Thai govt proposes fines of 500,000 baht for posting photos of alcoholic drinks online

[Geoffggi]

Thailand, the Hub of Stupidity ...............LOL

[poskat]

this is just another in a long series of proposals from government agencies that result from the feudal nature of thai society where the bosses underlings are only permitted to agree with whatever spews from his pie hole irrespective of how stupid it is.

[JWRC]

Just when I think it's impossible to get another stupid law from this government, up pops another one. Alcohol is at present a legal substance which provides the government with a substantial income from taxes. But if they are really concerned, make it illegal and ban it from the country, then you can do away with all the silly rules that keep popping up. Ah... but they won't do that will they?

[sambum]

What is it with the obvious dislike of alcohol consumption by this Government?

 

Do they not realise that the vast majority of people enjoy a drink (NOT getting drunk, although obviously some do) and if they are hoping to revive the tourist trade, they had better do one of their famous U turns on this obsession, because there are not many people who would take a holiday in a destination where alcohol is virtually outlawed!

[Maejo Man]

So when the police posted a photo the other day of people getting busted for drinking at a party, the photo showed bottles of beer on a table. Double standards at work again?

[Parsve]

5 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I am in favour of these restrictions .

For those of us trying to give up drinking  , it can be torturous tp keep seeing alcoholic drinks popping up on social media .

   It was terrible a few years back when Chang and Leo beer signs seemed to be outside every shop and on advertising boards .

  Your head is saying "Dont think about drinking" and your eyes are seeing "Drink, drink, drink" all day long

Is it not both selfish and pathetic to think that an entire country's population should stand up to save you from your weaknesses?

[The retired guy]

6 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Absolutely pathetic.

These clowns get worse each day !

The land of i*iots…..

[IamNoone88]

The same should apply to tourists posting their holiday snaps at restaurants, bars, night clubs, on the beach and at friends dinner parties. Could be a huge revenue earner for the authorities!

[jomtienisgood]

6 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I am in favour of these restrictions .

For those of us trying to give up drinking  , it can be torturous tp keep seeing alcoholic drinks popping up on social media .

   It was terrible a few years back when Chang and Leo beer signs seemed to be outside every shop and on advertising boards .

  Your head is saying "Dont think about drinking" and your eyes are seeing "Drink, drink, drink" all day long

So you stopped watching movies too.....

[HandsomeTallFarang]

let’s get a new slogan going: “UNCONSTITUTIONAL MILITARY COUPS ARE NOT A CRIME.”

[Chongalulu]

This is simply a sign of a regime that has lost control- it has been found wanting in dealing with the requirements for a pandemic,particularly evidenced by the vaccine farce. It knows the tourist kickstart in Phuket will be an embarrassing failure too ,so this nonsense is a transparent and clumsy attempt at deflection . It is panic measures to give the illusion of still being in charge aimed at poorly educated folk but which the more sophisticated see through. The real concern is what nonsense is to follow to try to maintain the charade. Disquieting symptoms.. ???? 

[jomtienisgood]

1 hour ago, bergan said:

 

It is indeed illegal to sell it to them, but your second sentence would make so much more sense if you removed 'cannot' ????

According to Thai law it is forbidden to sell alcohol to people under the age of 20 , so why did they need this other protective , for school children, law banning the sale of alcohol at the known hours?????

[ed strong]

Just when you think they couldn't become more draconian or out of touch, they treat there citizens like a deranged, inexperienced, unfit, baby sitter would.

 

As if it wasn't a farce before!

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

6 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I am in favour of these restrictions .

For those of us trying to give up drinking  , it can be torturous tp keep seeing alcoholic drinks popping up on social media .

   It was terrible a few years back when Chang and Leo beer signs seemed to be outside every shop and on advertising boards .

  Your head is saying "Dont think about drinking" and your eyes are seeing "Drink, drink, drink" all day long

Sorry to hear you are having a problem giving up the drink but that's not societies problem, it is YOUR problem and the rest of society shouldn't be penalized for that.

 

If I was a vegan should the rest of society be penalized for their choice to eat meat?

[jomtienisgood]

3 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Don't advertise Corona that's a 5 million baht fine and 6 thousand years in jail ????

And no vaccine...

[Pedrogaz]

This government has an unhealthy fetish about alcohol. It seems to believe that alcohol is responsible for all of the ills in Thailand. There is no obvious reason why catching COVID should be facilitated by having a beer, but those with limited intelligence creating policy in Thailand have magicked up some link and so restrictions on alcohol go hand in glove with restrictions on COVID. Did they miss the giant failure of Prohibition in the US in the 20s?

[Cobby007]

Very sad new Law 

another bail in the Thai coffin

so if I come to Thailand sit in a beach bar drinking a bottle of singer beer and I send to my friends in England a photo on line saying how fantastic Thailand is I’m sitting on the beach drinking this beer 

I will be Fined

another reason to not go to Thailand 

[apetryxx]

As if they don’t have immensely bigger issues on the table. This entire dark comedy show has been a disaster from the get go. Whether it’s hyping Covid to scare everyone or this alcohol nonsense to take your eye off the ball, it’s all about control and I’ll guarantee you if this doesn’t work they’ll dream up another cockamamie idea.

[Lingba]

how long before the revolt and riots start?

[Mac Mickmanus]

23 minutes ago, Parsve said:

Is it not both selfish and pathetic to think that an entire country's population should stand up to save you from your weaknesses?

 

  You will be pleased to know that the authorities are not doing this on my behalf and there decisions shave absolutely nothing to do with me and I didnt suggest to them to do it 

[FNQ]

6 hours ago, tonray said:

I'm a bit worried. I always wear some T-shirts with LEO and Singha logos around the house. I'm hoping my Thai neighbors don't drop a dime on me for a reward.

Just think of all the sports uniforms that will have to be turfed out.

Along with the sponsors cancelling.

[dropbear77]

Misdirection— the subtle, deceptive art of directing an audience's attention towards one thing so it does not notice another.

[tomacht8]

Who thinks up such nonsense? 500,000 Baht fine for a Facebook picture with friends with a glass of beer in hand? Why not a 10 million baht fine or immediate execution?

[Golden Triangle]

And on that note I'm off to get a nice cold beer from the fridge, time is 15.55hrs Saturday 3/7/21 

 

Enjoy your day peeps ????

[lavender19]

This link takes you to the draught in Thai where you can vote disagree

http://alcoholact.ddc.moph.go.th/act/?fbclid=IwAR2ChMbWdbxtRyLz7MMKUMb_tvhUtB5s9-PiQwhnswnhcA-xsIETm6z8zJA

 And this link takes you to a draught of what sensble people should vote Agree. 

https://www.parliament.go.th/section77/survey_detail.php?id=146&fbclid=IwAR0DjEPsXx9E-ZA5mGzIzNSvRl_nsK8PAK6AQ0-qYkbtQmwAL4uiB3MFwpQ

You will need your Thai wife /girlfriend /partner to fill in their ID. 

 Please share this and show the moronic Kretins enough is enough. Dont they think restaurants and bars are suffering enough.

Probably need the cash to buy vaccines.

[Hockeybik]

Who exactly is liable for prosecution? Let's say you are visiting Thailand for a few weeks on holiday and you post a pic of your and your mates enjoying a few cold ones at the hotel beach bar and a few bottles are clearly seen in the pics. Now the local BiB team sees this, recognizes the location and shows up the next night and you are busted? ...maybe this isn't likely but it's possible? Yes? Not exactly conducive to bringing in more tourists.

[Sir Bogdiver]

6 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

These hours doesn't make any sense to me at all, did they just make it up like randomly? 

These hours were introduced with the reasoning that it would stop school children from buying alcohol after school.  If I remember well it was done by Supachai, interior minister during Thaksin.

[Mac Mickmanus]

1 hour ago, tomacht8 said:

That's not true. We're not talking about celebrities here. This is a stupid law that the rulers can use to blackmail people as needed. I think there are party pictures of every person here with a drink in hand.

 

   I do seem to recall that just after the ban on advertising alcohol , numerous Thai celebrities were posting photos of themselves holding drinks with the logo clearly and deliberately ion display and there were suspicions that they were being paid by the drinks companies to advertise their products 

[metisdead]

Some troll posts and the replies have been removed. 

[Burma Bill]

6 minutes ago, lavender19 said:

Probably need the cash to buy vaccines.

Thank you - possibly yes, but think how much excise duty on alcohol and VAT on sales of alcohol would have been going into Prayut's coffers, millions if not billions of baht!