Hotel-style renovation for Saensuk Police Station in Pattaya

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Hotel-Style Renovation For Chonburi Police Station
by Khaosod Online



PATTAYA: -- Saensuk Police Station in Pattaya, Chonburi Province, had gained much of the attention, after it had been renovated with vintage style furniture, a spacious lobby, and good looking and polite receptionists.

Moreover, when citizens arrive at the station to contact the police, they are provided queue tickets and drinks.

Pol.Col. Itthipon Pothithong, the director of Saensuk police station, said that he arranged the renovation in accordance with the policy of the Royal Thai Police which aims to rebrand the image of the police force.

The renovation process started in early 2012, as Pol.Col.Itthipon spent some of his money, including money donated from local residents, to develop the place.

The police station now contains facilities such as car park, coffee shop, playgrounds and a 30-metres-high flagpole.

The renovation had totally changed many residents’ perspectives towards the police, he said. According to Pol.Col.Itthipon, people tend to feel more welcome and less upset about their worries when they encounter such heart-warming reception from his force.

Pol.Col.Itthipon added that he was glad that the renovation impressed many visitors, and that the station is now living up to its pride as the police station locates in the leading tourism spot of the country.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNM05qazRNRGswTVE9PQ==

-- KHAOSOD English 2013-08-20

[clifric]

including money donated from local residents, to develop the place.

Reckon this might have come in 200 baht increments obtained from 'temporary' local residents?

[laurentbkk]

"Pol.Col.Itthipon added that he was glad that the renovation impressed many visitors"

Yes I agree , its impressive and very ugly. Did they do that in hopping tourists will feel better in filling up scam complains ? ok ok it look nice than any other police station .. I said it .

[Pikeybkk]

its for the police themselves as they are never out fighting crime

[newermonkey]

Who's grandma designed that, its totally gross

[ARussell]

Wow! Now I'm not sure who are cooler, Monks or Police. I bet the staff are hot and in cute uniforms.

I might pop in for after work shandies.

[GAZZPA]

Who designed that! it looks like someones recreated their worst floral nightmare. I can't believe that that was all put together deliberately. I would have a hard time talking to the coppers about anything without gagging from floral overload.

[Halion]

What a lot of crap and a negligent use of public funds. If they have money to spare it would be put to better use providing APV's for the poor RTP sods who have to patrol the terrorist south on motorbikes and pick up trucks,getting their ass shot at or blown up on a daily basis.

The picture on this post looks like a combination of a jewish front room in an OAP home.

[ChrisY1]

Ladies paraded each hour....numbers on their arms.....quite pleasant actually!!...not!

[MTH]

My guess is that the good colonel redecorated his own house and found a way to get rid of his old furnishings at a profit.

[OMGImInPattaya]

Where is this station?

[MTH]

Where is this station?

I was curious about that too, think this might be it.

Saen Suk Police Station,

[Emdog]

Remember, it's all about face and appearances

[fakename]

So now all of a sudden, people have a different view of police?? I cant wait to be robbed, so I can visit the station and feel like a guest, have some coffee, and play in the playground!

[Ohio]

O M G

Is this for real.????

I believe this is taking Community Policing too far.

Having said that you just never know what could work in Thailand

Tea & Scones anyone ??

[KittenKong]

That furniture and decor looks a hell of a lot nicer and more comfortable to me than the tasteless modern chipboard-and-plastic black and white crap you find in Ikea, Index and all the new condo buildings. That stuff really is hideous.

OK, I probably would not have gone for the floral wallpaper, but the rest is perfectly OK once you have accepted the fact that the two chairs don't match.

[tinhead]

What a loss of face. The police at this station can no longer be regarded as enforcers of the law. While people are getting hacked to bits, robbed, beaten, etc. on the street, these guys are having high tea at the station. *sigh*

Remember, it's all about face and appearances

[PEP]

I have visited a similarly decorated institution but it was called a "High Class Brothel!

For heavens sake please publish the name of the 'Interior Decorator / Designer'. I can possibly arrange further work for Him / Her

[joepattaya1961]

Where is this station?

Definately NOT in Pattaya.

MTH is right, it's situated in Bang Saen - Saensuk.

[fire and ice]

That furniture is far more scary than a prison cell, let alone a dilapidated cop shop

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

I just wanna know...what's going to happen when the first drunk ladyboy spews on the upholstry???

[lemoncake]

I think it looks great and was a great idea.

Now they just need to find real police and renovation is complete

[joepattaya1961]

I just wanna know...what's going to happen when the first drunk ladyboy spews on the upholstry???

There are no ladyboys in Bang Saen...just Bangkok-maffia, but they may spew on the upholstry too

[Ohio]

I just wanna know...what's going to happen when the first drunk ladyboy spews on the upholstery???

That's the whole idea...You wont see it & aromas don't count in Thailand

[Bodrules]

Mmmm I think someone is hoping to get one of those TV shows into redecorate the whole place in a more modern, fashionable style, the best route to that is to get in the press and round up every farang within 20 miles so we get endless complaint threads on TV about not only having to cough up "tea money" to the BiB, but having to also endure death by chintz and floral pastiche.