snoop1130 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Cabinet approves extra Songkran holiday, making it five-day weekend By The Nation File photo The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to make April 12 an extra holiday for Songkran, making the Songkran weekend a five-day holiday period. Col Apisit Chainawat, assistant government spokesman, said the extra holiday would be applied for all government officials, allowing them to have five-day holiday from April 12 to 16. Normally, Songran holidays last from April 13 to 15 but the extra day is to make up for April 13, which falls on Saturday this year. Apisit said the Cabinet had decided that state enterprises, banks and private firms were allowed to decide for themselves whether to allow their employees to have extra holiday on April 12 or not. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30363988 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-02-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 because they are hard working people, tired from so much stress.... yeah let's give an extra day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 shall we call it the 5 fatal days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, Mavideol said: because they are hard working people, tired from so much stress.... yeah let's give an extra day Its Thai New Year you, as it stands the only holidays were the Monday and Tuesday. That barely gives people to get home before they need to come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 22 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Apisit said the Cabinet had decided that state enterprises, banks and private firms were allowed to decide for themselves whether to allow their employees to have extra holiday on April 12 or not Might as well. Many staff will be pulling sickies anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason45 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Another 50 fatalities to the annual road toll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa123 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 More dead on the road,will be a new record this year maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 And now book a domestic flight out of Bangkok on evening of April 11 Or how about a bus ticket? If both unavailable just go by car Officially Songkran is 13, 14, 15. This year being Sat, Sun, Mon. Tue, April 16 was already planned as a substitute. But with the oncoming "election" better bring out another present by uncle P. Stay tuned for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocddave Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 When do Thai's work? They have what seems like a million holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 12 hours ago, Oziex1 said: shall we call it the 5 fatal days. Business for the Charcoal makers and orange robes sellers will be having a bumper year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtlger Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Man-made attrition...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 6 hours ago, ocddave said: When do Thai's work? They have what seems like a million holidays. Few Thais get annual holidays of two weeks in a row from their companies. So long holidays at New Year and Songkran are most welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 28 minutes ago, bannork said: Few Thais get annual holidays of two weeks in a row from their companies. So long holidays at New Year and Songkran are most welcome. 100% agreed. Whinging people on TVF always comment how Thai have so many holidays blah blah blah. If you actually look at what staff are actually given + public holidays (which of course you cannot choose when to take) then the overall holiday allowance fits fairly comfortably with what most other countries get. Most Thai staff get around 8-10 days annual leave and 14 public holidays chosen by their employers. This is the private office staff; menial workers, informal sector, construction probably get considerably less than this. Personally i like to see Thais get an extra day here or there to go home to see their families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtklay Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Hell, let's just make Songkran all year long. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Yiiiiiipppppieeee...one more day to get wasted and maim some people on the roads! ...and of course, this has nothing to do with the upcoming election and the generous PM handing out goodies, left and right?! Noooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Why not make it a week? 2 days driving to Nakorn Nowhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 16 hours ago, Mason45 said: Another 50 fatalities to the annual road toll. ... and that's just in ONE province. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonclark Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Why so many people moaning about an extras days holiday! Just no pleasing some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABloke Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 10 hours ago, ocddave said: When do Thai's work? They have what seems like a million holidays. Makes up for the mandated 6 days they get under labor law. When I lived in the UK over a decade ago, sure there weren't many public holidays, but I got 23 days paid leave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 No Water in Isaan and they extend Songkran, does a thought go thru there head, my gf lives outside Chakkarat Korat, they don’t even have water for proper shower, she’ s taking the family to my condo in Korat for bathingSent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Why so many people moaning about an extras days holiday! Just no pleasing some. Because 9 days in Pattaya is outta handSent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 How it actually works in factories I've been in. Monday before is the 8th and people start going early, 9th even more and 10th even more etc. The following week they start to dribble back so by the friday you might have 50/60% back. Monday you're probably back to 90 something% and missing the ones who died on motorbikes etc and the ones who stayed for the cremations etc or couldn't get a bus back. So it really lasts 2 weeks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 The extra days Holiday should mean that the roads will be about 65 people less using them after the day is finished. Very sad, but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycu Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 And when they are at work not much gets done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyhat Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Retirees moaning about people getting a slightly longer holiday? Surely not on TV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Better start scheduling the vacation outside Thailand now, two weeks long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 This is like someone approving ocean currents doing what they will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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