Tourists flee gang warfare on Bang Saen beach - trader says it happens frequently - no mention of police

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that gangs of around 20 young motorcyclists fought pitched battles at Bang Saen beach in Saensuk sub-district of Chonburi on Thailand's eastern seaboard last night.

 

Tourists - and they would have been mostly Thai at the resort famous for local tourism - scattered, fearing they might get caught up in the violence.

 

The young people were armed with lumps of wood and items of kitchenware from beachside shops.

There was no mention of a police response in the Thai Rath story.

 

Reporters spoke to a trader who they called Ek who said this was a frequent occurrence.

 

The battling youths didn't care a jot for the law and were scaring off tourists.

 

There was also noise pollution from the gangs revving their bikes adding to the woes of traders and tourists in the area.

 

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[jacko45k]

Is this where they go when there is no music festival in Pattaya?

[actonion]

7 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Is this where they go when there is no music festival in Pattaya?

Maybe TOT can name it ...."Gang Warfare Festival" 

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, actonion said:

Maybe TOT can name it ...."Gang Warfare Festival" 

Sounds good for April 19th......

[Bert got kinky]

21 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Sounds good for April 19th......

Why?

In Bang Saen they celebrate Songkran on April 13, the same as the rest of Thailand,.

April 19 is a Wednesday, so for Bang Saen residents it's just a normal working day.

Only Pattaya celebrates Songkran on April 19.

 

[mlkik]

7 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

Why?

In Bang Saen they celebrate Songkran on April 13, the same as the rest of Thailand,.

April 19 is a Wednesday, so for Bang Saen residents it's just a normal working day.

Only Pattaya celebrates Songkran on April 19.

 

The Songkran New Year Water Festival in Thailand is celebrated nationwide. The official dates of the holiday are from April 13-15, but not every province celebrates in the same way or at the same time. In parts of central and eastern Thailand ,the Wan Lai Festival is celebrated in Chonburi province between April 16-20 with different towns and districts adopting different days for ‘Wan Lai’ (which translates as ‘the day that flows’). For example, the last of the water-throwing days in Pattaya takes place on April 19, whilst in nearby Bang Saen it’s April 17.

Edited March 31, 2023 by mlkik

[champers]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Is this where they go when there is no music festival in Pattaya?

This is where all the Thais will go when the Chinese are back en masse. Same as pre-Covid.

[ThailandRyan]

Aha now I know where the Warriors have gone to play.....Bang Saen beach....

 

 

[NextG]

13 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Aha now I know where the Warriors have gone to play.....Bang Saen beach....

 

 

You must be at least sixty years old ☺️

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The battling youths didn't care a jot for the law and were scaring off tourists.

The law in this case don't seem too bothered.

[liddelljohn]

let them bash each other brains out  , job done,  mind u some enterprising thai could monetise it as gladiatorial combat  with real blood ,, win win for TAT

[sammieuk1]

Maybe the youths just got lost on their way to Bang Insane ????

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, NextG said:

You must be at least sixty years old ☺️

What's your point son?  Maybe I am and maybe I am a youngster who likes old movies......

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

gangs of around 20 young motorcyclists fought pitched battles at Bang Saen beach

Like in the OP the warriors do fight on the beach.....

[rwill]

Just training for future policemen.

[brianthainess]

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

6 hours ago, actonion said:

Maybe TOT can name it ...."Gang Warfare Festival" 

Sounds good for April 19th......

What has this to do with Telephone Of Thailand ?

do they have better calculators than Tourism Of Thailand ?

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

No mention of police? Maybe they were one of the gangs?

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Reporters spoke to a trader who they called Ek who said this was a frequent occurrence.

Oh, ek !!

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Oh, ek !!

glad it was not Ick, as he knows everything but what Ek see's

[Goat]

Boys will be boys. 

I think most of us have done similar at one stage.

[topt]

14 minutes ago, Goat said:

Boys will be boys. 

I think most of us have done similar at one stage.

Uhh.........no.

[Tropposurfer]

'Kitchen implements'. Oh Yeah! Did you see how I served up that toser right well with that wok! lol ???? 

[still kicking]

19 minutes ago, topt said:

Uhh.........no.

Not me either

[klauskunkel]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The young people were armed with items of kitchenware from beachside shops.

[LittleBear57]

As a kid I remember the Mods v Rockers battles at all the major seaside resorts in England. Then we had the football hooligans knocking bits out of each other.

 

[Jaggg88]

1 hour ago, LittleBear57 said:

As a kid I remember the Mods v Rockers battles at all the major seaside resorts in England. Then we had the football hooligans knocking bits out of each other.

 

Yes but the police did tend to get involved

[actonion]

16 hours ago, brianthainess said:

What has this to do with Telephone Of Thailand ?

do they have better calculators than Tourism Of Thailand ?

Telephone of Thailand as you put it,  is know as T.AT. being Telephone Authority of Thailand