Thailand announces Curfew will be eliminated effective from Monday, June 15
By Adam Judd
Friday, 12 June 2020
Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, the spokesperson of the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, confirmed days of rumors this afternoon and has announced that the National curfew will end.
This will be effective from Monday, June Fifteenth.
The decision was made by the CCSA, led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha and the National Security Council.
They cautioned, however, that the Emergency Decree still remains for now and will be looked at further over the next several weeks. If the situation with Covid-19 worsened, the curfew could be reinstated, Dr. Taweesin also warned.
The curfew is currently from 11:00 PM to 3:00 AM. Dr. Taweesin also said the fourth phase of relaxing restrictions would start on the fifteenth as well.
https://thepattayanews.com/2020/06/12/t ... y-june-15/
Thailand's curfew will end Monday, June 15
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Re: Thailand's curfew will end Monday, June 15
Good news.. generally curfews are used during rioting. More than a few people were put in the monkey house for breaking curfews, including
some farangs.
some farangs.
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Re: Thailand's curfew will end Monday, June 15
The "no live music" in restaurants part suits me just fine. That applies in Bangkok. As far as I'm concerned, apply the same rule in Pattaya and make that permanent and you've got a deal. For me, nothing ruins dinner so much as live music blaring at full volume with the off-key singers. Maybe others disagree with me, but I hope to enjoy the peace and quite in restaurants while I can.
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Thai National Curfew ends, but authorities warn on having gatherings, parties or breaking strict alcohol rules
By Adam Judd
Sunday, 14 June 2020
The Thai National Curfew, which has been in place for the past two and a half months, ends today, June 14th at 11:00 PM per a recent order published in the Royal Gazette.
The curfew was put in place to help stop the potential spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus and discourage gatherings on April 3, 2020. Thailand has not had a single confirmed, recorded case of locally spread Covid19 in about three weeks.
Despite the end of the curfew, which authorities with the Thai Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration or CCSA says will allow people to get on with their normal lives, bars, pubs, Nightclubs, cocktail lounges, hostess bars, karaokes, beer halls and other nightlife entertainment venues remain closed with no scheduled immediate date of reopening.
Restaurants, hotels, markets and food courts are allowed to sell alcohol effective from Monday, June 15, but authorities have warned that National legal selling times will be strictly enforced-11 to 2 PM and 5 PM to 11PM (The normal law is until midnight, however, the signed order under the emergency decree states 11 PM until the decree ends. As a note however the Bangkok governor stated midnight as cut off today so this may vary per province.). Effectively, this will stop twenty four hour restaurants from being defacto bars until the wee hours of the morning.
Additional, authorities have been told that large gatherings, such as house parties, or opening up underground clubs are still illegal and could face harsh punishment under the emergency decree laws.
The orders also specifically said that no promotions on alcohol whatsoever are allowed by restaurants at this time and no “beer cheer girls” or other types of hostesses allowed. This also includes discounts and happy hours, etc.
Drinking in public areas, like beaches and parks, remain prohibited. The decree also listed the Buddhist religious holidays as non alcoholic sales days.
https://thepattayanews.com/2020/06/14/t ... hol-rules/
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No live music or entertainment style performances at restaurants warn Bangkok authorities
By Adam Judd
Sunday, 14 June 2020
Just a few days after a prominent official with the Ministry of Public Health, who also advises the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, stated that if the rules were followed restaurants could play live music it appears Bangkok authorities have put a stop on any such activity.
Dr. Phannphimon Wipulakorn, Director-General of the Department of Health, part of the Thai Ministry of Public Health, spoke with the Associated Thai press on Friday about live music at restaurants and had stated that if hygiene and rules were followed on physical distancing it would be allowed.
However, after a meeting of the Bangkok Communicable Disease Committee this afternoon, District Governor Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, Bangkok spokesman, said that the committee had decided to strengthen the rules (which they are allowed to do) and ban live entertainment, performances, shows, DJ’s, etc from restaurants.
Pongsakorn stated that concerts at concert venues could take place but must be ticketed. Music could be played at restaurants but not live and just be at a reasonable volume.
Pongsakorn continued by saying that restaurants were intended for eating, not an entertainment venue at this point as those venues are still banned under the current emergency decree rules to control the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus. He said concerns that people would dance or get close to the band were high and so the allowance for live bands at restaurants was killed.
In Thailand it is very common for restaurants, especially Thai style BBQ Restaurants, to have live bands and performers.
The Pattaya News notes the announcement was only for Bangkok, but the other provinces and remainder of the country generally follow the rules set down by Bangkok.
https://thepattayanews.com/2020/06/14/n ... thorities/
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Thai National Curfew ends, but authorities warn on having gatherings, parties or breaking strict alcohol rules
By Adam Judd
Sunday, 14 June 2020
The Thai National Curfew, which has been in place for the past two and a half months, ends today, June 14th at 11:00 PM per a recent order published in the Royal Gazette.
The curfew was put in place to help stop the potential spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus and discourage gatherings on April 3, 2020. Thailand has not had a single confirmed, recorded case of locally spread Covid19 in about three weeks.
Despite the end of the curfew, which authorities with the Thai Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration or CCSA says will allow people to get on with their normal lives, bars, pubs, Nightclubs, cocktail lounges, hostess bars, karaokes, beer halls and other nightlife entertainment venues remain closed with no scheduled immediate date of reopening.
Restaurants, hotels, markets and food courts are allowed to sell alcohol effective from Monday, June 15, but authorities have warned that National legal selling times will be strictly enforced-11 to 2 PM and 5 PM to 11PM (The normal law is until midnight, however, the signed order under the emergency decree states 11 PM until the decree ends. As a note however the Bangkok governor stated midnight as cut off today so this may vary per province.). Effectively, this will stop twenty four hour restaurants from being defacto bars until the wee hours of the morning.
Additional, authorities have been told that large gatherings, such as house parties, or opening up underground clubs are still illegal and could face harsh punishment under the emergency decree laws.
The orders also specifically said that no promotions on alcohol whatsoever are allowed by restaurants at this time and no “beer cheer girls” or other types of hostesses allowed. This also includes discounts and happy hours, etc.
Drinking in public areas, like beaches and parks, remain prohibited. The decree also listed the Buddhist religious holidays as non alcoholic sales days.
https://thepattayanews.com/2020/06/14/t ... hol-rules/
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No live music or entertainment style performances at restaurants warn Bangkok authorities
By Adam Judd
Sunday, 14 June 2020
Just a few days after a prominent official with the Ministry of Public Health, who also advises the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, stated that if the rules were followed restaurants could play live music it appears Bangkok authorities have put a stop on any such activity.
Dr. Phannphimon Wipulakorn, Director-General of the Department of Health, part of the Thai Ministry of Public Health, spoke with the Associated Thai press on Friday about live music at restaurants and had stated that if hygiene and rules were followed on physical distancing it would be allowed.
However, after a meeting of the Bangkok Communicable Disease Committee this afternoon, District Governor Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, Bangkok spokesman, said that the committee had decided to strengthen the rules (which they are allowed to do) and ban live entertainment, performances, shows, DJ’s, etc from restaurants.
Pongsakorn stated that concerts at concert venues could take place but must be ticketed. Music could be played at restaurants but not live and just be at a reasonable volume.
Pongsakorn continued by saying that restaurants were intended for eating, not an entertainment venue at this point as those venues are still banned under the current emergency decree rules to control the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus. He said concerns that people would dance or get close to the band were high and so the allowance for live bands at restaurants was killed.
In Thailand it is very common for restaurants, especially Thai style BBQ Restaurants, to have live bands and performers.
The Pattaya News notes the announcement was only for Bangkok, but the other provinces and remainder of the country generally follow the rules set down by Bangkok.
https://thepattayanews.com/2020/06/14/n ... thorities/