pro2000 Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 just a quick question just got back from bangkok yesterday last week my tgf took me to a place called the Colosseum (served food there also live shows etc)can anyone tell me if places like this are going to be affected i cant remember where it was thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Yup everywhere is affected, no exceptions currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro2000 Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 bloody stupid idea most of the people in the colloseum were thai all having a good time and now their own government wants to stop them bloody stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 I think we have had all these comments throughout these threads, the aim is not Farangs on this. Too lazy to recap any further http://www.bkk-gui.de/zon_eng_t.html For some outdated, but mainly relevant info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Colosseum is a good example of how far ranging these new regulations and how it goes beyond the venues that are the primairy subject of discussion here. Colosseum is on Sukhumvit just past Soi Thonglor (on the Kong Toey side of Sukhumvit) - Soi Thonglor is Soi 55. It is a popular place with Thais, and although Farangs do go there, it is not a Farang venue. There are lots of new and interesting bars and pubs in the Soi Thonglor area. On Soi 10 of Soi Thonglor there is a complex of night clubs, the most prominent of which is probably Booze. Very interesting places to visit and hang out. None of these places are in entertainement venues, and none of these places will be able to survive if their hours of operation are cut back to 3 hours a night. There are scores of these sorts of places all over of Bangkok, and if the new regulations are enforced as advertised, they will go out of business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro2000 Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 they cant have thought this through .i can understand a clampdown on the seedier side of nightlife (even if i dont agree with it)this will have a very big effect on employment i wonder if the goverment will miss all the tax revenue from this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Current Scores from http://www.nationmultimedia.com (bottom of the page) Your re-action on the government's mid-night closing laws on the entertainment industry: Great ! Now I can sleep peacefully at night. 13% Hmm...now where can I go after midnight? 20% What !?! This is ridiculous!!! 67% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Review of zoning draft tomorrow Published on Feb 16, 2004 The Cabinet is scheduled to review draft legislation on closing times and entertainment zones tomorrow. The result will determine whether the authorities will be able to enforce a midnight-closing rule on all entertainment venues outside designated zones starting March 1. "We will have to stick to the old rule until the ministerial regulation on entertainment zones comes into effect," Local Administration Department's director-general Prasart Pongsiwapai said yesterday. The current rule allows entertainment venues to remain open till 2 am, depending on their type of services. Nightclubs can operate until 2 am, discotheques until 1 am, and lounges, bars and massage parlours until midnight. "We will wait and see how the draft will come out," Presart said. The midnight closing time, which is scheduled to take effect on March 1, will require all entertainment venues outside "designated zones" to shut their doors by midnight Venues in the designated zones will get two more operating hours. However, the enforcement of the new rule will be possible only after the entertainment-zoning draft legislation becomes law. The draft, if approved, will regulate the designated zones. It is being prepared by Deputy Prime Minister Purachai Piumsombun and has already won approval from Interior Minister Wan Muhamad Noor Matha. Meanwhile, massage-parlour tycoon Chuwit Kamolvisit urged the government to rezone entertainment areas and award more operating hours to tourist zones. "Areas with large number of tourists like Patpong and Sukhumvit should be allowed to remain open till 3 am," he said. He recommended that the number of tourists in an area should be a major factor in determining at what time places must close. However, even in areas with a light concentration of tourists, Chuwit called for a 1am closing time. Chuwit planned to submit his proposals to the Office of the Prime Minister tomorrow. Benjawan Somsin THE NATION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Swishtz, Thanks for the update. On another note, they had a large fashion show on Sukhumwit recently. The primeminister, wants Bangkok to be another fashion city like Paris and Milan(also New York and Tokyo). Seems at odds to me, anybody who has friends in the fashion world knows these people are extreme 'night' creatures. They work hard, they are highly creative, in a very competitive world. They aren't going to establish a fashion center that denies then the right to enjoy themselves and let-off some stress at night, believe me. Also Patpong area is for tourist, RCA is for young thais and Ratcha is for thais. Tokyo has Shinjuku, New York has Soho and Paris has Montmartre. What area in Bangkok has an international gritty appeal? I think we all know what area that is. On a final note, I don't think Chuwit is the best representative for the 'cause', I think most politicians are weary of his antics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 You might also mention bars in hotels, such as The Oriental. Are the police going to storm into the hotels and force the bars their to stop serving guests who just arrived a day or two before and are still wide awake from jet lag? Even the hotel piano bars will get hit with the proposed regs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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