A public hearing held in the Phuket district of Kathu has shown that participants are overwhelmingly in agreement with extending nightlife hours. The Phuket News reports that the hearing was held at the Kathu Wittaya School yesterday, November 14, with over 800 people attending.

 

Obviously there were plenty of people who earn a living from Phuket’s nightlife present at the meeting.

 

The purpose of the forum was to seek their views and hear any objections to the government’s proposal to extend the closing time for nightlife venues in some zones from 2am to 4am. The end result was a unanimous show of hands in favour.

 

By Peter Roche

PHOTO: Bangla Road Phuket

 

Full story: PhuketGO 2023-11-15

 

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4th from the Left ;) 

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

Obviously there were plenty of people who earn a living from Phuket’s nightlife present at the meeting.

Were they all wearing skimpy attire by any chance ...............LOL

If they want business to pick up they better fix prices asap.

Right now it's a joke.

 

6 minutes ago, MrPancake said:

If they want business to pick up they better fix prices asap.

Right now it's a joke.

 

WTF! ... You mean its worse than Cambodia? 

16 minutes ago, Olmate said:

WTF! ... You mean its worse than Cambodia? 

 

Dunno. I haven't tried the cambodian nightlife. Too pedo-oriented imo. You tell me.

17 hours ago, webfact said:

800 people attending.

 

17 hours ago, webfact said:

a unanimous show of hands in favour.

Phuket's 2023 population is now estimated at 449,389. Do they get a vote?

17 hours ago, bob smith said:

4th from the Left ;) 

Denim shorts for me.

But they will not make much money because the drunks can't buy drinks. 

18 hours ago, bob smith said:

4th from the Left ;) 

You like his shirt?

No drunks, no prostitution,no tourism????!!! LOS ?

I get up to work at 4am, not get drunk in bars.

 

TWEAKERS SUCK 😄

18 hours ago, bob smith said:

4th from the Left ;) 

Hello handsome my name's John, love you long time.

18 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Were they all wearing skimpy attire by any chance ...............LOL

A sad reflection on the working class trying to earn a living and propping up the GDP by selling themselves to anyone with a few baht.

1 hour ago, LNKDES1 said:

Denim shorts for me.

Probably Russian?

12 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

A sad reflection on the working class trying to earn a living and propping up the GDP by selling themselves to anyone with a few baht.

Ideal for you then! 

1 minute ago, Olmate said:

Ideal for you then! 

Sorry Olmate not my style... I have a great wife

To say the majority of Phukets residents favoured 4 am opening   when the majority of the attendees had a vested interest in the entertainment industry is false reporting. 

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

Sorry Olmate not my style... I have a great wife

ergo a few baht! 😂

19 hours ago, bob smith said:

4th from the Left ;) 

Can you not count to 5…?

Just now, nchuckle said:

Can you not count to 5…?

too dark for me. dont like farmer girls anymore.

54 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

A sad reflection on the working class trying to earn a living and propping up the GDP by selling themselves to anyone with a few baht.

Certainly not a push for quality tourists, but of course thats only election talk.

Probably obvious to most who work in the  bar industry to vote for longer opening hours 🙄 

Will be interesting to see once it happens if it pays off people drinking to 0400hrs  🤑

1 hour ago, shackleton said:

Probably obvious to most who work in the  bar industry to vote for longer opening hours 🙄 

Will be interesting to see once it happens if it pays off people drinking to 0400hrs  🤑

It will be a bit like the Chinese wave... a non-event.

Staying open includes paying the extra running costs and salaries for a few baht more from drunk customers.