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15 hours ago, London Lowf said:

The majority of bars on Bangla are now fully open and selling alcohol without restrictions until 11pm - at which point a motorcade of traffic cops cruise along to make sure that sales heve stopped.

 

From what I have personally seen it is the same along Nanai and in the side sois all over Phuket.

 

Enjoy.....

Thanks for the update LL. I never know what to believe regarding what the government says.

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On 11/11/2021 at 1:44 PM, MarkT63 said:

Hey.

Just got to Patong today and was going to take some pics for you but it looked like most of the work had stopped and the shutters were down again.

Mu guess is they were working towards a 1 Dec opening for nightlife, but now that is looking unlikely they have pulled the plug on any more work - but that is just my guess.

I go through regularly so will keep you updated. ????

I think this is the development you were talking about - a few weeks ago they cleared the area but then nothing. However, a couple of weeks ago they were putting a fresh skim coat on the floor and they have now put down what looks like Astroturf and furnished it and voila - yet another live music bar!

 

It's amazing how quickly they can cobble together a business here, but if you see them in daylight then you can see the shortcuts. Still impressive though, and good luck to them - they were quiet last night, as you can see, but so was most of Bangla.

 

 

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On 11/2/2021 at 3:41 PM, Headgame said:

No they're not.
Why would you say something so stupid.

Often there. Never seen a single bib there . They do pull over foreign bikes everywhere else and have their lucrative  late hour road blocks outside Patong and Rawai.

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Bangla is now midnight closing - I haven't seen that vital news announced anywhere else so is it up to me?

 

I'd had my quota by the previous 11pm cut-off and noticed on the way home that the extended hours have not spread to Kamala - it was dead at 11:30.

 

Thailand is as crazy as Formula 1, and I love them both!

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.... and tonight it's back to 11pm. The bars actually have no idea but keep an eye on the beach end of Bangla and when they see the flashing lights then it's panic stations.

 

I should have stayed in Kamala - my "local" now has an "arrangement with the police" and can stay open as long as he has paying customers and doesn't make any noise!

 

 

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7 hours ago, London Lowf said:

.... and tonight it's back to 11pm. The bars actually have no idea but keep an eye on the beach end of Bangla and when they see the flashing lights then it's panic stations.

 

I should have stayed in Kamala - my "local" now has an "arrangement with the police" and can stay open as long as he has paying customers and doesn't make any noise!

 

 

will only last until the other establishments  see him open and complain

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Peak season is officially here - one of my regular bars on Bangla (Green Crab) have increased the price of a beer from B80 to B100 overnight. It's not a "girlie bar" so there's no entertainment or eye candy, it's just a place that sells booze.

 

I won't be going there again - I always pay B100 for a beer whatever the price and the change is a tip - and I don't kid myself that I will be missed. Plenty of pasty pale mugs/farangs to replace me at the moment.

 

But give it another couple of weeks and I reckon the season will be well and truly over. Anyone who is seriously planning to visit Phuket has done it already and after NYE it will die.

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The bitterness of their disappointment will only be matched by the lack of hope the average Thai is feeling at the moment. 7 years of utter devastation and malfeasance comes at a price. 

 

Tourism is not returning anytime soon. The goons have gutted the industry. The only hope these bars have is with the expats and businessmen. 

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