Beach regulations: Pattaya considers time limits due to litter and noise surge

[webfact]

 

Escalating noise levels and litter are being reported on the popular beaches of Pattaya City. As a result, the city council is contemplating the introduction of strict timings for public access to these beaches, in line with the proposed beach regulations.

 

Reports include disturbances from visitors who choose to extend their beach parties into the early hours of the morning. After investigating, it has been discovered that revelling beachgoers indulge in high-volume music and alcoholic festivities, Deputy Mayor of Pattaya City, Wutthisak Roemkitchakan revealed yesterday.

 

Even as sanitation workers arrive for their routine morning clean-up, some party-goers remain impervious, littering the beauty of these beaches with their leftovers. According to Wutthisak, the introduction of beach timings is a potential solution aimed at mitigating these current issues.

As of now, there exist no strict beach regulations dictating the operational hours of these beaches, leaving them open for public usage throughout the day. Despite attempts to increase beach patrolling, the dearth of security personnel made it an impossible task to monitor the beaches every night.

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo courtesy of expedia.com

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/pattaya-city-council-weighs-beach-time-restrictions-amid-escalating-litter-and-noise

 

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[bkk6060]

I often walk it at 6am.  My observations is that it is 100% young Thais drinking, yelling and blasting music.  Never see a cop around must be shift change.   Folks staying at the Hilton must hate it.

 

[mikebell]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

the dearth of security personnel made it an impossible task to monitor the beaches every night.

AKA police who dislike working at night in case they meet any bad people; (they also dislike working during the day because it's hot.)

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

I often walk it at 6am.  My observations is that it is 100% young Thais drinking, yelling and blasting music.  Never see a cop around must be shift change.   Folks staying at the Hilton must hate it.

 

And they paid a premium for the sea-facing rooms!

Thais got a taste for Pattaya during Covid and soon after.....can't get rid of them now....whatever happened to Baeng Saen?

[Wongkitlo]

Litter problem. How about some rubbish bins.

[Zapitapi]

57 minutes ago, Wongkitlo said:

Litter problem. How about some rubbish bins.

that would be a solution

[Zack61]

53 minutes ago, Wongkitlo said:

Litter problem. How about some rubbish bins.

Enough of your common sense remarks. 
Give them enough time and they’ll think of it all by themselves. If it wasn’t for 7/11 there’d be next to no rubbish bins in Thailand. 

[jacko45k]

6 minutes ago, Zapitapi said:

that would be a solution

It might be a fire hazard for lit cigarette ends.

[Nickcage49]

This is awesome! 

 

I walk along the beach in the early mornings and these drunk and drugged up kids are partying it up all night.

 

Kick em to the curb!

 

It's dangerous since they block the sidewalks and the streets with their cars double parked, and the food vendors are blocking lanes of traffic.

 

Let's be rid of them!!!

[likerdup1]

1 hour ago, Wongkitlo said:

Litter problem. How about some rubbish bins.

Absolutely not.. that would be way to easy and sensible.

[Coota]

Oh, how I miss the old Pattaya, no riff raff, no problems, everybody happy, beautiful women chasing you, lots of small open air bars, the list goes on.

[Lucky Bones]

1 hour ago, Wongkitlo said:

Litter problem. How about some rubbish bins.

Agreed....but....

That would mean having bins:

Bins need to be emptied (problem.)

Perhaps bins emptied into a truck? (expensive)

Truck needs to dump rubbish (small soi should do.)

Drains are the answer.

Put all rubbish into the nearest drain. Out of sight = out of mind.????????

 

[outsider]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

As a result, the city council is contemplating the introduction of strict timings for public access to these beaches

Limiting noise-generating activities and those that unsettle peace and tranquillity would be enough. The rest of the public should be allowed to stroll, sit and enjoy the breeze anytime they want. But, as usual, there is lack of enforcement, or the will to do so.

 

[Seppius]

Asongkai Pattaya. at Jomtien Beach.

Sale: ฿ 385,000,000

 

Be great living here, apart from the location

 

 

[Toby1947]

Never mind the litter and noise. Who wants sit and look at a grey open sewer.

[RichardColeman]

Be charging you for a tomtit by the minute soon

[redwood1]

How about a city wide curfew .....7PM everyone needs to be home and in bed..

With the beaches closed at 6PM..

If a few people are making a problem, everybody needs to pay...

[ignore it]

So it seems that they can't control the situation with the police now, so they are thinking about introducing regulations to control access.

 

So just who is going to enforce the proposed regulations?

 

 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

the introduction of beach timings is a potential solution aimed at mitigating these current issues.

Like they tried with bars closing?

Shops and vendors will still sell alcohol after hours, close the beach they will find another location.

Better to let them have use of the beach with a regular police attendance to curb those who get out of control.

[Marco51]

1 hour ago, Zapitapi said:

that would be a solution

there are no solutions, only problems..............Problem : years back there were rubbish bins along at least the canal in Chiang Mai. Solution : as long as new they were stolen, later nobody emptied them, even later they were found filthy and stinking in the corners, concrete rubbish bin boxes filled up with stinking food waste. Solution: big signs : no pets allowed anywhere and plastic bags, 1way bubbletea cups, caps and straws and styrofoam boxes with nice smelly food waste in every nook and cranny where motorbikes can drive along, around any type of footsall and karaoke , also right next to hotel and restaurant entries. Solution : no pet in restaurants or hotels, definately not beaches, they might let out a bark, they must be to blame. Especially the well taken care of ones on a leash. EXTERMINATE PEOPLE, LEAVE THE PLANET TO THE ANIMALS . Ever seen a dog who throws away a plastic bag with foul food in?

[thesetat2013]

1 hour ago, Zapitapi said:

that would be a solution

That would be too easy.. Someone would have to pay for it and the collection of it because vendors would also make use of them. 

[Wongkitlo]

1 hour ago, Zack61 said:

Enough of your common sense remarks. 
Give them enough time and they’ll think of it all by themselves. If it wasn’t for 7/11 there’d be next to no rubbish bins in Thailand. 

I think 7/11 have taken out their rubbish bins on Pattaya beach. If it rains it will all wash out to sea so n need

[Spock]

2 hours ago, Zack61 said:

Enough of your common sense remarks. 
Give them enough time and they’ll think of it all by themselves. If it wasn’t for 7/11 there’d be next to no rubbish bins in Thailand. 

Yet Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai were spotless when I was there last month. Whatever is being done there to keep those cities clean needs to be applied elsewhere in Thailand.

[D M G]

6 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

I often walk it at 6am.  My observations is that it is 100% young Thais drinking, yelling and blasting music.  Never see a cop around must be shift change.   Folks staying at the Hilton must hate it.

 

Jomtien as well

[supersomchai]

Perhaps they shouldnt have opened the dongtan seaside road for 24 hours ,most drinkers too lazy to walk.

Better still close it to all motor traffic

and return it to the walkers,dogwalkers,children,runners,

elderly who just crave a little fresh air and a traffic day out.

[khunpin]

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

...can't get rid of them now... 

No need to get rid of Thais! 

Better get rid of people from Europe, the u.s., Australia, China, Russia or most Middle Eastern countries. 

[redwood1]

8 minutes ago, supersomchai said:

Perhaps they shouldnt have opened the dongtan seaside road for 24 hours ,most drinkers too lazy to walk.

Better still close it to all motor traffic

and return it to the walkers,dogwalkers,children,runners,

elderly who just crave a little fresh air and a traffic day out.

No No.....That is the last remaning nice beach in this area....It needs to be trashed as soon as possible...And all those beautiful trees, well they remind everyone how beautiful beach road use to be....And we cant have that...So they need to go..

Edited August 11, 2023 by redwood1

[jacko45k]

7 minutes ago, khunpin said:

No need to get rid of Thais! 

Better get rid of people from Europe, the u.s., Australia, China, Russia or most Middle Eastern countries. 

Well the Thais seem to create rather a lot of disturbance and are scofflaws...

Edited August 11, 2023 by jacko45k

[terryofcrete]

Round them up and send them to Rwanda ! ..

[PETERTHEEATER]

3 hours ago, Zapitapi said:

that would be a solution

But only if the beachgoers use them.