Thailand Trouble

duffman13

Anyone been in Thailand over the last couple of weeks or there now? What's the situation like on the ground. I'm flying into Phuket next week avoiding Bangkok all together, I heard today there has been a curfew enforced but just want to know if this Bangkok only. Any good sites for info on this?

coylemj

A nationwide curfew has been announced 10pm to 5am. Authorities have advised that the curfew will not apply to those travelling to or from the airport, but departing or arriving travellers should have their passports and tickets. You should continue to monitor the media for information and any updates.


https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand

duffman13

coylemj wrote: »

A nationwide curfew has been announced 10pm to 5am. Authorities have advised that the curfew will not apply to those travelling to or from the airport, but departing or arriving travellers should have their passports and tickets. You should continue to monitor the media for information and any updates.


https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand

Thanks, that may ruin my holiday!

whisky_galore

I'd say stay holed up in your hotel/hostel bar for the night, that's about as good as it gets.

boardzz

I'm going to Phuket in 10 days. I'm hoping the curfew will be lifted by then.

whitebriar

I'm in koh samui at the moment and theres no curfew,the bars are full tonight and everyone is partying away as normal.
The only thing you'd notice is all the local tv channels are playing a loop of an army news conference .

duffman13

whitebriar wrote: »

I'm in koh samui at the moment and theres no curfew,the bars are full tonight and everyone is partying away as normal.
The only thing you'd notice is all the local tv channels are playing a loop of an army news conference .

Happy days, wouldn't be much of a full moon party if I had to be home by 10

mooseknunkle

duffman13 wrote: »

Happy days, wouldn't be much of a full moon party if I had to be home by 10

Things are very unpredictable in Thailand right now and while you might say happy days,they really are not.

whitebriar

Bangkok is dead after 10 pm,bars,caberets,ggo girls,boom boom boom, all shut.

blowin3

I was there last week and all was normal but maybe the marches in BK. But you will be grand in Phuket and i feel the curfew will be lifted. I go to Thailand 3 times a year as my wife is Thai so I know the place pretty well just have a good time and stay away from Bangkok.

TomBeckett

Hi
Im in Pattaya and the curfu is in place from 10pm everything is closed by 10 even the 7-11's but it wont last long it is suicude to tourism and its starting to cost the Thai's money now so ws cant have that...Its good to hear Samui os as normal but then again they are islands the mainland things are usually a bit different...:rolleyes:

whitebriar

The south including Samui is an opposition stronghold so less inclined to tow the line..
As I said I am back in Bangkok and everything is shut at 10.
Lots close at 8 as the trains stop at 9.
It is a disaster for tourism here yes.

When we first got into Bangkok over a week ago, it was before the coup so party madness went on all night.
There is no sign of any trouble at all here in central Bangkok by the way at the moment anyhow.

duffman13

whitebriar wrote: »

The south including Samui is an opposition stronghold so less inclined to tow the line..
As I said I am back in Bangkok and everything is shut at 10.
Lots close at 8 as the trains stop at 9.
It is a disaster for tourism here yes.

When we first got into Bangkok over a week ago, it was before the coup so party madness went on all night.
There is no sign of any trouble at all here in central Bangkok by the way at the moment anyhow.

I'm completely avoiding Bangkok so should hopefully avoid the curfew and stuff. I'm going on Friday and with the uncertainty I'd nearly just cancel but it's not an option really. I was in Bangkok a couple of times and there was protests but reading a bit online this seems a bit different and a lot more serious

killbillvol2

The curfew is being enforced in Phuket at the moment. I hope there's a bar in your hotel!

Seriously, I was talking to a friend of mine over there earlier and they're hoping it will be lifted early in the week.

duffman13

killbillvol2 wrote: »

The curfew is being enforced in Phuket at the moment. I hope there's a bar in your hotel!

Seriously, I was talking to a friend of mine over there earlier and they're hoping it will be lifted early in the week.

Ah crap, any ideas about the islands? There normally a bit less inclined to enforce this stuff.

killbillvol2

duffman13 wrote: »

Ah crap, any ideas about the islands? There normally a bit less inclined to enforce this stuff.

Well Phuket is an island. It's also very heavily policed so they're likely to obey the rules.

The only place that's been mentioned as having no curfew was Samui but that was the first and maybe second nights. They may have clamped down. Lock ins are the way around the curfew in Bangkok if you know where to go. Basically they're shutting the doors at 10 and you can't leave til 5 am!

Hopefully if things are calm they'll lift it before you get there.

whitebriar

Just been talking to friends in Chaweng and bars open late as normal.Still no curfew.
Same in Lamai beach.
Some shops are shut early alright.
Crucially the beach parties are rocking all night long at the ark bar
We if we had time would go back,places to stay are very cheap as are flights from Bangkok to koh samui.

80s Child

We're heading on the 10th of July to Bangkok for 4 nights. We're staying in the Shang Ri La... I'm assuming we'll be boarded up in the hotel??

blowin3

The curfew will be well over by then. Nice hotel never got in to see it as security always stopped lol.

killbillvol2

80s Child wrote: »

We're heading on the 10th of July to Bangkok for 4 nights. We're staying in the Shang Ri La... I'm assuming we'll be boarded up in the hotel??

As blowin3 said, curfew should be well over. Not the worst place in the world to be boarded up though

podgemonster

I am hoping to go do some volunteer teaching in Hong Khai near the Laos border for the month of July with girlfriend.

Right now our plans are up in the air as we wouldn't really be in a tourist area. Monitoring events as best I can but even without a curfew the tension in the country will still be present.

80s Child

blowin3 wrote: »

The curfew will be well over by then. Nice hotel never got in to see it as security always stopped lol.

Ha.. It's the honeymoon, has to be somewhere nice before we head for the jungle or else I'll be divorced after a few days!!

I'm figuring things will have calmed down, and even if they don't, we'll just have to relax as opposed to exploring!

rain on

I've been out and about in Phuket the last few nights and it's like curfew, what curfew?

It's being reduced to midnight-4am now, but around here it hasn't been enforced the last few nights at all.