Jomtien beer bar shuttered for allegedly breaching COVID-19 restrictions

 

Image: Siamchon News

 

District officials and police raided a beer bar in Jomtien on Friday which was said to be in breach of the provincial restrictions put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

 

Officials arrived at the busy bar and ordered its immediate closure, with the owner facing 100,000 baht fine and possible further legal action. 

 

The owner told officials the bar was actually a restaurant and therefore was able to serve alcohol to customers ordering food.

 

However, officials were not convinced and said claims the bar was operating as a restaurant was in order to circumvent rules which ordered all bars, nightclubs and karaoke bars in Pattaya to close.

 

On Wednesday, Chonburi Governor Phakkhrathon Thianchai declared Banglamung district, including Pattaya as ‘highly controlled zones’. This meant that all bars, nightclubs and initially restaurants had to close. 

 

On Friday, restaurants were given a sudden reprieve, with officials stating they could remain open and serve alcohol with meals.

The name of the beer bar was not reported.
 

Source: Siamchon News

 

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10 Chang and some peanuts 

what’s the problem?

Seems to be an inordinate number of farangs in the photo?

I was in a larger Jomtien bar/restaurant yesterday with food licence.....maybe 20 foriegn customers, nobody eating all drinking.

8 minutes ago, thaiflyer1 said:

I was in a larger Jomtien bar/restaurant yesterday with food licence.....maybe 20 foriegn customers, nobody eating all drinking.

Kinda what happened in April and they all got shut down..... take out only. 

14 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Seems to be an inordinate number of farangs in the photo?

What else do you expect in a beer bar ?

We place an order of garlic bread in the center of the table then carry on as usual.

11 minutes ago, J Town said:

We place an order of garlic bread in the center of the table then carry on as usual.

Does the garlic keep the BIB away?

1 hour ago, mikebell said:

Seems to be an inordinate number of farangs in the photo?

The food must be good.

4 hours ago, Chang_paarp said:

The food must be good.

or very cheap...........

5 hours ago, mikebell said:

Seems to be an inordinate number of farangs in the photo?

Judging  from their faces they are from Czechoslovakia.......

10 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Judging  from their faces they are from Czechoslovakia.......

They were from there, maybe.

Since 1993 there is no Czechoslovakia any more.

I have finished my scotch egg but leave the plate there 5 pints of Guinness please   Joke !!!

6 hours ago, mikebell said:

Seems to be an inordinate number of farangs in the photo?

There are many bars in Jomtien where foreigners gather. Not unusual at all for a Friday night.

And not one person suspicious about the raid? Thais are very jealous of even the perception of someone doing better than them. This popular bar is lucky it wasnt a thai establishment as it may have had a drive by and yes they are common in Thailand or are the bib just doing their jobs hunting for foreign businesses to shake down. It is the courts job to say if guilty and not a bunch of very uneducated thugs in uniform. 

7 minutes ago, Nout said:

There are many bars in Jomtien where foreigners gather. Not unusual at all for a Friday night.

 

well you learn something new everyday 

 

40 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

well you learn something new everyday 

 

Some people do.

16 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The name of the beer bar was not reported.

New glassed needed. The link in the OP leads to a facebook news site and the name is spelled in Thai.

It's in beach rd. Soi 7.

As long as none of the farangs had been to an illegal gambling den in Banglamung or Rayong in the last month, then I don't see the problem, lol. 

7 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

New glassed needed. The link in the OP leads to a facebook news site and the name is spelled in Thai.

It's in beach rd. Soi 7.

Sherlock here would suggest its the J Bar Soi 7.............photo below from their facebook page looks very similar, even down to the clock on the wall

 

Slightly different angle to the photo though

2 hours ago, kwan said:

Sherlock here missed the tell tale sign.................lol

Money Number One. ????

On 1/2/2021 at 9:48 AM, Phuketshrew said:

Does the garlic keep the BIB away?

need a cross too !!!!

They finished their main course about 5 hours ago, this was just part of the desert.

Next up is the raid because they were selling beer in coffee mugs.

On 1/3/2021 at 3:35 PM, Leaver said:

Money Number One. ????

Stupid young foreign owner number one. 

3 minutes ago, kinyara said:

Stupid young foreign owner number one. 

 

Ahhh, but he knows "Big Boss Police."  He just didn't know him well enough.  ????

8 minutes ago, Leaver said:

 

Ahhh, but he knows "Big Boss Police."  He just didn't know him well enough.  ????

He'll likely know him 100,000 times better now. 

On 1/4/2021 at 8:52 PM, kinyara said:

He'll likely know him 100,000 times better now. 

 

Nice set up by the Thai girlfriend.  ????