The cabinet will consider on Tuesday (Nov.1 ) whether to allow entertainment activities and TV soap operas to resume on Nov 14, when the 30 day suspension of these activities ends.

A government spokesman said the government’s situation monitoring command centre discussed the issue on Monday and wants things to return to normal as soon as possible.

On Oct 18 the government asked business and entertainment operators, as well as television stations, to suspend  activities and programmes for 30 days.

Therefore, the centre will propose on Tuesday that the cabinet allow such activities to resume. Local authorities will be encouraged to contact the centre regarding any doubts about what will be allowed to resume.

Hopefully this will be ratified and it will allow the country to take a major step to getting life back to normal. Workers in the entertainment industry have been hard-hit but have handled their difficult situation with dignity and understanding.

(With thanks to Bangkok Post)