Holidays

[joepai]

Yet more holidays

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/303 ... l_referral

[Khun Paul]

Yep another long weekend but no jobs so many will not be able to afford a holiday.

[dezzer111]

And who's fault is there are no jobs?

[Doodoo]

AH KP When there is a will, there is a way!!!!

[tamada]

Watch for the first local Covid-19 transmission cases in ~4 months some time in late September.

[AlexO]

Yep another long weekend but no jobs so many will not be able to afford a holiday.

What jobs are you referring to KP, the tourist industry, the sex industry (does not exist in Thailand). International Tourism contributes around 12.5% to Thailand's GDP. Its unfortunate for those who make their living from it but do you really think that allowing International Tourists into the Country is worth the risk to the other 87.5% of the Thai economy and that's assuming tourism will ever recover to the levels it was pre Covid 19. What about the workers in the factories, the shopping malls, the street food vendors amongst others who were all shut down. Now some people are desperate to allow the 2 week millionaires back in to drape themselves with semi clad girls with the risk of another major shutdown if cases erupt again. I for one don't want them here and none of my Thai family does either. Many people can still afford a bus back to the home province to see family and children. They don't need loadsa cash.

[Doodoo]

Why would that be Tam. Lets in on your crystal ball's prediction

[747man]

Yep another long weekend but no jobs so many will not be able to afford a holiday.

But They'll Still be Drinking & Driving over that Week-End, So Stand by for Many Fatalities over those 4 Days...

[Drunk Monkey]

Yet more holidays

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/303 ... l_referral

Just what IS NOT NEEDED .. another long weekend with government departments closing backing up paperwork... is it really so important to celebrate this and will locals be chucking water crashing vehicles and getting bladdered all of which could lead to local infections of Covid 19 resurfacing triggering another close down .. WORTH IT or Not ????

DM

[Doodoo]

The Songkran was already missed so I dont understand why we are worried about offices would be closed Were they already closed in April and now again???

[jackspratt]

The Songkran was already missed so I dont understand why we are worried about offices would be closed Were they already closed in April and now again???

No - public offices stayed open during the cancelled Songkran.

[AlexO]

Yet more holidays

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/303 ... l_referral

Just what IS NOT NEEDED .. another long weekend with government departments closing backing up paperwork... is it really so important to celebrate this and will locals be chucking water crashing vehicles and getting bladdered all of which could lead to local infections of Covid 19 resurfacing triggering another close down .. WORTH IT or Not ????

DM

Don't think it is anything to do with celebrating Songkran DM. More to do with all the Government workers and registered private sector workers getting their full quota of the enormous amount of public holidays that Thailand has. No water chucking (enough falling from the sky's at the moment) but getting bladdered? probably YES. Covid, Covid Who The F@ck is Covid.

[Drunk Monkey]

SK In the guise of another invented long weekend holiday will boost local tourism spending thus the economy and keep the wolves from the door .. wishful thinking !!.. watch the ensuing carnage and backward step against fighting Covid .. be interesting to see infection numbers after this all so important present to the people holiday..at least the dirty foreigners arent allowed in to get involved.

DM

[Khun Paul]

SK In the guise of another invented long weekend holiday will boost local tourism spending thus the economy and keep the wolves from the door .. wishful thinking !!.. watch the ensuing carnage and backward step against fighting Covid .. be interesting to see infection numbers after this all so important present to the people holiday..at least the dirty foreigners arent allowed in to get involved.

DM

Possibly more important to watch the rise if any of Traffic related deaths and injuries following these holidays. a good indicator of lawlessness on the roads.

[747man]

SK In the guise of another invented long weekend holiday will boost local tourism spending thus the economy and keep the wolves from the door .. wishful thinking !!.. watch the ensuing carnage and backward step against fighting Covid .. be interesting to see infection numbers after this all so important present to the people holiday..at least the dirty foreigners arent allowed in to get involved.

DM

Possibly more important to watch the rise if any of Traffic related deaths and injuries following these holidays. a good indicator of lawlessness on the roads.

KP,I Said This 3 Days Ago...But They'll Still be Drinking & Driving over that Week-End, So Stand by for Many Fatalities over those 4 Days....