Culture Ministry proposes holidays from July 4th to 9th for Songkran celebrations

[Don Mega 9,009]

Just now, fred110 said:

14 days in quarantine, the tourists will miss the fun.

Only for international visitors, domestic ones are being given vouchers for half price hotel visits.

[madmitch 9,959]

2 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

You think with all the bars closed it will be a typical Songkran ?

Have you ever celebrated a Songkran outside of the big cities ?

Yes and yes, and I dont quite get your point.

[Phil McCaverty 1,811]

This has been proposed by Itthiphol Khunpluem, son of Kamnan Poh, Thailands most feared gangster. He is a former mayor of Pattaya and was a minister in Taksins government. His brothers are mayors of both Pattaya and Bang Saen. Very powerful family. I suspect he has his own/his family's agenda.

[stouricks 1,915]

What has the photo of bikes in Bangkok got to do with re-scheduling Songkran?

[newnative 4,623]

     He was clueless as Pattaya's mayor and just as clueless now.  The last thing Thailand needs right now is scheduling more holidays right after two months of forced holidays.  Rich and clueless to what normal Thais are going through.  

[NanLaew 20,345]

13 hours ago, graemeaylward said:

Why?????? Just Why!!!!!!! ???????

Because they can.

[Don Mega 9,009]

7 minutes ago, newnative said:

     He was clueless as Pattaya's mayor and just as clueless now.  The last thing Thailand needs right now is scheduling more holidays right after two months of forced holidays.  Rich and clueless to what normal Thais are going through.  

2 months of forced holidays ?

[Phil McCaverty 1,811]

8 minutes ago, newnative said:

     He was clueless as Pattaya's mayor and just as clueless now.  The last thing Thailand needs right now is scheduling more holidays right after two months of forced holidays.  Rich and clueless to what normal Thais are going through.  

Not that clueless. Made millions during his time as mayor. He and his family own large chunks of the entertainment industry in Pattaya, which has been leaking cash of late. He's trying to give a boost to tourism in Pattaya to recoup a bit of that cash.

 

He knows full well what normal Thais are going through, he just doesn't give a monkeys.

[Don Mega 9,009]

Just now, Phil McCaverty said:

Not that clueless. Made millions during his time as mayor. He and his family own large chunks of the entertainment industry in Pattaya, which has been leaking cash of late. He's trying to give a boost to tourism in Pattaya to recoup a bit of that cash.

 

He knows full well what normal Thais are going through, he just doesn't give a monkeys.

How much of the entertainment industry will open to trade on the dates desired ?

[Phil McCaverty 1,811]

Just now, Don Mega said:

How much of the entertainment industry will open to trade on the dates desired ?

Its looking like all of it. Another thing Itthiphol is pushing for.

[hotchilli 10,872]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the declaration of special public holidays, from July 4th to 9th, for belated Songkran celebrations, which were postponed from mid-April due to the coronavirus pandemic

People have just got back to work after closure of their businesses, some [thousands] are still waiting to get back to work.

Others are now wondering where to get a job as they were laid off after businesses folded.

People are wondering how to repay bills, clear debts accumulated over the last two months, others are worried about how to buy school uniforms or pay school fees.

This man is a complete idiot thinking Thais want a public holiday and feel like splashing water around.

They have this year much more important things to do!

[Don Mega 9,009]

Just now, hotchilli said:

People have just got back to work after closure of their businesses, some [thousands] are still waiting to get back to work.

Others are now wondering where to get a job as they were laid off after businesses folded.

People are wondering how to repay bills, clear debts accumulated over the last two months, others are worried about how to buy school uniforms or pay school fees.

This man is a complete idiot thinking Thais want a public holiday and feel like splashing water around.

They have this year much more important things to do!

From a financial standpoint why is July any different than say planning the days to happen in October ?

[NanLaew 20,345]

36 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

47 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

For most it will be the cost a bus fare or a tank of fuel in the car and they will go home and spend time with loved ones.

Ha ha ha!!!!! and what about the time off work?????

It's out of the junta's playbook of bringing happiness to the people. Back in 2016 when they had even less of a clue about driving the car they'd stolen, they tacked on a whole bunch of extra holidays in April and May. Pretty much everyone was happy until they realized they didn't have much of anything in their paychecks to pay for the excesses of the government-mandated happiness.

[Don Mega 9,009]

2 minutes ago, Phil McCaverty said:

Its looking like all of it. Another thing Itthiphol is pushing for.

Ahhh fair enough, I missed that part he was pushing the entertainment sector to re-open, I wonder how much of his interests rely on visiting foreigners cause there wont be many of them at the beginning of July unless his businesses are aimed at the Chinese and Indians.

[elliss 2,599]

 

 There will be a lot more deaths  recorded during this festival, 

  than there were in the Covid / Pneumonia, panic era .

  

Edited June 3 by elliss