8 October 2020

The web discussion was held between students of STIPRAM (collaboration with ESC) and students of Phuket Rajabhat University Thailand. This web discussion was held by the zoom application. The theme of the web discussion is "The New Normal Situation in Indonesia And Thailand." followed by 2 faculty members from STIPRAM and 1 faculty member from PKRU Thailand. There were 4 students from STIPRAM and 4 students from PKRU Thailand. This discussion was held for sharing how the new normal situation gives an effect on daily life, travel, and tourism in Indonesia and Thailand.

Web Discussion begins with a new policy in Indonesia, new policy in the new normal states that everyone who wants to enter an official office or tourist attraction needs to wash their hands, wear a mask, get a body temperature check, avoid a large group of people, and maintain social distancing, especially in public places, and it is not surprising that local officials in Thailand also set similar policies because Thailand faces the same problems as Indonesia and anywhere in the world. When it comes to traveling, in Indonesia, people need to make an official health check before anyone can travel anywhere using public transportation. But there seems to be no such rule applied in Thailand regarding travel.

Thai's only need to do hand washing, wear masks, get body temperature, keep social distance, and show ID to travel using public transport. In everyday life in Indonesia, people seem to start their normal activities with some new adaptations, but certainly under the new policies mentioned. The new adaptations mentioned include reduced working hours, reduced capacity, as well as new rules and policies that have also been mentioned. Thailand does not seem to be doing this either but also not allowing foreign tourists to visit Thailand just yet, which Indonesia also does. Both Indonesia and Thailand seem to be developing ways to overcome the time of depression and the wearing of masks by using masks as part of their style, both in Indonesia and Thailand masks are used as accessories to complement their clothes with matching colors and patterns. One thing that is uniquely done in Thailand is that people also wear their masks with their necks around their necks