Thailand Time Machine: A look back at this week LAST year in top Thai news: Covid restrictions ease some more, drainage work continues, and more

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 fourth week of September 2021, from Sunday, September 26th, 2021 to Saturday, October 2nd, 2021.

Let’s go…

1. Pattaya Mayor confirms city “reopening” to vaccinated foreign tourists delayed to November, cannot guarantee the opening of entertainment venues soon

The Pattaya City Mayor officially confirmed the city’s “reopening” to vaccinated foreign tourists delayed to November 2021.

Video report: Pattaya Mayor confirms city “reopening” to vaccinated foreign tourists delayed to November

2. Thai Education ministry apologizes for posting an altered photograph of the Deputy Minister wading through a flood, the general flood situation updated

The official Facebook page of the Education Ministry released an apology statement after publishing what appeared to be an altered photograph showing the Deputy Education Minister visiting a flooded area.

3. Phuket officially allows drinking and selling alcohol in restaurants, effective October 1st

It would be almost three more months until Chonburi would legally be allowed to sell alcohol and was driven by many protests and angry business owners.

Phuket officially allows drinking and selling alcohol in restaurants, effective October 1st

4. Pattaya City plans to add more water drainage pipes near Walking Street to solve flooding problems

Do you believe this worked?

Pattaya City plans to add more water drainage pipes near Walking Street to solve flooding problems

5. Chonburi Governor releases new orders easing restrictions effective from Friday, October 1st

A big step forward with gyms, movies, massage shops, and more opening…but the famous nightlife and bars would stay shut until December.

Chonburi Governor releases new orders easing restrictions effective from Friday, October 1st

Video news: Recap of Covid-19 restrictions eased in Chonburi starting from October 1st

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Adam Judd
Mr. Adam Judd is the Co-owner of TPN Media since December 2017. He is originally from Washington D.C., America, but has also lived in Dallas, Sarasota, and Portsmouth. His background is in retail sales, HR, and operations management, and has written about news and Thailand for many years. He has lived in Pattaya for over nine years as a full-time resident, is well known locally and been visiting the country as a regular visitor for over a decade. His full contact information, including office contact information, can be found on our Contact Us page below. Stories please e-mail Editor@ThePattayanews.com About Us: https://thepattayanews.com/about-us/ Contact Us: https://thepattayanews.com/contact-us/