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Another Patong bar caught hiring a minor as a ‘hostess’

Another Patong bar caught hiring a minor as a ‘hostess’

PHUKET: Patong Police have charged another bar operator in Patong for hiring a minor as hostess. The venue operator was also charged with operating without a permit.

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By The Phuket News

Thursday 28 September 2023 10:00 AM


Photos: Patong Police

Photos: Patong Police

Officers raided the Landmark Bar on Nanai Rd, Patong, at about 11:30pm on Tuesday (Sept 26), Patong Police reported through a post online yesterday (Sept 27).

In addition to photos of the minor working in the bar, the officers seized a cash bill, complete with the bar’s name, indicating the cost of the paying the minor to provide a “drinking service”.

The report by Patong Police did not name the person held responsible for the infractions, but confirmed that the charges to be pressed were operating a service venue without a permit, and having children under 20 years of age working in a service establishment during inappropriate hours.

“The accused was taken to the Patong Police Station to proceed according to the law,” the report concluded.