All The Beer Gardens Have Been Declared Illegal – Again

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All The Beer Gardens Have Been Declared Illegal – Again

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Image: Chang World / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — A top alcohol regulator said Monday his agency is suing the popular open-air beer gardens at CentralWorld Plaza for violating advertising laws.

 

The legal action won’t stop there, said Alcohol Control Board director Nipon Chinanonwait, who threatened to crack down on similar events nationwide on the grounds that they entice the public to drink. A trade guild denied Nipon’s allegation.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2017/12/18/beer-gardens-declared-illegal/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-12-18

[Crossy]

Those two can "entice" me any time, there, I got it in first 

[mercman24]

teetotal jobsworth get a <deleted> life, <deleted>. that should keep tourism happy.

[watcharacters]

 

 

 

The government  could sure make a lot of 500,000 baht fines by walking down Pattaya's walking street and citing every bar with lady barkers  outside the bar.     "Section 32 of a 2008 law that bans attempts to “encourage” drinking".

 

Another misguided fiasco by this government.

[bristolgeoff]

never understand why the thai government stop companies adverise their product.bars can not do it.this area the same.no matter where u go if u smoke or drink and have your favourites product banning them to advertise  is silly.look at amercia  and just imagine if the government did the same.do not advertise your beer or cigs.

[bangkok blue]

What the actual <deleted> is going on????!?!!?!?!?!?!? First E-cigarettes now beer gardens!!!!! Who the flying fig comes up with these ludicrous ideas and orders?!?!?!?!??????

[Andybristol20032003]

Typical authorities in Thailand, let's think of ways to stop people having fun

[canuckamuck]

There is no alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or sex in Thailand. I know this because I have seen their TV shows and all of those things are blurry. The people have grown up not knowing what they are.

Edited December 18, 2017 by canuckamuck

[tracker1]

I think it is more like Ching Ching in someones pocket before Chang Bang !

[lordblackader]

I'm not sure what they're talking about. People go to bars and beer gardens to drink Chang and Leo mineral water, we know this because the evidence is in the current TV ads from both :)

[pieeyed]

The holy that thou. Heath Minister can take a big drink out of my Holiday beer. Always such a nice axxxhole. Never fails every Christian Holiday he needs to beak off. 

[CLW]

What else they are doing than showing the logo or theme of each brewery at the beer gardens. They not even advertise about the prices for beer etc...

If they are that strict what about any other advertising or sponsoring from brewery companies.
I think there are much more urgent problems for the anti alcohol minister than some temporary beer garden.
How about the amounts of hard alcohol and cheap lao khao that are consumed every day.
He should better take care of this issue.

[watcharacters]

2 hours ago, watcharacters said:

 

 

 

The government  could sure make a lot of 500,000 baht fines by walking down Pattaya's walking street and citing every bar with lady barkers  outside the bar.     "Section 32 of a 2008 law that bans attempts to “encourage” drinking".

 

Another misguided fiasco by this government.

 

 

Too late to edit but definitely I have no issue with all the lovely barkers.     While I do have some issues of confliction, I still  prefer the arena of opportunity.

[watcharacters]

1 hour ago, pieeyed said:

The holy that thou. Heath Minister can take a big drink out of my Holiday beer. Always such a nice axxxhole. Never fails every Christian Holiday he needs to beak off. 

 

 

Are you offering him yellow tinted water my son?

[smedly]

who creates these various agencies who are a total waste of time and money.

 

Money and effort that could be spent on worthwhile cause like road safety and combatting corruption

 

time for these useless agencies to be dismantled, in any developed country they are nothing more than crackpot voluntary activists who don't know how to enjoy themselves 

[HarrySeaman]

3 hours ago, CLW said:

What else they are doing than showing the logo or theme of each brewery at the beer gardens. They not even advertise about the prices for beer etc...

That isn't the logo of a brewery.  Showing that would indeed be illegal.

 

Just ask the owners of Singha or Chang, those are the logos of their bottled waters, not their beers.

[GAZZPA]

Nothing makes sense in Thailand when it comes to ridiculous laws and outrageous punishments for minor offences. Well, until you think about corruption and then it all falls into place.

[petedk]

4 hours ago, lordblackader said:

I'm not sure what they're talking about. People go to bars and beer gardens to drink Chang and Leo mineral water, we know this because the evidence is in the current TV ads from both :)

Of course. Why on earth would Chang and Leo spend millions of baht a year on advertising their soda water if people didn't buy it?

They must sell a hell of a lot of soda water to recover their expenses.

[Jackin1960]

Just outlaw it all together along with sex. But best to have a very large police force to keep law and order.

[Dukeleto]

Mr Nipon Chinanonwait, has two countries names imbedded in his name!

[meinphuket]

Prissy tee-totaller do-gooder !!!!! Mind your own business and drink your milk, leave us adults be....

[masuk]

5 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:

never understand why the thai government stop companies adverise their product.bars can not do it.this area the same.no matter where u go if u smoke or drink and have your favourites product banning them to advertise  is silly.look at amercia  and just imagine if the government did the same.do not advertise your beer or cigs.

It makes as much sense as prohibiting alcohol sales during the day.   That sure will solve the drinking problem.   NOT!

[klauskunkel]

Hypothetically speaking:

If an illegal government declares something to be illegal, does that then constitute a double-negative (philosophically, not grammatically)?

[DavidSSaville]

Whats the world coming to, when you can't even grow your beer in your own private garden!

[wvavin]

Probably this is a warning to all Thai breweries to be "punctual"!

[bermannor]

Imagine Germany would prohibit beer gardens or the Munich October festival!  Is this guy a Muslim?

Sorry, but how can a country be penalized with such a law maker?  Welcome to the next IS kalifat!

[thenewgoo]

"This is because the form of beer gardens is event marketing. Because, let me ask you, who would open beer gardens without a purpose?”.....“We have to take it step by step,” he said.

 

Strange logic - wouldn't all bars therefore be doing the same thing? Is that the master-plan - ban all bars. 

[alant]

2 hours ago, smedly said:

combatting corruption

[tonray]

6 hours ago, watcharacters said:

 

 

 

The government  could sure make a lot of 500,000 baht fines by walking down Pattaya's walking street and citing every bar with lady barkers  outside the bar.     "Section 32 of a 2008 law that bans attempts to “encourage” drinking".

 

Another misguided fiasco by this government.

They're banning beer gardens not bare gardens 

[Scott]

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