sambum Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 21 hours ago, YetAnother said: more thailand policy stupidity on blatant display; restaurants are not the same as bars; restaurant goers stay for 20 minutes to an hour; bar goers stay all night ; more single digit IQ policymakers "According to CCSA spokesperson, Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin, up for consideration will be whether or not to allow restaurants to open until 11pm and serve alcohol to customers and the opening of shopping malls and markets until 9pm. Consideration will also be given to allow pubs and karaoke bars to open until 11pm." Depends on how you read the above - the way I read it is that restaurants, pubs, and karaoke bars could all open until 11 pm, and shopping malls and markets until 9 pm. Or are you saying that the opening hours for bars should be different to those for restaurants? If so, I disagree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 7 hours ago, spidermike007 said: I have never quite understood the connection between serving alcohol, and safety measures to prevent Covid. I get it, when it comes to alot of sweaty dancing in a nightclub. But, a beer in a restaurant? Anyone have any idea what the thinking was behind this? No! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchadian Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, Natai Beach said: Bars and restaurants around Natai Beach (Phangnga) never stopped serving alcohol. Surprised when I read the headline. Pretty sure they didn’t stop selling it in Phuket either, just had a midnight closing. No link on the OP, so I assume this is a Thaivisa sourced piece. Edited January 28, 2021 by anchadian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herfiehandbag Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, spidermike007 said: I have never quite understood the connection between serving alcohol, and safety measures to prevent Covid. I get it, when it comes to alot of sweaty dancing in a nightclub. But, a beer in a restaurant? Anyone have any idea what the thinking was behind this? The thinking behind this? I am important. I have a khaki/brown/green uniform with lot's of badges, medals and paramilitary bling. This is an opportunity for ME to stand in front of the cameras, in MY newest, tightest uniform, almost hidden by a large flower arrangement which makes ME look important, and show how important and powerful I am by telling you that you can't go to the gym, go for a swim or go for a beer. I must take this opportunity, as next week it will be the Puu Yai in the department down the corridor's turn to have ago. Edited January 28, 2021 by herfiehandbag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrendsd Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 22 hours ago, Natai Beach said: Schools are definitely open in Phangnga, bars have been definitely selling booze and street food stalls have definitely been selling street food. Not a single covid case and everything normal in Natai Beach. A foreign company is currently filming something booking many hotel rooms and a beachfront Villa. The headline of this OP is definitely wrong. It obviously isn't wrong https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55839705 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natai Beach Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 20 minutes ago, darrendsd said: It obviously isn't wrong https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55839705 The link is for Koh Phangnan In Surat province. And is not in Phangnga province. A lot of tourists mix them up. Schools, bars and restaurants are all still open in Phangnga. Like I said, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Kind of a moot point....hardly any bars or restaurants left to open anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike k Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, TheFishman1 said: Edited January 28, 2021 by Mike k Deleted comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phulublub Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 12 hours ago, dogfish180 said: You need to compare the number of people tested in the UK, USA, etc. It's a very simple equation, high volume testing will return a high volume of cases. Thailand simply do very little testing. If they tested at the same volume as western countries they'd get the same high number of positives. And would have the same number sin hospitals? Or does not testing mean the proportion becoming so ill they need hospitalisation is very small also? PH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike k Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 No dancing so that means no pole dancers for tat's sexy tours ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phulublub Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 10 hours ago, spidermike007 said: I have never quite understood the connection between serving alcohol, and safety measures to prevent Covid. I get it, when it comes to alot of sweaty dancing in a nightclub. But, a beer in a restaurant? Anyone have any idea what the thinking was behind this? See my first post on the thread....groups sitting around a "restaurant " table sharing a plate of chips*. And many beers. PH * The choice of food being eaten could give an indication of the ethnicity of the participants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukeandduke Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 ???? (Starts looking at Pattaya hotel options for next weekend) (Sees news that Pattaya hotels are closing) ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Songkran cancelled but restaurants, pubs and bars open? Hmmm. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Typical centralist media coverage - assuming that the whole of Thailand is closed down for bars and restricted for restaurants. We are increasingly seeing Bangkok residents "taking cover" in the nether (largely Covid-free) regions of Isaan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike k Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 10 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said: Songkran cancelled but restaurants, pubs and bars open? Hmmm. ???? I thought they were going to allow Songkran? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchWrapSupreme Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Still no news? Are we going out to drink this weekend? ???? ???? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realfunster Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 48 minutes ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said: Still no news? Are we going out to drink this weekend? ???????????? ???? I am waiting with bated breath. I believe an announcement is expected this afternoon, which may be too late for some places to re-open tonight. Perhaps it would have been more thoughtful for this industry, which has been deeply impacted, for the government to announce on a Thursday ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmonman Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 On 1/27/2021 at 8:58 PM, Natai Beach said: Schools are definitely open in Phangnga, bars have been definitely selling booze and street food stalls have definitely been selling street food. Not a single covid case and everything normal in Natai Beach. A foreign company is currently filming something booking many hotel rooms and a beachfront Villa. The headline of this OP is definitely wrong. They are talking about provinces where there were restrictions, not places where there were few to none. Not sure why the headline is wrong. At most the wording is not perfect. There is more to Thailand than Phangnga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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