Late Night Bar Raids Continue. Eighteen Closed Down

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Late Night Bar Raids Continue. Eighteen Closed Down
Story by Albert Jack



PATTAYA: -- At 3am on the morning of June 29 the Governor of Chonburi, Komsom Ekachai, ordered the police to carry out raids on entertainment venues all over Pattaya City.

Thirty bars and clubs were targeted in Third Road, Naklua, Central & South Pattaya. Most of them were found to be selling alcohol after permitted hours, selling alcohol to people under twenty-years old and did not carry the proper permits.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/226284/late-night-bar-raids-continue-eighteen-closed/

-- Pattaya One 2016-06-29

[taichiplanet]

are these bars catering to the young Thais? asking as the story says selling to under-age (20 yo) patrons and i would think most foreigners would be over 20.

[useronthenet]

When one looks at Thailand from the outside .. bars, prostitution and corruption springs to mind.Perhaps the Government should consider and ask itself, is the image that the country wants to portray to the world ?

Edited June 29, 2016 by useronthenet

[scorecard]

For me it's the same old question - why does it take an order from the provincial governor to do a check?

Why aren't the police in their daily activities watching this and taking action - police heads should roll.

[Tatsujin]

For me it's the same old question - why does it take an order from the provincial governor to do a check?

Why aren't the police in their daily activities watching this and taking action - police heads should roll.

If one was cynical, one might assume the Police are being paid NOT to check these venues ...

[trogers]

For me it's the same old question - why does it take an order from the provincial governor to do a check?

Why aren't the police in their daily activities watching this and taking action - police heads should roll.

If one was cynical, one might assume the Police are being paid NOT to check these venues ...

Where do you think is the source of funds to buy the next promotion?

[Basil B]

Soon be like the days of my youth (many moons ago) in the UK, the "paddy wagon" started making it's rounds of the drinking holes @ 10:30pm, you could set your watch by it...

[Lupatria]

For me it's the same old question - why does it take an order from the provincial governor to do a check?

Why aren't the police in their daily activities watching this and taking action - police heads should roll.

Why aren't the police in their daily activities watching this and taking ?

They are watching and taking!

[sanukjim]

Remember the government announcement of about a month ago about the Thai Army now being charge in Pattaya now. This is one of those times of the Army telling the governor to order these raids.The BIB will no doubt be a bit despondent upon loosing all those brow envelops from those 18 bars."Go Get Em Army"

[mcfish]

Good work !

[onemorechang]

You get them kids having fun

Little buggers enjoying themselves, what an outrage

[Baerboxer]

For me it's the same old question - why does it take an order from the provincial governor to do a check?

Why aren't the police in their daily activities watching this and taking action - police heads should roll.

Used to be similar in the UK when drinking times were a lot more strictly legislated. In the city I lived for a long time pubs and clubs could sell alcohol till 10.30 pm with 10 mins drinking up time allowed. Cross the boundary into the county and it was 11.00 pm again with 10 mins drinking up time.

Lot's of landlords permitted after hours drinking. Every so often, usually following some complaints. raids would be carried out for a period of time. Then slowly things would go back to how they were, more raids and so on.

I doubt money was being paid. More directing police time on other issues and not adopting zero tolerance as a police protocol.

Here, who knows. Different world.

[mcfish]

You get them kids having fun

Little buggers enjoying themselves, what an outrage

Agreed they should just do away with underage drinking limits all together and serve alcohol around the clock..oh I nearly forgot, no drug testing allowed, its always easier to score when the dealers operate straight out of the club without any fear of them pesky army people

Edited June 29, 2016 by mcfish

[slipperylobster]

When one looks at Thailand from the outside .. bars, prostitution and corruption springs to mind.Perhaps the Government should consider and ask itself, is the image that the country wants to portray to the world ?

I think they have considered.

Removing hookers and beer from Pattaya would add up to quite a bit of lost jobs and money.

Looks like business as usual.

[sabaii69]

When one looks at Thailand from the outside .. bars, prostitution and corruption springs to mind.Perhaps the Government should consider and ask itself, is the image that the country wants to portray to the world ?

Have things changed? Used to be, the prostitution, bars and non stop drinking is why people came here. Not a beach with condoms, trash and sewage in the water and a parade of people selling you crap. I am a resident and if I want to swim I go to Samet. Watch mysterious thais clean the beaches spotless every morning. No beach disturbances from vendors. When the wind blows in a certain direction you will get leaves in the water. Big deal.

The longer you stay in Pattaya the harder it is to find out why.

[bri1guy]

When one looks at Thailand from the outside .. bars, prostitution and corruption springs to mind.Perhaps the Government should consider and ask itself, is the image that the country wants to portray to the world ?

I think they have considered.

Removing hookers and beer from Pattaya would add up to quite a bit of lost jobs and money.

Looks like business as usual.

Plus many people who own condos, will sell & go elsewhere if they closed bars down completely.

[manarak]

When one looks at Thailand from the outside .. bars, prostitution and corruption springs to mind.Perhaps the Government should consider and ask itself, is the image that the country wants to portray to the world ?

If Western countries still functioned normally, Western men would have no reason to travel to Thailand for bars and prostitution.

[natway09]

Scorecard, have you lost it completely??

If we raid all the bars where is the boys pocket money going to come from??

[natway09]

I wanna watch the football.!!!

I seriously thought that the police would be happy knowing where everybody is rather than have illicit drinking on the streets

& purchasing alcohol from bootleggers. Who are the bootleggers ??? Oh, sorry

[onemorechang]

You get them kids having fun

Little buggers enjoying themselves, what an outrage

Agreed they should just do away with underage drinking limits all together and serve alcohol around the clock..oh I nearly forgot, no drug testing allowed, its always easier to score when the dealers operate straight out of the club without any fear of them pesky army people

Don't require a pub or club for what your on about, all goes on under peoples noses.

I can remember when i was a teenager, maybe some people on TV are just to old or never had fun when they were young.

If people on TV think the authorities care about young people in Thailand, they are wrong.

Anchorites only care about there own positions and money.

Its one of the negative sides of Thai culture. Me, Me, Me and more Me.

Go have fun kids, one day you will be old.

Used to be able to drink 24/7 in pattaya, much more fun then.

Edited June 29, 2016 by onemorechang

[Thaidream]

There is a new administration in town called the Army. the Thai government is starting to stamp out prostitution; after hour drinking; bars that do not pay taxes and the drug trade. It will only get worse. Every bar I am aware of wants to sell, but who would want to buy a business that is under siege by the government and has very few patrons. Most Western tourists will give Pattaya a miss and the Chinese don't go out drinking.

[MANFROMBOCA]

When one looks at Thailand from the outside .. bars, prostitution and corruption springs to mind.Perhaps the Government should consider and ask itself, is the image that the country wants to portray to the world ?

Its the reason i came

[dunroaming]

Many of the bars are owned or financed by policemen. Those that are not get paid off every month. These crackdowns are all part of the ongoing military versus police debacle. The problem is that eventually when the girls and boys can't find venues to sell their services then they go underground and things get even more corrupt and uncontrollable than now.

[mcfish]

There is a new administration in town called the Army. the Thai government is starting to stamp out prostitution; after hour drinking; bars that do not pay taxes and the drug trade. It will only get worse. Every bar I am aware of wants to sell, but who would want to buy a business that is under siege by the government and has very few patrons. Most Western tourists will give Pattaya a miss and the Chinese don't go out drinking.

Aint gonna happen,.Its still single man and Russian family paradise (maybe exclude the brits soon )

Im guessing your talking about mum dad and 3 kiddies? they were always the Phuket and islands crowd

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

When one looks at Thailand from the outside .. bars, prostitution and corruption springs to mind.Perhaps the Government should consider and ask itself, is the image that the country wants to portray to the world ?

It's not an image... It's a permanent tattoo... And Lazer resistant. The only cure is amputation.

[Awohalitsiktoli]

They need to come to Jomtien--particularly from Soi 5 to Soi 7--where numerous bars are open after legal hours every night.

[mcfish]

They need to come to Jomtien--particularly from Soi 5 to Soi 7--where numerous bars are open after legal hours every night.

I dont think rounding up the several 50 year old local farang alcoholics still going for it at 4am in 3 bars is going to happen anytime soon

[phycokiller]

just letting the young thais know whos in charge (for now)

[phycokiller]

I guess they have to put in a public appearance somewhere to remind the public whos their daddy

[Awohalitsiktoli]

They need to come to Jomtien--particularly from Soi 5 to Soi 7--where numerous bars are open after legal hours every night.

I dont think rounding up the several 50 year old local farang alcoholics still going for it at 4am in 3 bars is going to happen anytime soon

I would hope that they go after the bar owners and close them down for violating the law. They have become an extreme nuisance in residential areas, mainly due to the noise pollution they emit.