 7-11 happily sell alcohol....and the beach every evening is full of ppl drinking.

Hypocrisy.

Isn't drinking and smoking on the beach illegal too?

Watch out for the BOB they are short of money...

[dunroaming]

3 hours ago, tingtong said:

Meanwhile 7-11 happily sell alcohol....and the beach every evening is full of ppl drinking.

Hypocrisy.

Probably worth posting that on trip advisor.  always good to get an insight into the real Thailand nightlife ????

[tomyami]

7 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

They want Pattaya eviscerated from the face of the Earth.

get rid of all farang in pattaya will take 1 more year then sell it to the waiting chinese

[Tonypandy]

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Hopefully they open pubs/bars in Pattaya soon. I saw loads of "Pattaya looking" types in Bangkok last weekend. I think we are being invaded. There will be rows of Pattaya plated Fortuners jamming up Soi 4 soon, bringing their unvaccinated brethren with them, Chang vests, cargo shorts and all. Sunburnt shaved heads everywhere. Please lord, open a few bars down there - this has to stop ????.

And which city HISOS started this latest panademic in Thailand???? 

[Joseph98765]

Oh...F***!!, after almost 2 years opening and closing following his st****d orders, he comes saying not to be selfish!!??

Bars, pubs, and people here need to get back to their lifes.... selfish? <deleted>..

[PEE TEE]

Welcome tourist you cant go to the bars or the clubs but you can go to Loy Kratong will be lots of people at the water venues with beers and sprits from the 7/11s on the 19th November 

[hugocnx]

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

You should not be so selfish, step down from your unelected position, and give Thai people their country back !  

Never gonna happen. He is a globalist puppet and that's the way it's gonna stay.

You must be a white terrorist proclaiming that people can have a country. Now let's see where I can put racism in.????

 

[PEE TEE]

He is not selfish after all he has plenty of money maybe he will donate some to those who are losing lively hood or does he not give a s#%t?

[hugocnx]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

How dose it goes again?  “ Please forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”...

They know f'ing well what they are doing and all us sheeple let it happen. Som nam naa.

[Harry Fingerling]

Tree town was selling yesterday.

[Mike k]

3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I basically gave up even trying to find logic in Thailand.

But sometimes I still think: Why?

What do they think is the point of this? Do they want to make sure fewer people visit Thailand? Do they think more people will get infected when more places, with close contact, will open?

Is it just to pi@$ off people? What is the real reason for this?

I think even those people who make the decisions must be aware that nightlife is a major attraction for people who live in Thailand and who visit Thailand.

This is just a way to accomplish what they have been trying to do for years get rid of the entertainment industry of course the hiso's and the one that can't be named will have their Mia noi's and private clubs 

[Mike k]

21 minutes ago, Joseph98765 said:

Oh...F***!!, after almost 2 years opening and closing following his st****d orders, he comes saying not to be selfish!!??

Bars, pubs, and people here need to get back to their lifes.... selfish? <deleted>..

I still think every bar, club and karaoke in the country should pick a day and every one open up same day same time the government won't be able to do anything without making the world news 

[blix99]

2 hours ago, Xonax said:

If the government do have a wish to kill Walking-street and other red-light venues in Pattaya, there will never in a million years come a better moment than right now.

They do have that wish; have you not heard the mayor say he expects Pattaya to become the next Dubai or Singapore...seriously, he said that!!

[dunroaming]

I think the Catch 22 for Thailand is partly to do with colours.  If they open up completely and go back to everything open as normal and then the COVID numbers go up again, they will end up on other countries red lists.  By keeping most things closed they are more likely to keep the cases falling, meaning they will be on the green lists.

 

The Catch 22 bit is that tourists won't want come to a country on the red list with all the quarantine issues, nor will they want to come to a country on the green list that is still virtually in lockdown.   So in essence, ex-pats would be better off with everything open and Thailand being on the red list as long they live there, but not if they want to go back to their home countries any time soon.  For that, Thailand needs to be on the green lists.

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm…. A sure way to discourage tourism ?

[kingstonkid]

Going to be interesting to see how many of the big hotels put on  NYE with their restaurants.

 

Usually a bunch put on a big spread with dancing food lasts almost to midnite