News Forum - 413 Bars in Bangkok ask permission to reopen as restaurants

[Thaiger]

More than 400 bars, nightclubs, and entertainment venues in Bangkok have applied for permission to reopen as restaurants. The venues have been closed since April due to strict disease control measures. The government delayed its plan to allow bars and nightclubs to reopen in mid-January due to the Omicron outbreak in Thailand, but decided to allow the venues to apply for permission to reopen as restaurants. In Bangkok, and other provinces classified as “blue” zones, alcohol sales at restaurants is allowed, but only until 9pm. A total of 413 places applied for permission to reopen as restaurants and some are still […]

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[ExpatPattaya]

Government should cap single 320ml beer prices at 50 baht in all restaurants. 

This would help economy and tourism even more

These places mostly do not care about serving food, only want to fleece tourists on beer and booze prices

[remo940]

It’s odd that when cases are surging in other countries , Thailand would consider letting clubs and bars masquerade as “restaurants”. Obviously omicron is milder than previous variants but won’t people still die?

[Dedinbed]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

More than 400 bars, nightclubs, and entertainment venues in Bangkok have applied for permission to reopen as restaurants

toad in the hole with spotted dick for after's please .. 

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

48 minutes ago, Dedinbed said:

toad in the hole with spotted dick for after's please .. 

with most Thai bars after your Toad in the Hole, you got Spotted Dick anyway!

[Rain]

2 hours ago, yetanother said:

"and customers who are unvaccinated will have to show a negative ATK test result before entering"

makes total thai sense, a test that is notoriously unreliable

Yet. all go with because they've been told to. 

Never mind that the developed tests have been proven to be consistently faulty and terribly inaccurate. 

[MrNovax]

8 hours ago, remo940 said:

Obviously omicron is milder than previous variants but won’t people still die?

People always die, we should be focusing our efforts to allow people to live.  

[MrNovax]

2 hours ago, yetanother said:

"and customers who are unvaccinated will have to show a negative ATK test result before entering"

you dont understand, this way only the vaccinated people can spread it.  but dont worry, they will still blame the unvaccinated for the spread.  

[Vince]

7 hours ago, MrNovax said:

People always die, we should be focusing our efforts to allow people to live.  

Yes, exactly. 

[Vince]

If these measures are just a way to subtly encourage more socially acceptable businesses (or the appearance of one), maybe that's not so bad in either case?