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, follow 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 third full week of June 2021, from Sunday, June 20th, 2021, to Saturday, June 26th, 2021.
1. TAT expects more than 600,000 Thai and foreign tourists to visit Phuket in “Phuket Sandbox” island reopening
The Tourism Authority of Thailand in Phuket expects that more than 600,000 foreign and local tourists would travel to the island under the Phuket Sandbox program, launched on July 1st, which would generate about 15 billion baht income in the next three months. TPN notes it ended up being slightly more down the road.
2. Heavy storms hit Pattaya overnight
The same exact thing, on the same days, has happened this year!
Dozens of crocodiles escape from crocodile farm during heavy rain and flooding in Trat
Pattaya storms knock down trees, power lines, and causes localized damages
3. Pattaya tourism industry demands to fully reopen the city
Unfortunately, this would not be the case for many more months.
4. Thai PM orders serious investigation around accused corruption involving hundreds of expensive Kinnaree solar-powered street lamps installed in a Samut Prakan community
Racha Thewa’s local administrative organization was accused of spending more than 642 million baht installing 6,773 lamp posts overall, including the 600 solar-powered ones, and only one company, Bangkok Road Lighting Co., Ltd., was involved. This was a major story last year, with the result inconclusive.
5. Thai PM orders closures of all construction camps in Bangkok and its vicinity and four southern provinces for one month, effective next Monday
They ended up being closed for much longer, delaying many projects.
6. More than 100 people were arrested in Pattaya for allegedly drinking alcohol, smoking shisha, and violating Covid -19 measures at two “restaurants”
More than 100 people, a mix of Thais and foreigners, were arrested in a South Pattaya raid while allegedly drinking alcohol and smoking shisha and related products at two “restaurants” that Pattaya police stated were violating the current Thai emergency decree to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
https://thepattayanews.com/2021/06/27/video-of-raid-of-two-restaurants-accused-of-violating-covid-19-rules/
