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Trans brawl reveals 'a lot'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/03/2024
» Despite police denials, the recent street brawls between Thai and Filipina transsexuals on Sukhumvit exposed the existence of an underground sex business in this bustling nightlife spot of Bangkok.
Longer hours welcome
News, Editorial, Published on 16/10/2023
» The government's plan to extend the opening hours of nightspots nationwide is welcome. If implemented, the move will be a tonic that revitalises the country's tourism sector. Downstream operators in tourism, such as taxi drivers, transporters and food vendors, will also benefit from the extension, creating benefits for the wider economy.
Pattaya bent out of shape
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/10/2022
» The lack of respect for the law evidenced during a raid at Club One Pattaya, a popular pub in Chon Buri, last weekend is nothing short of shocking.
End rule by decree
News, Editorial, Published on 04/07/2022
» Thailand has lifted many entry barriers for tourists, allowed people to remove face masks in open-air places, ended midnight closing of nightlife entertainment venues and let almost all activities resume.
Don't forget the nightlife industry
News, Editorial, Published on 27/02/2022
» Despite a rise in Covid-19 cases, the decision to not impose curfews, lockdowns, or close public spaces and restaurants is a welcome change by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Welcome to your prison vacation?
News, Editorial, Published on 27/06/2021
» In four days, Phuket is set to officially reopen under the much heralded "Phuket sandbox" -- a tourism management test case for reviving the tourism industry. The restarting comes after 15 months of hiatus and welcomes back fully vaccinated tourists from low to medium-risk countries to its sun-kissed beaches and glitzy nightlife districts.
Don't let virus guard down
News, Editorial, Published on 16/06/2020
» There seems to have been quite a lot of good news regarding Thailand's handling of the Covid-19 contagion of late.
Fun police out in force
News, Editorial, Published on 29/11/2018
» Beyond the need to maintain social order, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government's new royal decree, which bans issuance of new business licences for a range of entertainment venues including pubs, bars, nightclubs and massage parlours in 22 small provinces, does not explain other reasons.