BANGKOK METROPOLITAN ADMINISTRATION (BMA) may ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to intervene in their bid to restrict footpath stalls in one of the city’s most famous streets.
Deputy Bangkok Governor Sakoltee
Phattiyakul said yesterday that he plans to discuss the matter with
vendors and various other relevant authorities tomorrow or on Friday.
“We may also submit our conclusion to the prime minister because Khaosan is a famous attraction,” he said.
The ban took effect on August 1.
Located in the capital’s Phra Nakhon district, Khaosan Road’s
longstanding street-fair atmosphere is hugely popular among Thais and
tourists.
The BMA, however, has resolved to strictly regulate street stalls there
to ensure orderliness but vendors are still calling for the ban to be
lifted.
“We are working on three models to present to the BMA. One of the models
is to let stalls run in the morning hours too and in return, we will
make sure street stalls are tidier,” said Chonnapha Teansawang, a
long-time vendor on Khaosan Road.
BMA’s recent restriction allows stalls to operate on the road next to footpath only between 6pm and midnight.
Chonnapha said vendors operating stalls in the morning usually had tour groups as customers.
“We are adversely affected. When the news came out, tour-group
organisers cancelled their plan to come to Khaosan Road,” she |said.
Chonnapha has sold cell phones and bags for more than two decades.
“I think Khaosan stalls are attractive because of the diverse rang of products in the area,” she said.
Chonnapha said her group was now holding discussions with vendors in a
bid to get a solid proposal to be submitted to the BMA for
consideration. It is estimated that Khaosan Road has about 300 vendors.
According to the deputy governor, “As of now, about 230 vendors have come forward to register with the BMA.”
xHe said he recognised that Khaosan vendors had plied their trade for a
long time and contributed to Khaosan’s reputation as an interesting
tourist place. “But what they do is illegal,” he said.
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