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[Member #4698]

Natty,

Pattaya News has a very different take on the situation, dealing with what was actually said rather than the Chinese whispers on social media.

https://thepattayanews.com/2020/05/2...ng-july-first/

Their view is only work permit holders will be allowed from 1 July and will have to conform to ongoing restrictions (14 day quarantine at travellers expense in a state approved facility, USD100,000 medical cover for COVID-19). Their "best guess" is easing of travel for mere mortals will be "mid fall" if there is no spike in cases.

Yeah, I am holding out only the slimmest ray of hope I will be allowed in (no quarantine) on my scheduled date of arrival Aug 15. In the meantime I just continue to wait and see what happens like everyone else. From a strictly personal perspective: If I can't fly in mid August I will NOT postpone my trip a 2nd time. 2020 will thus be a total write off for me.

I was thinking, however, about jumping down to Sao Paulo for a 2 week quickie in November to tide me over, but the current situation in Brazil is not looking good, so that idea is on hold for the time being. And if it turns out that I have to cancel my summer 2020 Asian trip in approximately 2 months, I will begin to plan an entirely new, even longer, early spring 2021 SE Asian trip beginning in March even though there is no guarantee international travel will be feasible at that future date either. What can I say? Hope springs eternal. 555.

[GettingFedUp]

These include interprovincial and international travel, as well as the end of emergency decree and curfew. ".

So we shall see what this new government policy translates into in practice with regards to international arrivals and bar openings, but on the face of it this is pretty damn good news.

Natty,

Pattaya News has a very different take on the situation, dealing with what was actually said rather than the Chinese whispers on social media.

https://thepattayanews.com/2020/05/2...ng-july-first/

Their view is only work permit holders will be allowed from 1 July and will have to conform to ongoing restrictions (14 day quarantine at travellers expense in a state approved facility, USD100,000 medical cover for COVID-19). Their "best guess" is easing of travel for mere mortals will be "mid fall" if there is no spike in cases.

[MonkeyPaw]

Sounds great but lots of restrictions have already been lifted and even though restaurants are open social distancing makes for a somewhat odd experience with either Plexiglas partitions or sitting some distance away from your dinner companion (s) required.

If bars are allowed to reopen one imagines there will something similar in place making go go's unworkable but guess just got to wait and see how it goes.

Seems also likely it will not be completely back to normal for visitors with a country by country lifting depending on status of pandemic in originating country, possibly certificates of being virus free, perhaps insurance cover and whatever else they can dream up.

The economy is really hurting so expediency may diminish some of the silly nonsense that the uniforms keep introducing.

Hope so I miss the buzz and need to find some strange in the not too distant future. Regulars are fine but one does tired of the same old same old.

I have a feeling a storm is coming. Just because it's allow to open doesn't mean they open. And for those who choose to open, they will need to pay rent even if they have little to no business. So most stay closed. Where are the former employees? Hotels? Tours companies? So many unemployed in Pattaya because it's like 95% service industry. Even at Central they don't run the AC in the top 2 floors and Mikes is completely still closed. Pattaya and Phuket needs so me serious help financially soon. Not sure where it comes from. Thailand has a working class of 38 million or so I think and 27 million or so are in in trouble and applied for the 5000 a month bail out. Today saw a group of immigration office and police at Treetown for dinner. Yep they brought their black pouches. They have pretty much clean house on the money in Treetown. It all funnels here, even the hookers. They know what they are doing. Treetown is the new Walking Street for awhile. Meanwhile the Central Food Court is dead at dinner time. Police controlled area, no rules no social distancing. I was chatting with a guy from Miami and Kwan showed up wearing a white see through tank top with her friend and said Hi. If I hadn't fucked her so many times before and if she wasn't so expensive, I'd be all over that now. Oh well bargain hunting on 2500 a day is still the game plan. She might be my #1 all time Thai girl of all time.

[Pimpampoumpipo]

Sounds great but lots of restrictions have already been lifted and even though restaurants are open social distancing makes for a somewhat odd experience with either Plexiglas partitions or sitting some distance away from your dinner companion (s) required.

If bars are allowed to reopen one imagines there will something similar in place making go go's unworkable but guess just got to wait and see how it goes.

Seems also likely it will not be completely back to normal for visitors with a country by country lifting depending on status of pandemic in originating country, possibly certificates of being virus free, perhaps insurance cover and whatever else they can dream up.

The economy is really hurting so expediency may diminish some of the silly nonsense that the uniforms keep introducing.

Hope so I miss the buzz and need to find some strange in the not too distant future. Regulars are fine but one does tired of the same old same old.

Yes clearly I can hardly imagine the gogos with social distancing measures like wearing a mask, standing at 1 meter or have a plexiglas.

And I laugh when I read that In massage shops "Only one-hour massages are allowed for now, and masseurs cannot work on the area above the shoulders. Extension of the massage period will be considered later," Not serious for the face, as long as I can get my dick massaged, that's fine with me. On the other hand, "both the client and masseur must wear a face mask at all times" is less fun but I hope we will manage when the curtain is pulled lol.
Cf https://www.nationthailand.com/news/...ernal_referral.

In Europe the containment measures are lifted very slowly one after the other. In France, it has already been announced that discos or concert venues will be the last to obtain authorization to open, and there is no date yet. I imagine that it will be almost identical in Thailand and for all walking street.

[Mangera]

This is just the Bangkok Post's interpretation of something written in Thai but the thing is, the government is actually taking this shit seriously. So anyone hoping for a nudge and a wink and a bit of tea money and everything will be back up and running is in cloud cuckoo land.

But hopefully your wrong, LOL!! .

[Franciscass]

Apparently it seems good news indeed.

However, there is above all this sentence that worries me the most: "Authorities will have serious discussions because after the emergency decree ends, other laws will be used instead," he said.

We will only know the conditions of access in June. For the moment, nothing says that there will be no quarantine on arrival or other delusional measures.

On the other hand, I do not know what measures will be taken from the Schengen area. They may be going to impose tougher measures. We must be fixed for the period to follow this afternoon by the government.

But what is remarkable again is the timing of the announcements. It seems that there is international coordination as we mentioned with Franciscass before. Although not really official it seems completely obvious and necessary.

Sounds great but lots of restrictions have already been lifted and even though restaurants are open social distancing makes for a somewhat odd experience with either Plexiglas partitions or sitting some distance away from your dinner companion (s) required.

If bars are allowed to reopen one imagines there will something similar in place making go go's unworkable but guess just got to wait and see how it goes.

Seems also likely it will not be completely back to normal for visitors with a country by country lifting depending on status of pandemic in originating country, possibly certificates of being virus free, perhaps insurance cover and whatever else they can dream up.

The economy is really hurting so expediency may diminish some of the silly nonsense that the uniforms keep introducing.

Hope so I miss the buzz and need to find some strange in the not too distant future. Regulars are fine but one does tired of the same old same old.

[Whoreman]

"Health-oriented massage parlours can reopen for two hours of service at a time. Sex massage parlours, steam and herbal saunas remain closed. ".

It actually says this? But I thought such things did not exist?

This is just the Bangkok Post's interpretation of something written in Thai but the thing is, the government is actually taking this shit seriously. So anyone hoping for a nudge and a wink and a bit of tea money and everything will be back up and running is in cloud cuckoo land.

[Mr Enternational]

"Health-oriented massage parlours can reopen for two hours of service at a time. Sex massage parlours, steam and herbal saunas remain closed. ".

It actually says this? But I thought such things did not exist?

[Pimpampoumpipo]

So we shall see what this new government policy translates into in practice with regards to international arrivals and bar openings, but on the face of it this is pretty damn good news.

Apparently it seems good news indeed.

However, there is above all this sentence that worries me the most: "Authorities will have serious discussions because after the emergency decree ends, other laws will be used instead," he said.

We will only know the conditions of access in June. For the moment, nothing says that there will be no quarantine on arrival or other delusional measures.

On the other hand, I do not know what measures will be taken from the Schengen area. They may be going to impose tougher measures. We must be fixed for the period to follow this afternoon by the government.

But what is remarkable again is the timing of the announcements. It seems that there is international coordination as we mentioned with Franciscass before. Although not really official it seems completely obvious and necessary.

[Mangera]

Bangkok Post is reporting "Complete end to lockdown on July 1".

The report goes on to say, "The government has set July 1 for the lift of all business and activity lockdowns ordered earlier to cope with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), said the National Security Council chief.

These include interprovincial and international travel, as well as the end of emergency decree and curfew. ".

So we shall see what this new government policy translates into in practice with regards to international arrivals and bar openings, but on the face of it this is pretty damn good news.

Here is a link to the entire report: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...down-on-july-1.

Good find. Thank you for the update.

[Member #4698]

Bangkok Post is reporting "Complete end to lockdown on July 1".

The report goes on to say, "The government has set July 1 for the lift of all business and activity lockdowns ordered earlier to cope with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), said the National Security Council chief.

These include interprovincial and international travel, as well as the end of emergency decree and curfew. ".

So we shall see what this new government policy translates into in practice with regards to international arrivals and bar openings, but on the face of it this is pretty damn good news.

Here is a link to the entire report: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...down-on-july-1.

[EihTooms]

I don't know if these were the first foreign diplomats from any country allowed to fly post ban into Thailand on Monday. But, if they were, it is a bit surprising which countries they came from. Maybe a few Chinese, Japanese, South Korean and Singaporean diplomats were allowed in secretly a few days earlier. Or I just didn't read about it.

Thailand Allowing Foreign Diplomats to Fly In:
https://www.stickboybkk.com/news/tha...ats-to-fly-in/

2 Danish diplomats, 1 Norwegian diplomat, 1 Swiss diplomat and 1 Czech "traveller" landed at Suvarnabhumi on KLM Airlines flight KL875 and once through the screening process, all were taken to the Movenpick BDMS Wellness Resort on Wireless Road in Bangkok for 14-day quarantine.

Later in the day, 1 Canadian diplomat arrived on All Nippon Airways Flight NH847 from Canada who after passing the screening process was collected by officials and taken to quarantine facilities arranged by the embassy.
...
News that six foreigners have been allowed to enter Thailand this week will bring hope to thousands who work, reside or have families here who have been stranded overseas due to the current travel ban.

[Chacal60]

So as long as I wear my captains lid and carry my ships log, they'll allow me to pay for the privilege of 14 days in state managed quarantine. Hmmm.

Good thing I got in before the door slammed shut. It's going to be awhile before tourism is back to normal. If it ever is.

Are you in one of these 5 groups? I'm not.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-ne...irus-persists/

[Nyezhov]

Good God No! But I'd do that young latina US senator in a heart beat.

AOC? But only with latex thigh highs, pigtails, lots of Red Lipstick and a ball gag so I don't have to listen to her. I know that eliminates one entrance to the journey of love, but she still has two left. Here's my capitalist torpedo baby.

[Stykler]

Well I'm not going to let you guys talk about politics without jumping in myself. Do any of you find yourself sexually attracted to Jacinda Ardern? I know I am.

Not only that, she is showing up the weak ass piss ant middle aged male politicians we are burdened with in Australia in how to deal with this bloody virus. I know that her job is easier because she has no individual states to deal with but the direction, clear communications and honest approach she has adopted is text book crisis management. Well done Kiwi's.