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Re-openings and easing of restrictions in Chon Buri, effective Monday, February 1

Re-open for business, sort of. Chon Buri province’s PR department has released its latest list of orders which will come into force on Monday. It follows the CCSA changing the Chon Buri provinces Red Zone classification into an Orange Zone. More about the latest provincial zones and restrictions HERE. The hard-hit bar and entertainment scene in Pattaya will be breathing a sigh of relief following the latest easing of restrictions.
The Pattaya News has translated the list from the original Thai text in the Provincial PR media release.
1. Koh Si Chang will re-open for visitors after being closed during the current restrictions.
2. Entertainment venues (bars, clubs, pubs, gentlemen clubs, karaoke, etc.) may open until 11pm. Proper social distancing measures must remain including Thai Chana check-in app, temperature checks, hand sanitising, and mask-wearing. Live music is ok. Dancing remains banned.
3. Restaurants may serve dine-in customers from 6-11pm. Alcohol can be sold until 11pm. Social distancing measures and other precautions must be adhered to, same as entertainment venues. Live music ok, no dancing. This includes markets, food courts, etc.
4. Convenience stores, like 7-11’s and Family Marts, may open from 5am to 11pm. They must close from 11pm to 5am.
5. No activities can be organised with over 300 people without prior permission from the Chon Buri provincial office. Banquet halls, seminars, conference rooms can re-open for fewer than 300 people.
6. Most other venues can now re-open (with the exception of cock fighting stadiums and other animal fighting venues) … swimming pools, amusement parks, water parks, floating markets, amulet markets, pool halls, fitness centres and gyms, arcades, internet cafes, bowling and other entertainment places, ‘soapies’, spas, cinemas, nurseries, and theatres.
There will be local variances and the application of the easing of restrictions in Chon Buri, including Pattaya, may be different from other provinces around the country under the same classification.
But, despite the easing of many restrictions, THIS from yesterday…
SOURCE: The Pattaya News
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The democratisation of the news model, with social media as its catalyst, will continue to baffle traditional media and governments who used to enjoy a level of control over what stories get told. The battles of Google and Facebook, with the governments of India and Australia will be followed in plenty of other countries as well.
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“The rules signal greater willingness by countries around the world to rein in big tech firms such as Google, Facebook and Twitter that the governments fear have become too powerful with little accountability.”
India has issued strict new rules for Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms just weeks after the Indian government attempted to pressure Twitter to take down social media accounts it deemed, well, anti social.
The rules require any social media company to create three roles within India… a “compliance officer” who ensures they follow local laws; a “grievance officer” who addresses complaints from Indian social media users; and a “contact person” who can actually be contacted by lawyers and other aggrieved Indian parties… 24/7.
The companies are also being made to publish a compliance report each month with details about how many complaints they’ve received and the action they took.
They’ll also be required to remove ‘some’ types of content including “full or partial nudity,” any “sexual act” or “impersonations including morphed images”
The democratisation of the news model, with social media as its catalyst, will continue to baffle traditional media and governments who used to enjoy a level of control over what stories get told.
The battles of Google and Facebook, with the governments of India and Australia will be followed in plenty of other countries as well.
At the root of all discussions will be the difference between what governments THINK social media is all about and the reality about how quickly the media landscape has changed. You’ll get to read about it first, on a social media platform… probably on the screen you’re watching this news story right now.
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When the airlines, in particular, were asking the government to put their hands in their pockets for some relief funding in August last year, it was genuinely thought that international tourists would be coming back for the high season in December and January. At the very least local tourists and expats would head back to the skies over the traditional holiday break. And surely the Chinese would be back for Chinese New Year?
As we know now, none of that happened. A resurge in cases started just south of Bangkok on December 20 last year, just before Christmas, kicking off another round of restrictions, pretty much killing off any possibility of a high season ‘bump’ for the tourist industry. Airlines slashed flights from their schedule, and hotels, which had dusted off their reception desks for the surge of tourists, shut their doors again.
Domestically, the hotel business saw 6 million room nights in the government’s latest stimulus campaign fully redeemed. But the air ticket quota of 2 million seats still has over 1.3 million seats unused. Local tourists mostly skipped flights and opted for destinations within driving distance of their homes.
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Stupid Farang
Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 11:21 am
“Re-openings and easing of restrictions in Chon Buri, effective Monday, February 1”
vs
“Chon Buri hotels and tourism businesses ordered to close”
so what now? Black or white?
Jerry
Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 6:29 pm
Lol, I asked mylelf exactly the same question. Plus, with daily infections growing rapidly to over 900, they NOW decide to re-open?
EdwardV
Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 11:33 am
Wait didn’t Chon Buri order hotels and tourist businesses closed yesterday? Makes the decision to reopen or not tougher knowing even less people are going to come than before?
s2k
Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 4:22 pm
Yes. ready the last line of the article.
Terence Kinnear
Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 11:58 am
“Restaurants may serve dine-in customers from 6-11pm.”
No opening before 6 P.M.??? Or is that a typo?
Issan John
Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 1:25 pm
“6 AM to 11 PM” according to the original article.
Melvin Jabs
Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 3:21 pm
Yes, trust the “John”! He’s “FLUSH” with official info. Like a turd that won’t go down….probably would enjoy a walk in a dark “Issan” alley!
BangladeshiBob
Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 2:41 pm
Is it bars with no dancing girls, or no salsa/thai traditional dancing activities/clubs.
Can I gogogo?
2. Entertainment venues (bars, clubs, pubs, gentlemen clubs, karaoke, etc.) may open until 11pm. Proper social distancing measures must remain including Thai Chana check-in app, temperature checks, hand sanitising, and mask-wearing. Live music is ok. Dancing remains banned.
Toby Andrews
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 10:41 am
Yes customers can smile if they like, but nobody will see it behind a mask.
Otherwise they would have banned smiling.
gigi
Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 6:09 pm
The same mistakes in other countries. The desire to open at all costs and then find themselves in worse situations than the current one
Strider
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 8:13 am
Lovely photo of the façade to Walking Street. Looks about as enticing as the entrance to Skull Island. Should be Walking Dead Street. Really, is that a movie set?