Thailand to allow alcohol sales after three-week ban: officials

[transam]

2 minutes ago, vogie said:

It's getting a little late in the day, I just wonder when they'll put us out of their misery and tell us what's happening.

Just read an up to date article which said the ban is lifted from tomorrow, but can only buy booze to take home....

[HHTel]

No.  Lifting the ban will revert to the standard selling times.  No sales after midnight.  You'd have to wait until 11:00 am.

[transam]

3 minutes ago, Andartecca said:

can buy on sunday at 00.01 ?

No, you are house bound at that time.....????

[vogie]

4 minutes ago, transam said:

Just read an up to date article which said the ban is lifted from tomorrow, but can only buy booze to take home....

I have seen other posters saying that the governors of their province have extended the ban untill June 1st, is this not so?

Edited May 2, 2020 by vogie

[transam]

1 minute ago, vogie said:

I have seen other posters saying that the governors of their province has extended the ban untill June 1st, is this not so?

Dunno, the article never mentioned that, but if they do, they won't be voted back in....????

[ray666]

11 hours ago, Thailand said:

How did the shares of some companies perform in the last few days?

Third world country, all back handers.

[Isaan Alan]

10 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

Bring back Singha Light and dump that horrible MyBeer.

 

 

I have emailed Boonrawd Trading Co accordingly....... still waiting for a reply. 

Try Tiger Light

[ray666]

16 minutes ago, HHTel said:

No.  Lifting the ban will revert to the standard selling times.  No sales after midnight.  You'd have to wait until 11:00 am.

The only time you can`t buy used to be between 2pm- 5pm. The rest of the day and night was ok, if you could find a shop open. 7 11 is open 24hrs.

[KhaoNiaw]

3 minutes ago, ray666 said:

The only time you can`t buy used to be between 2pm- 5pm. The rest of the day and night was ok, if you could find a shop open. 7 11 is open 24hrs.

No sales after midnight until 11am. 

[loong]

4 minutes ago, ray666 said:

The only time you can`t buy used to be between 2pm- 5pm. The rest of the day and night was ok, if you could find a shop open. 7 11 is open 24hrs.

Shops are not supposed to sell alcohol between midnight and 11 am as well.
7-11 will conform to that.

[djayz]

12 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

I guess they managed to strike a deal for 2 billionaire families to "help" them after all..

I wonder how much had to be added to the piggies trough to get the ban lifted ??

Count the number of new Rolexs, multiply by the price and that'll give us a ballpark figure. 

[Spellforce]

Are we still waiting for the final approval from the Chonburi governor ?

[HaoleBoy]

Craft beer restaurant in CM posted on FB they will sell (with 30% discount) starting tomorrow, 3 May, from 12 noon to 9pm.  They state it is a 1 day sale though and they will be closed Mon.

[DrJack54]

26 minutes ago, transam said:

Dunno, the article never mentioned that, but if they do, they won't be voted back in....????

Keep in mind that it was the proviences that initially introduced it. With various end dates.

Don't rule it out. Appears one provience has signed up to extend ban

 

[Don Mega]

3 minutes ago, Spellforce said:

Are we still waiting for the final approval from the Chonburi governor ?

Not approval as such but we are at his mercy to extend the ban.

[DrJack54]

11 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Not approval as such but we are at his mercy to extend the ban.

News flash. Rather rumor from the tgf. BTW she is nearly always spot on. 

Currently staying in Rayong district at her resort. We the only folk there. Just now the owner has told my gf that Rayong ban continue to May 15. This Thai owner from wealthy family. My money on her info.

Edited May 2, 2020 by DrJack54

[lamyai3]

1 hour ago, WhereIsMyRyeBread said:

I noted Heineken's non alcoholic beer also have been removed from our 7 Eleven despite it's advertised as containing 0% Alcohol.

Why not remove all soft-drinks by that rationale- keep it safe. 

Some 7-11s stock it, some don't. There's a sticker on the ring pull confirming it's alcohol free. 

[holy cow cm]

15 minutes ago, Spellforce said:

Are we still waiting for the final approval from the Chonburi governor ?

It would not be the approval as it has already been formally dropped as of tomorrow by decree published in the Royal Gazette. But it would be his going against the ban being dropped as his opinion sees potential harm and then reinstating it as banned. Same as all the Governors have this ax e nine option on that first open window day. If they do go against the grain there will be H --- to pay.

[holy cow cm]

22 minutes ago, HaoleBoy said:

Craft beer restaurant in CM posted on FB they will sell (with 30% discount) starting tomorrow, 3 May, from 12 noon to 9pm.  They state it is a 1 day sale though and they will be closed Mon.

Thank you Dancing Bear for the update. My call is it will be a one day open window at best and then the door shuts. And I will go give Thai lemons to the sun and rain gods if this is allowed.

[vogie]

The governor of Samut Prakan has just signed an order that alcohol can be sold in the province from Sunday onwards.

So it does look like the governors do have the final say.

[holy cow cm]

27 minutes ago, HaoleBoy said:

Craft beer restaurant in CM posted on FB they will sell (with 30% discount) starting tomorrow, 3 May, from 12 noon to 9pm.  They state it is a 1 day sale though and they will be closed Mon.

BTW. Where or what location is that? Many craft beer places in CM. 

[holy cow cm]

2 minutes ago, vogie said:

The governor of Samut Prakan has just signed an order that alcohol can be sold in the province from Sunday onwards.

So it does look like the governors do have the final say.

YA HOOOOOOOOO. Some of them have gonads. 

[OneeyedJohn]

Thank deleted for that, lets hope the sheeplike rest of them follow suit.

[mikosan]

10 hours ago, graemeaylward said:

I find it sad that a previous thread announcing the lifting of the alcohol ban attracted 13 pages of comments, however, really important news about the ozone layer and the rejuvenating of nature in National Parks barely mustered a handful of comments!  I choose not to drink alcohol, but I am appalled by the number of people on this forum who see it as the only reason to live! Alcohol does not make the world go round! (unless you drink too much of course). 

The 'important news' you mention barely gets a mention in normal times in Thailand anyway, so why bother.  Chill out and have a beer.

[Don Mega]

12 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

Thank you Dancing Bear for the update. My call is it will be a one day open window at best and then the door shuts. And I will go give Thai lemons to the sun and rain gods if this is allowed.

Closed on Monday as it is a public holiday perhaps ?

[Bluetongue]

Poo Yai Bahn in my village in Chantaburi just announced no sale of alcohol tomorrow

[HaoleBoy]

6 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

BTW. Where or what location is that? Many craft beer places in CM. 

Renegade Craft Beer & Restaurant close to the E moat & Tha Pae Gate is who I originally posted about.

I'm hoping The Beer will be open for take-away beer sales as well.

Just heard that The Yellow Pug will be selling take-away craft beer too.

[OneeyedJohn]

But Electricity and Immigration are both open on Tuesday, so a busy day for me.

 

Might pop in to Big C just for a laugh. 

[mikosan]

9 hours ago, mrjohn said:

Whether you agree with an alcohol ban or not, this tin pot government's handling of the issue has been staggeringly incompetent.

I couldn't agree more.  Someone mentioned the book 'Lord of the Flies' in some post somewhere.  I agree, this government must have used that as its point of reference.

[billd766]

13 hours ago, Soupdragon said:

You think that announcing that the ban would continue for another month was just a bargaining ploy ?

 

Cynic ????

IMHO it was a sharp reminder of who actually runs the country.

 

Somebody cracked a whip to bring the government back on line.

Edited May 2, 2020 by billd766
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