Chonburi Governor Congratulates Crime Suppression Activities in Pattaya. Pattaya City News

On Wednesday morning Khun Prachar, the Governor of Chonburi Province, made a lengthy speech to the multitude of local government employees and officials assembled in the really, really big conference room at Pattaya City Hall.
Beaming with satisfaction he told Pattaya officials the recent period of co-operation between police, city hall officers and soldiers based in Sattahip designed to crack down on crime had resulted in an amazing 70 percent clear-up rate. The governor said the period of co-operation has now ended but he asked City Hall to prepare a budget and a time frame to re-institute the co-operative program since it was such a great success.
He then talked about the idea he had come up with compelling all bars and restaurants, especially those operated by foreigners, to install CCTV cameras in their establishments. He asked city hall officers and police to spend time checking that every single bar and restaurant that comes under the guidelines has installed the CCTV cameras.
If they find any places that havenтАЩt yet complied then officers are asked to take names and details and forward these on to the governorтАЩs office where the offending business may have its license revoked. There is currently no truth in the rumour that purveyors of fruit, fried insects, som dtam or other wares from street carts will also have to install CCTV cameras."

Pattaya City News