webfact Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Kick them out! Public angry as traders move into Bali Hai port area Picture: STV Pattaya PATTAYA: -- As soon as the Pattaya authorities enforced a ban on parking at the Bali Hai port opportunistic traders have moved in to the area. Sophon cable reported online that they had responded to complaints from the public and tourists and had gone to the area formerly used as a parking lot to investigate. Many people hope the area will be landscaped and turned into a public park but yesterday there were more than 30 traders selling hats and souvenirs to Chinese tourists. Sophon called for the authorities to act while Thai posters on Facebook said they should be turfed out immediately. Some suggested that a fine was not enough - they should all have their wares confiscated as this was the only way to stop them cluttering up the area. Source: STV Pattaya -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-03-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Is anyone really surprised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 People trying to make a living and not a particularly lucrative one at that. They sell tourist wares and have gone to sell where there are lots of tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) I went past this morning and there was lots of parking going on 90 % where tour buses they where also parked on half off the now vacant lot in front of Waterfront. the other half I think is for some big wigs helicopter pad Edited March 22, 2017 by johng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpaul1 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I remember when this was all fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirat69 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 2 hours ago, tpaul1 said: I remember when this was all fields Yes. I am also young enough to remember Gracie Fields.... but is this the biggest espideztra of the world??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crickets Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I think Pattaya is just waiting to get the cash to do something with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 4 hours ago, champers said: People trying to make a living and not a particularly lucrative one at that. They sell tourist wares and have gone to sell where there are lots of tourists. Are you saying they're selling Chinese knock-offs to Chinese tourists?? I love it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Are you saying they're selling Chinese knock-offs to Chinese tourists?? I love it lol No. You are saying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 6 hours ago, johng said: I went past this morning and there was lots of parking going on 90 % where tour buses they where also parked on half off the now vacant lot in front of Waterfront. the other half I think is for some big wigs helicopter pad Soon it will be full of trash bags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemorechang Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 3 hours ago, wirat69 said: Yes. I am also young enough to remember Gracie Fields.... but is this the biggest espideztra of the world??? What bar and what Soi was that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BsBs Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Aren't they supposed to have clean this area for a purpose ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 12 hours ago, tpaul1 said: I remember when this was all fields . . . and nothing to get hung about Bali Hai fields forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 17 hours ago, champers said: People trying to make a living and not a particularly lucrative one at that. They sell tourist wares and have gone to sell where there are lots of tourists. I cant help but feel sorry for the people who need to spend hours walking around with hats and northern Thai knick-knacks etc., or old people pushing those heavy vendor carts for miles every day and who have no other source of income. There's a big difference between them and the ones that set up nightly stalls from the back of a brand new top of the range pick-up and block the pavements outside the Avenue and Central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepattaya1961 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 12 hours ago, champers said: No. You are saying that. Just watch the Chinese leave from one of the airports heading back to China. Huge bags, boxes and suitcases packed with Chinese "goodies" freshly imported by Thai traders from China. I asked a Chinese once why he dragged all this Chinese stuff back to China........"We can't buy in China or it is very expensive!" Huhh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Aren't they supposed to have clean this area for a purpose ? Yes the helicopter landing zone (done) and sometime this year they will hold a "naval regatta" but in the meantime a coach park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 48 minutes ago, joepattaya1961 said: Just watch the Chinese leave from one of the airports heading back to China. Huge bags, boxes and suitcases packed with Chinese "goodies" freshly imported by Thai traders from China. I asked a Chinese once why he dragged all this Chinese stuff back to China........"We can't buy in China or it is very expensive!" Huhh? No kidding, i took this picture at Utapao last year, this was one Chinese persons carry on baggage, 9 bags, yes 9 bags!!!! Most of the other Chinese passengers had similar but this one parked opposite me!! What a stramash!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadude Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) what the hell does it take to get this area improved???How incredibly incompetent is this City hall that they can't even complete simple projects like a landscaped park and a small marina!!! What do they need??? How difficult could it be to get some concrete poured and plant some freaking palm trees!!! Even the 3rd world African countries have some sort of functioning marinas!!! How many decades will it take to remove debris from the "state of art marina" they didn't complete??? And how many more decades do they need to rebuilt the existing or build a new one??? Edited March 24, 2017 by pattayadude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadude Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 On 3/22/2017 at 10:00 PM, Redline said: Soon it will be full of trash bags its a mess! the whole city is a mess! and getting worse and worse every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) The officials where there on the 16th with "the plan" first thing to do is build an easy place for buses to turn around on the "multi-purpose" yard, plans are being sent to a landscaping contractor for "improvements" in April they are certain that this will solve the traffic congestion in the Bali Hai port area for sure......... Edited March 24, 2017 by johng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadude Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, johng said: The officials where there on the 16th with "the plan" i hope these aren't the same officials who also had a "plan" for the mafia boat marina!!! or the port... or the state of art hydraulic parking... or the Chinese bus parking... or the Waterfront building... i can go on but I got better things to do :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 1 minute ago, pattayadude said: i hope these aren't the same officials I suspect these are new super duper article 44 appointed officials...but same plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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