The beach party’s over

PHUKET: -- Vice-Governor Vinai Buapradit has ordered officials to take action tomorrow to prevent drunken youths and tourists “swarming” onto beaches when entertainment venues close at 1am.

“People have complained to the provincial office about the disturbance caused by tourists and youths drinking and dancing on the beaches after the bars have closed,” said the Vice-Governor. “People who live near the beaches say they can’t sleep because of the noise.”

He said the impromptu partying was a problem in Patong, Kata and Karon.

V/Gov Vinai said he had discussed the situation with Governor Udomsak Usawarangkura, who has ordered officials to inspect the beaches for revelers after they have checked entertainment venues to make sure they have closed on time.

“We chose December 10 as the day for all the beaches to be checked,” said V/Gov Vinai, adding that Saphan Hin in Phuket City would also be checked. He said the governor had ordered Phuket City Municipality to tackle the problem there, as well as clean up the park.

“If officers catch young people behaving badly, taking drugs or having sex, they will record that they have been caught, then contact the young people’s parents, although we won’t take them to court for a first offence,” said V/Gov Vinai.

--Phuket Gazette 2004-12-09

Gosh, we better control the people in the bars- oops, now they've moved to the beaches, ok, we better control the beaches- oops, now they've moved to the streets, we better control the streets- oops, now they're drinking and smoking and having sex in their own homes, we better control their homes!

It's only a matter of time before every square centimeter of Thailand is declared "controlled."

"Steven"

Serves them right I have very little sympathy for the Governor or the cronies that work with him. If they had thought the matter through before deciding to throw everyone out at an unrealistic time, then none of this would be happening. What will they do next, impose matial law?

Next up, it will be "lights out in all of the hotel rooms visible from public streets.

Gotta make sure everybody's tucked into bed by 01:00 at the latest so they can be up bright and early for their temple tour the following morning.

What did they think would happen when changing the opening

hours.....people would stop drinking and run home like good little

people. Tourists here for a short while want fun...it's human nature

for f***s sake!!

The top bods didn't think this through......again!!!

step (1) empty bars

step (2) empty beaches

step (3) empty hotel rooms

i wonder what will be step (4)

step (1) empty bars

step (2) empty beaches

step (3) empty hotel rooms

i wonder what will be step (4)

If the powers-that-be keep at it, perhaps those rumours about closing the Phuket Airport will finally have some basis in fact.