"Phuket Vice Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada today spelled out measures that the heads of Phuket's three districts and other leading officials undertook to pursue as part of a proactive strategy to restore moral order."

Wrong approach. Stop the corruption first and everything else will fall into place.

Stop the corruption and we can have taxis with meters.

Stop the corruption and will be able to park on the "beach road" in Patong.

Stop the corruption and the bars and discos will close at the correct times.

Stop the... oh, you get the message. But will the Vice Governor? I think he knows what must be done but he hasn't got the power to do the job.

Nobody in Phuket has.

Bring in the army from Bangkok.

Posted by Eric on February 7, 2012 21:21

AH very funny!!! Everybody knows that there are karaoke in Chalong owned by Families of Police officers... An one of them makes noise and very very loud basses till 5 am. Can hear it from more than 2 Km far.. and can't sleep..

Posted by Dave on February 7, 2012 22:52

Ed, Stopping corruption will save the next generation. Until the corruption is stopped, Phuket is flushing down the toilet tubes and out into the sea. No turning around now, the time has passed, It's a free for all now, roll up.....roll up for the magical mystery tour.....

Posted by Dun on February 8, 2012 01:03

There where 100 families making a complaining - list to the Governor about the noise of LAGUNA RAWAI - nothing happens.

Posted by Guenter on February 8, 2012 14:24

The problem Ed and Guenter is that we as farang can say and do nothing. So nothing will happen, just live with this notion, we are guests here and our say means nothing. Money speaks and only money talks. The payoffs and the ripoffs will be here until Bangkok authorities clean it out.

Posted by Dun on February 8, 2012 15:20

Stop the corruption and things will change. Carry on and it'll get worse. When you have senior Police Officers who think it's perfectly normal to run illegal businesses what message does that portray to the young... that's right, never mind anyone else just take for yourself.

Sad, but it's not going to get any better here until the corruptions stops but with people like the Police Col in charge it never will.

Posted by Graham on February 8, 2012 20:22

Smoke & Mirrors

The big crackdown...30 day closure - what a joke. Laguna Rawai is open for business past (not only open, but open until 5am) and is as loud as ever.

Laws, there are laws - just no enforcement of laws or penalties.

Posted by Tyler on February 8, 2012 22:00

Vice Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada, reform starts at the top, reform your department, reform local authorities, reform police, give younger generation people to look up to...

Posted by Laurie Howells on February 9, 2012 11:24

@ Laurie Howells - "Vice Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada, reform starts at the top, reform your department, reform local authorities, reform police, give younger generation people to look up to...".
Who from the Thai Administration will be the first to shoot in its own legs....That is the question without answers since 20 years!

Posted by Whistle-Blower on February 9, 2012 12:35