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 second week of September 2021, from Sunday, September 5th, 2021 to Saturday, September 11th, 2021.
Let’s go…
1. Local politicians give away 1,000 sets of food to the needy in Pattaya
Last year during this time Thailand and Pattaya were still deep in business closures and quasi-lockdowns.
Local politicians give away 1,000 sets of food to the needy in Pattaya
2. Chonburi eases Covid restrictions slightly.
It would be months, however, before everything would fully relaunch, especially the city’s bread and butter nightlife and entertainment industry.
3. Jomtien Beach suffers severe storm damage
Just a reminder that September is always a rough month for rains.
Jomtien Beach road suffers severe damage from storms, repairs underway
Pattaya hit by heavy overnight storms, suffers widespread flooding and damage
Some Pattaya residents still recovering from flooding and torrential rains
4. Thai Covid center extends existing Covid-19 measures and maintains the same color-coded zones for all provinces nationwide until the end of September
The covid restrictions were seemingly never-ending.
5. Entertainment industry reaches five months straight of mandated closures
The “fun” was certainly not around last year at this time. The industry wouldn’t be given a lifeline until December.
Today marks 5 months on of a “2 week closure” of Pattaya’s entertainment industry
That’s it for this week, see you again soon.
