The cabinet agreed yesterday (Tuesday) to extend the State of Emergency, from August 1st to September 30th, citing the need to control the spread of COVID-19, especially the new Omicron sub-variants which are spreading rapidly.

 

The current Emergency Decree is due to expire on July 31st and this new extension will be the 19th.

 

The Emergency Decree was first imposed throughout the country on March 26th, 2020, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-cabinet-extends-state-of-emergency-until-end-of-september/

 

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Why? Or is it Why Not?

Covid - the gift that keeps on giving. (Brown envelopes?)

This has nothing to do with covid.  As has been noted before it has to do with Prayuth quelling uprising to his power.

Can't see it being lifted before the next pseudo election. Either that or they lift it and declare the result null and void saying the turnout was too low. ( I actually expect a new law that election results only take effect when 80% - or something just as daft - take part in the election)

Can this man rule without dictatorial powers? When he was elected PM, I noted that as the leader of the junta to make people jump, if he said 'jump'. PM ,as the leader of a party in Parliament has no such powers and he has to persuade ands cajole people to his will.....well he has had the state of emergency to help him almost continuously since he became PM. How on earth will we ever get rid of this tyrant?

3 minutes ago, Pedrogaz said:

How on earth will we ever get rid of this tyrant?

It will need others to be moved on also as well as him to ensure Thailand can start to return to normality. Unfortunately the damage done over the years will possibly take decades to repair assuming that is all of those needing removal are indeed removed. If not a Burmese situation could easily become the issue in Thailand.

A lot of old dinosaurs need to stumble off into their well-appointed tar-pits before Thailand can move on again from this level. The continual "state of emergency" is an utter debacle.

7 hours ago, lujanit said:

This has nothing to do with covid.  As has been noted before it has to do with Prayuth quelling uprising to his power.

......all of which will continue, as they have for generations against brethren regimes. 

Appears to be a perpetual state of emergency........for the ruling elite.

Of course they did. Is anyone really surprised!

It is of no use commenting on this decree. It has been extended so many times by this excuse for a democratic government that it is fixed until it is ousted by the people.

I myself yearn for the protesting students to return to the streets, but they can't while this decree is in place.

So what to do? 

9 hours ago, webfact said:

The cabinet agreed yesterday (Tuesday) to extend the State of Emergency, from August 1st to September 30th,

Damn I feel safe now!

6 hours ago, Excel said:

It will need others to be moved on also as well as him to ensure Thailand can start to return to normality. Unfortunately the damage done over the years will possibly take decades to repair assuming that is all of those needing removal are indeed removed. If not a Burmese situation could easily become the issue in Thailand.

That is almost certainly the plan, and has been since the coup.

Does someone have a link to the published text in the Royal Gazette?

13 minutes ago, Puccini said:

Does someone have a link to the published text in the Royal Gazette?

Scrap that. I found it here:

https://ratchakitcha2.soc.go.th/pdfdownload?id=139D175S0000000014200

Google translation

 

announce
Subject: Extension of the period for declaring a state of emergency in all local areas throughout the Kingdom
(Chapter 19)
As a state of emergency has been declared in all local areas throughout the Kingdom  since
26 March 2020 and extended the period of declaring the state of emergency for the 18th time
out until 31 May B.E.
The coronavirus disease 2019 has come back to spread more severely around the world, including Thailand.
Because it has been mutated into subspecies BA.4 and BA.5, which can spread faster and evade.
more immune  In addition, the booster vaccination does not cover the high-risk groups, although the process has been expedited.
come continuously  If the disease outbreak is not closely controlled  Epidemic situation in Thailand
may intensify towards the end of the third quarter of the year, along with the organization
The World Health Organization maintains the level of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak as a pandemic.
In this case, it is still necessary to maintain measures to prevent and control the coronavirus disease 2019.
integrated to control such emergency situations for a while
By virtue of Section 5 of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations
2005 Prime Minister with the approval of the Cabinet in accordance with the resolution of 26 July
B.E. 2522, thus extending the period for declaring a state of emergency in all local areas throughout the Kingdom.
Another time to declare a serious emergency situation in the southern border provinces.
to remain in force concurrently
This is from 1 August B.E.2565 to 30 September B.E.
Announced on the 27th day of July B.E.
General Prayut Chan-ocha
Prime Minister

21 hours ago, webfact said:

The cabinet agreed yesterday (Tuesday) to extend the State of Emergency, from August 1st to September 30th, citing the need to control the spread of COVID-19, especially the new Omicron sub-variants which are spreading rapidly.

With the country fully open this just doesn't make sense.... unless?

20 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Covid - the gift that keeps on giving. (Brown envelopes?)

Nothing to do with brown envelopes.

It's to keep a handful of protesters off the streets... while other mass events can continue.

44 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

With the country fully open this just doesn't make sense.... unless?

Yep.

October's just around the corner.

????