Street Food Vendors Kicked Off Beach Road and Warned to Stay Away

[Buzzz]

Get rid of the parked motorbikes, leave the food stalls please.

It would make an interesting study to inventory all the public parking area the police operate as their own private property.

How many parking spaces have they commandeered and leased I wonder? Half?

[balo]

I think it's a good idea as long as they can clean up beach rd for hookers at the same time so I can walk in peace without having to worry about being grabbed in the nuts.

Edited July 26, 2016 by balo

[JHolmesJr]

I used to get my young coconuts from the lady outside soi 13….guess they will all flee into the sois now.

Edited July 26, 2016 by JHolmesJr

[joepattaya1961]

The problem is Pattaya's Seafood Festival which will be held from 29-31 July.

Lots of expensive food stalls will be erected along both sides of Beach Roads by vendors who probably pay the jackpot in rental fees.

Of course, the regular street vendors are not invited or allowed because they will sell much more at much lower prices so the organizer of the festival paid a small sum to the bib or military to take care of this problem.

Mark my words.......from the 1st of August it will be business as usual.

[dhream]

I have always considered the food carts as part of Thai culture.

i guess it's a case of, Money talks, Culture walks.

These cart owners make payments to city staff and police. The Army is just stripping funding from their political enemies.

The vendors are collateral damage in the quite civil war that is underway.

Look for the Army to continue to strip unaccounted funding going to the police and red shirt types.

Happening all over the country.

You nailed it.

All this 'crackdown' activity is very selective.

Remember that big military 'funded' monumental park debacle? .... nuthin but crickets now...

Since tanks-r-us can't even be impartial about a simple referendum. Dont be expecting justice and legal equality in any other areas they're currently returning happiness to.

Edited July 27, 2016 by dhream