News Forum - Thailand’s State of Emergency extended, Covid-19 is still a pandemic – PM Prayut

[Thaiger]

Two years into the pandemic, Thailand’s State of Emergency is still in effect and has been extended for another two months, giving the government sweeping powers to tackle the outbreak through its establishment of a Covid-19 task force. The decree was extended from April 1 to May 31. In a press conference today, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha said Covid-19 is still a pandemic and there needs to be careful consideration and evaluation before transitioning to an endemic phase. The Emergency Decree was first invoked by the prime minister in March 2020. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration was formed under the […]

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[Cg66]

Everyone put their plans to travel to Thailand on ice for another two months then!

it’s always been true, but you would hope everyone now realises it, you can’t stop a virus!

[palooka]

Pnut likes the emergency decree, gives him reason to justify his hard line, decrease rights, lock up opponents on trumped up charges but he made a big mistake in wanting Covid declared endemic, if endemic no need for the emergency decree.  Cannot back track and lose face but needs the endemic declaration to open Thailand up, bury a few of his stuff ups and get the foreign currency flowing in.

His problem is how to keep those powers (he needs them to get through the next election) AND have an endemic declaration, because without tourism Thailand is dead in the water and Pnut with it.

[MikeW]

27 minutes ago, palooka said:

Pnut likes the emergency decree, gives him reason to justify his hard line, decrease rights, lock up opponents on trumped up charges but he made a big mistake in wanting Covid declared endemic, if endemic no need for the emergency decree.  Cannot back track and lose face but needs the endemic declaration to open Thailand up, bury a few of his stuff ups and get the foreign currency flowing in.

His problem is how to keep those powers (he needs them to get through the next election) AND have an endemic declaration, because without tourism Thailand is dead in the water and Pnut with it.

Well he is a dictator with a military government so he can declare covid an endemic but he needs the emergency decree just in case it starts spreading again

[Totoro]

That is exactly what I thought will happen.

 

[ace035]

It means the reopening of nightclubs, gogo bars & soapie massages will be banned still until June 15..

[King Cotton]

'Little man + more Big Man, i.e. Emergency Decree = smaller man' . . . yeah, there's a formula that could well be taught at school . . . just to help kids grow up 'proper'.

 

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[AdvocatusDiaboli]

6 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Thailand’s State of Emergency is still in effect

Question …. Can you hold a General Election under a State of Emergency?  As the current government seems to want to keep this as the norm in Thailand.

[PapayaBokBok]

Covid extensions????  I went for mine today before they canceled the march 26 ext

[vlad]

When are the Elections. ?

[gazmo16]

10 hours ago, vlad said:

When are the Elections. ?

The PM can dissolve Parliament at anytime now but has until 2023 if he wants to go down to the wire . I would be surprised if he didn't drag it out while he has all the power and money. 

[Graham]

Is that May 2023 or 2024 ? 555

[BillO]

Their careful consideration has decimated their country beyond anything any disease possibly could have.