I am frankly a bit shocked by this. Street food is a huge tourist draw to the city. How do they expect these vendors to get by? Many have set up every day in the same spots for years.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30312543
I am frankly a bit shocked by this. Street food is a huge tourist draw to the city. How do they expect these vendors to get by? Many have set up every day in the same spots for years.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30312543
Patanawet (April 18th, 2017)
I am not shocked.....The Junta is focused on the upper tier of society.....They eat in fine restaurants....they shop at Paragon...drive BMW's & Mercedes.
"In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king"
Street vendors just like the beach concessions and the bars pay the bib in order to continue trading. So, many of the decisions the junta makes are in fact thinly disguised attacks on the police.
I really hope this turns out to be bullshit. I guess the junta doesn't realize that not all 67 million Thais are as rich as they are? Markets are a staple of Thai society.
I've had to explain to Leo (who's really exzcited about the chance of visiting Canada) that there are no markets in Canada. I said I guess we have food courts, but that was the best comparision I could come up with.
Thailand needs street markets the same as mosquitos need blood.
Patanawet (April 18th, 2017), splinter1949 (April 18th, 2017)
Illegal streetvendors ? And this comes from the organization headed by an appointed governor, appointed by the illegal government of Thailand.
The only thing illegal are the clowns running the show, they should shove article 44 up their ass, reinstate the 1997 constitution and face justice.
Not sure who is doing what.....but the night vendors have been gone for months now from Silom.Originally Posted by arsenal
"In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king"
Thinking about it, this story has to be bullshit. Either that, or the junta is filled with complete retards.
You can't just get rid of markets in Thailand. What's the point? To force everyone to go to Tesco, because they happen to have more money than the market vendors scratching out a living the best they can, or what?
Also, like it or not Thailand is developing at quite a fast pace and as countries develop they tend to follow certain patterns. Anyone know of any unlicensed street food vendors in London, New York or Paris? No, that's because it's no longer allowed. There used to be hundreds. Thailand is following that well worn path. From police carrying out more drink driving breath tests to the tightening up of beach concessions and the installing of more traffic lights Thailand is aping the west. Oh shit.
llz (April 19th, 2017)
I know, it's fucking terrible - cars, buses, and motorbikes will be stopping at pedestrian crossings next
Not me. Get.outta the fucking way Grandad.
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