159 underage drinkers found in Udon Thani pub raid

By The Nation

 

 

 

Udon Thani provincial administration officials and Army troops raided a pub in Muang district early on Thursday and found 159 underage drinkers inside.
 

The raid against the Night Bar on the Thaharn Road in Tambon Mak Khaeng in Muang district was led by Udon Thani governor Pramote Thanyapuet at 1.30am.

 

The officials found that customers were still drinking and dancing after the 1am closing hour.

 

Authorities then checked customers' ID cards and found that two of them were under 15, three under 17 and 144 are between 18 and 19 years old.

 

Thani said the raid was conducted following complaints that the bar allowed teens under 20 inside.

 

He said the owner of the bar will be charged with violating the closing hour, selling alcoholic drinks after permitted hours, and allowing persons under 20 to go inside an entertainment place and selling alcoholic drinks to persons under 20.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30359510

 

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That'll cost him a few thou to sweep away.

3 minutes ago, The Deerhunter said:

That'll cost him a few thou to sweep away.

He would be lucky if can keep his license (if he have any).

A typical class trip of a vocational school, after they banned alcohol sale in 500 m range of the facility.

You can marry at 15, sell your body for sex at 18, but cannot buy a drink until you are 20. Ludicrous!

You can marry at 15, sell your body for sex at 18, but cannot buy a drink until you are 20. Ludicrous!

You forgot, you can join the army and shoot someone.

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5 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

You can marry at 15, sell your body for sex at 18, but cannot buy a drink until you are 20. Ludicrous!

At what ages do you suggest that it should be appropriate to do those things ?

Just now, sanemax said:

At what ages do you suggest that it should be appropriate to do those things ?

The issue here is drinking in relation to the other things one can legally do at a younger age.

 

24 minutes ago, sanemax said:

At what ages do you suggest that it should be appropriate to do those things ?

After doing some research on the Thai mentality, I think 45+ would be an appropriate age!

when I was a lot younger the drinking age in Australia was 21, driving licence 17/18, soldier 17, sex 16, the only one to change was the drinking age to 18. These bars will sell to anyone because they dont give a sh*t about the law only money, hopefully their licence is removed and they are shut down but I doubt it

Is there actually a drinking age in Thailand?

7 minutes ago, Mikeasq60 said:

Is there actually a drinking age in Thailand?

Yes its 20

11 hours ago, webfact said:

144 are between 18 and 19 years old.

I know that's considered under age in Thailand.  However, the majority of countries set the legal age for drinking at 18.

 

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The average (mean) minimum legal drinking age around the globe is 15.9. The majority of countries have set the drinking age at 18.

So not as shocking as shown.  These 'kids' could go to most other countries and drink legally.

 

Nip over the border into Laos, no problem as with many countries.

Time to lower the drinking age I guess 

This will teach them to hand over the brown envelopes in time in the future