Phuket Gov goes walkabout in Bangla
Tanyaluk Sakoot



PHUKET: -- Governor Maitree Intusut went walkabout in Patong yesterday (September 19), in Bangla Rd and the surrounding area. It was too early for the dancing ladyboys, ping-pong show touts, loris handlers and other common denizens of the street, so the Governor ended up chatting with shop owners and tuk-tuk drivers.

The team accompanying the Governor – including Kathu District officials, senior police officers, and a variety of uniforms from various departments – drew fascinated looks from tourists, some of whom greeted the Governor and asked to pose for pictures with him.

Six tuk-tuks stood in front of Jungceylon as Gov Maitree approached – a fraction of the usual number, the rest having evaporated under the heat of the approaching official spotlight.

Gov Maitree met up with the leader of the remaining tuk-tuks and remarked, “Tuk-tuk drivers should have uniforms. That way they would have a better image.”

He remarked to those around, “Bangla Road is always popular with tourists. So the tuk-tuk service should be attractive and drivers should have good manners.”

Grinning broadly he climbed into one of the tuk-tuks, getting a feel for the driving position. In the vehicle he found a bottle of M150 energy drink and a packet of rolling tobacco. He joked to the uneasy tuk-tuk driver, “Got anything else?”

An explanation for the disappearing tuk-tuks was provided by Kathu police who said they had fined 27 drivers for driving unregistered “black” tuk-tuks and 145 more “legal” drivers for irregularities in their vehicle registration or operating papers.

This might also explain why supposedly legal tuk-tuk drivers in Patong refused to cooperate with a recent survey of their numbers and opinions, organised by the Phuket Land Transport Office.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-gov-goes-walkabout-in-bangla-41999.php


-- Phuket News 2013-09-20

Get rid off them, the sooner the better, they are the cancer of Phuket.

So he went to the Kangaroo bar instead

I think he'll get a great idea of Bangla by visiting in the daytime.. He doesn't want to be worried about all the nonsense that goes on in the night time. I thought I saw him on the beach burying his head in the sand but I could have been mistaken..

Gov Maitree met up with the leader of the remaining tuk-tuks and remarked, “Tuk-tuk drivers should have uniforms.

Aren't there enough crooks in uniforms already? To save money, maybe they should get all the unwanted uniforms from University students.

"That way they would have a better image.” As it already works well for the BIB???

Taking a walk on Bangla during the daytime is like taking a header into an empty pool.

Get rid of the tuk tuk's and bring in the baht busses.

Abolish the tuk-tuks and the mafia scum that feed off them. Baht buses are the way as long as fares regulated as in Pattaya.

Waste of ---. Fill in the gap as you see fit.

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“Got anything else?”

Too funny.