Central Festival Mall in Pattaya (Photo: Thailandblog)

Shopping centers and the restaurants that go with them are allowed to open again on Sunday throughout Thailand. The curfew is shortened by 1 hour and only starts at 23.00 p.m. Taweesilp Visanuyothin of the CCSA announced this today.

Convention centers, wholesale markets and swimming pools will also be allowed to reopen, Taweesilp said. Malls must close at 20.00 p.m. to give the public enough time to get home in time for the curfew. Curfew hours will also be adjusted starting Sunday. The curfew then starts at 23.00 p.m. (was 22.00 p.m.) until 04.00 a.m. .

Dr Taweesilp emphasizes that cinemas, theme parks, boxing stadiums and gymnasiums remain closed. Fitness centers, on the other hand, are allowed to resume a number of activities.

The spokesman for the CCSA also said that airports remain closed to commercial flights from abroad and that alcoholic beverages are not allowed to be consumed in restaurants.

4 responses to “Shopping malls in Thailand will reopen on Sunday and curfew will be shortened”

  1. Cornelis says up

    …….and luckily the swimming pools are allowed to open again!

  2. Roger says up

    As far as I'm concerned, the curfew can become permanent, now it's at least six hours quiet on the street. You don't even hear the soi dogs, only after four o'clock do you hear them again, barking at everything that moves.

    • KeesP says up

      Nowadays you don't go out during those hours, but why should you begrudge someone else the nightlife.

    • Ger Korat says up

      To give a few examples of why the ban should be lifted: many, if not most, trucks that handle major transports operate at night to avoid the daytime traffic on the roads and the heat of the sun. Secondly, wholesale markets are open at night for the traders who supply the public during the day. Thirdly, I like to drive at night when I have to cover longer distances and many Thais do the same after work, for example. Fourthly, it is of course nonsense to keep it closed at night under the guise of corona spread, which is officially no longer there, especially since there are relatively few people outside. It is a negligible risk and if you use such a measure, do it during the day when most people are no longer sleeping. In short, the measure is useless, just as useless a measure as the media censorship that currently applies. It is a consequence of the emergency law that I suspect was introduced to thwart the opposition in politics, because the media are no longer allowed to write everything.


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