Soi Bangla

  • Thailand NewsPatong boosts public safety in Soi Bangla and Soi Lao crackdown

    Patong boosts public safety in Soi Bangla and Soi Lao crackdown

    Patong officials are stepping up efforts to improve public safety and cleanliness in the bustling tourist area, particularly focusing on Soi Bangla and the notorious Soi Lao. This initiative aims to tackle ongoing issues in the area, including drug-related activities, illegal street vending, and misuse of public spaces. A team of officials, led by Kathu District Chief Thammarong Chuay-akson and…

  • Thailand video newsPhuket Night Life Entertainment | Bangla Walking Street is Busier Than Ever

    Phuket Night Life Entertainment | Bangla Walking Street is Busier Than Ever

    Phuket night life is now busier than it has ever been in the last 2 years. There is a loud buzz along the street and tourists have flooded the ‘restaurants’ in Soi Bangla walking street. Everything seems to be back to normal from the last time we visited Phuket including the obnoxiously loud music, the neon lights, mass amount of…

  • Phuket NewsPatong Bay Hotel under investigation for late night parties, senior Phuket police sidelined

    Patong Bay Hotel under investigation for late night parties, senior Phuket police sidelined

    Five senior police officers at the Patong police station have been sidelined to ‘office duties’ at the provincial HQ after a video surfaced showing a popular hotel open way past the current curfew time in Phuket. The 11pm curfew in Phuket has been broadly ignored by the town’s nightlife which is battling to restart after nearly 2 year Covid hiatus.…

  • EventsLove is in the air… and the beer… and the Prosecco

    Love is in the air… and the beer… and the Prosecco

    Origins of Valentine’s Day, with a Thai twist, by Barry Daniel Saint Valentine’s Day is traditionally a time for romance, flowers, candle-lit dinners and the whispering of sweet nothings into the shell-like ear of the object of your affections. But in Phuket there can be other distractions! History is unclear on whether any of The Beatles had journeyed to Thailand…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket health officials call for increased vigilance as island reports Omicron spike

    Phuket health officials call for increased vigilance as island reports Omicron spike

    Health officials in Phuket are urging tourism operators to be more cautious and adhere strictly to disease prevention measures as Omicron cases rise. Koosak Kookiatkul from Phuket’s Public Health Office says businesses must avail of antigen tests regularly to screen for new infections. The Bangkok Post reports that the island has now detected 144 cases of the highly-contagious Omicron variant.…

  • Covid-19 News21 new coronavirus cases in Phuket, total now 161 (Thursday)

    21 new coronavirus cases in Phuket, total now 161 (Thursday)

    The southern province of Phuket today (Thursday) confirmed 21 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases, up from 14 yesterday. All the new cases are Thai citizens and are centred around Patong’s Bangla Road or Bang Tao. Today’s new cases bring the total in Phuket to 161 cases since the start of the outbreak in January. Phuket has become a hotbed for new…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhuket reports 14 new coronavirus cases, total now 140

    Phuket reports 14 new coronavirus cases, total now 140

    Phuket has reported 14 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases today (Wednesday). The island is on virtual lockdown, especially Patong, home of the Bangla Road red light area, the flashpoint of most of the island’s infections. The new number bring the island’s infections to 140. Phuket has closed off all land and sea routes and barred entry to all but essential goods vehicles,…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhuket’s new cases (Tuesday), all originating from Bangla Road area

    Phuket’s new cases (Tuesday), all originating from Bangla Road area

    Numbers are out for new cases in Phuket over the past 24 hours. Case 124: 23 year old Russian women Case 125: 26 year old Kazakhstan women Case 126: 28 year old Russian women All 3 new cases in Phuket had a history of visiting or staying in the Bangla Road entertainment zone for up to a month, and having…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhuket: Patong on official lockdown from today

    Phuket: Patong on official lockdown from today

    Phuket’s Governor Pakkapong Thaweepat has issued a closure order for Patong with all non-essential travel in or out of the popular tourist town banned in an attempt to slow a potential large scale outbreak of Covid-19 in Phuket. In recent weeks the daily reports of new cases in Phuket were mostly focussed on cases in Patong, especially around the Bangla…