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I have always wondered on all three boards if it would be possible to flag threads that have gone far away from the the original thread title. How annoying if one is, for example, looking for information on tourist zones with quarantine free opening to be confronted with lengthy discussions on monorail definitions and no way, without reading them all, to know if someone has hopefully gone back to the OP's meaning. This is only an example; all boards are guilty of this.

The price for a package of two shots of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine offered by private hospitals will be no more than 3,000 baht each. Full story https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2112411/moderna-package-likely-below-b3-000

You can usually see news items on Richard Barrow's pages (Thaivisa or Facebook) long before they appear on the B.P. site.

And today ----- This is on a Reuters website today hmmmmmmm, "Thailand plans to waive its mandatory quarantine for vaccinated visitors to its capital Bangkok and top tourist destinations from October, an official said on Friday, in a bid to revive a key industry battered by coronavirus travel curbs". https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216343-thailand aims-for-wider-tourism-reopening-from-october/?fbclid=IwAR2ifgcwM5wvXE5cGACK23Hj6RYDriagEMP0OEb0C5e7v8lGjhLYPNxaGGY

Thaiger is reliably reporting TAT -- never use TAT and reliable in the same sentence.

Searched through Al Jazeera but could find nothing about Thailand today.

Thanks z909, you talk a lot of sense.

And what about the $100,000 covid medical insurance and is there a compulsory 500,000 Baht bank balance requirement?

A friend on retirement visa came back from UK and had to pay 17,000 for the Covid insurance.

And the compulsory 7K-17K Baht Covid insurance for $100,000 cover will put some off.

I probably meant 'they might OK Songkran with cloth masks'

And Songkran to look forward to! Knowing the Thai health authorities and their 'oh so knowledgeable' boss, they might all Songkran WITH masks

Anddy, please tell us that the photo is not from last night -- dangerously crowded and not a mask in sight.

I visited soi 4 last night and what a pleasant surprise. Busy just like the old days. Every bar (except Welcome Bar) was open and busy. Jupiter open again. Banana open again Hugs open again. Strangers Bar open again. Balcony Pub had Aomam the lady singer. Pride had a singer guitarist. Stranger was packed into the soi like the old weekend nights. Balcony and Telephone terraces were full to capacity as was Connection. Let's hope that was a sign of things to come. The only downside was the thousands of tiny moths gathered around any bright lights. I'm told that this is a regular annual occurrence and usually is only one night -- then disappear the next night as if by magic. Let's see tonight. Closing time, midnight (except Pride 23:00)

And still pony up for $100,000 Covid medical insurance?

Let's keep in mind that Oxford/AZ are selling the vaccine for 3 pounds per shot.

Yes. Last night they were putting Chinese decorations outside but still closed.

In answer to the original question, here is a sort of copy of a message that I posted elsewhere, regarding a visit to Silom soi4 last Sunday. Sorry if these are not the sort of bars you were enquiring about. I visited soi4 on Sunday night. It was quiet with the following establishments open:- Balcony -- with a few terrace tables occupied and half a dozen customers inside. Telephone -- with few customers. Connections -- quite busy for a small bar Pride -- several customers. Bas Bar -- open. Banana terrace and Banana Room Club (upstairs) -- apparently open Fork and Cork -- open. 'G's German Thai Restaurant. Adam Massage -- open with staff sitting outside. Tattoo business above the now closed Welcome bar. (side shutter open) Closed -- Strangers Bar Jupiter Welcome Bar Sports on 4 Hugs Bar I went to Balcony and was shown a rough of a new Vegetarian page for their menu. 30% discount on all food. I was told that the entire soi was busy on Friday night. Quieter on Saturday and Sunday. Coming Friday, is the first day of the official three day Chinese New Year holiday. Let's hope for a busy and happy long weekend.

Telephone's front page website says "Where friends have been meeting since 1987".

Most of the pubs in soi4 have restaurant licenses.

And then wait for the U-turns

Thanks gerefan. Maybe I was a bit over sensitive thinking 'don't shoot the messenger'. I thought it was worth posting because it was put up before the CCSA meeting had finished and was still there throughout the day. I had a message from one of the soi4 owners late last night pointing out that several 'news outlets' had different interpretations/rumours of the announcement from each other. They think all will become clear on Monday.

Yes we know that. And your point it?

There was a post today from Telephone Pub saying that starting tomorrow they will be open from 16:00 till midnight with a full food and drinks menu. Thence Thursday to Sunday inclusive. Wishful thinking?

I watch, every day, the summary in English of the CCSA press conference meetings. I can't quite work out why the presenter stresses that the high amount of daily infections (today 756) is not necessarily bad news. I can only assume that what he refers to as 'active case finding' refers to some sort of 'track and trace' system where many more tests are being done and it therefor follows that there will be far more infections detected than without testing. Two things I would be interested in seeing --- 1) data to show how many cases have been spread due to alcohol drinking at public places and 2) what is Thailand's 'R' number.