Business operators in Pattaya and Jomtien have formally handed letters and petitions to the Chonburi Governor and the Pattaya City Mayor, which will also reportedly be presented to the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, asking to allow alcohol sales in restaurants before the New Year and for Pattaya to be allowed a similar program to Phuket or Bangkok which currently allow sales and have seen many venues spring back to life.

 

Today (November 16th) business operators representing nearly 400 business owners from the hospitality, hotel, restaurant, bar, entertainment, and nightlife industry went to the Chonburi Provincial Hall and The Pattaya City Hall and handed formal letters to Chonburi Governor Phakarathorn Teanchai and the Pattaya City Mayor Sonthaya Khunplome.

 

The letter states they are requesting to allow the Banglamung district to lift the ban on alcohol sales like Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi and Phang Nga before New Year. The lifting of this ban would, in theory, allow many venues to open as “restaurants” like in Phuket or Bangkok if the Thai Stop Covid Plus certification was allowed or similar plans being used in other provinces as “exemptions” were permitted locally.

 

The letter includes close to 400 names of various business operators and owners in Banglamung who have signed the letter. The business owners are only calling for Pattaya, reported by the Mayor to be the third most vaccinated place in the country in terms of the province and city, to be allowed to sell alcohol and lift the almost eight-month ban, replicating programs in Bangkok, Phuket, and other places that have seen a revival of business since lifting their own respective bans. The business owners stressed that they are willing to comply with all Covid measures and have many proposals and ideas for safely opening their venues while providing thousands with employment.

 

A representative of the Chonburi governor, the Administrative Chief Mr. Chawanin Wongsatitjirakan, and Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Khunplume received the letters from business operators.

 

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Only way to do it and keep it up, but will it fall on deaf ears, that is the question ?

No problem!! Just go out of business (along with x# of your fellow bar owners) and we'll allow alcohol sales again

They have to do something and fast, can't keep cramming hundreds of people into treetown every night which is filled to capacity every night, it really is ridiculous

27 minutes ago, smedly said:

They have to do something and fast, can't keep cramming hundreds of people into treetown every night which is filled to capacity every night, it really is ridiculous

They need more chairs and tables.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

The lifting of this ban would, in theory, allow many venues to open as “restaurants” like in Phuket or Bangkok

 

This could make Thailand the gastronomy "hub" of the world.  ????

I am hearing that there is a rumour on Facebook that bars will now be allowed to open on 1st December. Walking Street will be cleaned up in readiness. 

Simple:  Hand out big fat envelopes to the cops/politicians and do anything you want.  Don't hand out envelopes and stay closed or get raided.

The governor has no power here, none, zero, not one bit.

Should file law suits against the entire PM and his government for the deliberate and continuing destruction of their businesses 

9 hours ago, smedly said:

They have to do something and fast, can't keep cramming hundreds of people into treetown every night which is filled to capacity every night, it really is ridiculous

Sounds fab. I really have to get over there! ????

Only 400 signatures? Not good. Just shows a lot of apathy from Pattaya business owners who don't see the big picture.  If tourists can't get what they want they will go elsewhere (ie. Phuket, Bangkok). That simple! This will effect hotels. laundrettes, barber shops, convenience stores ... any business that relys on the tourist baht. Just because your business doesn't sell alcohol doesn't mean its not your business and, consequently, no need to get involved in signing the petition.

 

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The business owners stressed that they are willing to comply with all Covid measures

What a ridiculous charade. I'm sure they're aware the ban has nothing to do with Covid yet they have to pretend that's why they have not been allowed to operate and try to turn a profit. The government wants the old Pattaya, and the punters who live or visit there, gone for good.

Not up to the governor.....ask Prayuth....the ban is about Pattaya being a "family" resort.....no hookers...no sex tourists....only god fearing, nice people!

11 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

Only way to do it and keep it up, but will it fall on deaf ears, that is the question ?

Or just all open up operating within the same rules as Phuket etc and see what the police/government do?

Close/jail them all?

Time to challenge the top-end.

8 hours ago, champers said:

I am hearing that there is a rumour on Facebook that bars will now be allowed to open on 1st December. Walking Street will be cleaned up in readiness. 

I saw a cat playing a piano on Facebook. You should check it out ????

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The letter includes close to 400 names of various business operators and owners in Banglamung who have signed the letter.

On FB they initially said 300, last night posted saying 500 and today it’s nearly 400?

 

16 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Or just all open up operating within the same rules as Phuket etc and see what the police/government do?

Close/jail them all?

Time to challenge the top-end.

a bar across from treetown (20m away) tried that last week and got raided - if the police had looked over their shoulder they would have seen hundreds of people all drinking jam packed into that small area - they just ignored it, it is now so packed that they are putting tables on the walkway to the toilets, there is also a shop openly selling beer beside the toilets all ignored by the police - I kid you not, someone is paying the cops big money for them to ignore this 

2 minutes ago, BestB said:

On FB they initially said 300, last night posted saying 500 and today it’s nearly 400?

 

300/400 it is still a lot of businesses considering that many have shut for good - all restaurants of course, if I was an owner I would be extremely angry as to how treetoen is getting away with it.

P**sing in the wind basically !!

Pinocchio will tell them to stop being selfish and that will be the end of the matter (for him!)

51 minutes ago, smedly said:

300/400 it is still a lot of businesses considering that many have shut for good - all restaurants of course, if I was an owner I would be extremely angry as to how treetoen is getting away with it.

Numbers quoted from the same source provided by the same people  but changed 3 times. In exact order 300-500-under 400

As for treetown, no different to other places owned or serving the elites , though tree town was raided not too long ago and something like 20-30 people were taken away 

9 hours ago, champers said:

I am hearing that there is a rumour on Facebook that bars will now be allowed to open on 1st December. Walking Street will be cleaned up in readiness. 

Must be true then - lol

6 hours ago, ukrules said:

The governor has no power here, none, zero, not one bit.

Correct, you know who put the current Mayor into the job,

23 minutes ago, BestB said:

Numbers quoted from the same source provided by the same people  but changed 3 times. In exact order 300-500-under 400

As for treetown, no different to other places owned or serving the elites , though tree town was raided not too long ago and something like 20-30 people were taken away 

treetown has never been raided - outside on the footpath beside treetown was raided several times 

10 hours ago, champers said:

I am hearing that there is a rumour on Facebook that bars will now be allowed to open on 1st December. Walking Street will be cleaned up in readiness. 

been hearing rumours like that for months - I think it is more wishful thinking 

 

and total nonsense

8 minutes ago, smedly said:

been hearing rumours like that for months - I think it is more wishful thinking 

 

and total nonsense

I tend to agree with you but I am told it is out there (in Thai) and who knows how many people have cancelled a holiday since last Friday's announcement. Some big players may be giving him grief and I would not rule out a softening of some rules following this Friday's big meeting. 

In response to the PM's comment I think it is he who should stop being so selfish and allow the restaurants to sell alcohol in Pattaya and stop hogging the business in government preferred places like Bangkok & Phuket  

Not only Pattaya, but the whole country businesses should up arms (peacefully) and make their voices heard via Thai TV channels that they'll all open for Xmas and New Year come what may.      

 

I am now fed up to my back teeth with this government which has lost the plot. Thai people spread Covid which has not registered, so up the Vax rate to those who want it, and let the others become part of the herd immunity.  Which needs to happen at some future point, or we'll all be stuck in a lockdown time bubble ad infinitum. 

 

As for tourists, most will go elsewhere to celebrate Xmas and the New Year. So focus on getting this country up and running again. 

 

i can see about 5 people...i guess the other hundreds had better things to do.