Chuwit all but names Bangkok ‘drug pub’ and illegal soapy massage joint

“It’s full of young people partying, owned by a Chinese man who operates without a care in the world thanks to connections in the Land of Smiles.”

That’s the description of former Thai politician and soapy massage king Chuwit Kamolwisit as he waxed lyrical about a fully operational soapy massage and ‘drug pub’ joint in central Bangkok that he claims is operating illegally right under the noses of the local constabulary.

Chuwit Kamolvisit is a controversial Thai politician who was once the country’s biggest massage parlour owner, known as the “tub tycoon”. After an arrest in 2003, he publicly claimed that he paid large bribes to many Thai police officers – Wikipedia

Chuwit continues to keep us all amused with his sometimes cryptic and colourful stories about Bangkok’s seedy and slippery soapy massage industry. And the corruption that allows it all to function.

This time his remarks are about a ‘venue’ that Chuwit claimed was openly operating until 4am in downtown Bangkok where the head of the local Royal Thai Police was “powerless to act”.

“Don’t think it’s just Thais that make money in Thailand.”

Then he named the venue, which he claimed was being run by a wealthy Chinese businessman… without actually naming the venue.

It’s called “ท. That would mean it starts with a “T”. It’s on “ร”. – a road starting with an “R”. It’s at the “ห”. intersection. It’s in the “ส”. police jurisdiction. That means it starts with an “S”.

He was a little less evasive about the name of the owner.

“It’s run by a Chinese man known as David.”

The writer at ASEAN Now notes that the Suthisan police station is on the main thoroughfare of Rachadaphisek. You can figure out the rest 🙂

Bangkok has plenty of large soapy massage establishments, some parading under the euphemism of ‘gentleman’s clubs’. In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic in Thailand, several of these clubs were found to be the origin of clusters of Covid-19, causing the early rounds of lockdowns in the city. Many Thai politicians were also named as ‘customers’ at these clubs.

In 2005 Chuwit Kamolwisit was elected for a 4-year term as an MP in the Thai parliament, but in 2006 the Constitutional Court banned him from parliament. In October 2008 he again ran for governor of Bangkok as an independent but was not elected. In the July 2011 general election, his party won 4 seats in the lower house. He uses the pseudonym Davis Kamol on occasion. Suffice to say, his exploits are legendary. Read more HERE.

SOURCE: ASEAN Now