Street peddlers, homeless rousted from Pattaya Beach

PATTAYA:--A group of street vendors discovered that Pattaya hasn’t forgotten about its ban on peddlers.

 

More than seven months after the last big confrontation between the city and independent sellers, municipal officers were out again Feb. 7 near the Hard Rock Hotel fining peddlers hawking their wares to passing tourists.

 

For nearly a year ending in July 2017, Pattaya was at virtual war with street vendors who had worked beaches and shopping malls for decades. Heavy fines were exacted, and repeated sweeps launched by municipal officers backed by soldiers.

 

The campaign worked, for a while. As is so often the case in Pattaya, big initiatives receive little follow up. But peddlers who thought they could go back to their old ways found out the new boss in Pattaya is not the same as the old boss.

 

Read more:http://www.pattayamail.com/news/street-peddlers-homeless-rousted-pattaya-beach-202180

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-02-16

This is not unique to Thailand,  in most countries there is a fee.

Glad to see that those ugly, wooden constructions are good for something, if only to be used as the roof of a 'cheap hotel'... 

Poor people providing a service harrassed by men with guns and uniforms.

Kick the poor and show who's in charge. It builds up so much goodwill.

They obviously decided that they have solved all criminal activity in Pattaya, so rather than sit on their butts doing nothing, decided to ruin the day, for some people trying to make a living and those, quite literally, on the floor.

Drug dealers and thieves must be over the moon with this wasted time.

Edited February 16, 20188 yr by darksidedog

Let be honest, no city in world like to have bums and vegabones populating their streets

and beaches being an eyesore for a touristy place like pattaya, some of them are good

people down on their lock but some others are engaging in  petty crime and even

worst and they should be controlled, it's a dirty job but someone has to do it....

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

This is not unique to Thailand,  in most countries there is a fee.

Great to see the economy is on track and EVERYBODY is happeee!

2 hours ago, The manic said:

Poor people providing a service harrassed by men with guns and uniforms.

happens in the US, Australia & UK so stop bashing the authorities.

Thanks I fell much safer now.

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

happens in the US, Australia & UK so stop bashing the authorities.

I have yet to be threatened by a gun in Australia...........USA, well that's another dimension. 

3 hours ago, The manic said:

Poor people providing a service harrassed by men with guns and uniforms.

The people providing a genuine service should be left alone as long as they are not causing an obstruction.

1 minute ago, possum1931 said:

The people providing a genuine service should be left alone as long as they are not causing an obstruction.

They destroyed Sukhumvit with these inhuman policies.

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

happens in the US, Australia & UK so stop bashing the authorities.

There is less poverty in the places you mention and a welfare system. Pop up bars and restaurants are encouraged.  The Army in the UK are not allowed to carry weapons in the street.

13 minutes ago, The manic said:

They destroyed Sukhumvit with these inhuman policies.

If you are referring to the vendors selling their wares on the road passing Sois 5 to 19, in Bangkok, then it was the vendors themselves who destroyed Sukhumvit, they caused obstructions all the way down that road forcing pedestrians on to the busy main road. I was sure glad to see the back of them.

I will say though a bit of common sense would have had vendors allowed down some parts of the inside of the sidewalk, where there was no obstruction, but not on the outside where most of them were.

Edited February 16, 20188 yr by possum1931

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

Let be honest, no city in world like to have bums and vegabones populating their streets

and beaches being an eyesore for a touristy place like pattaya, some of them are good

people down on their lock but some others are engaging in  petty crime and even

worst and they should be controlled, it's a dirty job but someone has to do it....

Can't wait till your down on your luck trying to make enough just to eat!

5 hours ago, steven100 said:

happens in the US, Australia & UK so stop bashing the authorities.

but this is a thai forum so we have to bash the authorities in thailand. just because same things happen in other parts of the world doesn't mean we can't discuss or criticize what's happening here.

I was there on a rare walk past this "jungle". The wooden structures are dilapidated and dangerous. Homeless and vendors were in abundance. No authorities around. What an eyesore and bad image, that seems to be all important. Pat-trash-aya.

6 hours ago, Colabamumbai said:

Thanks I fell much safer now.

 

http://www.pattayamail.com/news/vendor-surrenders-for-attacking-tourist-claims-swiss-man-wanted-drugs-44141

http://pattayatoday.net/news/news-from-around-pattaya/watch-sellers-attack-russian/

http://pattaya-funtown.com/russian-tourist-assaulted-street-vendor-walking-street/

https://scandasia.com/4199-snake-man-attacks-danish-patron-at-thai-beer-bar/

 

 

14 hours ago, The manic said:

They destroyed Sukhumvit with these inhuman policies.

I was never too enamoured with the pavement blocking markets on Sukhumvit, making it impossible to walk anywhere. Fortunately one can use the other side or jump on the skytrain. Patpong too was ruined by a market.

Personal thing perhaps, I am never a casual shopper, and would hope better entertainment could be generated for tourists.

these vendors need to try a new sales approach swarming tour buses and blocking the doors as tourists off load, ,some shove their goods in your face and refuse to move, others bother you when you are engaged in a conversation,most are shamless and relentless....to these people the word NO ..only means they must shout  louder ...The hard sell....try the soft sell...

Edited February 17, 20188 yr by mok199
speliing

Ah! well that's Beach road now for 2nd road and Soi Bukhaow, maybe the traffic will flow a bit smoother on soi Bukhaow if we get rid of the push carts and the constant stream of beggars 

On 16/02/2018 at 11:15 AM, The manic said:

Poor people providing a service harrassed by men with guns and uniforms.

A microcosm of Thailand.