Asia After Dark May 2017 | Page 37

P eopl e who ar e st ayi ng i n t he Ki ngdom ar e now subj ect t o much mor e vi gor - ous r epor t i ng condi t i ons. Your wher e- about s and much mor e ar e now under t he mi cr oscope, even t o t he poi nt of det ai l i ng your own per sonal Facebook account . VI SA r egul at i ons ar e much st r i ct er and mor e di f f i cul t t o obt ai n, unl i ke i n t he past when t her e was a cer t ai n amount of l eeway avai l abl e. The pol i ce have cl amped down har d on dr i nk dr i vi ng. Anyone caught dr i v- i ng under t he i nf l uence wi l l f i nd t hem- sel ves i n a l ot mor e bot her t han i n r ecent year s. To be f ai r , t hi s i s a wel - come enf or cement , t oo many peopl e get behi nd t he wheel of a car or hop ont o a mot or bi ke and dr i ve ar ound, obl i vi ous t o t hei r act i ons, and of t en cause acci dent s, many of whi ch ar e f at al ! Ther e ar e many ot her i t ems on t he “ Cl ean Up” agenda her e i n Pat t aya, many t hat pr obabl y wi l l never be ac- t i oned, and some t hat may r each t he t op of t he l i st i n mont hs t o come. But what ever does or doesn’ t happen, one t hi ng i s f or sur e, Pat t aya i s under t he wat chf ul eye, and mor e changes ar e sur e t o be comi ng our way!