News Forum - Patong: 100m profits with 4am curfew for venues, Chiang Mai residents oppose it

[Thaiger]

The pressure has been mounting for the government to raise the curfew to help entertainment venues boost earnings as tourism returns to Thailand. But some local residents disturbed by noise living near bars in Chiang Mai are calling for the opposite. The Patong Entertainment Business Association estimates that extending closing hours from 2am to 4am for nightlife entertainment venues could raise profits by up to 100 million baht a month. Minister of Tourism and Sports Pipat Ratchakitprakarn has been visiting tourist nightlife hotspots – such as Patong last week, and Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan last month – throwing […]

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[Cabra]

Made up numbers to sell a bad idea. At least CM shows some sense. 

[Marc26]

5 hours ago, Cabra said:

Made up numbers to sell a bad idea. At least CM shows some sense. 

CM has an actual pretty big young farang after hours

 

It's actually a buy crazy

 

Zoey in Yellow closes at like 12am and then like 1000 kids all walk down the street to the after hours places right on the moat road 

[ChrisS]

There have always been "afters" bars in Chiang Mai and Phuket and even in Hua Hin which is pretty conservative about such things I have been in 'lock ins' anyway with the usual buy off of local law enforcement of course.

[HiuMak]

13 hours ago, Thaiger said:

The pressure has been mounting for the government to raise the curfew to help entertainment venues boost earnings as tourism returns to Thailand. But some local residents disturbed by noise living near bars in Chiang Mai are calling for the opposite. The Patong Entertainment Business Association estimates that extending closing hours from 2am to 4am for nightlife entertainment venues could raise profits by up to 100 million baht a month. Minister of Tourism and Sports Pipat Ratchakitprakarn has been visiting tourist nightlife hotspots – such as Patong last week, and Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan last month – throwing […]

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Don't disturb the peaceful neighbourhood.

[Johnmc17]

100m profits per month for who?? Let's guess 

[Marc26]

16 hours ago, ChrisS said:

There have always been "afters" bars in Chiang Mai and Phuket and even in Hua Hin which is pretty conservative about such things I have been in 'lock ins' anyway with the usual buy off of local law enforcement of course.

Hua Hin wasn't too conservative with the big disco in the middle of town at The Hilton

 

But that was a long time ago

 

But I have never seen a migration down the street like I did in CM, was kind of cool