Don Mega 9,625 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites
madmitch 11,423 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 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. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Phil McCaverty 1,811 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 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. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
stouricks 2,533 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 What has the photo of bikes in Bangkok got to do with re-scheduling Songkran? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post newnative 5,552 Posted June 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2020 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. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
NanLaew 22,632 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 13 hours ago, graemeaylward said: Why?????? Just Why!!!!!!! ??????? Because they can. Link to post Share on other sites
Don Mega 9,625 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 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 ? Link to post Share on other sites
Phil McCaverty 1,811 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 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. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Don Mega 9,625 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 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 ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Phil McCaverty 1,811 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post hotchilli 16,470 Posted June 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2020 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! 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Don Mega 9,625 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 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 ? Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post NanLaew 22,632 Posted June 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2020 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. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Don Mega 9,625 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites
elliss 3,002 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) There will be a lot more deaths recorded during this festival, than there were in the Covid / Pneumonia, panic era . Edited June 3, 2020 by elliss Link to post Share on other sites
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