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Patong and tourism cities including Pattaya need ‘special zoning’ with nightlife venues open until 4 AM but nightlife business operators need to pay more tax, according to ‘Prab Keesin’, a prominent Patong businessman.

 

Preechavude ‘Prab Keesin’ is the Chairman of the Pisona Group, Chief of the Patong Development Foundation, and a former advisor president of the Patong Entertainment Business Association (PEBA).

 

Prab told the Phuket Express, “I am glad that Big Joke is going to officially discuss with Phuket officials and the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, or CCSA, about legally extending restaurants’ closing time and drinking hours.”

 

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“However what we really want to see is special zoning for famous tourist cities such as Patong (in Phuket), Pattaya (in Chonburi) or Sukhumvit, Thonglor, and Khaosan Road (in Bangkok).

 

“These are important tourism areas where lots of foreign tourists have visited. We need these areas to be a special zone which has different legal closing times for nightlife venues.”

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/05/10/patong-and-tourism-cities-including-pattaya-need-special-zoning-with-nightlife-venues-open-till-4am-but-need-to-pay-more-tax-suggests-prab-keesin-patong-businessm/

 

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Meanwhile the rest of the planet is getting on with life.......

 

For the love of God, just open up !

Great Idea; let's just call them ''Red Light Area's '' and get on with opening them !

Spare a thought for the bar girls who normally start around 4 or 5 pm on salary (if lucky) around half the legal minimum. Many are only freelance and get income from tips/lady drinks only. At 4 am surely desperate to sleep. 

Nothing good happens at 4 am actually after midnight for that matter, I don´t understand why this is so important.   

6 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Nothing good happens at 4 am actually after midnight for that matter, I don´t understand why this is so important.   

Then by all means do not open a bar. You will go broke.