No, it is not banned throughout Thailand. Alcohol is flowing freely at the Athenee Hotel.

8 hours ago, Thechook said:

How is having a drink at a bar compared to having one at home going to effect a local election?

 

You're looking for logic in Thailand? 

8 hours ago, eeworldwide said:

Hold on...where's the source for this info?

 

What's the reason for the ban?

 

 

It’s the normal regular ban ,same as all the last elections 

5 hours ago, eeworldwide said:

 

For the avoidance of doubt - the alcohol ban doesn't apply to Bangkok.

 

Sitting in W market. Beer towers everywhere ????

6 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Did we not have a couple of election days last year? In fact, there was one in January.

 

Provincial elections were, indeed, held last December:-

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/thailand-election-idUSKBN28U04L

 

Clearly a journalistic howler on the Nation's part in @UncleMhee's link, methinks!

 

17 minutes ago, Thaiophil said:

Sitting in W market. Beer towers everywhere ????

 

Rules seem to differ in other regions. In Phuket bars not allowed to open on Saturday, until Sunday 6pm

5 hours ago, MasterBaker said:

trying to prove a proverb: "i say when i drink what i think when i'm sober"

 

     I need more time to Tink , about that..

8 hours ago, lazygourmet said:

Depends on who buy you the drink.

Anyway, here in Thailand, upcountry folks prefer cash in hand. 

 

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54 minutes ago, OJAS said:

Provincial elections were, indeed, held last December:-

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/thailand-election-idUSKBN28U04L

 

Clearly a journalistic howler on the Nation's part in @UncleMhee's link, methinks

Absolutely......and municipal elections for the posts of mayor and executives of the country’s 2,472 municipalities  are being held tomorrow. Sorry to burst your bubble......

9 hours ago, Nong Khai Man said:

Drinking at home is permitted........Hallelujah, But I Don't drink Anyway.....

Reformed alcoholic ?
 

You can easily quit drinking with Baclofen.

5 hours ago, sherwood said:

Be a happy man when these speaker trucks stop spruking at full noise, 6am and 5pm every day for the past month. Lucky there is only two of them. 

Must be beer o'clock. Cheers

Only two? Round our way  have been 5 pickups, 1 of those mechanical buffalo things attached to a trailer, 1 motorcycle with  side  car............. all with sound systems  turned  up to distortion level and at  times up to three of them passing at the same time generating extremely audible gibberish !

But as a small compensation my wife has accepted  1400 Bht in total for contemplation of preference.

She has promised to buy me a bottle of  Irish on Monday ! ????

 

Well Im in a bar now, its 9.50pm on 27 Nov and drinking beer!! Strange.

11 hours ago, Thechook said:

How is having a drink at a bar compared to having one at home going to effect a local election?

you really looking for a logical reply? 

8 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

Well Im in a bar now, its 9.50pm on 27 Nov and drinking beer!! Strange.

u naughty rebel u.... enjoy

1 hour ago, mikeymike100 said:

Well Im in a bar now, its 9.50pm on 27 Nov and drinking beer!! Strange.

You have a time machine?

7 hours ago, wimpy said:

No, it is not banned throughout Thailand. Alcohol is flowing freely at the Athenee Hotel.

I hope you were joking. 

18 hours ago, eeworldwide said:

Hold on...where's the source for this info?

 

What's the reason for the ban?

 

 

Archaic thinking.

Rejoice, it is 6pm not midnight as normal (so it meets up with the stupid everyday laws so you get a longer ban).

Fridge is full anyway and Mom & Pop next door take cash with no till receipt if I run short.

20 hours ago, rooster59 said:

While the exact rules and penalties regarding the sale of alcohol this weekend may differ slightly from province to province, don’t expect your local bar to be serving booze until after the 6pm deadline has passed.

I'm sure my local mom & pop shop will oblige me.

20 hours ago, Thechook said:

How is having a drink at a bar compared to having one at home going to effect a local election?

I was going to say in a bar they will get drunk and fight about politics, then I realized here its just as likely or more your neighbor/family member will come and shoot you, IE same as any day here.

9 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I'm sure my local mom & pop shop will oblige me.

I was unaware of the ban last night, went as normal got my beer from them nothing said or hidden in a brown bag. ????

11 hours ago, Nojohndoe said:

But as a small compensation my wife has accepted  1400 Bht in total for contemplation of preference.

I won't even ask if that's legal?

7 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I won't even ask if that's legal?

 Haven't got a clue what he meant. Nope, none at all.

 

"Contemplation of preference." ????

21 hours ago, Thechook said:

How is having a drink at a bar compared to having one at home going to effect a local election?

If one is having a drink at home, a potential candidate or one of their aids cannot come in with a fist full of baht and start plying you and your mates with drinks. It's called 'vote buying' and is a very common practice in many 'pseudo' democracies throughout the world.

 

This is nothing more than a demonstration of the authorities understanding the way grassroots Thailand functions.

 

It's only one day. Learn to live with it. It's not that difficult.

There are no local elections in my Tambon, so beer is available for sale today.

However just 2kms away in the next Tambon the signs saying no alcohol sales tomorrow were up yesterday.

21 hours ago, eeworldwide said:

Hold on...where's the source for this info?

 

What's the reason for the ban?

 

 

As Thais can't drive, they can't be trusted to cast a proper vote after alcohol despite most people knowing most votes are bought and paid for in advance of the election.

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

It's only one day. Learn to live with it. It's not that difficult.

 

If only we only had to suffer 'em campaigning pick-ups and their multi-megawatt sound systems pumping out endless canvassing garbage interspersed with the "dulcet" strains of lousy music with the volume and bass both turned up full for only one day! A tad difficult to have to live with that antisocial nonsense for weeks on end as has been the case in my neighbourhood IMHO!!

21 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

No worries; Mom and Pop shop next door to the Election Office will sell you Booze any day of the year, ban or no ban !

And the opposite can happen. last year we went to a large restaurant at Ang Sila on the Sunday evening after 6pm. The restaurant were not selling alcohol all day, ban or no ban.

12 minutes ago, OJAS said:

 

If only we only had to suffer 'em campaigning pick-ups and their multi-megawatt sound systems pumping out endless canvassing garbage to the "dulcet" strains of lousy music with the volume and bass both turned up full for only one day! A tad difficult to have to live with that antisocial nonsense for weeks on end as has been the case in my neighbourhood IMHO!!

Job done.