In another attempt to curb skyrocketing COVID-19 cases in Bangkok and other areas, Thailand has brought back restrictions that include a ban on dine-in at restaurants, limited opening hours for shopping malls, and the closure of construction camps.
Some angry bar and restaurant owners don’t plan to sit idly this time.
Claiming little to no financial support from the government and citing the late-night and last-minute announcement of restrictions, restaurant and bar owners are at a tipping point, especially those who own nightlife venues, which have been shut since April and are not likely to reopen anytime soon.
Some are turning to civil disobedience. On Sunday, June 27, Prapavee “Bamee”Hemmatat — the person behind the Beer Wanderlust blog — announced a plan to challenge the new restrictions.
Dubbed Koo Ja Perd Mueng Ja Tam Mai Wa, roughly translated…
