Patong requests expansion of entertainment zone
Phuket Gazette


A letter sent to the Ministry of Intereior is requesting that changes be made to Patong's entertainment zone and nightlife venue closing hours. Photo: Gazette file

PHUKET: -- Nightlife venue operators have requested an expansion of the Patong entertainment zone in a letter to the Ministry of Interior that also requested a change for the closing time of their bars and clubs.

The letter, which was supported by the Kathu District Office, Patong Entertainment Business Association and a number of private nightlife venue owners, was sent after a public hearing in Patong (story here).

“We have sent many letters to the Ministry of Interior asking that these changes be made,” said Weerawit Kurasombat, president of the Patong Entertainment Business Association. “This time, however, we are supported with the results of the public hearing in Patong.”

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-- Phuket Gazette 2015-09-18

Public hearing.. you mean the b-%-t-c seasons where just bar owners showed up to cry.

What not enough brothals now for kick backs to cops? Wow!!!!!!!! make it a bigger place for more scum to go to.

Nah. Just say no. Enough is enough. Patong is a blight zone. It is a horrific mess. It is beyond overpriced, and the space it occupies is plenty. The last thing Patong needs is a larger version of Bangla Road.

yeah......make it as ugly as Pattaya or even more, as a hub for "entertainment"

No should be the answer and all closing times strictly adhered too.

I think this is a great idea. The nightlife on Bangla is great but more choice would be good. It's mostly just either tiger or the other tiger or discos. The bars in the other sois are usually pretty quiet.

You can't move in soi sansabai as it is, for all the motorbikes parked 5 deep, so it's pointless trying to extend the Bangla zone.

how else is the government going to increase the amount of visitors!!

there is no better way, remember sex sells.

gotta keep that minimum wage up.

When do the bars close?

As the above message says, sex sells.

Night life is important for both tourists and Thailand.

still no interest.