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List of Thai provinces that have banned alcohol sales


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On 4/10/2020 at 1:15 PM, ftpjtm said:

Is there any particular reason for this?

The Thai government knows that a big percentage of westerners have drink problems and IMO, that is why it is done. Any excuse that they can think of suffices.

The Immigration big wigs hate us, but I do not think that applies to all of the IOs although some of them could watch their attitude at times.

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1 hour ago, possum1931 said:

As a non drinker, I have to admit that alcohol is non essential, and it is wrong to ban it, just as it is also wrong to close down bars for religious reasons.

And why is it wrong to ban alcohol, that causes behavioural problems that can make the job of curfew, distancing and lockdown more difficult? There might be a large number of sensible expat drinkers that are inconvenienced for a time, but this is Thailand and it's the behaviour of a very large population of younger people that are the concern here. 

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Add Khon Kaen to the list. I am way out in the boonies. The police just came to the mom and pop stores and put up a ban from April 12 - 17. All we have are small mom and pop stores within a 15 k radius of me. None are selling. A friend went out to get some whiskey and about two hours later he came back empty. They are serious about it this time.

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People don't seem to understand the plot here.

Everybody complains about the government not doing anything too reduce the number of deaths on the road, especially at songkran, and we know that a lot of them are linked to drinking.

Can you not see that by banning alcohol now over Songkran, it could show that there is a big reduction in deaths.

This is a perfect opportunity to try this strategy out, then it could be justified to repeat every year.  ????

 

Oh, and also be extended to new year. ????????????

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32 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

So, is alcohol available for purchase in the following Provinces - Khon Kaen, Uttaradit, Phrae, Phayao, Nan and Udon Thani????

No. Khon Kaen and Udon Thani have at least banned the sale of alcohol. In Udon Thani its between the 11th until 30th April, and police is driving around in villages to warn shop owners of hefty fines if the sell alcohol  Official posters in all 7-eleven, BigC and Makro stores. People in Nong Khai and Bueng Kan also say its banned there as well.

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20 hours ago, DJ54 said:

I feel for some of the folks up here in NE... life working on farms 

in the heat of day which sucks. And a little Thai whisky makes it

a little less like it sucks... Then yeah no alcohol... 

    Don't worry too much , they'll still get some .

 

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3 hours ago, RocketDog said:

Really? A big percentage? 

 

What the Thai government does or doesn't know is not often apparent, and almost certainly not by you. 

 

I've lived in western countries most of my life and know many people who drink that don't have "drink problems"; a very 'little' percentage of them in fact IMO. 

 

Where do you live that has such problems and do you personally know a big percentage of the population? 

In most of the time I have been here, the majority of Farangs I know drink every day, so IMO they have a drink problem.

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On 4/10/2020 at 1:15 PM, ftpjtm said:

Is there any particular reason for this?

No real reason but the result will reduce the income of more small shops and possibly out of business. Police unable to secure a lockdown and stop parties, could be one reason though.

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All 77 of 'em:

 

Alcohol sales banned in entire country

 

All 77 provinces have banned sales of alcoholic beverages and ordered the closure of shops or venues selling those beverages, as part of efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/3038583

 

(However each province has set a schedule following SongKran  -- see article for detail)

 

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8 hours ago, possum1931 said:

In most of the time I have been here, the majority of Farangs I know drink every day, so IMO they have a drink problem.

If someone cannot go a day without a drink, then they have a problem, but that is not to say that they are a raving alcoholic.

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They're telling us to wash hands with alcohol, now they say total ban on alcohol!!!!??

If alcohol kills germs why not drinking it instead of wasting it on our hands?!

 

"Wine can make you fat, what will it be, red or white?"

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38 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

If someone cannot go a day without a drink, then they have a problem, but that is not to say that they are a raving alcoholic.

How would you know Poss, you have never had a glass of anything to know....????.......????

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9 hours ago, possum1931 said:

In most of the time I have been here, the majority of Farangs I know drink every day, so IMO they have a drink problem.

OK. Well. Sorry for that. 

I hope it's not contagious. 

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