In the popular coastal city of Pattaya, a new chapter in the saga of urban management is unfolding, as the steely resolve of the traffic police meets the fragrant allure of street commerce. An intriguing wave of law enforcement has struck the city with an ambitious mission: to reclaim the roads from the vibrant throng of three-wheeled food and merchandise carts that charm visitors and frustrate drivers in equal measure, especially along the bustling thoroughfare of Pattaya Beach Road and the maze-like side streets that crisscross this bustling paradise. On the evening of June 22, as the clock ticked towards midnight, Police Lieutenant Colonel Phanupong Nimsuwann spearheaded a proactive sweep, targeting vendors who had set up shop in the path of progress. The operation was marked by the swift issuance of fines to those whose carts had become veritable islands in a sea of motorized chaos, with officers meticulously checking…