MP Says Provincial Governors, Mayors Should Issue Night Venue Licences

[webfact]

 

MOVE FORWARD MP Thaopipop Limjitakorn suggested today (Oct.15) provincial governors, mayors and other local leaders be legally empowered to issue operating licences and set up the zoning for night entertainment venues in lieu of the central government.

 

Thaopipop was responding to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s directive for the Ministry of Interior to take steps to allow all night entertainment spots in Bangkok and the provinces to open until 4.00 a.m. primarily for tourism promotion reasons.

 

Though, the MP said, he agrees with the prime minister’s policy to extend the operating hours at these entertainment venues, the provincial governors or local leaders should practically be in charge of issuing operating licences and set up the geographical zoning for such places in effort to prevent or contain corruption which might possibly arise and involve relevant government officials.

 

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[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

MOVE FORWARD MP Thaopipop Limjitakorn suggested today (Oct.15) provincial governors, mayors and other local leaders be legally empowered to issue operating licences and set up the zoning for night entertainment venues in lieu of the central government.

Wide open for corruption.

[jacko45k]

Another framed bit of paperwork to go behind the bar on the wall, with The old 'Clean Good Food Taste' sign?

And the old Covid certification!

[nobodysfriend]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

mayors and other local leaders be legally empowered to issue operating licences and set up the zoning for night entertainment venues in lieu of the central government.

Some of them will become unusually rich ...

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

the provincial governors or local leaders should practically be in charge of issuing operating licences and set up the geographical zoning for such places in effort to prevent or contain corruption which might possibly arise and involve relevant government officials.

... effort to enable and  contain corruption which will certainly  arise and involve relevant government officials ...

 

It would be good to avoid oxymorons in just one sentence .

 

[Tropicalevo]

57 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Wide open for corruption.

Always has been.

Pay to stay open illegally or pay to open legally.

Up to you.

[mikebell]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

provincial governors, mayors and other local leaders be legally empowered to issue operating licences

as opposed to doing it illegally as they do now?  I thought they were trying to eradicate 'persons of influence'?

[PETERTHEEATER]

7 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Wide open for corruption.

I gave this post a 'thumbs up' and, on reflection, I realise that decentralising venue licenses would simply formalise the 'control' that many governors exercise already via their district administrators and the RTP.????

[hotchilli]

16 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

I gave this post a 'thumbs up' and, on reflection, I realise that decentralising venue licenses would simply formalise the 'control' that many governors exercise already via their district administrators and the RTP.????

Yep, corruption would increase, corrupt officials of which there are hundreds would take a bung to give  a licence.

[jingjai9]

I think this is a good line of thinking. If each province designates areas for night entertainment at least there is a chance that this activity will stay in an area where children and families do not walk.

Corruption is another topic. If they have entertainment areas, you can see the physical change. Many cities around the world have red light districts. It is easier on the police to manage. Local authorities know their areas and can make better decisions than legislators in Bangkok.

[Baht Simpson]

I guess that's deafening karoake until 4am out here in the sticks. Lovely.