Are there any bar closeures during the first 2 weeks in Oct
Are there any bar closeures during the first 2 weeks in Oct
Not according to this website ..
http://www.gaybuttonthai.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8193
The Kings funeral is on 26 October so who knows what will happen then!
I asked one of my lecturers and he said that based on the last royal funeral, that of the late king's sister in 2008, nightlife venues were closed for 3-4 days and he vaguely remembered some kind of nighttime curfew. The most sombre days will be one or two days before the cremation where final prayers and rituals will be performed, the day of the cremation itself, and one or two days following the cremation for the the gathering of the ashes. So five days tops. Given the number of local and foreign dignitaries that are expected to attend, and the millions of Thai people who are likely to descend upon Bangkok for the funeral, security will probably be very tight and the city will come to a standstill during those few days so perhaps best to avoid Bangkok altogether from Oct 25 to Oct 27.
Last edited by sglad; August 10th, 2017 at 00:16.
The fueral ceremony is 5 days starting on the 25th. The cremation is on the 26th which has been declared a national 'holiday'.Originally Posted by gerefan2
When The King's sister was buried the bars were officially closed for three days but day two was half hearted and day three completely ignored. It might be more tightly regulated for this one though.
The bars are almost certain to be closed on 6th October for Awk Wan Phansa - the end of Buddhist Lent. New rules were imposed in 2015 and bars were closed last year too. 13th Oct is actually the anniversary of the passing of HM King Bhumipol Adulyadej and things are sure to be very subdued on that day, even though the funeral is two weeks later.
sglad (August 16th, 2017)
MiniMee, do you speak Thai? You actually transliterated Wan Ok (Awk) Phansa correctly. I've seen it (wrongly) transliterated as "Ow or Aw Phansa" just as "kok" (island) is often wrongly transliterated as "ko". So we often see "Ko Samet", "Ko Samui", "Ko Phi Phi" when it should be Kok Samet, Kok Samui, etc.
No announcements about bar closings for that date have been made yet, but I think the odds are the bars will close.
There are no other bar closing days in October.
The chart can be viewed at: http://www.boomboomme.com/resources/holidays/thailand/
sglad, do you speak Thai?
island เกาะ can be transliterated as Ko or Koh, but not kok; there is no sound after the o.
bobsaigon2 (August 16th, 2017)
Try viewing that chart again though something stronger than the bottom of a beer glass.
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