webfact Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Bangla Rd on Wednesday night (Apr 7), before the bars were ordered to close until Apr 18. Photo: The Phuket News By The Phuket News PHUKET: Even before the 10-day snap shutdown of all pubs and bars on the island ordered on Thursday came into effect, entertainment venue operators in Patong had suffered heavily, bearing the brunt of not just a full year without international tourists, but also under bungling bureaucracy that saw entertainment venue workers initially delayed in being vaccinated against COVID-19. The head of the Patong Entertainment Business Association (PEBA) has openly criticised the system for people to register to be vaccinated for COVID-19, calling the system over-complicated and overlooking the need to prioritise entertainment venue workers in the key tourism town. Initial hiccups in getting people to register saw the association having to repeatedly submit names and details of more than 500 staff and management, PEBA President Weerawit Kreuasombat told The Phuket News. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/hard-blows-patong-bar-pub-club-operators-suffer-in-vaccination-registrations-underhanded-antics-79637.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-04-10 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted April 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2021 32 minutes ago, webfact said: bungling bureaucracy Situation normal! 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oldie Posted April 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2021 I am still thinking about this in the original source... : "“Although business is still very quiet, some officers who make their own benefits from operators keep coming to Bangla Rd. We are dying, as we have no income, but they keep coming to get benefits from us. It is like entertainment operators and workers are being beaten by the officers,” he said. “In normal situations, we understand they do it, as we tend to operate in the grey areas, but for now we hardly have any income which must be spent on paying electricity bills and employees. I want this problem to be highlighted,” he said." 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Oldie said: but for now we hardly have any income Well, can you give them blood? I'm sure they will take anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterBaker Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 not a single sentence in this article makes sense 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles45 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Bureacrats everywhere will make a process as complicated and difficult as possible, it helps justify their jobs. Thailand, and the Philippines, take it to a whole new level! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regyai Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 8 hours ago, PatOngo said: Situation normal! Thailand was always the hub of bungling bureaucracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 17 hours ago, MasterBaker said: not a single sentence in this article makes sense It's a cultural thing, don't worry yourself too much about it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodyholly Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 2:37 PM, MasterBaker said: not a single sentence in this article makes sense Maybe not making sense but there’s a few home truths there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 10:00 AM, Oldie said: I am still thinking about this in the original source... : "“Although business is still very quiet, some officers who make their own benefits from operators keep coming to Bangla Rd. We are dying, as we have no income, but they keep coming to get benefits from us. It is like entertainment operators and workers are being beaten by the officers,” he said. “In normal situations, we understand they do it, as we tend to operate in the grey areas, but for now we hardly have any income which must be spent on paying electricity bills and employees. I want this problem to be highlighted,” he said." Well the BIB (and army) always demanded payment from the owner/operators here, in order to overlook late opening hours, underage workers and similar. And even if everything was above board and legal with the bars etc, then the BIB would still demand payment, otherwise they would be harassed by them and would soon lose their workers and custom. Corruption always existed, as it does throughout Thailand, and although this subject has been brought up before, nothing has been done about it because this money funds the local powers, and also travels up the pipeline to the top, wherever that may be. So someone who "bought their position" with the hope of making a few million out of it are feeling a bit peeved at the moment I would think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 10:53 AM, xylophone said: Well the BIB (and army) always demanded payment from the owner/operators here, in order to overlook late opening hours, underage workers and similar. And even if everything was above board and legal with the bars etc, then the BIB would still demand payment, otherwise they would be harassed by them and would soon lose their workers and custom. Corruption always existed, as it does throughout Thailand, and although this subject has been brought up before, nothing has been done about it because this money funds the local powers, and also travels up the pipeline to the top, wherever that may be. So someone who "bought their position" with the hope of making a few million out of it are feeling a bit peeved at the moment I would think. SPOT ON! however the ROI is still very much acceptable, just a little longer than in previous years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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