shygye Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 ... you mean like Madoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinod Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Would be a miracle. Lumpini police chiefs have a rep of being hard-arses regarding nightlife (but sadly NOT when it comes to streetwalkers, street bars and African drug dealers hence why lower Suk is shit). Why would this guy be any different? Thonglor is always the "nice" guy police chief (more money apparently). may be the terms of tea-money was not acceptable to the local boss of MIB... . cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinod Posted August 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Just wondering if all the mess is cleared.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 ... you mean like Madoff. No, not at all. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was a privately held securities broker/dealer. They sold investment funds that turned out to be a ponzi scheme. As a privately held company, the reporting requirements are a lot less stringent then publicly traded ones, even in Thailand. If you are looking for an example, Enron would have been much better. But they got caught as well, due to the reporting requirements catching up with them. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinod Posted August 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 ... you mean like Madoff. No' date=' not at all. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was a privately held securities broker/dealer. They sold investment funds that turned out to be a ponzi scheme. As a privately held company, the reporting requirements are a lot less stringent then publicly traded ones, even in Thailand. If you are looking for an example, Enron would have been much better. But they got caught as well, due to the reporting requirements catching up with them. TH [/quote'] This is nothing such scheme has brough a country down... a small African country Benin, all the company did during the presentation had the PM & Minsters on there web sites & ads., the poor people thought it government back fund....this went burst last week, almost every 10th person is effected, returns, 50% or more PA.... this news is top in the NYT.. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 Back on topic, I walked past, first time in years, well, since few weeks ago, a lot of construction being started! "Beer Garden" is what I was told Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinod Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Back on topic, I walked past, first time in years, well, since few weeks ago, a lot of construction being started! "Beer Garden" is what I was told look like the deal is set. Looks like good business proposal to set up beer garden, :nahnah: mabe now they will be action from early part of day, or rather this wil be 24/7. As the night dawns to morning, BG must be up kicking in business with all the left over from nana car parking getting inst the shift. Maybe be good idea having nice break fast, with the puss.. . thrown around. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporty Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/192294/nana-has-facelift-to-stay-young Nana has facelift to stay young Beer bars torn down to ensure hot spot doesn't go up in flames Published: 22/08/2010 at 12:00 AM One of Bangkok's most notorious nightspots, Nana Plaza on Sukhumvit Soi 4, is getting a facelift. Many of the mostly foreign customers who frequent Nana Plaza have been surprised to find that all the beer bars on the ground floor in the middle of the complex have been demolished. The open area in the centre of the three-storey complex is now a construction site, and the hundreds of bar girls and ladyboys who work in Nana Plaza have to skirt around bags of cement and building material to get to the many go-go bars and other businesses that were set up there in the early 1990s. The square, where construction work has been going on for a few weeks, is surrounded by three-storey buildings housing dozens of entertainment venues, including go-go and ladyboy bars. A tall foreigner, who some of the bar girls called ''boss'', has been directing workers at the construction site. He was reluctant to talk, as was a Thai manager of the construction firm doing the work. But according to a source, the demolition of the beer bars at Nana Plaza was prompted by a visit by officials from the Klong Toey district office. ''After the Santika pub fire on New Year's Eve in 2008 that resulted in many deaths and injuries, officials came to the plaza to check safety issues such as fire exits. ''They want to prevent a similar accident happening here,'' said the source. ''They expressed concern about the fire hazard caused by those beer bars because they were blocking the way for fire trucks to reach any of the buildings behind them. ''If fire broke out at Nana Plaza it would cause another tragedy, so the officials ordered that those beer bars be torn down.'' When the ''boss'' was asked if the reason for the facelift was due to safety concerns by local authorities, he simply answered: ''Maybe. But there are also other reasons.'' Ms Pen, a bartender at Nana Plaza who has worked there for many years, said the square in the centre of the complex was originally a car park, but someone decided to open a small bar and more were added later on. ''Many foreigners have complained for years that Nana Plaza is a fire trap, posing a danger to hundreds of customers and employees alike, because there is only one way to escape _ and that is through the narrow entrance from Soi 4,'' she said. The demolition of the beer bars and the reconstruction work started at the end of last month and should be finished within two months. She said the new set-up will also feature live music and a dance floor. ''One construction worker told me that the new chairs, tables and other fittings are designed to be easily removed after closing time or during an emergency. ''The new beer bars being built there will be covered by a high roof, so that even a large fire truck will be able to drive under it.'' However, few patrons are convinced the renovations will make the place any safer if fire breaks out. ''The beer bars which are under construction won't solve this problem,'' said a regular foreign customer who thought the whole thing was a gimmick. He prefers to sit and drink close to the entrance to Nana Plaza instead of at outlets on the second or third floor because of concerns about a fire. Several talkative bar girls said they were also concerned about the fire hazard issue. ''We have to wait and see how safer the new beer bars at the square are going to be than those previous ones,'' said one bar girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 OK - sounds like a open beer area as per what I was told by a worker, but a roof???? Why park a fire truck under a roof and not be able to hose a fire??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 It will have a sprinklers and an early warning system installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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