Thailand Travel Restrictions and Info
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Cowshed Cowboy
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Just seeing headlines on my Twitter feed that it looks like they are likely to close entertainment venues more or less everywhere for another 14 days.
Events of the last few days are an absolute mirror image of what happened at Christmas/New Year, coincidence or not ?
Events of the last few days are an absolute mirror image of what happened at Christmas/New Year, coincidence or not ?
Yes sir, I can boogie, I can boogie, boogie, boogie all night long.
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phuketrichard
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Re: Thailand Travel Restrictions and Info
songkhran for all intents and proposes is canceled as no water, no foam, no bars
https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/121304 ... r-14-days/Entertainment venues in 41 provinces, including Bangkok, will be ordered to close for 14 days in a bid to prevent further spread of COVID-19, according to Thailand’s Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesperson Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin
The proposal is expected to be signed off by the Prime Minister as early as tomorrow (Friday).
Daily News reported the proposal includes shutting down all pubs, bars, karaokes and massage parlours for 14 days in 41 provinces.
It is not known if restaurants will be included in the closure order.
The 41 provinces include:
1. Bangkok 2. Pathum Thani 3. Nonthaburi 4. Nakhon Pathom 5. Samut Prakan 6. Samut Songkhram 7. Samut Sakhon 8. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 9. Saraburi 10. Lopburi 11. Nakhon Nayok 12. Chonburi 13. Rayong 14. Chanthaburi 15. Prachin Buri 16. Chachoengsao 17. Sa Kaeo 18. Suphanburi 19. Kanchanaburi 20. Ratchaburi 21. Prachuap Khiri Khan 22. Phetchaburi 23. Ranong 24. Chumphon 25. Nakhon Si Thammarat 26. Phuket 27. Surat Thani 28. Songkhla 29. Yala 30. Narathiwat 31. Nakhon Ratchasima 32. Khon Kaen 33. Chaiyaphum 34. Udon Thani 35. Buriram 36. Loei 37. Chiang Rai 40. Tak and 41. Phetchabun
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Re: Thailand Travel Restrictions and Info
I think it's quite a bit worse this time...Cowshed Cowboy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:17 pm Events of the last few days are an absolute mirror image of what happened at Christmas/New Year, coincidence or not ?
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https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Thai-c ... 4&si=44594
Thai cabinet becomes COVID hot spot as ministers quarantine
Japanese ambassador also infected as contagious UK variant spreads in kingdom
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has tested negative for coronavirus but the transport minister has fallen ill with the disease and several are now in quarantine. © Reuters
MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writerApril 7, 2021 19:54 JST
BANGKOK -- Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's cabinet is becoming the latest hot spot of Thailand's third wave of COVID-19 infections after a minister fell ill with the virus.
Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, after developing a fever and being admitted to a hospital in Buriram, roughly 300 kilometers northeast of Bangkok.
His infection could pose a serious threat to the kingdom's administrative and policymaking capability. The minister is the secretary-general of Bhumjaithai Party, the second largest party in the ruling coalition. The party hosted a merit-making ceremony on Tuesday when the country celebrated Chakri Memorial Day, a national holiday, that commemorates the establishment of the current monarchy.
Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is on a 14-day self-quarantine from Wednesday. All members of the party will be absent from parliamentary sessions until they have tested negative for COVID.
Prayuth revealed that the cabinet was forced to hold its regular weekly meeting on Wednesday over video conference instead of in person. The prime minister has taken a test that proved negative.
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, Tourism and Sport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on, and Education Minister Trinuch Thienthong are on leave, according to a government source. They had all had close contact with Saksayam the transport minister.
Thailand is facing another wave of infections as 334 new cases were reported on Wednesday, bringing the country total to 29,905. Clusters were found in Bangkok nightlife establishments which led to the closure of 196 entertainment venues in the Klongtoey, Wattana, and Bangkae districts until April 19.
Thailand reported on Wednesday its first domestic transmission of a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus first found in Britain, Reuters cited Yong Poovorawan, a senior virus expert at Chulalongkorn University, as saying.
The Centre of COVID-19 Situation Administration has proposed that Bangkok and its surrounding provinces such as Pathumthani, Nonthaburi, Samutprakan, and Nakhonpathom be designated high-risk areas. The Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Interior will discuss the proposed classification changes over the next two days.
The diplomatic circle has also been hit in this wave. Japanese ambassador to Thailand Kazuya Nashida tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. On March 25, the ambassador visited a nightclub called Krystal where he most likely caught the virus, the embassy said.
Thais will be on a six-day national holiday from Saturday to celebrate the Thai new year, known as Songkran. There are worries that domestic travel could spread the disease to rural areas.
This wave of infections could hurt Thailand's ambitious plans to open up to foreign tourism, a key pillar of the economy. From this month, the country had shortened the quarantine requirement for travelers from 14 days to 10 days. Those who have been vaccinated only need to isolate for seven days.
The government is also conducting a sandbox experiment for quarantine-free stays for vaccinated visitors to the island of Phuket from July. If this is successful, the kingdom plans to expand it nationwide.
Thai cabinet becomes COVID hot spot as ministers quarantine
Japanese ambassador also infected as contagious UK variant spreads in kingdom
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has tested negative for coronavirus but the transport minister has fallen ill with the disease and several are now in quarantine. © Reuters
MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writerApril 7, 2021 19:54 JST
BANGKOK -- Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's cabinet is becoming the latest hot spot of Thailand's third wave of COVID-19 infections after a minister fell ill with the virus.
Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, after developing a fever and being admitted to a hospital in Buriram, roughly 300 kilometers northeast of Bangkok.
His infection could pose a serious threat to the kingdom's administrative and policymaking capability. The minister is the secretary-general of Bhumjaithai Party, the second largest party in the ruling coalition. The party hosted a merit-making ceremony on Tuesday when the country celebrated Chakri Memorial Day, a national holiday, that commemorates the establishment of the current monarchy.
Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is on a 14-day self-quarantine from Wednesday. All members of the party will be absent from parliamentary sessions until they have tested negative for COVID.
Prayuth revealed that the cabinet was forced to hold its regular weekly meeting on Wednesday over video conference instead of in person. The prime minister has taken a test that proved negative.
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, Tourism and Sport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on, and Education Minister Trinuch Thienthong are on leave, according to a government source. They had all had close contact with Saksayam the transport minister.
Thailand is facing another wave of infections as 334 new cases were reported on Wednesday, bringing the country total to 29,905. Clusters were found in Bangkok nightlife establishments which led to the closure of 196 entertainment venues in the Klongtoey, Wattana, and Bangkae districts until April 19.
Thailand reported on Wednesday its first domestic transmission of a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus first found in Britain, Reuters cited Yong Poovorawan, a senior virus expert at Chulalongkorn University, as saying.
The Centre of COVID-19 Situation Administration has proposed that Bangkok and its surrounding provinces such as Pathumthani, Nonthaburi, Samutprakan, and Nakhonpathom be designated high-risk areas. The Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Interior will discuss the proposed classification changes over the next two days.
The diplomatic circle has also been hit in this wave. Japanese ambassador to Thailand Kazuya Nashida tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. On March 25, the ambassador visited a nightclub called Krystal where he most likely caught the virus, the embassy said.
Thais will be on a six-day national holiday from Saturday to celebrate the Thai new year, known as Songkran. There are worries that domestic travel could spread the disease to rural areas.
This wave of infections could hurt Thailand's ambitious plans to open up to foreign tourism, a key pillar of the economy. From this month, the country had shortened the quarantine requirement for travelers from 14 days to 10 days. Those who have been vaccinated only need to isolate for seven days.
The government is also conducting a sandbox experiment for quarantine-free stays for vaccinated visitors to the island of Phuket from July. If this is successful, the kingdom plans to expand it nationwide.
Re: Thailand Travel Restrictions and Info
If anyone of you are wondering what Krystal nightclub is this is Krystal nightclub frequented by rich and famous and politicians
Re: Thailand Travel Restrictions and Info
^^^ No rules for the two-faced hi-sos and Japanese. Now I know where all the go-go BAR shufflers went during the viral hiatus. The stage shows are so L-A-M-E. Looks like the Yanhee boob factory made a killing though.
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John Bingham
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I recall those bored as hell chicks dancing on bars in Bangkok. The odd time I've seen it here it's been a lot more lively. That dancing in Krystal was really cringe. Most of them probably have dicks too, too many narrow hips. 
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Does anyone remember those ridiculous pool party "rave" videos where they had absolutely sober white American college kids dancing without moving much at all? What were they? They almost looked exciting compared to that Krystal though.
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Cowshed Cowboy
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Every outbreak has more or less come from the Bangkok establishment, connected, wealthy or one of the institutions, and the solution is to vaccinate them as a priority. Vaccinate the connected wealthy rule breakers first, why in Thailand did we think it would be any different.
It turns out that the infected Chidchob the Transport Minister who is one of the connected mafia clans ( Buriram ) that runs the country spent 55,000 baht in a club in Thonglor. They won't release his movements, he almost certainly didn't use the Govt tracking app, and as a result people scraping a living in the entertainment industry will have no income for 2 weeks.
What a horrible. selfish bunch of unaccountable wankers these people are.
It turns out that the infected Chidchob the Transport Minister who is one of the connected mafia clans ( Buriram ) that runs the country spent 55,000 baht in a club in Thonglor. They won't release his movements, he almost certainly didn't use the Govt tracking app, and as a result people scraping a living in the entertainment industry will have no income for 2 weeks.
What a horrible. selfish bunch of unaccountable wankers these people are.
Yes sir, I can boogie, I can boogie, boogie, boogie all night long.
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Anchor Moy
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^ There is a trend, and not just in Asia, where high society, politicians, movie stars etc, have caught and spread the coronavirus because they don't think that the normal rules apply to them. However, Covid is the great leveller which does not care if you are rich, powerful, beautiful ,or famous.
But there's still a basic inequality among the Covid infections, where the people who spread the virus will have good medical care because they can afford it, while others will get sick, lose their jobs, or have to spend two weeks separated from family, just because some people don't give a shit. As you say, very selfish.
But there's still a basic inequality among the Covid infections, where the people who spread the virus will have good medical care because they can afford it, while others will get sick, lose their jobs, or have to spend two weeks separated from family, just because some people don't give a shit. As you say, very selfish.
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