Lifting booze ban could fuel contagion: Taweesin

[smedly]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

The government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) explained on Thursday (April 30) that the ban on selling alcohol had been extended to prevent social gatherings that might lead to a rise in coronavirus infections.

total hogwash

 

If you don't want people to gather socially then man up and enforce that

 

Denying public access to alcohol solves nothing

[ukrules]

I've got a good idea what will happen here.

 

Alcohol will remain banned until the pubs open up because many people will just use the restaurants to go drinking in crowds, big crowds.

[smedly]

1 hour ago, Sujo said:

Im surprised communal eating is not banned. It should be and it is in malaysia. Food isnt banned as it is a necessity of life. Communal eating is not.

because they can't enforce anything they are totally clueless - road safety is a fine example - ban the sale of fuel would be the only answer they could come up with because they can't enforce laws 

[Dmaxdan]

I hope government is paying full wages to all those who work in the alcohol business and are now technically unemployed for at least another month because of this idiotic ban. 

[DirtyHarry55]

Bet the good Dr has enough stocked at home to keep him going.
I mean how much Tax revenue they gonna loose?

[smedly]

1 hour ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

Tyrant detected. 

I have another word for it but I'd get a posting holiday

[jmccarty]

markets, shops, public parks, sports.. No social gatherings possible in any of these!

[GreasyFingers]

I will need to get the calculator out now. Did not believe the wife when she said it was to be banned for another month, but the sweet little thing went out and bought 4 slabs for me yesterday. Now how long will that last?

[dinsdale]

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

I've got a good idea what will happen here.

 

Alcohol will remain banned until the pubs open up because many people will just use the restaurants to go drinking in crowds, big crowds.

I actually saw before that they were saying if restaurants opened they would not be allowed to sell alcohol. Yesterday maybe. It was then I knew the empty heads would extend the alcohol ban.

Edited April 30, 2020 by dinsdale

[Grumpy one]

1 hour ago, Sujo said:

No, you ban and fine those sitting in groups eating it. Food is essential, alcohol is not.

Say's a non drinker no doubt  

[J Town]

I have two ice cold Singha yais. Taking bids now, opening bid 500 baht, do I hear 600? (KIDDING!)

[ThailandRyan]

Lets see if this thread can eclipse the other one discussing Alcohol sales banned which has gone past 450 posts in 5 hours....Gotta love when the government becomes unpopular even more with not just the expats but the population as well.

 

Reminds me of a role reversal :  Now Kids are Telling there Parents what they can  and can not do....

[Eibot]

70000 dead because of smoking.

Solution: Stop smoking inside.

 

20000 dead on the roads.

Solution: Sporadically enforced Traffic rules.

 

56 Covid19 deaths

Solution: Ban Alcohol because of social gatherings (meanwhile opening wetmartkets, barbers, salons).

 

 

[potless]

With millions of people having little or no money/food, my suspicion is that the real reason for an alcohol ban is a fear of civil unrest/disobedience. Government scared of drunken mobs taking to the streets and rioting. Just a guess of course.

[mauGR1]

4 minutes ago, potless said:

With millions of people having little or no money/food, my suspicion is that the real reason for an alcohol ban is a fear of civil unrest/disobedience. Government scared of drunken mobs taking to the streets and rioting. Just a guess of course.

In that case we can expect the alcohol ban to stay for many months.

[DrTuner]

12 minutes ago, potless said:

With millions of people having little or no money/food, my suspicion is that the real reason for an alcohol ban is a fear of civil unrest/disobedience. Government scared of drunken mobs taking to the streets and rioting. Just a guess of course.

I think it's more probable drunks would stay home, happily inebriated. In either case, Thais rising against usurpers seems to be about 1/100000000000000000 chance. They'll just take it on the chin as usual.

Edited April 30, 2020 by DrTuner

[Wongkitlo]

19 minutes ago, potless said:

With millions of people having little or no money/food, my suspicion is that the real reason for an alcohol ban is a fear of civil unrest/disobedience. Government scared of drunken mobs taking to the streets and rioting. Just a guess of course.

They will just buy Khao Lao from the local stand on the street. If not I'm sure there is lots of Yaba around.

[fishtank]

I don't know who is more stupid.

The morons bringing in these rules and expecting people to actually believe the BS.

Or the population to meekly put up with this. 

[Traubert]

I wonder which will come back first, sale of booze or flights out to home?

[potless]

2 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

In that case we can expect the alcohol ban to stay for many months.

As it stands, anything is possible as there doesnt seem to be any real strategy. Personally, I think the ban should be lifted. Get the economy going asap. 

[Catkiwi]

2 hours ago, The Farang said:

They always ban alcohol,  this is nothing new.  If they regularly ban alcohol,  then there is obviously an alcoholism problem in the country. 

Are you for real? Regularly ban alcohol...that is traditionally for Royal or Buddhist related celebration days. Ignorance is bliss, as they say but stupid can't be excused. Throughout this entire alcohol ban debacle, all of the holier than thou, puritan perfect sons of <deleted> have been demeaning and belittling people that have an addiction. Your time will come and Karma will get you. 

 

 

 

[potless]

21 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

I think it's more probable drunks would stay home, happily inebriated. In either case, Thais rising against usurpers seems to be about 1/100000000000000000 chance. They'll just take it on the chin as usual.

I am inclined to agree but that isnt necessarily how an under pressure government may view it. 

[Blumpie]

In other news expatriates in Thailand are losing weight faster than a hotel is losing Bhat every night...

[Skallywag]

37 minutes ago, potless said:

With millions of people having little or no money/food, my suspicion is that the real reason for an alcohol ban is a fear of civil unrest/disobedience. Government scared of drunken mobs taking to the streets and rioting. Just a guess of course.

Open all businesses, Thais will all go back to work and have no time for rioting.  

Solved

[Wongkitlo]

1 hour ago, Dmaxdan said:

I hope government is paying full wages to all those who work in the alcohol business and are now technically unemployed for at least another month because of this idiotic ban. 

It is more than that. Beer has a limited shelf life. The companies had no warning of this happening and will have to throw out weeks of production. Then once sales are allowed again there will be a gap between production beginning and the beer actually getting to the stores. If you include the farmers supplying the produce and  the lost taxes involved it is a lot of money wasted on something that they have very little proof will achieve anything. Sounds like something only soldiers could come up with. Prohibition has never worked anywhere and to think that Thailand with rampant corruption can pull it off is crazy.  There is alot of money to be made by criminals on illegal production. I'm sure the Thai mafia are really happy. We all know the stories about prohibition in USA. It tastes great. It  is 100 years and 3 months ago that Prohibition  started in the US. Hopefully everyone can have a drink to celebrate that the Thai government has learned  nothing in this time. I have just opened the third bottle of the case of Chang I bought today and happy to toast this re-enactment of history.

[Yadon Toploy]

14 minutes ago, potless said:

As it stands, anything is possible as there doesnt seem to be any real strategy. 

Thai Management 101.

[Catkiwi]

4 minutes ago, Blumpie said:

In other news expatriates in Thailand are losing weight faster than a hotel is losing Bhat every night...

Wrong. Gaining weight in the wallet from not being allowed out!!! However, happy to shed a few $$ once the shackles are unlocked.

[chickenslegs]

36 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

I think it's more probable drunks would stay home, happily inebriated. In either case, Thais rising against usurpers seems to be about 1/100000000000000000 chance. They'll just take it on the chin as usual.

"on the chin" is the polite way of saying "up the <deleted>.

[Catkiwi]

8 minutes ago, Wongkitlo said:

It is more than that. Beer has a limited shelf life. The companies had no warning of this happening and will have to throw out weeks of production. Then once sales are allowed again there will be a gap between production beginning and the beer actually getting to the stores. If you include the farmers supplying the produce and  the lost taxes involved it is a lot of money wasted on something that they have very little proof will achieve anything. Sounds like something only soldiers could come up with. Prohibition has never worked anywhere and to think that Thailand with rampant corruption can pull it off is crazy.  There is alot of money to be made by criminals on illegal production. I'm sure the Thai mafia are really happy. We all know the stories about prohibition in USA. It tastes great. It  is 100 years and 3 months ago that Prohibition  started in the US. Hopefully everyone can have a drink to celebrate that the Thai government has learned  nothing in this time. I have just opened the third bottle of the case of Chang I bought today and happy to toast this re-enactment of history.

I served my country in a theatre of war and I take exception to you thinking that you know anything about soldiers. You probably don't have any knowledge about beer production, farmers, taxes, corruption, mafia, USA prohibition or how the Thai government operates. However after 3 bottles of Chang you probably know what formaldehyde tastes like and the effect that it has on a simpleton.

[Catkiwi]

8 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

"on the chin" is the polite way of saying "up the <deleted>.

Chin was that Chinese bloke that brought the Wuflu here yeah?