Guest Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 I'm not kidding guys. :onfire: Keep posts related to the effects of crackdown related to the nightlife scene, or you will have to look elsewhere for information on this. HT - 'Nightlife' Moderator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Oh hell.....I'll delete my own post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosyourdaddy Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 "The particulars relating as to 'why' they are occurring, as related to political motives, are not. There are other boards better suited for this" I would be honestly interested in learning more about this. Could you please provide a URL for the boards that you mentioned that talk about thai politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 >>>Who are these farangs I want to know - TRAITORS!!<<< I'm going on an inspection tour tonight in PTY. Should I bring a large notebook or is a small piece of paper enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 >>>P.S. - and please keep all references contained to this thread. All other references in other forums, will be deleted.<< even when referring to the NEXT crackdown, starting February 2004? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiDai Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 ?now it seems that farangs will be helping the police out. Who are these farangs I want to know - TRAITORS!!? IMHO they must have already enough problems by them selves. I mean, what farang would wish to see the all the girls covered up? We are not talking about fighting prostitution, just reporting where the girls are dancing naked. Only some sort of catholic fundamentalist femmi-nazi would do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaimaisabai Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Hi HT, Status report - NEP Visited a few bars last night including Voodoo, Silver Dragon and Hollywood (top floor). All covered. Sign up in Hollywood telling girls they must bring a photo, ID card, house registration or be fined 1,000 baht. This is for registration with....who? Police, presumably. Monday night there was a big stack of documents on the bar in Voodoo, said to be registration details of all the girls for the police. This all does seem a bit more serious than previous crackdowns - but we will see. Khwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yehtmae Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 MASSAGE PARLOURS: Purachai set to impose order Published on Aug 15, 2003 Owners cringe at thought of crackdown It promises to be a Nightmare on Sex Street. Even though he has yet to swoop down on the so-called "men's paradises", with the familiar stern face that had teenage pub-goers cringing in 2001, Purachai Piumsombun's shadow now looms large over Phetburi Road following his new brief to clamp down on massage parlours. "It's goodbye privacy and hello TV cameras," sighed Narutchai Amnuaysuk, a manager at Mona Lisa. "Who will want to come in here when there's a good possibility of facing an army of police and reporters?" Few would argue with that grim prediction, especially given the fact that Purachai is emerging from a forced political exile that followed a fall-out with the prime minister. This dormant volcano may be ready to erupt. The massage parlours thrive on commercial sex, which is against the law but toward which the authorities have long turned a blind eye. There are concerns now that if Purachai resorts to extreme measures against prostitution, the industry will be brought to its knees. "It's fine if he's to tackle the problems of closing-time or building-rules violations," said Anan Chamroenchokepanit, who owns a massage parlour on Ratchadaphisek Road. "But we are anxious to know whether this is the beginning of a campaign against sex services. Everyone knows what's going on behind massage parlour doors, and if this fact will be no longer tolerated, we will be in deep trouble." When he was interior minister in 2001, Purachai went to great lengths to impose a "Social Order" that kept teenagers out of pubs and discos, and forced adults to drink beer from ice buckets after midnight while looking over their shoulders like frightened animals. He led frequent night patrols and transferred officials who failed to enforce the rules. Purachai became a popular political figure, but was then was abruptly moved to the Justice Ministry. There he fought bitterly with the old guard and was all but abandoned by mentor Thaksin Shinawatra, who kicked him upstairs by naming him a deputy prime minister. Political insiders said Thaksin brought Purachai out of oblivion for two main reasons: The prime minister wants to make amends and bring him back into the fold, and the current man in charge, Deputy Interior Minister Pracha Maleenont has some "old scars" to cover. "I'd rather have Pracha on the job," a man who frequents massage parlours commented bluntly, on condition of anonymity. Commercial-sex entrepreneurs expressed fears that Purachai's rigid principles would wreak havoc on the industry. For example, they said, most massage parlours are operating before and beyond allowed periods, and a crackdown will affect huge investments which were based on illegal operating hours. "Welcome to the party," said controversial massage parlour tycoon Chuwit Kamolvisit, who has rocked the police force with charges that he had paid massive bribes to keep his business going. "He's the only man who can clean it up. He can visit my places any time because I have nothing to hide." Napanisa Kaewmorakot THE NATION (No comment from me on this as it may be 'political') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 now it seems that farangs will be helping the police out. Who are these farangs I want to know - TRAITORS!!? Traitors ??? hardly likely. Not even traitors by some "we are all sunukers, gotta see naked women, standard." While there are 'farang spies or informants' who do this because of their moral beliefs (and IMO, their need to be in 'power' over the unenlightened)....they have always been around and will continue to be...of their own volition. There may also be those farangs who are caught up in the police network that need to 'do deeds' to save their own ass. Far more dangerous and unfortunately prevalent throughout the world, but not of great consequence in Bkk, although well known in other areas. As KS says......so what's new...another crackdown. If memory serves an old fella still, there was a similar one last year starting about this time. So if past patterns serve at all, this will last several months and should end by the King's Birthday (Dec 5th), police dept. promotions and the start of high season. Seems to be SOP (Standard Operating Procedure). No doubt there are political issues....which will not be discussed here. But all in all, just once more around the Ferris Wheel. ( :neener:Look out it's going to crash ) Relax...it will all resolve itself as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohchaiBKK Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 I made the rounds myself last night. A sad sight indeed to see all of those women covered up. The TV's in the bars I was in at Nana have been changed from showing porn to showing American football, which was a bit over the top. That might actually have the Brits heading to the Phillipines in short order. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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