webfact Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Thailand faces two booze free weekends as election looms The Election Commission has confirmed that there will be a 24 hour alcohol ban in the weekend BEFORE the upcoming general election. Sunday 17th March will feature a day of pre-voting. Alcohol sales and distribution is forbidden from 6pm on Saturday 16th until 6pm on Sunday 17th. Thaivisa notes that with another ban expected on the weekend of 23rd and 24th March this will mean two weekends in a row will be affected by the election. The election proper takes place on Sunday 24th March. Pol Col Jarungwit Phumma, secretary of the EC confirmed the ban on 16th and 17th. He said that weddings and parties could still be organised at this time but there must be no alcohol. Prospective candidates are forbidden from going onstage, too, he said. No election related polls are permitted in the seven day run-up to the election. He said that the EC had received 43 complaints via their 1444 hotline and "Pineapple Eye" app with 11 of these related to alleged corruption and the rest being other irregularities. All these are currently being processed and investigated. Source: Thai Rath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-03-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CelticBhoy Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 "He said that weddings and parties could still be organised at this time but there must be no alcohol." Killjoys with a capital "K." A party with no bevy . . . . ???? ???? 6 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpudlian Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 Ha Ha Ha !!! really ! we shall see pigs fly ???? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 Just suck on the smog and be thankful you still can ???? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThomasThBKK Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 Great advertisement to vote for them.... Not. ???? I bet there's no other country that ever had to ban booze because of voting. I feel like i am in some weird movie here... 21 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darksidedog Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 If I was voting, I wouldn't be overly happy with the killjoy party, that stops the party. Additionally, I would have thought there was a better chance of the election being rigged, without people noticing, if they had had a few drinks. The amount of alchohol free days in a year here is already pretty crazy. 24 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SammyT Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, darksidedog said: If I was voting, I wouldn't be overly happy with the killjoy party, that stops the party. Additionally, I would have thought there was a better chance of the election being rigged, without people noticing, if they had had a few drinks. The amount of alchohol free days in a year here is already pretty crazy. Agreed. I take solace in the fact that basically every single store other than the 7/11s and Family Mart will completely ignore this 16 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wiggy Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 Apparently the reason for the ban is so that 'you can vote with a clear head.' I think the real reason is more likely to be to prevent voters forgetting which party paid them for their vote. 7 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nickstav Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 There will be a surge in the sale of coffee mugs to bar owners. 8 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, darksidedog said: If I was voting, I wouldn't be overly happy with the killjoy party, that stops the party. Additionally, I would have thought there was a better chance of the election being rigged, without people noticing, if they had had a few drinks. The amount of alchohol free days in a year here is already pretty crazy. Do not worry locals make up for it on all other days???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bdenner Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 There is nothing new here! Has been policy for most all the major elections I can remember. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lucius verus Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) How many tourists have arrived here looking to relax and have a cold beer only to be told it's banned for a day or two. You can buy some heroin or yaba ...thats ok........no pombem! The sooner all these monkeys in army and police uniforms are fired the better. Edited March 5, 2019 by Lucius verus 6 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 All those alcoholics getting withdrawal hallucinations, hard to predict how they will vote. Is there any pink elephant party? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Deez Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 What is the point of a ban 1 week before elections? People need a clear head for a week to vote 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creasy Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Thailand is in the Twilight Zone. You can't drink because you need to vote but half of the nutters on the road are pissed whilst driving 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seahorse Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 Nothing to stop people buying alcohol in advance. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 59 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said: Great advertisement to vote for them.... Not. ???? I bet there's no other country that ever had to ban booze because of voting. I feel like i am in some weird movie here... When I was in India a few years ago during an election there was no alcohol allowed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, Deez said: What is the point of a ban 1 week before elections? People need a clear head for a week to vote As the article says, there is pre-voting the weekend before the main event, to allow those who wish to vote away from their own province, amongst others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 There is nothing new here! Has been policy for most all the major elections I can remember.CorrectSent from my SM-G920F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huberthammer Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 29 minutes ago, Deez said: What is the point of a ban 1 week before elections? People need a clear head for a week to vote i thought the same but then decided not to comment, all the sudden they will change it to a week long booze ban! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew55 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, nickstav said: There will be a surge in the sale of coffee mugs to bar owners. I think farang name nickstav go bar-beer Thailand many time long already. Know too much????. The giveaway is that we keep topping up the ice in our coffee mug...???? Edited March 5, 2019 by andrew55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MARK74 Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 "The election proper takes place on Sunday 24th March." that sounds like it's been proper translated by a proper cockney init . . 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wgdanson Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 Seems rather stupid to ban people who are not allowed to vote....eg expats, foreigners. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetongue Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Well I hoped to having a beer at the World Superbikes in Buri Ram on the 17th, it is sponsored by Chang, I wonder if there will be any leeway shown to former politicians who own race tracks. My guess is no leeway, we shall see 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 Thanks for the heads-up. Need to stock up to cope with the inevitable dissappointment of Thailand having to continue suffering under the junta. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, wgdanson said: Seems rather stupid to ban people who are not allowed to vote....eg expats, foreigners. Well we can still vote with our feet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Deez said: What is the point of a ban 1 week before elections? People need a clear head for a week to vote 17th is an advance poll! "Sunday 17th March will feature a day of pre-voting. Alcohol sales and distribution is forbidden from 6pm on Saturday 16th until 6pm on Sunday 17th." An archaic law! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunBENQ Posted March 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2019 So much fuss about a farce. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 2 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said: Great advertisement to vote for them.... Not. ???? I bet there's no other country that ever had to ban booze because of voting. I feel like i am in some weird movie here... Would suggest you refrain from placing any such bet in Central and South America, you might just lose your shirt......... https://vinepair.com/articles/election-day-alcohol-dry-laws/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I would vote out the idiots who believe we should treat the people like children. Even though they are. What isn't illegal here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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