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Post by Udon Map » June 23, 2020, 1:07 pm

'Distancing' will ruin us, warn operators

From The Bangkok Post
By: Chairith Yonpiam And Mongkol Bangprapa

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The atmosphere of Khao San Road in Bangkok on Monday.
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Operators of nightlife entertainment venues have cried foul over a set of proposed regulations to be enforced when they reopen, saying many social-distancing rules will threaten their livelihoods.

A total of 22 articles are listed in the draft, which was unveiled on Monday. The draft will be submitted to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday.

The CCSA is set to consider the fifth phase of the loosening of Covid-19 restrictions, which includes nightlife venues.

The novel coronavirus outbreak has brought the curtain down on pubs, karaoke outlets, massage parlours and other types of adult entertainment venues since March.

Operators have been hoping to reopen next month.

Musicians and entertainers last week made an emotional appeal to the government to allow them to return to work. They said the closure has been long and the situation has placed them in dire financial straits.

On Sunday, CCSA promised to allow nightlife venues to resume during the fifth phase in July. However, operators have expressed concern over rules that prohibit dancing, mingling and having more than a certain number of customers.

The operators say limiting customers to five per group may keep them from coming.

Sanga Ruangwattanakul, president of the Khao San Business Association and CEO of Buddy Group, said the rules for entertainment venues are stricter than the ones imposed on eateries and filming crews.

Due to the economic impact of Covid-19, people tend to cut unnecessary expenses, and spending on nightlife entertainment is at the top of their list, Mr Sanga said.

"We want them to be more flexible, otherwise people will not go out," he said.

He admitted the operators will have no choice but comply with the rules, but they will urge CCSA to revisit the situation and consider relaxing the rules one week after the implementation.

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Thailand has seen no local transmissions for 28 days and if no local cases are reported by then the CCSA should consider easing the regulations for the nightspots, he said.

According to Mr Sanga, it will take time before the industry, where up to two million people are employed, rebounds from the economic fallout of the outbreak.

Of the estimated 100,000 nightspots in the country, only 20,000 are properly registered, while the rest operate without licences.

Supawan Thanomkiatphum, chairwoman of the Thai Hotels Association (THA), said business operators must be patient.

"If the measures can reduce the risk of a second wave, we may begin to allow overseas visitors," Ms Supawan said.

"Even though hotels are allowed to reopen, most of us depend on foreign tourists."

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said the government is likely to consider by Friday the lifting of the emergency decree, two weeks after the implementation of the fourth phase of lockdown relaxations.

Mr Wissanu said the decision to lift or extend the emergency decree will be made based on the assessment of Covid-19 risks. If the country does not face a second wave of infections, then the Communicable Disease Control Act is adequate to contain the virus, he said.

The emergency decree was touted by the government as a necessary tool to curb the spread of Covid-19 infections as it enables swift action and coordination among state agencies. It has been extended twice since it was invoked on March 26.

Mr Wissanu said if the emergency decree is lifted, all closure orders will automatically end, but noted that Sections 34 and 35 of the Communicable Disease Control Act can still be invoked to close down certain businesses.

"If the emergency is lifted, we can [use the Communicable Disease Control Act to] close certain shops or malls until they fix problems. We can't impose lockdowns," he said.

Democracy activists led by Parit Chiwarak on Monday renewed calls for the lifting of the emergency decree, saying the situation has improved significantly and this justified the lifting the decree.


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Post by tamada » June 23, 2020, 1:48 pm

... Of the estimated 100,000 nightspots in the country, only 20,000 are properly registered, while the rest operate without licences. ...
Here's an idea. Let the 20,000 properly, legally registered businesses get a fast-track to full-service with only maybe half a dozen of those 22 mostly unworkable restrictions to start with. Anyone running an improperly unregistered and thus illegal business can take a bloody number.

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Post by stattointhailand » June 23, 2020, 5:59 pm

tamada wrote:
June 23, 2020, 1:48 pm
... Of the estimated 100,000 nightspots in the country, only 20,000 are properly registered, while the rest operate without licences. ...
Here's an idea. Let the 20,000 properly, legally registered businesses get a fast-track to full-service with only maybe half a dozen of those 22 mostly unworkable restrictions to start with. Anyone running an improperly unregistered and thus illegal business can take a bloody number.
minor point tam ............. it's the ones that dont have a license that are owned/run by the people who know they are not going to get knicked coz they "own" the people in the right places. They will find a way to get them open before the legally licensed ones

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Post by tamada » June 23, 2020, 7:22 pm

^ Yes statts, got to agree. In an uncharacteristic and infrequent lapse of TiT awareness, I forgot that just like Thai Immigration, no laws or rules here can ever be empirical.

...or even legal.

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Post by jackspratt » June 23, 2020, 7:31 pm

How to interpret the top "curb" in the right hand column, for Pattaya/Phuket/Nana etc Gogo bars?
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Does anyone else have a mental image of the performers outfitted only in transparent Big C type cashier face shields, sans any other item of kit - as per the Order? :D

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Post by mickojak » June 23, 2020, 8:10 pm

I like;
"Prohibit gathering, shouting, wandering around the premises".

That's gunna be hard to police.
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Post by pipoz4444 » June 23, 2020, 8:42 pm

I like the one that says "Ban Product Presenters from Sitting with Guests" (Bottom right corner)

That will be fun in Nana Plaza or LK Metro.

Plus they don't state what the actual Product is, that which they are "Presenting" :-k \:D/ \:D/ :confused: The mind boggles when you think about all the Products these girl do and can offer/present, when you are having a drink with them.

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Post by pipoz4444 » June 23, 2020, 8:45 pm

Then there is this one, " Prohibit competitions at group activities". Does this mean that Threesom's are out of the question? :cry: :cry: :-$ :-$


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Post by Barney » June 24, 2020, 8:24 am

jackspratt wrote:How to interpret the top "curb" in the right hand column, for Pattaya/Phuket/Nana etc Gogo bars?
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Does anyone else have a mental image of the performers outfitted only in transparent Big C type cashier face shields, sans any other item of kit - as per the Order? :D
I do now
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Post by pipoz4444 » June 24, 2020, 11:10 am

Barney wrote:
June 24, 2020, 8:24 am
jackspratt wrote:How to interpret the top "curb" in the right hand column, for Pattaya/Phuket/Nana etc Gogo bars?

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Does anyone else have a mental image of the performers outfitted only in transparent Big C type cashier face shields, sans any other item of kit - as per the Order? :D
I do now
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Hi Barney "...Performer's to only wear face shields"

This sounds like reverting back to the old days - Nana Plaza in 2002, when I walked into Playskool and recognized my first TG from the High Heels that she wore to work. No face shield and no nothing in those days, just the Heels. \:D/ \:D/

Gee !! I miss those days

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Post by stattointhailand » June 24, 2020, 12:34 pm

never understood the foot (high heels) fetish myself, but everyone to their own I suppose

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Post by pipoz4444 » June 24, 2020, 3:34 pm

stattointhailand wrote:
June 24, 2020, 12:34 pm
never understood the foot (high heels) fetish myself, but everyone to their own I suppose
It's an individual thing.

Some guys like girls in high heels and tight fitting jeans, especially when the Thai girls seem to have a knack of wearing them much better that other Asian girls do (Vietnam excluded) and a hell of a lot better than the Western Buffalo's, who wear size 14's. \:D/ =D> =D> :guitar:

And then there are other guys, like to sit in their Man Caves and get pissed with their mates. :drunk: :drunk: :yikes:

It's a form of personal choice :roll: :roll: and that is not me below. :lol:

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