Russian Walking Street GoGo Busted

[pdogg]

 

In the early hours of Sunday Pattaya Police and Banglamung District Licensing Officials conducted raids on two late night entertainment venues on Walking Street and off the South Pattaya Road.

 

The first venue to be targeted was the Moulin Rouge Bar on Walking Street which has, for many years, employed Eastern European Hostesses to work in the bar. Inside officers detained 50 customers and 11 Russian employees. The Russians had passports and valid visas but were not in possession of Thai Work Permits and were therefore arrested and are expected to be deported in due course.

 

Pics of the Russian hookers in the link below:

 

http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/97001/russian-go-go-bar-thai-pub-raided-pattaya-authorities/

 

 

[mardhi]

The only element that came as a surprise to me was the number of customers in the gogo.   Good result having 50 punters in on Sunday night/Monday morning considering everywhere is pretty dead.   I went in there once with a couple of mates maybe 8 years ago - drinks were a rip off then.  Gawd only knows how much now.      

[donnykey]

What a bunch of horrors. They should be haunting houses.

 

Cheers DK

[pdogg]

 

Pattaya police arrested four Uzbek women for solicitation in Pattaya this morning after supposedly receiving complaints from tourists.

Given it all went down on Pattaya’s infamously seedy Walking Street, it’s difficult to imagine why a group of tourists would have singled out four Central Asian women. The report didn’t specify who the noble tourists were, only their specific complaint that there were “foreign prostitutes offering sex service to foreigners” there.

 

Pattaya police promptly sent undercover foreigners out into the popular street this morning and arrested the four Uzbek women, who reportedly accepted the undercover foreigner’s money for sex.

 

The four women reportedly entered Thailand as tourists. They were prosecuted and will be deported to their home country, Khaosod reported.

http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2014/09/04/uzbek-prostitutes-arrested-following-complaints-tourists

[ArchieBunker]

What took so long??  The Thai really dont like competition, do they??  Working girls from foreign lands, BEWARE!!!!

[360]

Good work "undercovering" this one:

 

Pattaya Police undercover prostitution sting at South Pattaya Massage Shop 

 

In the early hours of Saturday, Pattaya Police conducted an undercover operation at a South Pattaya Massage Shop where customers were allegedly paying for sexual services and using 2nd floor rooms to “complete the deal”. The operation centered on the Na Na Massage Shop in South Pattaya, which is known to cater for mostly Middle-Eastern customers. Two undercover operatives gave two of the workers 2,000 Baht each in exchange for sexual services in 2nd floor rooms. The operatives gave signals to Police as soon as the money was handed over and the workers agreed to have sex for money. Officers firstly arrested the owner of the business, Khun Gaeson aged 34, and detained the two workers, aged 28 and 38. Khun Gaeson confessed to allowing the rooms to be used for such a purpose and would take 400 Baht from every worker as a commission. Criminal proceedings against the shop owner have been initiated.

 

http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/141459/pattaya-police-undercover-prostitution-sting-at-south-pattaya-massage-shop/

[360]

sorry for the unrelated post, thought it was the pattaya news thread. 

[bumblebee]

What took so long??  The Thai really dont like competition, do they??  Working girls from foreign lands, BEWARE!!!!

I wonder will they also focus on the growing number of PI ladyboys moving into Los.

[ArchieBunker]

Good work "undercovering" this one:

 

 

 

http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/141459/pattaya-police-undercover-prostitution-sting-at-south-pattaya-massage-shop/

 

 

Wait a minute!!  You mean I can actually get "extras" in those massage places????  NAAAAHHHHHHH  NEVER!!!!!

[pdogg]

Since April, tourist arrivals from Russia have declined every month compared to last year.  It's unclear if this trend will hold for the upcoming high season since the type of tourist who arrives in January may be quite different than the type of tourist who arrives in June.

 

[rxpharm]

Russian arrivals will continue to be low until the Ukraine (_______ fill in the blank) crisis resolves or Putin decides not to pursue his expansionist dreams. As long as the sanctions are on the Ruble will remain in the tank, and only the very wealthy Russians will be able to go for out of country holidays.

[pdogg]

 

The war of words turned out to be fierce enough for all sides to forget about the main topic: the decrease in Russian arrivals and thus in the revenue of the Thai tourism industry.

According to Kasikorn Research Center in 2014 Thailand will see 1.65 million visitors from Russia – 5.5 per cent down from 1.75 million last year. Is this a scary figure for the industry?

The answer is yes and no. The drop alone is not dramatic. But things are not looking bright if what we see is just a beginning of a long-term negative trend. So let us have a closer look at the figures and the factors behind them.

Both Russian and Thai state agencies have already admitted that 2014 is a tough year for Thai tourism. Political disturbances followed by martial law, the coup and curfew hit the arrivals greatly.

Most significantly, all those events took place during the high season from November to May. And the 5.5 per cent drop in Russian arrivals can be explained by the consequences of the negative factors listed above.

Russian tour companies were strongly advised by the Russian authorities to cancel or limit trips to Bangkok and that affected the figures. At the same time Phuket benefited from all the disturbance simply because companies and their clients switched to this destination instead of places perceived as risky.

So 5.5 per cent is a reasonable drop nationwide. In Phuket the drop was less than the national one so now it is time to regain the losses with the new high season coming and the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) guaranteeing safety.

Taking all these observations into account the future of Phuket tourism looks bright.

There remains, however, a list of Russian "domestic" factors that Thai authorities have no way of influencing.

    This year Russian authorities started promoting domestic tourism, notably at Sochi (with its Olympic facilities) and Crimea (desperately needing to replace lost Ukrainian tourist arrivals). Both resorts can hardly be listed among Thailand’s competitors in the November-to-May season (most of it winter in these places), but have been able to replace it in case of urgent need.

    Russia’s economy has been badly hit by the consequences of the Ukrainian conflict and the sanctions imposed by the USA and EU. The Russian currency has dropped significantly against both the USD and the Euro -- and the Thai baht. It is widely recognised that leisure and travel expenses are among the first to be cut when people need to save money.

    The wave of bankruptcies among Russian tour companies has made people less confident about their safety wile travelling abroad (let alone the negative effect for the industry proper).

    A new tax on international flights is being currently discussed in Russia. If accepted it will significantly increase the cost of a vacation in Thailand, thus making domestic destinations more attractive.

    Another proposal being discussed presupposes compensation of up to 50 per cent of travel expenses for those choosing domestic resorts. And if these two drafts are accepted as law it will definitely effect international tourism.

None of the five factors alone can threaten Thailand. Separately they are harmless and could not even result in another 5.5 per cent drop. But if combined, they could cause real problems for Thailand.

Just a simple example: Nowadays it is cheaper for a person from Siberia to fly to Thailand than to Sochi. But if overall incomes go down, international flight costs climb and government compensation become real, the possibility of taking advantage of government support and spending Christmas in Russia becomes a definite threat to Thailand. Though not this season, one hopes.

   http://www.thephuketnews.com/is-thailand-really-losing-russian-arrivals-48647.php