Guest wowpow Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Walking Street bars protest to City Hall after Polcie orders to cover up or face closure. Khun Niran, the Mayor of Pattaya chaired a meeting of bar owners from Walking Street who had come to complain about the actions of the local Police who informed the show bars that they were not allowed to conduct explicit shows and their performers had to remain covered up. The current low season months are proving a difficult time for many bar owners who rely on the relaxed attitude of the authorities when it comes to permitting such shows to take place. The bars have now been told to cover up and although they have complied they claim that many tourists who come to Walking Street will often come for the shows and for a good look at the performers who work within the bars. They now feel that these tourists will now be put-off from coming to Pattaya and require the local government to intervene and clarify the position they are now in. The Bar Owners would like a compromise with the Police to allow for a certain amount of leniency. The Mayor told the group to prepare a letter of complaint for Police General Saireepisoot, the Acting Commander of the Royal Thai Police who is visiting Pattaya on Friday to attend a seminar at the Sheritan Hotel. The group accepted this and will do as the Mayor suggests. Pattaya City News their Spill Chuck seems not be werkin Quote
