4 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

So, Covid won’t infect someone in a bar if they have food in front of them.

 

Taking the UK as an example, it has to be a scotch-egg.

 

4 hours ago, darksidedog said:

I have given up long ago, on expecting anything sensible whatsoever to come out of Anutins mouth.

Covid rampant, but that's OK cos its omicron, but entertainment venues have to open under mindless rules?

Welcome to Thailand folks.

"Anutin - not actually a medical man - gave the assembled press a brief sermon on why Songkran is important, the spread of infectious diseases, preventative measures and the like."

 

So, if he's not actually a medical man, what gives him the right to preach about medical subjects?

 

And as per usual part of his "speech" is bound to be controversial to get himself noticed and talked about:-

 

"Bars and clubs will have to open as restaurants for the time being." No comment necessary!

TAT predicts 8M visitors, Anutin says no entertainment. So why will they come. More likely they will go to Vietnam. TAT needs to talk to Anutin before issuing optimistic predictions. Anutin will soon stop all that

BLA< BLA< BLA > OUT!!!

3 minutes ago, geoffrobbo said:

TAT predicts 8M visitors, Anutin says no entertainment. So why will they come. More likely they will go to Vietnam. TAT needs to talk to Anutin before issuing optimistic predictions. Anutin will soon stop all that

TAT will ALWAYS give optimistic predictions - that's their "raison d'etre"! ("Reason to be" or "objective in life!)

They will as soon as they work out how much they want extra …. Control Corrupt Freaks 5555555

4 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

That could be Thailand right now.  People happy, having fun and getting some money coming in. ????

That could be  is almost anywhere except Thailand right now.  People happy, having fun and getting some money coming in. 

The Thai Pass continues killing the incentive for tourists. The scam on insurance must be protected.

When applying for Covid cover the insurance companies do not ask the vaccination status of the applicant. I will have had 2 Covid vaccinations and 2 boosters by the time I fly to Thailand. My friend who is leaving several days after is not vaccinated yet his insurance is the same price as mine when the risk facters are polls apart. How can they justify that. Just another scam.

Get rid of the hinderance to tourism call the Thai Pass.

This is the clearest indication yet that the government is determined to close down the section of the Thai entertainment industry that has attracted millions to the country for decades. Omicron is on the rise but the health minister has said that, although the country can cope, bars/gogos can only open as restaurants. Thailand excels at not actually banning something as such, but instead makes it impossible to exist by the rules it imposes.

Karaoke bars can be closed if they perform karaoke because the most singers can't sing and the music is far too loud....

57 minutes ago, Uncle Philby said:

Tell me why the Thai government are not mandating boosters for all international arrivals? The sooner we get everyone boosted, the sooner we get through this. As for the selfish Westerners who want the Thai government to drop all the mandates, they are not thinking of the safety of the Thai people, they are only thinking of themselves.

Most of, if not all, the tourists coming in to Thailand have had more jabs each than the local population has! Jabbing them again won't make a blind bit of difference because:

• we already know that, vaccinated or not, you can still catch, and spread, Covid 19 strains
• to get a Thai Pass you have to prove you have had at least 2 vaccinations
• being tested on arrival means you are finding any carriers/infected on arrival.

Now that the dominant strain is Omicron (which has less severe symptoms than seasonal flu for most) far better to let it run it's course. Thai news is big on listing how many foreigners arriving are infected. To be honest, I'd love it if the system was in place that everyone was tested on departure from their home country, shown clear, came here then got tested on arrival back in their home country and the Thai media report on how many came here uninfected and returned home and tested positive.

Covid 19 (Omicrom variants) is here to stay, just like measles, Rubella, chicken pox and all manner of diseases that are endemic worldwide. The sooner Anutin accepts that Omicon is NOT Ebola and lets everywhere reopen and people get back to a normal life the better.

Does he really know what he is talking about  The reality is that the entertainment industry is open and back to normal. 

3 hours ago, smedly said:

I was in a Thai restaurant recently in Pattaya with  over 1500 in attendance accompanied with live music and a DJ, several other venues close by in full swing with equally huge numbers, this goes on nightly

Don't tell Auntin

So the two accompanying Headlines for today are involving one man, Khun Anutin saying a continuation of no realistic entertainment and next door to him the TAT man saying there will be 8 million visitors for the rest of this year.

 

Why will they come with any kind of limitations of entry, and if in fact they happen to materialise, what will they do when they get here? 

12 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

So, Covid won’t infect someone in a bar if they have food in front of them.

@Danderman123 after 11pm it will

12 hours ago, webfact said:

He acknowledged the dire effect that the pandemic has had on the Thai economy

never seems to have a dire effect on the baht tho, strange.  surely if your economy isnt great it weakens the currency. it does in every other country as far as i know.  

6 hours ago, BayArea said:

Vung Tau, the seaside resort an hour from Sai Gon was packed with beachgoers this past  weekend. Looked awesome and fun! No masks, back to normal.

I like Ngha rang,  but in normal times there are too many Russians there.. Now, maybe good time to return... 

6 hours ago, RafPinto said:

Bars continue to open....as restaurants...555

And sopay massages as .... hairdressers.

reminds me ..need a hair cut 

7 hours ago, RafPinto said:

Bars continue to open....as restaurants...555

And sopay massages as .... hairdressers.

Are soapies actually open again? I had not heard that.

2 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

Taking the UK as an example, it has to be a scotch-egg.

 

Yummy!

 

Time to start looking at recipes ...

13 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Are soapies actually open again? I had not heard that.

 

That's coz you need to ask for a haircut!

 

With shampoo and setx!

1 hour ago, Dialemco said:

Does he really know what he is talking about  The reality is that the entertainment industry is open and back to normal. 

The whole restaurant game is purely a face saving exercise.

 

A major revenue stream for the constabulary (and others) had been closed down and that couldn't be allowed to continue.

 

You have no doubt heard of creative accounting - welcome to creative licensing!

Great!

I'll pack my bags and get there asap, the test on arrival is just a bonus????

1 minute ago, herfiehandbag said:

The whole restaurant game is purely a face saving exercise.

 

A major revenue stream for the constabulary (and others) had been closed down and that couldn't be allowed to continue.

 

You have no doubt heard of creative accounting - welcome to creative licensing!

Yes, lots of the entertainment venues are open in Pattaya but there's always the chance of being had over (owners and customers) by the BiB if they fancy it as they're not legally open.

I'll be giving it a miss.

7 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

Vietnam a couple of days ago, apparently:

 

Last night........

2 hours ago, Uncle Philby said:

Tell me why the Thai government are not mandating boosters for all international arrivals? The sooner we get everyone boosted, the sooner we get through this. As for the selfish Westerners who want the Thai government to drop all the mandates, they are not thinking of the safety of the Thai people, they are only thinking of themselves.

COVID is rampant in Thailand. Can you honestly say all the "restaurants" are following the COVID regulations, social distancing, masks, limiting numbers. What the officials spew out is just to look good on the world stage. From what I gather it's nearly business as usual in most "restaurants" apart from closing times and I know that is not been adhered to in a lot of establishments. Every day that passes with the restrictions, testing and paperwork for incoming "tourists" is business lost to other countries with the risk people find a better country to holiday.

4 hours ago, smedly said:

not with a collective IQ of under 100 running the country

You need to clarify how many of the zeros we need to remove.. ???? 

1 hour ago, paulikens said:

never seems to have a dire effect on the baht tho, strange.  surely if your economy isnt great it weakens the currency. it does in every other country as far as i know.  

Then you need to educate yourself on the many variables (interest rates, foreign currency holdings, etc. )that determine the strength of a currency…and how a strong currency can have a detrimental effect on exports etc. 

Surely this guy can’t be as thick as he looks, Brain the size of a pea me thinks 

Where are they closed at?  Go to Tree town Soi Buakow  and more its bus as usual.  Tree town looks as packed as ibar  and 808 used to be.  Now theres an outdoor  pool with huge crowds.  So where the ban?