sexpatrick
10-16-2008, 02:53 PM
Soi 6 has always been a MECCA for whore mongers in Pattaya. Well recent reports are that the Thai police are cracking down on the bars on Soi 6. Here's an article from Pattaya Ghost website....
A week after a stunning crackdown on opening times, bars on Soi 6 will be allowed to again open at 1 p.m. starting Wednesday. But when they do, there will be noticeable changes.
In yet another City Hall meeting with bar owners - the third in the past seven days - city officials agreed to allow bars to resume afternoon operations in exchange for limiting the number of girls allowed outside, a new dress code and a requirement for bars to “self police” each other and turn in owners breaking the agreement.
A Soi Yodsak bar owner who attended the nearly two-hour session said bars will be limited to two “decently dressed” welcome staff outside and bars cannot turn on sign lights until 6 p.m. Girls (and presumably ladyboys) also cannot block traffic or harass pedestrians as they walk down the soi.
“Any bar that doesn’t follow the rules will be shut down for two months, as we have been given a phone number to ring if we see anyone breaking the rules,” the bar owner said.
The new dress code calls for girls to fully cover their shoulders and wear skirts of a “respectable” length. No special prohibition was made on ladyboys or alcohol sales.
City officials made it clear that if self-policing fails, strict and permanent restrictions would come into play. It remains to be seen how long the new “subdued Soi Yodsak” will stay that way.
Bars Come Back to Live, But More Quietly
After the meeting, all but a handful of bars were open by 5 p.m., some with lights on. Some bars had just two or three women in jeans and t-shirts out front, while others who dress their staff in uniforms, such as Red Point Bar, had a full lineup outside. Noticeably absent, however, were the catcalls, yelling and “welcome hansum man” appeals. No hello girls were outside Betty Boup Dance Club and no other girls ventured out into the soi to attract customers.
While the crackdown was felt most on Soi 6, the daytime prohibitions were also extended to Soi 7 and Soi 8. While enforcement there has been light, the mood of both sois has changed perceptibly, even in the evening hours. During a stroll down Soi 7 Monday night, it was obvious bar owners have told their girls to tone down the solicitation. Few girls wandered into the street to grab customers, almost as if they were glued to the edges of their beer bars.
The crackdown began last Tuesday when Banglamung district officials swept down on Soi 6 and other downtown bar streets. Police served notice to bar owners that, under their entertainment licenses, they could not open before 6 p.m. Letters informed them that, from that point on, police would strictly enforce the licenses and with violators facing fines of 50,000 baht and 30-day closures.
In the following days, police raided three Soi 6 bars brazen enough to ignore the new decree while bar owners struggled to reach a compromise to let things return to normal. It quickly became clear, however, that this was no routine crackdown and that due to waves of negative publicity - including TV reports showing Soi 6 bargirls and katoeys exposing themselves in public - city officials were determined to make real efforts to clean up the sleazy street.
While things now seem to have been settled, we’ll be watching to see how long it stays that way
If it stays toned down the world will be lesser for it. Soi 6 was/is an amazing experience for men who love whores, and can be EASILY AVOIDED for those that don't. We'll keep you updated on the status.
A week after a stunning crackdown on opening times, bars on Soi 6 will be allowed to again open at 1 p.m. starting Wednesday. But when they do, there will be noticeable changes.
In yet another City Hall meeting with bar owners - the third in the past seven days - city officials agreed to allow bars to resume afternoon operations in exchange for limiting the number of girls allowed outside, a new dress code and a requirement for bars to “self police” each other and turn in owners breaking the agreement.
A Soi Yodsak bar owner who attended the nearly two-hour session said bars will be limited to two “decently dressed” welcome staff outside and bars cannot turn on sign lights until 6 p.m. Girls (and presumably ladyboys) also cannot block traffic or harass pedestrians as they walk down the soi.
“Any bar that doesn’t follow the rules will be shut down for two months, as we have been given a phone number to ring if we see anyone breaking the rules,” the bar owner said.
The new dress code calls for girls to fully cover their shoulders and wear skirts of a “respectable” length. No special prohibition was made on ladyboys or alcohol sales.
City officials made it clear that if self-policing fails, strict and permanent restrictions would come into play. It remains to be seen how long the new “subdued Soi Yodsak” will stay that way.
Bars Come Back to Live, But More Quietly
After the meeting, all but a handful of bars were open by 5 p.m., some with lights on. Some bars had just two or three women in jeans and t-shirts out front, while others who dress their staff in uniforms, such as Red Point Bar, had a full lineup outside. Noticeably absent, however, were the catcalls, yelling and “welcome hansum man” appeals. No hello girls were outside Betty Boup Dance Club and no other girls ventured out into the soi to attract customers.
While the crackdown was felt most on Soi 6, the daytime prohibitions were also extended to Soi 7 and Soi 8. While enforcement there has been light, the mood of both sois has changed perceptibly, even in the evening hours. During a stroll down Soi 7 Monday night, it was obvious bar owners have told their girls to tone down the solicitation. Few girls wandered into the street to grab customers, almost as if they were glued to the edges of their beer bars.
The crackdown began last Tuesday when Banglamung district officials swept down on Soi 6 and other downtown bar streets. Police served notice to bar owners that, under their entertainment licenses, they could not open before 6 p.m. Letters informed them that, from that point on, police would strictly enforce the licenses and with violators facing fines of 50,000 baht and 30-day closures.
In the following days, police raided three Soi 6 bars brazen enough to ignore the new decree while bar owners struggled to reach a compromise to let things return to normal. It quickly became clear, however, that this was no routine crackdown and that due to waves of negative publicity - including TV reports showing Soi 6 bargirls and katoeys exposing themselves in public - city officials were determined to make real efforts to clean up the sleazy street.
While things now seem to have been settled, we’ll be watching to see how long it stays that way
If it stays toned down the world will be lesser for it. Soi 6 was/is an amazing experience for men who love whores, and can be EASILY AVOIDED for those that don't. We'll keep you updated on the status.