Honey Pot raided for serving alcohol to foreigners

[Jonathan Fairfield]

The manager of the Honey Pot bar in Rawai was charged with breach of the COVID-19 restrictions in place. Photo: Jarung Taochan

 

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Phuket officials together with Chalong police last night (May 21) raided the Honey Pot bar in Rawai and charged the manager for serving alcohol to foreigners.

 

Chalong Police, led by Capt Suchart Soonthornmatcha, raided the bar in Moo 2, Rawai, at about 10:20pm. 

 

Joining the raid were Territorial Defense Volunteers, led by Rawai subdistrict chief (Kamnan) Jarung Taochan.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/honey-pot-raided-for-serving-alcohol-to-foreigners-80085.php

 

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[khwaibah]

10 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

PHUKET: Phuket officials together with Chalong police last night (May 21) raided the Honey Pot bar in Rawai and charged the manager for serving alcohol to foreigners.

 

OK to serve to Thais.????

[zzzzz]

Nothing new

 

to say it does not happen everywhere is just burying ur head in the sand

Edited May 23, 2021 by zzzzz

[Unify]

This place sits in the open, where you can easily see it from the road. Every time I've gone by recently, I could see people sitting in there. Sometimes people were playing pool. I wondered how they were getting away with it.

 

Then, the place next door got raided and shut down. Did they not see the writing on the wall?

[Pottinger]

And they're hoping to open the island to tourists in a month. What a welcome they'll have! If the taxi drivers don't strip them of their cash, the police will.

[Wiggy]

Pity they didn’t do that in Thonglor a few weeks back. 

[Thechook]

And in Australia liquor stores have remained open as they are considered essential just like supermarkets

[Meat Pie 47]

16 minutes ago, Thechook said:

And in Australia liquor stores have remained open as they are considered essential just like supermarkets

Yes but we don't have local infections apart from a few in Quarantine 

[madmitch]

38 minutes ago, Thechook said:

And in Australia liquor stores have remained open as they are considered essential just like supermarkets

You can buy liquor in stores here as well.

[Ralf001]

40 minutes ago, Thechook said:

And in Australia liquor stores have remained open as they are considered essential just like supermarkets

 

And in Thailand liquor stores have remained open as well.

 

Your point is ?

[DaLa]

Whatever the laws are and whether they make sense, we would consider it a little over the top to have the entire UK police force present at the arrest of this woman. Operation 'Barmaid' has just taken on a whole new meaning.

[MasterBaker]

what's the charge? maybe latter than profit of selling drinks? one wai and 20 pushups?

[ChipButty]

Joining the raid were Territorial Defense Volunteers

 

More like Paramilitaries 

[FitnessHealthTravel]

8 officers in the photo, how many more involved in this arrest? Slow News day.  I saw Thai vendors at the beach on Chaweng Samui yesterday selling beer to anyone openly.  Right next to Seen Beach Club. Nothing happened to them and they didn't seem to be hiding anything...

[ChipButty]

2 hours ago, Unify said:

This place sits in the open, where you can easily see it from the road. Every time I've gone by recently, I could see people sitting in there. Sometimes people were playing pool. I wondered how they were getting away with it.

 

Then, the place next door got raided and shut down. Did they not see the writing on the wall?

I dont think they shut it down I saw lights on and some people sitting there

[Dogmatix]

2 hours ago, Thechook said:

And in Australia liquor stores have remained open as they are considered essential just like supermarkets

In many states of the US gunshops were also deemed essential businesses and did cracking business too as Americans prepared for their personal SHTF scenarios.

[brianthainess]

3 hours ago, madmitch said:

You can buy liquor in stores here as well.

Ma and pop shops you can sit and drink a beer too ????

[ChipButty]

1 minute ago, brianthainess said:

Ma and pop shops you can sit and drink a beer too ????

Not around here Ive not seen any

[Deli]

Give the people their lifes back. Senseless rules just to get kitty's litterbox approved.

[Caldera]

Honey Pot, what a lovely place to get stung!

[Skeptic7]

"Honey Pot" ????????

[rcuthbert]

"The walls have ears"

"Tea money, or not tea money - that is the question!"

[rott]

6 hours ago, Thechook said:

And in Australia liquor stores have remained open as they are considered essential just like supermarkets

Completely pointless and irrelevant post. But two people thought it worth a like....................... Shakes head. 

[Somtamnication]

Territorial Defense Volunteers? I thought Dad's Army was cancelled? 

[Ireland32]

10 hours ago, Thechook said:

And in Australia liquor stores have remained open as they are considered essential just like supermarkets

Well people cannot control themselves here 

[Pattaya Spotter]

22 hours ago, Pottinger said:

And they're hoping to open the island to tourists in a month. What a welcome they'll have! If the taxi drivers don't strip them of their cash, the police will.

What are you even talking about...the story is about a THAI restaurant manager being charged with serving alcohol in violation of Covid-19 restrictions?

[Pattaya Spotter]

22 hours ago, Wiggy said:

Pity they didn’t do that in Thonglor a few weeks back. 

Pitty the Thonglorians weren't stupid enough to serve and consume alcohol in an open-air restaurant on the main road through the district in plain view of anyone passing by.

[Pattaya Spotter]

20 hours ago, FitnessHealthTravel said:

8 officers in the photo, how many more involved in this arrest? Slow News day.  I saw Thai vendors at the beach on Chaweng Samui yesterday selling beer to anyone openly.  Right next to Seen Beach Club. Nothing happened to them and they didn't seem to be hiding anything...

Serving alcohol in restaurants is illegal...not selling it for consumption elsewhere.. 

[Pattaya Spotter]

It's sad some foreigners refuse to abide by the Covid-19 prevention restrictions and give all the other ones following them a bad name.

[ChipButty]

6 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Serving alcohol in restaurants is illegal...not selling it for consumption elsewhere.. 

Im not sure that place is a restaurant it used to be just a bar, unless they have added a kitchen to it recently