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A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand
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Went to Preecha seafood at Sattahip beach for lunch
Kale with salted fish
Grouper deep fried
Putting the sweet and sour and spicy sauce
Sweet and sour and spicy fish
Mantis prawn
Sweet sweet meat
Cray fish stir fry with chili sauce
Curry crab
Kale with salted fish
Grouper deep fried
Putting the sweet and sour and spicy sauce
Sweet and sour and spicy fish
Mantis prawn
Sweet sweet meat
Cray fish stir fry with chili sauce
Curry crab
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The Chinese Virus had really dealt a blow to the Thai tourism sector. I will be showing a few videos I took around Pattaya, see it for yourself.
This video taken at about 11.30am of Pattaya 2nd Road probably the busiest road in Pattaya lined with shops and massages and restaurants, it is so quiet notice many shops closed
Notice also the pickup taxis plying the road almost all empty
The famous beach road many shops have very few customers very few tourists walking around
Here's the beach so few visitors
This video taken at about 11.30am of Pattaya 2nd Road probably the busiest road in Pattaya lined with shops and massages and restaurants, it is so quiet notice many shops closed
Notice also the pickup taxis plying the road almost all empty
The famous beach road many shops have very few customers very few tourists walking around
Here's the beach so few visitors
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https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1883570/bangkok-malls-to-close-from-sunday
Bangkok malls to close from Sunday
Expanded shutdown to last until April 12, with exceptions for supermarkets, pharmacies and take-out restaurants
published : 21 Mar 2020 at 15:46
Shoppers throng a Makro outlet in Bangkok on Saturday afternoon as the rush to stock up intensifies ahead of an expanded shutdown starting on Sunday. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
City Hall has ordered Bangkok shopping malls to close from Sunday until April 12 as it steps up the battle against the spread of the coronavirus.
Most stores in malls will be shuttered but exceptions will be made for supermarkets, pharmacies, food take-out and delivery and other essential services, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Saturday.
The governor also ordered the closure of other venues considered high-risk areas because they attract large crowds of people. They include weekend markets and an expanded list of sports and entertainment venues, in addition to those ordered to close earlier.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) made its dramatic move as the Public Health Ministry reported 89 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the largest daily jump to date, bringing the nationwide total to 411.
“For malls, only the areas that sell food and goods that are used in daily life, will be open,” Pol Gen Aswin said in a Facebook Live broadcast.
The governor asked the public not to panic and hoard goods.
“Please don’t be alarmed, I guarantee that you will be able to buy food and goods sufficiently,” he said.
However, many people flocked to supermarkets to stock up on goods for at least the next two weeks. Many places were more crowded than usual with shoppers on Saturday afternoon.
Rumours about a blanket closure of malls started to spread before the BMA chief made his official announcement, which appeared to have caught the central government off-guard. It was not the first time during the current virus crisis that mixed messages emerging within hours of each other confused and upset the public.
The confusion started when the BMA public-relations team sent a press release to a reporters’ chat group. Some recipients posted the news online as soon as they got it. Government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said the report was false, and the BMA withdrew the release.
Ms Narumon said closures of shopping malls and other venues were still being considered by various agencies, such as the Interior Ministry and provincial governors.
However, the Bangkok governor then went ahead with a formal briefing, using most of the content of the original news release, but replacing the word “close” with “partially open”.
Pol Gen Aswin said his order was the result of consultations with the BMA committee on communicable disease control, and based on Section 35 of the Communicable Disease Act. The venues to be closed include:
- restaurants (except takeout and restaurants serving food for hotel guests)
- shopping malls (except supermarket zones, drugstores or zones selling necessary items and food shops (takeout is permitted)
- markets and weekend markets (except sales of fresh and dried food and cooked meals for takeout, animal feed, drugstores and other necessary items)
- beauty salons, tattoo service shops
- skate and rollerblade venues or other similar services
- amusement parks, bowling lanes, gaming and internet shops
- golf courses or golf driving ranges
- swimming pools or similar service venues
- fighting cock venues
- Buddha amulet sales stalls
- exhibition and convention centres
- educational institutions at all levels including tuition schools
- weight-control services and cosmetic clinics
- health spas, animal spas, massage parlours, herbal treatment centres, cinemas, theatres
- entertainment places, boxing stadiums and boxing schools, sports stadiums and horse race tracks.
Those who violate the closure order are liable to a jail term of up to one year and/or a fine of up to 100,000 baht.
Whether the shutdown now in effect in Bangkok is extended to other provinces will depend largely on the willingness of citizens to follow the government’s advice to stay home if possible.
The central government is hoping that it will not have to enforce a nationwide lockdown, said Ms Narumon, but it is preparing for the possibility just the same.
“We’re ready to announce the most intense measures when the time comes,” she said. “The administration’s priority is ensuring the safety of Thai people.”
Further action would be taken step-by-step to minimise disruption as much as possible, she said.
The World Health Organization said on Friday that it suspects community transmission in Thailand is increasing and that social distancing is becoming increasingly important..
Family members and guests mask up at the wedding of Apichai Chuasawad and Saisithorn Yunnathai at the Priest Hospital in Bangkok on Saturday. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
Bangkok malls to close from Sunday
Expanded shutdown to last until April 12, with exceptions for supermarkets, pharmacies and take-out restaurants
published : 21 Mar 2020 at 15:46
Shoppers throng a Makro outlet in Bangkok on Saturday afternoon as the rush to stock up intensifies ahead of an expanded shutdown starting on Sunday. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
City Hall has ordered Bangkok shopping malls to close from Sunday until April 12 as it steps up the battle against the spread of the coronavirus.
Most stores in malls will be shuttered but exceptions will be made for supermarkets, pharmacies, food take-out and delivery and other essential services, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Saturday.
The governor also ordered the closure of other venues considered high-risk areas because they attract large crowds of people. They include weekend markets and an expanded list of sports and entertainment venues, in addition to those ordered to close earlier.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) made its dramatic move as the Public Health Ministry reported 89 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the largest daily jump to date, bringing the nationwide total to 411.
“For malls, only the areas that sell food and goods that are used in daily life, will be open,” Pol Gen Aswin said in a Facebook Live broadcast.
The governor asked the public not to panic and hoard goods.
“Please don’t be alarmed, I guarantee that you will be able to buy food and goods sufficiently,” he said.
However, many people flocked to supermarkets to stock up on goods for at least the next two weeks. Many places were more crowded than usual with shoppers on Saturday afternoon.
Rumours about a blanket closure of malls started to spread before the BMA chief made his official announcement, which appeared to have caught the central government off-guard. It was not the first time during the current virus crisis that mixed messages emerging within hours of each other confused and upset the public.
The confusion started when the BMA public-relations team sent a press release to a reporters’ chat group. Some recipients posted the news online as soon as they got it. Government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said the report was false, and the BMA withdrew the release.
Ms Narumon said closures of shopping malls and other venues were still being considered by various agencies, such as the Interior Ministry and provincial governors.
However, the Bangkok governor then went ahead with a formal briefing, using most of the content of the original news release, but replacing the word “close” with “partially open”.
Pol Gen Aswin said his order was the result of consultations with the BMA committee on communicable disease control, and based on Section 35 of the Communicable Disease Act. The venues to be closed include:
- restaurants (except takeout and restaurants serving food for hotel guests)
- shopping malls (except supermarket zones, drugstores or zones selling necessary items and food shops (takeout is permitted)
- markets and weekend markets (except sales of fresh and dried food and cooked meals for takeout, animal feed, drugstores and other necessary items)
- beauty salons, tattoo service shops
- skate and rollerblade venues or other similar services
- amusement parks, bowling lanes, gaming and internet shops
- golf courses or golf driving ranges
- swimming pools or similar service venues
- fighting cock venues
- Buddha amulet sales stalls
- exhibition and convention centres
- educational institutions at all levels including tuition schools
- weight-control services and cosmetic clinics
- health spas, animal spas, massage parlours, herbal treatment centres, cinemas, theatres
- entertainment places, boxing stadiums and boxing schools, sports stadiums and horse race tracks.
Those who violate the closure order are liable to a jail term of up to one year and/or a fine of up to 100,000 baht.
Whether the shutdown now in effect in Bangkok is extended to other provinces will depend largely on the willingness of citizens to follow the government’s advice to stay home if possible.
The central government is hoping that it will not have to enforce a nationwide lockdown, said Ms Narumon, but it is preparing for the possibility just the same.
“We’re ready to announce the most intense measures when the time comes,” she said. “The administration’s priority is ensuring the safety of Thai people.”
Further action would be taken step-by-step to minimise disruption as much as possible, she said.
The World Health Organization said on Friday that it suspects community transmission in Thailand is increasing and that social distancing is becoming increasingly important..
Family members and guests mask up at the wedding of Apichai Chuasawad and Saisithorn Yunnathai at the Priest Hospital in Bangkok on Saturday. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
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The infamous Pattaya Walking Street, you will never believe this is it
For those who may know the other infamous Pattaya spot, Soi Buakhao it had now been reduced to this
Both videos taken this evening
For those who may know the other infamous Pattaya spot, Soi Buakhao it had now been reduced to this
Both videos taken this evening
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https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/...-also-enforce-closures-supermarkets-stay-open
Bangkok’s five surrounding provinces also enforce closures, supermarkets stay open
The Thaiger Published 58 mins ago on March 22, 2020
PHOTO: Some panic buying has started but authorities assure customers there are NO SHORTAGES - Thai PBS World
Five provinces neighbouring the Thai capital are now following suit and ordering the temporary closure of some shops and stores from today up to April 12. The five provinces are Samut Prakarn, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi and Pathumthani. The efforts are designed to slow the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in and around Greater Bangkok. Yesterday 89 new cases were announced for Thailand taking the current total to 411 cases. Full list of closures below.
The communicable diseases committees of each of the five provinces decided yesterday to take the lead from the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority. They all stressed that there is no need for panic buying as there is no shortage of food and consumables.
Yesterday, following the announcement from the BMA, supermarkets around the capital had a sudden surge of panic buyers.
The affected venues covered in the closures are department stores and some places where the public gather BUT exempts supermarkets and convenience stores. For their part, CP All, the owners of the country’s 7-11 stores, says they WILL remain open at this time. The only difference is that people will not be able to sit down at the chairs and tables in some stores after buying their food.
Meanwhile, some provinces bordering foreign countries are temporarily closing some permanent crossings in a move to slow the escalation of the Covid-19 situation.
The official order listed the following establishments…
- Spa, health and massage parlours
- Weight loss clinics
- Skating and roller blade rings
- Beauty salons
- Bowling alleys
- Theme parks
- Golf courses & driving rangesPublic swimming pools
- Tattoo parlours
- Nurseries
- Cock-fight rings
- Conference facilities
- Exhibition halls
- Amulet trading grounds
- Markets (excluding markets that offer fresh food, vegetables and food stalls)
- All shopping malls (excluding the supermarket section)
- All public and private educational institutions
Bangkok’s five surrounding provinces also enforce closures, supermarkets stay open
The Thaiger Published 58 mins ago on March 22, 2020
PHOTO: Some panic buying has started but authorities assure customers there are NO SHORTAGES - Thai PBS World
Five provinces neighbouring the Thai capital are now following suit and ordering the temporary closure of some shops and stores from today up to April 12. The five provinces are Samut Prakarn, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi and Pathumthani. The efforts are designed to slow the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in and around Greater Bangkok. Yesterday 89 new cases were announced for Thailand taking the current total to 411 cases. Full list of closures below.
The communicable diseases committees of each of the five provinces decided yesterday to take the lead from the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority. They all stressed that there is no need for panic buying as there is no shortage of food and consumables.
Yesterday, following the announcement from the BMA, supermarkets around the capital had a sudden surge of panic buyers.
The affected venues covered in the closures are department stores and some places where the public gather BUT exempts supermarkets and convenience stores. For their part, CP All, the owners of the country’s 7-11 stores, says they WILL remain open at this time. The only difference is that people will not be able to sit down at the chairs and tables in some stores after buying their food.
Meanwhile, some provinces bordering foreign countries are temporarily closing some permanent crossings in a move to slow the escalation of the Covid-19 situation.
The official order listed the following establishments…
- Spa, health and massage parlours
- Weight loss clinics
- Skating and roller blade rings
- Beauty salons
- Bowling alleys
- Theme parks
- Golf courses & driving rangesPublic swimming pools
- Tattoo parlours
- Nurseries
- Cock-fight rings
- Conference facilities
- Exhibition halls
- Amulet trading grounds
- Markets (excluding markets that offer fresh food, vegetables and food stalls)
- All shopping malls (excluding the supermarket section)
- All public and private educational institutions
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Went to Gian's of Pattaya for the first time (Friday) for dinner. A very classy place I must say good for a romantic evening
Our first Primitivo
An excellent well balance, rich and surprisingly smooth red
Simple pasta bread
Didn't order much just 3 items. White asparagus
Cold cuts
and 1 main to share, Canadian lobster
2nd Primitivo before the main arrive
Grilled and with angle hair simply saute with olive oil and garlic
Sweet
Finished with a sorbet
Our first Primitivo
An excellent well balance, rich and surprisingly smooth red
Simple pasta bread
Didn't order much just 3 items. White asparagus
Cold cuts
and 1 main to share, Canadian lobster
2nd Primitivo before the main arrive
Grilled and with angle hair simply saute with olive oil and garlic
Sweet
Finished with a sorbet
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Tied the knot, huh! Now it's Mrs, previously it was companion.
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Nothing change, mrs is mrs, companions are companions
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tranquil and serene. perfect paradise.
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Sawadeekarp Pii Joe
Hope everything is fine over there
Hope everything is fine over there
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Emergency decree coming Thursday
Bangkok Post PUBLISHED : 24 MAR 2020 AT 14:49
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha gestures after announcing the government's plan to declare an emergency and measures to control Covid-19 at Government House in Bangkok on Tuesday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)
The government will declare an emergency and introduce new measures to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Thursday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday.
In his live televised announcement at Government House, Gen Prayut said new requirements to control the disease would be enforced and a committee would be formed to work them out on a daily basis.
"Requirements will be announced the day after tomorrow. They will be issued on an ongoing basis to reduce the epidemic. Some will be requests for cooperation and others will be compulsory," the prime minister said.
"Do not return to your home provinces, or you will face penalties. There will be checkpoints along the way. Please do home quarantine (at your current location). Quarantine facilities will be opened locally and alsoby the government." Gen Prayut said. Various places would subsequently be closed, he added.
"Many people have been infected. There must be field hospitals and large-scale quarantine areas," the prime minister said.
During the state of emergency, Gen Prayut warned, people must be careful what they post on social media. Those who abuse social media would be arrested and prosecuted, he said.
Those who raise product prices unreasonably will also face penalties, he said.
The government is taking the new measures by invoking its right to exercise an executive decree on public administration in an emergency situation, Gen Prayut said, before concluding his announcement without taking questions.
Bangkok Post PUBLISHED : 24 MAR 2020 AT 14:49
The government will declare an emergency and introduce new measures to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Thursday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday.
In his live televised announcement at Government House, Gen Prayut said new requirements to control the disease would be enforced and a committee would be formed to work them out on a daily basis.
"Requirements will be announced the day after tomorrow. They will be issued on an ongoing basis to reduce the epidemic. Some will be requests for cooperation and others will be compulsory," the prime minister said.
"Do not return to your home provinces, or you will face penalties. There will be checkpoints along the way. Please do home quarantine (at your current location). Quarantine facilities will be opened locally and alsoby the government." Gen Prayut said. Various places would subsequently be closed, he added.
"Many people have been infected. There must be field hospitals and large-scale quarantine areas," the prime minister said.
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During the state of emergency, Gen Prayut warned, people must be careful what they post on social media. Those who abuse social media would be arrested and prosecuted, he said.
Those who raise product prices unreasonably will also face penalties, he said.
The government is taking the new measures by invoking its right to exercise an executive decree on public administration in an emergency situation, Gen Prayut said, before concluding his announcement without taking questions.
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I feel sorry for ordinary Thais if this closure remains for long. Many have no savings and already I have people coming to me asking to borrow money. If this continues, you will see crime escalate because people when they have no work and no money, will do anything in times of desperation.
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