Army announces Phuket curfew

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Army announces Phuket curfew
Phuket Gazette -

No people, including, tourists will be allowed out after 10pm tonight. Photo: Gazette file

PHUKET: Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha today announced a nationwide curfew that will come into effect at 10pm tonight.

The curfew, from 10pm to 5am, will affect Phuket and all other tourist destinations in Thailand.

No people, including tourists, are allowed to leave their residence or hotel unless given specific permission by government officers.

This order will remain in place until further notice, said Gen Prayuth.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Army-announces-Phuket-curfew/29519#ad-image-0

-- Phuket Gazette 2014-05-22

[LivinginKata]

A tourist area like Phuket, Bangla and the likes closed. Nuts. Shows like Simon and FantaSea unable to operate..

What about late night flight arraivals ? And departures ?

[Shot]

_{Holy curfew Batman, this will be interesting}

[daveAustin]

I feel for tourists but small fry in the grand scheme of things and those two places you mention have been coining it in for years. I bet the tuk tuk mafia aren't happy either... my heart bleeds for that lot.

[LivinginKata]

_{Holy curfew Batman, this will be interesting}

Is it even practical. Will they have guards every 20m along every road. What happens when the unknowing tourist wanders out for a drink. Will they be arrested ? Jails will not accomodate all the offenders. Just so impractical.

[simon43]

Whoops! There goes the late-night arrivals at the airport.... (which BTW was almost deserted an hour ago).

[jpeg]

Who gives a crap. My very first time here was on 5th December.

[terryp]

simply done , the Thais will not open bars etc tonight..all will be dark, so tourists go back to room and try to get flights out of this idiotic Country

[eezergood]

here we go again

[NomadJoe]

I can confirm that at 4:45 our staff is reporting an Army presence in the Laguna area. Expect them to spread south.

[LivinginKata]

All the inflammatory and speculative posts are being removed.

[Somtamnication]

This is surreal. . Internet next?

[harrry]

Whoops! There goes the late-night arrivals at the airport.... (which BTW was almost deserted an hour ago).

In BKK they have said tourists can travel TO the airport and if needed the army would provide transport.......of course they do not have the Phuket Taxi Mafia there.

[LivinginKata]

Whoops! There goes the late-night arrivals at the airport.... (which BTW was almost deserted an hour ago).

In BKK they have said tourists can travel TO the airport and if needed the army would provide transport.......of course they do not have the Phuket Taxi Mafia there.

I don't see any official announcements as yet about travel to/from airport.

As some wag just posted "Free airport transfers in a real army truck - Amazing Thailand!"

[harrry]

Whoops! There goes the late-night arrivals at the airport.... (which BTW was almost deserted an hour ago).

In BKK they have said tourists can travel TO the airport and if needed the army would provide transport.......of course they do not have the Phuket Taxi Mafia there.

I don't see any official announcements as yet about travel to/from airport.

As some wag just posted "Free airport transfers in a real army truck - Amazing Thailand!"

Try CNN and Channel News Asia

[Guest]

Local 7-11 said they will close before 10pm. The staff at the SuperCheap told that they will be open whole night..

It would be interesting to know how well the curfew will hold in Phuket.

[LivinginKata]

Wife just back in the door from picking up a friend at the airport. She never noticed anything unusual on the road back, no military or police presence. Friends says only 18 pax on the flight down from BKK. Bangkok (swampy) airport deserted.

[Shot]

Mrs. just called me and said she will have shops closed up by 930 and home by 10

[eezergood]

Just drove down beach road patong, not busy but no army or police

Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

[fiddlehead]

Thanks for the updates folks.
Rumor has it that they are going to shut down the internet at 10 PM also.
I find this a little hard to believe, but, you never know.

[NamKangMan]

Whoops! There goes the late-night arrivals at the airport.... (which BTW was almost deserted an hour ago).

I bet it will be full tomorrow with people trying to salvage their holiday by going somewhere else.

[NamKangMan]

Local 7-11 said they will close before 10pm. The staff at the SuperCheap told that they will be open whole night..

It would be interesting to know how well the curfew will hold in Phuket.

Does the Thai Army collect "tea money?"

[NamKangMan]

Whoops! There goes the late-night arrivals at the airport.... (which BTW was almost deserted an hour ago).

In BKK they have said tourists can travel TO the airport and if needed the army would provide transport.......of course they do not have the Phuket Taxi Mafia there.

I don't see any official announcements as yet about travel to/from airport.

As some wag just posted "Free airport transfers in a real army truck - Amazing Thailand!"

Maybe flights arriving in Thailand, after 10pm, were cancelled by the various airlines, due to the curfew.

Airlines have a duty of care to staff and passengers.

[NamKangMan]

Thanks for the updates folks.

Rumor has it that they are going to shut down the internet at 10 PM also.

I find this a little hard to believe, but, you never know.

If that's true, that could also mean no mobile phone communication due to mobile device data/internet. Surely not.

[NamKangMan]

_{Holy curfew Batman, this will be interesting}

Is it even practical. Will they have guards every 20m along every road. What happens when the unknowing tourist wanders out for a drink. Will they be arrested ? Jails will not accomodate all the offenders. Just so impractical.

Every business will be closed. There will be nothing for the tourists to do but to wander back home.

[RawaiPlaBoyz]

A tourist area like Phuket, Bangla and the likes closed. Nuts. Shows like Simon and FantaSea unable to operate..

What about late night flight arraivals ? And departures ?

Kata Kid. You referenced the scribe in the HKT Gazzie but I gather you didn't read it???

The issue of air travel is covered!!!!!! Please post a condensed version?????

[Blindside]

My school's managment just emailed all parents to cancel school tomorrow.

[LivinginKata]

A tourist area like Phuket, Bangla and the likes closed. Nuts. Shows like Simon and FantaSea unable to operate..

What about late night flight arraivals ? And departures ?

Kata Kid. You referenced the scribe in the HKT Gazzie but I gather you didn't read it???

The issue of air travel is covered!!!!!! Please post a condensed version?????

Where did I reference the HKT Gazette ? I still don't see any confirmed Phuket news report regarding travel to/from the airport. If you have read such a HKT Gazette news reports then post the link. There is a report from the airport authories that the airport will be open. It's the travel part that I am more interested in.

[KarenBravo]

Just talked to the missus who called a cop mate of hers.

Chalong bars and shops are all going to stay open unless they are asked to close.

[NamKangMan]

My school's managment just emailed all parents to cancel school tomorrow.

Why? School hours are outside of curfew times.