Are the Bars and clubs open tonight?

[colmx]

lI see it posted elsewhere that the police have saying police have "asked all entertainment to shut down from Oct 25th to Nov 8th" following on from the death of Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara, Thai Buddhism's Supreme Patriarch
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676 ... es-at-100/ (http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/676940-thai-buddhisms-supreme-patriarch-dies-at-100/)

BF reports that all the pubs and karaokes in the area that he lives near Bang Na were closed tonight....
Anybody else experienced similar in Bkk or Pattaya?

15 days is a long time for entertainment venues to be shut down for...

[Mancs]

The Bangkok Post has this:
"Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday announced the extension of the period to mourn the late Supreme Patriarch from 15 to 30 days, in line with the extended duration for royal mourning announced by the Royal Household Bureau. The national flag will be flown at half mast for three days to observe the loss of the Supreme Patriarch. The Prime Minister's Office is responsible for arranging the funeral ceremony. Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew, the national police chief, asked entertainment venues across the country to refrain from holding joyful shows and performances for 15 days, from Oct 25. The 15-day period could be further extended, he added."

[Gaybutton]

The bars are all open and operating normally. It is my understanding there will be no closings of bars, government offices, banks, or any other businesses during the mourning period.

I have a feeling that the person who posted on Thai Visa about the police asking bars to close just made it up.

The Bangkok Post has this:
"Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday announced the extension of the period to mourn the late Supreme Patriarch from 15 to 30 days, in line with the extended duration for royal mourning announced by the Royal Household Bureau. The national flag will be flown at half mast for three days to observe the loss of the Supreme Patriarch. The Prime Minister's Office is responsible for arranging the funeral ceremony. Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew, the national police chief, asked entertainment venues across the country to refrain from holding joyful shows and performances for 15 days, from Oct 25. The 15-day period could be further extended, he added."Lest any poster is unaware, this is the old boy who's been living in Chulalongkorn Hospital for many years completely oblivious to his role as Supreme Patriarch because he's been suffering from Alzheimers.

[timmberty]

the police where last night handing out leaflets to all bars in sunee, when i asked what it was about i was told that for the next 15 days the bars will need to be shut earlier and the music turned down.
which was good as i managed to walk past double shot bar without having to shout at my mate.

[newalaan2]

I have a feeling that the person who posted on Thai Visa about the police asking bars to close just made it up.
Why would you think they made it up? some kind of respectful acknowedgement of the mourning peroid by bars and entertainment establishments would be expected, maybe suggestions of closing them for the whole 15 or 30 days would not be realistic and may be exaggerated but perhaps some police official did suggest that might happen from a list of potential actions before any definite decision was made.


and the music turned down.which was good as i managed to walk past double shot bar without having to shout at my mate.
I know Timmy, these bars which have fun, laughter and music in an entertainment/bar area are real irritating are'nt they? Damned cheek while you are trying to talk with your mate which of course is far more interesting and vital to the area. I hope these noisy, fun bars respect your right to be glum and hopefully the notice will extend from 15 days to 30 as not to interupt the no doubt, facinating dialogue between you and your mate.

On my recent visit when having a drink at Double Shot across from Green Chair bar I also found the noise from the pool balls hitting eachother very annoying and could not hear myself think, and on two occassions some inconsiderate customer at the Green Chair bar caused quite a commotion when dragging the plastic chairs out to sit down and the sudden noise gave me quite a start!

Glad to see you've arrived and look forward to more of your interesting snippets. :)

[Gaybutton]

Why would you think they made it up?
Not "they" - just he. One person. I am not aware of any police instructions to entertainment venues to close for 15 days. Are you? The guy wrote "I just received a text from The Nation saying police have
asked all entertainment to shut down from Oct 25th to Nov 8th."

I don't know of anyone else claiming to have received that or any other text from The Nation. I can't find one word in The Nation that even mentions anything about venues closing. And none of the gay venues in Pattaya have closed. The bars in Pattaya are open and operating. I don't know about elsewhere, but in Pattaya everything is open.

That's why I think the guy simply made it up.

The only thing I have seen are posts on this board saying entertainment venues have been asked not to display any "joyful" shows, have been asked to lower the music volume, and have been asked to close earlier. Asked, not ordered.

As for lowering the music volume, I'm all for it.

[newalaan2]

Not "they" - just he. One person. I am not aware of any police instructions to entertainment venues to close for 15 days. Are you? The guy wrote "I just received a text from The Nation saying police haveasked all entertainment to shut down from Oct 25th to Nov 8th."I don't know of anyone else claiming to have received that or any other text from The Nation. I can't find one word in The Nation that even mentions anything about venues closing. And none of the gay venues in Pattaya have closed. The bars in Pattaya are open and operating. I don't know about elsewhere, but in Pattaya everything is open. That's why I think the guy simply made it up.The only thing I have seen are posts on this board saying entertainment venues have been asked not to display any "joyful" shows, have been asked to lower the music volume, and have been asked to close earlier. Asked, not ordered.As for lowering the music volume, I'm all for it.
Well I'm quite happy to trade pedantic points with someone who clearly has no grasp of the English language. I was not using 'they' in plural sense, it is perfectly in order to use the term 'they' in singular when referring to someone of unspecified sex. There is nothing in the 'persons' handle to indicate the person is actually male. You just made that up!

I didn't claim to be aware of any instructions from anyone, so why are you asking?

The person did not say anywhere that the police had given 'instructions' to close anyway, he stated quite clearly from the text that they had 'asked'. You have absolutely no idea if this person received a text from the Nation or not.......are you party to all communications from Nation staff? Thought not! A police official may well have indicated to someone in the Nation that police had 'asked' entertainment venues to shut down, and this suggestion may have been genuinely passed on before an actual decision was made/known. Nobody suggested there was 'one word' in the Nation mentioning venues closing so it's no surprise you didn't find one! And you know diddly-squat about who may or may not receive texts from the Nation, so again it's no wonder you 'don't know of anyone else'. Now is there any other irrelevant nonsense you want to drone on about to make your point?

Nobody said they had been 'ordered' to do anything regarding music volume levels, so i'm not sure why you emphasise 'asked'. As for your being 'all for' music volumes being lowered, I could be wrong here....but i'll wager nobody gives a flying feck..........least of all bar owners. It must come as a shock to receive a contrary reply to your words of wisdom, given that on your Board contrary opinions to your own are normally strictly forbidden.

Well I'm quite happy to trade pedantic points with someone who clearly has no grasp of the English language. I think you are forgetting that Gaybutton has a Humpty Dumpty approach to the English language. "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean тАФ neither more nor less."

[Gaybutton]

Well I'm quite happy to trade pedantic points with someone who clearly has no grasp of the English language.
Congratulations. Once again, as usual, you've shown that try to support your argument with absurdities and by thinking up put downs and insults. Notice that I didn't do that to you? You asked why I think the guy made it up and I answered you - without including insults and put-downs in my post. I don't need to support my side of an argument by trying to insult or put-down. Don't worry though, you'll be the first one I'll seek out if I find myself in need of inanities. You got your answer. Now insult away all you want. I won't be responding.

And I still think the guy simply made it up.

[timmberty]

well the bars were all open as normal last night. tho strangly the double shot bar was closed. i saw their staff walking around from about 1or 2 am onwards not to sure of the exact time.
plenty of other bars still open at 3 or 4 am. tho the noise lower than usual.
so what ever was in the leaflet that the police were handing out it has had some effect, tho not to much.
i like the fact that dear old gaybutton wasnt there when the leaflets were being haded out, so that means no leaflets where handed out.

[Gaybutton]

i like the fact that dear old gaybutton wasnt there when the leaflets were being haded out, so that means no leaflets where handed out.
Where is that coming from? Where did I say anything about not believing that leaflets were handed out? I didn't dispute that at all.

[timmberty]

fair enough i shall retract that comment. :)

[Magnum]

Bars in Bangkok are all open as usual. You can have good fun here. Currently Classic is the best bar with the cutest boys in the soi.