Bangkok—At 11:30 PM, on December 16th, 2023, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and relevant agencies conducted a field inspection on the entertainment district in Khao San Road, Bangkok after extending legal nightlife hours to 4 AM.

Anutin urged entertainment service providers to strictly comply with the law including the prohibition of selling illicit drugs, carrying firearms, and providing services to minors under 20 years of age. Moreover, the visitors must not drink and drive, and the entertainment owners need to provide hail-riding services to intoxicated people.

The overall picture after the inspection was that everything was in order and that the entertainment service providers followed the law under the Thai government policy. The tourists need not worry about the safety of their life and property, said Anutin.

 

Extending entertainment service opening hours would potentially generate more income for locals not directly employed by bars and clubs such as taxi drivers and food vendors as well as increase employment rates.

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-12-18

 

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Didn't know he was gay.

 

That is one of the ugliest shirts I've ever seen.  

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Anutin urged entertainment service providers to strictly comply with the law including the prohibition of selling illicit drugs, carrying firearms, and providing services to minors under 20 years of age. Moreover, the visitors must not drink and drive, and the entertainment owners need to provide hail-riding services to intoxicated people.

Pretty please.... 

19 minutes ago, khaowong1 said:

That is one of the ugliest shirts I've ever seen.  

Perfect match made in heaven.

Wasn´t Khao San district excluded from the test zone?

 

"At 11:30 PM, on December 16th, 2023, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and relevant agencies conducted a field inspection  . . . "

 

Surely a field inspection at 3-4.30 am in the morning would have been better to see how this change is working, or not ?

 

I doubt that Anutin stayed for 4 hours or more. It's as crazy as going to check on crowd behaviour at a football match, hours before the game begins.

 

MMmmmm

 

 

He needs to stop letting his wife dress him.

Traveling in his night dress is so cool!!

He missed a trick should have tied that tee shirt around his head and come as a Palestinian supporter 🤔

3 hours ago, khaowong1 said:

That is one of the ugliest shirts I've ever seen.  

Hope nobody had consumed a few beers before looking at it, would certainly make you think you'd had too much already.

"entertainment owners need to provide hail-riding services to intoxicated people" I don't know if I missed it or not, but is this service at a gouging rate or a discount? Also, how do entertainment owners know if a person is fit to drive or not?  What if an owner 'feels' like someone is drunk when they aren't and tries to force them to take a taxi?  There seem to be a lot of variables and potential for confusion and abuse.

At its root, it seems like a good idea of course. 

see he's just an everyday guy walking among the people. thailand needs more grounded leaders like this. anutin crushing it again..... and a sweet shirt to boot. 

I'm just glad he left the nightcap at home...

 

Looks like the bars were told first to clear away all the laughing gas being sold illegally. 

I was in KSR that day and saw many underaged people (like 14 to 17) mostly from international schools drinking vodka-redbull buckets and smoking weed. I'm pretty sure Anutin saw it too since they were everywhere. 

1 hour ago, anthobkk said:

I was in KSR that day and saw many underaged people (like 14 to 17) mostly from international schools drinking vodka-redbull buckets and smoking weed. I'm pretty sure Anutin saw it too since they were everywhere. 

He's the same as the RTP, only see what they want to see.

 

He needs to have a look 4 hours later

16 hours ago, TorquayFan said:

 

"At 11:30 PM, on December 16th, 2023, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and relevant agencies conducted a field inspection  . . . "

 

Surely a field inspection at 3-4.30 am in the morning would have been better to see how this change is working, or not ?

 

I doubt that Anutin stayed for 4 hours or more. It's as crazy as going to check on crowd behaviour at a football match, hours before the game begins.

 

MMmmmm

 

 

 

Why? Khoasan road isnt included in the extended opening hours scheme...

Not sure why he was there at all 

21 hours ago, BenStark said:

Didn't know he was gay.

 

Yes a man bag.

On 12/17/2023 at 12:27 PM, webfact said:

 

 

 

Anutin urged entertainment service providers to strictly comply with the law including the prohibition of selling illicit drugs, carrying firearms, and providing services to minors under 20 years of age. Moreover, the visitors must not drink and drive, and the entertainment owners need to provide hail-riding services to intoxicated people.

 

 

 

How many people stay up past 2 am without illicit drugs ?

 

There's no way you can stay awake. Its all tweakers. Bunch of lowlife tweakers.

On 12/17/2023 at 3:50 PM, khaowong1 said:

That is one of the ugliest shirts I've ever seen.  

His publicity aid probably told him to wear something catchy for the outing.