FILE / Employees wait for customers outside a bar along the Soi Cowboy touristic street / AFP)

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced Saturday an extension to the closure of entertainment venues, such as pubs, bars, karaoke bars, until further notice.

 

The announcement is in line with the decision of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to keep night entertainment venues closed due to concern that their reopening could result in a surge of COVID-19 infections, by the Omicron variant in particular.

 

Eateries which meet the SHA PLUS standards, as set by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, or the Public Health Ministry’s “Thai Stop COVID 2 Plus” standards can, however, serve alcohol until 11pm.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkok-announces-continued-closure-of-entertainment-venues/

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

The announcement is in line with the decision of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to keep night entertainment venues closed due to concern that their reopening could result in a surge of COVID-19 infections, by the Omicron variant in particular.

The announcement is in line with the decision of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to keep the night entertainment venues closed due to concern that their reopening could result in people enjoying life again !

If pubs are closed, why do I keep getting photos, taken in a pub, from my friends?? ????

27 minutes ago, gp2002 said:

If pubs are closed, why do I keep getting photos, taken in a pub, from my friends?? ????

Once a bar reopens as a restaurant Omicron stays away

Many places open, crowded people boozing it up don't be fooled by the announcement.

These guys sure know how to attract tourists, add more hoops to the test and go and keep everything closed. I'm coming back to the family, tourists wont be coming for holidays

6 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

These guys sure know how to attract tourists, add more hoops to the test and go and keep everything closed. I'm coming back to the family, tourists wont be coming for holidays

Omicron is a mild cold confirmed by the south African president live on TV so nobody is going to be going to hospital what a ridiculous announcement , omicron stops infecting at 11pm

"The Wehrmacht thai style" this is all control if it was about anything it would have an exit plan.

Omicorn has ripped through many countries it cant be stopped by restrictions or travel when its replaced delta all is calm

As long as there is the usual standard of 'enforcement' it doesn't really matter what the government says. Plenty of places openly open. Many posts on here over the past seeks from people saying they have no problem finding a drink. When a law is stupid then people, including the police, ignore that rule. Just the odd raid now and then to pretend the law is being upheld. The only places still closed, it appears, are go-go bars.

Cowboy was heaving over the weekend! There must be a large number of brown envelopes in circulation.

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

The announcement is in line with the decision of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to keep the night entertainment venues closed due to concern that their reopening could result in people enjoying life again !

Bangkok has Fallen 5555555

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Eateries which meet the SHA PLUS standards, as set by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, or the Public Health Ministry’s “Thai Stop COVID 2 Plus” standards can, however, serve alcohol until 11pm.

Seems like a cunning plan to change the nature of some businesses?

29 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Seems like a cunning plan to change the nature of some businesses?

Dine&Dash Agogo Caberat&Buffet?

Come in and eat before we both starve.?

The creeps do not want to let Covid go. Once they do, millions will be out in the streets, and their disapproval rating of 98%, will be there for all to see. They know their days are numbered. This kind of thing reeks of desperation. Keep the people scared and maintain power. 

By now, every bar, pub, karaoke or entertainment venue became an eatery already?

1 hour ago, Clarkey611 said:

Cowboy was heaving over the weekend! There must be a large number of brown envelopes in circulation.

How is the talent right now?

3 hours ago, hottrader77 said:

Omicron is a mild cold confirmed by the south African president live on TV

and this has been known for weeks now. I get that the US government is bought and paid for by big pharma but what excuse does Thailand have to not bother doing basic research? At this point we have to assume they have some agenda outside of public health.

Could result in  covid infections ??,  Having far too many  Festivals in Pattaya, allowing travel  in last years Songkran,  2021 New year   countdown etc.. etc    could result in covid infections too

4 hours ago, gp2002 said:

If pubs are closed, why do I keep getting photos, taken in a pub, from my friends?? ????

Because these pubs have turned into eateries. 

1 hour ago, kcpattaya said:

By now, every bar, pub, karaoke or entertainment venue became an eatery already?

Check their menus. Fancy a 'Whiskey Whopper', 'Cocktail Combo' or perhaps a 'Beer Burger'? All is not as it seems.???? 

There are GoGos open in Patpong,, no dancing (and no food) but you can buy a lady drink and pay a bar fine.  I asked when they closed and they said midnight.

Pointless exercise keeping bars. Clubs closed 

According to reports on here plenty open no problem getting Alcohol 

Enjoy ????

It is closure for the dirty farangs but when it comes to the Local Thais " Lets Party "  what closure????

5 hours ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

To prevent the influx of prostitute bride seekers and orgy seekers. Recent reports indicate the prostitute brides are prowling the online venues now.  Both groups have to be content with self gratification for now. 

Are you a clergyman....?    ????

cowboy is dead right now.  i was there on saturday night from 9 to almost midnight.  some places are open, baccara, oasis (bar/restaurant only, never a go go bar), jungle jim, suzy wong and dollhouse.  plus a couple places on the asoke side, country road, five star, etc..  but they require a test to get onto the cowboy soi, the entrances are blocked.  on saturday they let me through without the test requirement.  in the past, i've tried to get through and they wouldn't let me.  several times i arrived at 5:30pm to eat dinner at oasis and the testing requirement wasn't in place yet.  only the outdoor patios are open for these places (can dine inside oasis).  very few customers, very few ladies.

 

soi 7 is very busy (i was there on saturday before i went to cowboy).  but they have to close at 9pm.  hundreds of ladies at the soi 7 beer bar complex (not the biergarten from the good old days but the newer complex).  they'll be open to 11 now.

 

nana is also busy but not as much as soi 7.  they also are held to the 9pm closing (but now 11).  the patios out front of lollipop, twister, and erotica (other side of the inner plaza from the first two i named) are open and there are some real lookers at twister.  but i'd say 1/3 of the number of ladies you'll find at soi 7.

 

i've been going out to these places 3-4 times a week for the last 2-3 months.  soi 7 has been crowded for a long time (bars were open there in september).  then nana opened up and then cowboy opened up (i think cowboy was early dec).  but again, very limited opening for nana and cowboy.  soi 7 is fully open and new bars have opened there in the last couple weeks.

 

edit:  the testing started at cowboy after NYE.  some bars at cowboy and all the bars at soi 7 were closed for a few days after NYE.  they started the testing at cowboy when these places reopened but didn't at soi 7.  when soi 7 was closed, alot of the ladies went to nana to work.  they were open.

5 hours ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

To prevent the influx of prostitute bride seekers and orgy seekers. Recent reports indicate the prostitute brides are prowling the online venues now.  Both groups have to be content with self gratification for now. 

Do you habitually dress in a dark worsted suit, with a big white collar, and a tall black hat with a big silver buckle?

7 hours ago, gp2002 said:

If pubs are closed, why do I keep getting photos, taken in a pub, from my friends?? ????

Photo shop there playing with your mind. 

They (government) will never learn.

6 hours ago, Clarkey611 said:

Cowboy was heaving over the weekend! There must be a large number of brown envelopes in circulation.

A lot of the bars are Police owned. 

Good call, it will have many benefits by protecting the general public.