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The following is a weekly feature article looking at this same time period LAST year in Pattaya and Thailand news.
This weekly feature takes a look back at news from the same period last year (and sometimes different time windows, such as six months or three months) to see how things have changed, following up on the progression of stories, as well as look at potentially broken promises or things that didn’t take place as promised in Pattaya and Thailand.
As we publish dozens of stories a week this is a quick way for people to take a look at what the biggest stories were a year ago, as chosen by our editorial team, and how they impact us today and relate to current news. They are in no particular order of importance, however, are roughly in order of publication.
This week, we cover the last week of January 2021, from Sunday, January 24th, 2021 to Saturday, January 30th, 2021. During this period last year, widespread Covid-19 restrictions were in place due to a renewed breakout stemming from illegal gambling establishments and markets.
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1. Pattaya Police arrest 29 people allegedly breaking Covid-19 rules by drinking, smoking, and partying in Pattaya
One year later, these “raids” are still happening, although rules have begun to ease a bit. Legally speaking, bars and nightlife remain technically closed still unless they have become converted restaurants.
2. Government orders burning of fields and crops to stop in order to stop air pollution
You can imagine how well this order went. Of note, however, so far this year the local air pollution in Chonburi appears better than in 2021.
Government orders burning of crops and fields to stop, critics skeptical of enforcement
3. Pattaya massage workers protest, demanding the reopening of their mandated closed venues
They were eventually allowed to open about a day later. Unfortunately, in April, the third wave of Covid-19 shut nearly everything again for many more months.
Massage and tattoo shops, beauty clinics, health spas re-open in Chonburi after governor order
4. Pattaya Walking Street underground cable construction project set to start next month
This did take place and according to officials is about 80 percent done, with some portions planned for a later date.
Pattaya Walking Street underground cable construction project set to start next month
5. CCSA, chaired by Thai Prime Minister, announces easing of Covid-19 restrictions in all provinces in Thailand, effective in early February
As mentioned above, many of these returned in April.
That is all for this week, as always thank you for your support.
