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Update:
A New Type of TV Licence
From
Pattaya Secrets
There is a new license that you need for showing video's, DVD's etc, its
a government license that isn't the same as the copyright one, once you
get it its listed on the company papers.
If you play thai or farang CD's etc then you will still need the
copyright license too which is an independent setup.
Update:
Yamato Ghost Town
29th January 2008
Soi Yamato & Soi Post Office have taken a hit with temporary bar
closures including:
Update:
Main Licence
30th January 2008
Thanks to Paul
A call to the powers that be reveals that the bars mentioned above were
closed because they didn't have the required main licence. Nothing to do
with TV licences.
Five touts who were drumming up business for live sex shows were also
arrested, as was a man who was offering to take photographs of tourists
with a captive loris.
The reasons are not yet clear. Perhaps the new Japanese owner is
doing the traditional remodelling exercise. Or perhaps he is cutting his
losses. From Pattaya Secrets
From 7pm to 9pm every day some drinks are 2 for 1. A good point is that one
gets the second drink after finishing the first, they don't come
together. 2 for 1 does not apply to draft beer though. Thanks to PGGG
Anybody, or at least any farang, turning up without a tout in tow will
be granted free entry.
Now it seems that other bars are catching on to this rather
discriminatory pricing. There have been forum reports of Peppermint
charging entry to non farangs.
The latest is a report of 600 Baht entrance to Hot Girls (which may have
been for 2 people). Again it includes the first drink.
But there is also a possibility that the entrance charge may become a
double whammy. By coughing up at the door, customers are also
identifying themselves as newbies and may then fall easy prey to hassle
for tips and lady drinks. The girls and staff will surely try it on
anyway. Never let the aggressive touts at the bottom of Soi 15 escort you up
the soi. It is trouble just waiting to happen. Presumably something to do with Angelwitch touts as that is the only
'show bar' operating at the moment as Fantasia is closed. There is an Estonian report suggesting that the death may be an
exaggeration. From Pattaya City News
Three men from Estonia made a complaint at the Tourist Police Mobile
Unit regarding a confrontation with three Thai Men in Soi 15. It is
thought the men were being ushered into a Show Bar but decided at the
last minute that they did not want to go. The Thai men became angry and
a fight ensued.
The men were told to make their way to Pattaya Police Station to make a
report, however they decided to take matters into their own hands and
went back to confront the Thai men. It is thought that more than 15 men
set-upon the three Estonian Men.
One managed to run away, a second was hit over the head with a steal
pole and a third man was stabbed in the leg with a broken bottle. A
major artery in his leg was severed and he was rushed to Hospital. Later
on Sunday he died from the injury according to medical staff at the
Pattaya Memorial Hospital.
The incident, which is now a murder investigation, occurred only meters
away from the Tourist Police Unit and is now being investigated by
Pattaya Police and the Tourist Police as the hunt for the attackers
continues.
We understand that as of Monday Afternoon, no arrests had been made in
connection with the attack. From After Dark
30th January
Update:
The Wrong Type of Licence...
Police go on the hunt for bars to close
From
Pattaya Secrets
Many
bars have been shut by the police in the last few days for supposedly
not having the correct licence
2 bars in soi 7 including the big one with all the TVs in opposite
Happiness bar and Streamline bar
4-5 bars in soi post office including Coops bar and Kittens and 1 of the
blow job bars
and many more round Pattaya
They are having to close for 30 days
28th January
Hassling Those that Hassle...
Walking street trawl of beggars and touts
From The Pattaya Mail
Pattaya
Tourist Police made a sweep of Walking Street during the evening of
January 16, bringing in a team of volunteers to clear the area of
beggars and touts.
The officers and volunteers arrested or moved on all those who were
considered to be making a public nuisance of themselves, following a
number of complaints by visitors that they were continually being
harassed in and around Walking Street.
Amongst those arrested was a gang of six Cambodian beggars, consisting
of two men, two women and a young boy and girl.
A youth selling dried marijuana to tourists was also netted by the
police.
26th January
Not So Much Fun...
Fun Room goes dark
Thanks to eyebee
Fun
Room A-GoGo on Soi 15 was dark last night.
24th January
Fighting Back...
Happy hours promotion at Champagne A-GoGo
Champagne
A-GoGo on SOi LK Metro has started a new happy hours promotion.
23rd January
Discriminatory Pricing...
Entrance charges to gogos
The
show bars, currently Top Girls and Tramps, employ touts to drum up
trade. Anyone arriving at these bars escorted by a tout will be required
to pay an entrance charge (which includes the first drink). A portion of
the entrance charge will then make up the touts commission.
22nd January
Murderous Touts/Thugs on Soi 15...
Man dies in fight after altercation with gogo touts
A
disturbing incident occurred on Walking Street in the early hours of
Sunday Morning which was initially dealt with by the Tourist Police
based on the street.
21st January
Hammer Dance Contest...
The largest dance contest Thailand has ever had
This
coming Wednesday, Jan 23rd Hammer Disco along with After Dark Magazine
will hold a real dance contest. Girls from 12 clubs including:
Secrets
Champagne
Dollhouse
Taboo
Living Dolls Showcase
Lollipop
Magic
Galaxy
Heaven Above
Angelwitch
And More
Competition actually begins at 1am on the 24th. Get there earlier
because it will be packed. Hammer is located on Walking Street on the
water side, across from Soi Diamond.
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| 16th January | No Fun Shows... | |
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| 12th January | No Smoke Bar... | |
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The amount of outdoor bars providing an alternative for smokers may hit the indoor bars. But then again, there are an awful lot of people who appreciate a non smoking environment too. |
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| 12th January | Far East Rocked... | |
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| 7th January | VooDoo Strikes... | |
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| 4th January | Update: | Keep the Noise Down... |
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| 3rd January | Bars Asked to Close for 15 Days of Mourning... | |
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The last precedent was set when the bars were closed for 3 days on the death of the King's mother |
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