Patpong comings and goings

[vinapu]

I guess tonight situation will be more clear and hope they re-open as there are few guy there I still need to check with if they collect stamps

[floridarob]

2 hours ago, vinapu said:

I guess tonight situation will be more clear and hope they re-open as there are few guy there I still need to check with if they collect stamps

Is it January 2029 already.... I knew you'd be there by Dec 5th.

[thaiophilus]

10 hours ago, jason1975 said:

Photos taken at 9am today on my way back from Foodland after 84 baht breakfast special.

The same signs that were there two months ago so nothing new.

 

The first sign is about recruiting new staff. I don't read Chinese but I think the second is self-explanatory 😈

[Patanawet]

On 11/11/2025 at 12:28 AM, 12is12 said:

If memory serves, it was reported that there r better and more english speakers at Dragon,M I correct?

And probably better spellers!

[vinapu]

12 hours ago, floridarob said:

Is it January 2029 already.... I knew you'd be there by Dec 5th.

I wish, but no, not this time. Dec 5th 2026 is still possibility though

[vinapu]

so did Atlas reopen tonight ? Did anybody passed by. Dying to know

[mauRICE]

15 hours ago, jason1975 said:

Photos taken at 9am today on my way back from Foodland after 84 baht breakfast special.

The same signs that were there two months ago so nothing new.

I was at Freshboys last night and I saw Atlas was closed when I walked past.

I don't know if it's closed on Mondays or permanently closed.

Nope, nothing to indicate why they are closed. The first poster is to recruit staff, which they needed urgently and in large numbers. I'm guessing it was put up sometime ago. I thought there might've been a governmental notice indicating a breach of regulations or something along those lines but there was nothing of that sort.

I suppose the easiest way to find out is to text a guy who works there, a guy who knows someone who works there, a Tawan guy or guys who work in the vicinity of Atlas. They're bound to know.

As a favour to vinapu - who am I to deny a man's dying wish - I've sent a text message in Thai to their Line account. Let's see if they reply. 🤞

[jason1975]

58 minutes ago, vinapu said:

so did Atlas reopen tonight ? Did anybody passed by. Dying to know

Nope. Closed today Tuesday night. Maybe they decided to have off days on certain weeknights

[vinapu]

8 hours ago, jason1975 said:

Nope. Closed today Tuesday night. Maybe they decided to have off days on certain weeknights

Hope certain weeknights don't mean Monday to Sunday, sigh

[mauRICE]

19 hours ago, mauRICE said:

As a favour to vinapu - who am I to deny a man's dying wish - I've sent a text message in Thai to their Line account. Let's see if they reply. 🤞

 

Sorry, vinapu, it's almost been 24 hours and none of the messages I sent them on various social media have been read or replied to.

[Department_Of_Agriculture]

On 12/2/2025 at 12:54 AM, emiel1981 said:

Atlas bar is dark and closed tonight... Big question is: only closed for one night, or closed forever?.... 

So, having just spoken to one of the captains at Atlas, he tells me that the bar has permanently closed at the Patpong 2 location but will reopen on Soi 6 "in two weeks". They are currently fitting-out the new premises which will be towards the Silom Soi 6 end where all the massage parlours are located, rather than on the Soi Tarntawan end. In the meantime, many of the boys who worked at Atlas are to be found at the new Than Tawan bar (formerly Tawan). Apparently, there are now about thirty guys at Than Tawan. 

The main reason for the move was the very high rent at the old location. The new place will still be "owned" by Arthur (although Atlas has always, in fact, been funded by his foreign patron). Given that it is Thailand, though, I would not hold my breath for the new venue to open on schedule. Indeed, let's see if it actually come to pass.

As an aside, I note that the flyer for Atlas posted on its door steals images from the now defunct New Twilight Bar that was a few doors down from the Golden Cock. 

[vinapu]

35 minutes ago, Department_Of_Agriculture said:

So, having just spoken to one of the captains at Atlas, he tells me that the bar has permanently closed at the Patpong 2 location but will reopen on Soi 6 "in two weeks". They are currently fitting-out the new premises which will be towards the Silom Soi 6 end where all the massage parlours are located, rather than on the Soi Tarntawan end. 

....... I would not hold my breath for the new venue to open on schedule. Indeed, let's see if it actually come to pass.

 

thank you for the good news , hope they materialize , even with delay . Wonder which location in soi 6 it will be but it should be clear soon. 

[khaolakguy]

1 hour ago, Department_Of_Agriculture said:

So, having just spoken to one of the captains at Atlas, he tells me that the bar has permanently closed at the Patpong 2 location but will reopen on Soi 6 "in two weeks". They are currently fitting-out the new premises which will be towards the Silom Soi 6 end where all the massage parlours are located, rather than on the Soi Tarntawan end. In the meantime, many of the boys who worked at Atlas are to be found at the new Than Tawan bar (formerly Tawan). Apparently, there are now about thirty guys at Than Tawan. 

The main reason for the move was the very high rent at the old location. The new place will still be "owned" by Arthur (although Atlas has always, in fact, been funded by his foreign patron). Given that it is Thailand, though, I would not hold my breath for the new venue to open on schedule. Indeed, let's see if it actually come to pass.

As an aside, I note that the flyer for Atlas posted on its door steals images from the now defunct New Twilight Bar that was a few doors down from the Golden Cock. 

All helpful and interesting information. Who wins the prize for spotting which premises on Soi 6 are/will be undergoing conversion.....?

As DoA suggests, "undergoing refurbishment" or "opening in new premises" can often be a face saving communication. 

[vinapu]

8 hours ago, khaolakguy said:

All helpful and interesting information. Who wins the prize for spotting which premises on Soi 6 are/will be undergoing conversion.....?

 

my spy on the ground confirmed that indeed there's some renovation going one in one of the shops at Silom end of soi 6 so thigs are looking bit brighter for Atlas now.