Alcohol sales ban tightened for Asanha Bucha, Lent

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Alcohol sales ban tightened for Asanha Bucha, Lent

By The Nation

 

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Police will strictly enforce the ban on liquor and beer sales on Asanha Bucha (July 27) and Buddhist Lent, Royal Thai Police deputy spokesman Pol Col Krissana Pattanacharoen said.

 

He said Police Commissioner General Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda had instructed chiefs of the nine provincial bureaux and Metropolitan Police Bureau to be strict about the ban on Friday and Saturday.

 

Although Thailand is a secular society, the sale of alcoholic drinks is banned at department stores, convenience stores and entertainment venues on Buddhist national holidays.

 

The ban goes onto effect at 12.01am on Friday and remains in place through midnight Sunday.

 

Krissana said restaurants, karaoke shops, bus terminals and railway stations would be randomly checked on both days and retailers and proprietors of entertainment venues had been reminded of the ban.

 

The only exemption is at airport duty-free shops, he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30350856

 

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[Andrew65]

Not even hotel bars any more? I believe there was once an exemption for them, mainly because of tourism?

[Jeremy50]

Thailand is a secular society? Not really.  Brainwashed and superstitious? YES.

[BestB]

Awaiting line and sms messages tonight with “ miss you” “want see you” ???

[JAG]

It really is all about control.

 

Why? 

 

Because we are in charge...

[Aachen]

25 minutes ago, webfact said:

The ban goes onto effect at 12.01am on Friday and remains in place through midnight Sunday.

through midnight Saturday...

 

[Rinrada]

"The ban goes onto effect at 12.01am on Friday and remains in place through midnight Sunday."....surely.. depends on how you read it...should be midnight on Saturday...or is it a sam wan event...Dont want to confuse any tourist especially if they are sober..chai...

[Rinrada]

Aachen...You beat me to it...hic...

[ChiangMaiLightning2143]

Never Closed

• International airports and business class lounges
• 5 star hotel bars and poolside service, of course in room mini bars are not emptied.              

One imagines the officers mess at the Army  Club in Bangkok never runs dry either. Do as we say not as we do. 

 

[Aachen]

8 minutes ago, Rinrada said:

Aachen...You beat me to it...hic...

Mai mii panha ..

[Thomas33399]

I wonder if you can still take you own alcohol to a restaurant etc. Most restaurants around here will not sell alcohol under the restrictions but they will allow you to bring your own and they will serve it for you.

[Thailand]

And mom & pop stores will also comply with the ban.

[Aachen]

14 minutes ago, Thomas33399 said:

I wonder if you can still take you own alcohol to a restaurant etc.

NEVER! Alcohol in public is forbidden. (And nobody can tell, whether you brought "from outside" or not.)

 

"they will serve it for you"  -- The coffee-cup serving is illegal too.

[alant]

52 minutes ago, Aachen said:

through midnight Saturday...

 

so did I 

 

[meechai]

The very least this country could offer its populace is Freedom OF Religion

 

If some want to be Buddhist be Buddhist...follow the precepts/rules what ever

 

If some want to be Christians,Muslims etc carry on follow

 

If your a good Buddhist do you need a law to restrain you from drink?

Do the Muslims need a law to outlaw food sales during Ramadan periods of fasting etc?

 

Come on Thailand you continue to disallow any real freedoms.

Que the "I would never go back to a nanny state folks" ?

[worgeordie]

I can imagine a lot of bar flies will be shaking at this announcement,

what to do,get some stock in,drink at home.

regards worgeordie

[connda]

Right!  They'll clone Big Joke and his clones will set off around rural Thailand enforcing prohibition.  ?

[trainman34014]

1 hour ago, ChiangMaiLightning2143 said:

Never Closed

• International airports and business class lounges
• 5 star hotel bars and poolside service, of course in room mini bars are not emptied.              

One imagines the officers mess at the Army  Club in Bangkok never runs dry either. Do as we say not as we do. 

 

I don't know of any Mom&Pop shop that runs dry either.   Our local Copper will be the first in them to buy.

[connda]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Although Thailand is a secular society, the sale of alcoholic drinks is banned at department stores, convenience stores and entertainment venues on Buddhist national holidays.

Which means that they are not a secular society. 

[Lupatria]

1 hour ago, Jeremy50 said:

Thailand is a secular society? Not really.  Brainwashed and superstitious? YES.

Let's hope phi krasue, phi phop, phi phai and the other million ghosts don't take this personal, otherwise hell may break loose.

[cms22]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Although Thailand is a secular society, the sale of alcoholic drinks is banned at department stores, convenience stores and entertainment venues on Buddhist national holidays.

Secularism seeks to ensure and protect freedom of religious belief and practice for all citizens. 

 

Erm, so Thailand can hardly be regarded as secular...

[Aachen]

I think, this 2 days without alcohol will produce many victims. Falang sudden death by missing alcohol. Real problem.

[sandrew33]

35 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

I can imagine a lot of bar flies will be shaking at this announcement,

what to do,get some stock in,drink at home.

regards worgeordie

And for the tourists flying into Thailand for the weekend? 

 

 

[Vacuum]

49 minutes ago, Thailand said:

And mom & pop stores will also comply with the ban.

Well, several of them will do. I got a suggestion to stock up before friday from several mom&pop type of stores.

[worgeordie]

2 minutes ago, sandrew33 said:

And for the tourists flying into Thailand for the weekend? 

 

 

Tough luck,its the laws of Thailand,they should have checked first

and maybe have gone to VietNam ,Malaysia,or Singapore. 

regards worgeordie

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, BestB said:

Awaiting line and sms messages tonight with “ miss you” “want see you” ???

A lot of phone number exchange at the bars tonight.

[BestB]

9 minutes ago, sandrew33 said:

And for the tourists flying into Thailand for the weekend? 

 

 

It’s not like alcohol

is exclusive to Thailand only. Surely tourist can manage 2 days without alcohol and in worse case scenario can always drink from hotel mini bar, though admittedly price would be little more than 7-11, so can only hope extra $1 on a bottle of beer will not break their budget and ruin the holiday 

[kingstonkid]

I love the people that say that it is heresy to close bars and stop the sale of booze.  People have it too good at times.  

 

Bottom line is most Thais stay away from bars and such.  This is a Buddhist country you are coming to yes there are things that are not right.  The laws that you complain about are the same laws that we have or have had in our countries.  Bars are closed on Christmas day.  In Ontario Canada, the liquor stores are closed on stat holidays.  

 

The solution is simple if you have to have a drink then buy in advance and either stay home or find a different container for your booze and be quiet about it.

 

There are ways to do this and they are simple.

 

Quit your moaning and just get on with it you know it happens every year so plan for it.

[BestB]

2 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

A lot of phone number exchange at the bars tonight.

Last night it was taking place with little interest for last night activities , tonight and tomorrow on the other hand I might be a sexy man again ????

[upena]

Since I'm not Buddhist, pffffffft