Noisy bars on 3rd Road

[BigDUSA 71]

Pattaya officials are again pledging to crackdown on noisy Third Road entertainment venues as complaints continue to pile up regarding the open-air restaurants and bars.

 

Deputy Mayor Verawat Khakhay and Banglamung District Chief Mongkol Thammakittikhun toured a stretch of Third Road along with nuisance control officers from the Public Health and Environment Department. At issue again is late-night noise from open-air venues offering live music and shows.

 

Verawat said many of the offending restaurants and bars are operating without the correct permits in areas too close to homes and apartments. Several had already been ordered by the city to reduce noise or operating hours, but simply ignored the city’s objections.

 

The issue is hardly a new one for Third Road residents or public officials. In September last year Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh and Banglamung’s Phongthasit Pijjanan walked the exact same area in response to complaints in The Village housing development where people were so fed they were moving out.

 

The main pub at issue then was owned by “influential local figures” and three months of complaints brought no action from the city or police.

 

Like then, Thamkittikhun said the current problem is “delicate.”

 

“Entrepreneurs always contend Pattaya is a tourism city,” the Banglamung chief said. However, he added, officials are now vowing that any establishment named in a nuisance complaints three times will be reviewed by his office and considered for closure.

 

“We are all living in the same society. We need to respect the common law,” he said.

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[jacko 8,813]

I have a good friend who has a beautiful big house located just the East side of Third Rd.

I wouldn't live there for a gold pig.

There is a Karaoke nearby, which hardly gets any customers, but drunken howlings persist until 4-5am many nights.

 

Even an enjoyable evening with the beers on his upper floor terrace was spoiled for me by this background howling.

 

I live out in the sticks but frequent disturbances are common, dogs, funerals, Buddah days (the Wat and town council has a speaker system wired all over the place).

Don't expect a peaceful life retired in Thailand unless you are deaf or can afford double glazing!

Edited November 22, 2010 by jacko

[chuckrivera 1]

I frequent them quite often. The noise is not a problem.

[Bazle 1,485]

...... frequent disturbances are common, dogs, funerals, Buddah days (the Wat and town council has a speaker system wired all over the place).

Don't expect a peaceful life retired in Thailand unless you are deaf or can afford double glazing!

So, as with me, I suspect the last few days have not been the best!!

 

I don't think double glazing would have made much difference.

[BigDUSA 71]

So, as with me, I suspect the last few days have not been the best!!

 

I don't think double glazing would have made much difference.

 

Triple glazing with window shutter will do the trick.

[JohnnyK 28]

I frequent them quite often. The noise is not a problem.