PHOTOS: Here’s what Pattaya looks like when there is an alcohol ban

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PHOTOS: Here’s what Pattaya looks like when there is an alcohol ban

 

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that most of Pattaya's nightlife entertainment simply shut down on Saturday night after an alcohol ban came into force for local elections in Chonburi.

 

Reporters from the media went to Walking Street, Soi 6, Bua Khao and Sai 3 and found no alcohol being served in pubs and restaurants that were open. 

 

Most were shut up and 77kaoded went with that caption "Entertainment Shutdown" on their photo of a deserted street. 

 

The booze ban came into force at 6pm on Saturday and lasted for 24 hours for the elections on Sunday. 

 

Thaivisa notes that downtown Pattaya had been very quiet on Friday night with little sign of visitors from Bangkok.  With Thailand jittery from a Covid-19 outbreak in Samut Sakhon the outlook for the Christmas and New Year holidays looks bleak. 

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

 

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[Andy from Kent]

 

 

Seems to me that some better approach could have been used for an industry already so badly hurt.   Forcing another day off just doesn't seem quite right.

[ChipButty]

Just hope we dont have another lock down, 

[TSF]

Nothing to do with covid lockdowns at all, this is what happens when they charge beer drinkers 10Bt a slash. ????

[Wongkitlo]

Am out of town 10 km. Everyone drinking out on the streets at the restaurants on Saturday night. Mum and Dad shop selling like always. The ban is just to stop the farung from arguing about who is the best candidate for the local elections. 

[tinca tinca]

38 minutes ago, TSF said:

Nothing to do with covid lockdowns at all, this is what happens when they charge beer drinkers 10Bt a slash. ????

do you mean 10 baht for a **SS???

[potless]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Reporters from the media went to Walking Street, Soi 6, Bua Khao and Sai 3 and found no alcohol being served in pubs and restaurants that were open. 

So they were just snooping around, hoping to catch someone selling alcohol. Nothing better to do I suppose.

[CorpusChristie]

Bars close when they cannot sell alcohol .

The streets are empty when the bars are closed  

[RichardColeman]

In the UK voting stops at 10pm. Cannot see any reason why they could not have opened up after voting finished since its a night life venue anyway

[Surelynot]

Bangkok Post said Bangkok and Pattaya had no elections and the bars could open??? They were all open in Bangkok?

[jacko45k]

41 minutes ago, potless said:

So they were just snooping around, hoping to catch someone selling alcohol. Nothing better to do I suppose.

Perhaps they were looking for a drink....

[Golden Triangle]

I don't know if it looks any different to the last time I drove around town at 23.30hrs, booze ban or no booze ban, Pattaya is a sad, derelict shadow of its former self, so sad to see this. 

[MasterBaker]

it looks like this pretty much every night now

[Bob12345]

Why stop alcohol sales? 

 

Looking who has been voted in in the past, i would say let them try to fill in the ballots drunk and see if that gives better results. It cant be worse.

[skorp13]

They all know the ban is coming so they simply stock up, plus the mom & pop shops. Dog and pony show that hurts businesses and workers alike

[Jimbo2014]

Pictures in one word - UGLY! - where did all that tourism money from the past go?  ????????????????????

[ronnie round head]

looks to me like a night out in england just the same

[hellohello123]

3 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

Bars close when they cannot sell alcohol .

The streets are empty when the bars are closed  

whoah whoah whoah

slown down forest

 

you expect the politicians and people in charge to put 1 and 1 together???

[Pilotman]

looks  absolutely perfect to me. ????

[Paul Henry]

Governments that do not run their country on a secular basis need to realise the economic impact their decision have on the economy of the country there are examples all over the world. I do realise that this alcohol ban was due to other political desires but when all the closures over a year are taken into account many workers miss out on the income no matter how meagre that may be effecting the entire community. Time for a rethink.

[CorpusChristie]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

In the UK voting stops at 10pm. Cannot see any reason why they could not have opened up after voting finished since its a night life venue anyway

 

  Votes finished at 6 PM , but they count the votes in public at the polling stations with people/police

observing 

[Gandtee]

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

In the UK voting stops at 10pm. Cannot see any reason why they could not have opened up after voting finished since its a night life venue anyway

Why do you make sensible suggestions?????

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

With Thailand jittery from a Covid-19 outbreak in Samut Sakhon the outlook for the Christmas and New Year holidays looks bleak

I think many will party at home this year, save on travel money [and fear of infection] and spend the money on food & booze at home.

I will, stocked up already.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Jimbo2014 said:

Pictures in one word - UGLY! - where did all that tourism money from the past go?  ????????????????????

 

[from the home of CC]

7 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Just hope we dont have another lock down, 

imo with the recent events it's inevitable..

[Surelynot]

Just now, from the home of CC said:

imo with the recent events it's inevitable..

On a brighter note Thailand might have its own a lump of moon rock in the next 10 years or so.

[Golden Triangle]

8 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Just hope we dont have another lock down, 

 

A lock down I can cope with, I just don't see any reason to ban alcohol sales like they did last time, the Mrs will be going out tomorrow to do a modest inventory uptick by a couple of cases of beer, a couple of large bottles of Gin & a modest amount of wine, I'll stay at home as long as they want, I just want to be able to enjoy a drink or 2 while watching a movie or TV series or 2, is that too much to ask ??

[Bangkok Barry]

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

In the UK voting stops at 10pm. Cannot see any reason why they could not have opened up after voting finished since its a night life venue anyway

 

Voting in Thailand closes at 3pm, so in reality the ban until 6 has nothing to do with the elections. It's just another way of exercising control.

[jaiyen]

Why do the press keep on about poor old Pattaya ? There are 1000's of towns all over the world that are having the same problem without tourists. The big difference is that most of the other places are worth visiting, not so Pattaya !!

[Tropicalevo]

6 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Bangkok Post said Bangkok and Pattaya had no elections and the bars could open??? They were all open in Bangkok?

I read the same in a number of places.

Ban in all provinces except Bangkok and Pattaya.