Police inspect Bangkok restaurants after alcohol ban lifted

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai media Daily News reported that Thailand's 191 police were on the prowl making sure that drinkers were behaving themselves.

 

They published a picture of that in a story in which they said that many drinkers had come out to have an alcoholic drink at restaurants now that the ban had been partially lifted in the Thai capital Bangkok.

 

The ban was lifted after many months and drinkers can have a beverage with their food until 9 pm.

 

The police were making sure that everyone knew the rules, said the media who reported from a restaurant on the Kaset-Nawamin Road that they did not name.

 

The restaurant like others had received SHA approval and on the first day of drinking being allowed there were 200 customers.

 

They said it was exciting and lively.

 

Pol Maj-Gen Phaiboon Thienkhao who was part of the PR-cum-watch drive said they had spoken to the owner reminding them of responsibilities in preventing Covid clusters and was happy to say that everything was being followed to the letter. 

 

-- © Copyright  ASEAN NOW 2021-11-02

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

 

Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

[JayClay]

This is getting beyond ridiculous... Even for this country.

[fangless]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pol Maj-Gen Phaiboon Thienkhao who was part of the PR-cum-watch drive

is a PR-cum-watch drive a new type of voyeurism at a massage parlour or am I missing something!

Whoever thought up that slogan has a very strange imagination!

[NanaSomchai]

I <deleted> told you all in several other threads over the course of the past week;

 

Thailand is being turned into a totalitarian police ran state, those (mainly Thais) who supported Prayuth and the current regime are in for a rude wake up call, yet this is only the beginning.

 

The Thailand we all once knew and cherished is gone, it's dead Jim.

 

In fact it's getting so ridiculous with all these rules and all these "Police officers" everywhere trying to control and enforce nearly every single aspect of your daily life, it starts to feel like China.

[CrunchWrapSupreme]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

They said it was exciting and lively.

 

[klauskunkel]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The police were making sure that everyone knew the rules

For example: Don't use straws to drink you beer.

They know the rule, but still break it.

[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, klauskunkel said:

For example: Don't use straws to drink you beer.

They know the rule, but still break it.

Is it illegal to drink beer with a straw .... oh c r a p

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, JayClay said:

This is getting beyond ridiculous... Even for this country.

Thailand has no limits on ridiculous.... just everything else.

[Will B Good]

191???

 

I bet they were targeting soi 4 thru soi 22.

[ronster]

Surprised they didn’t go through every bill checking every customer had actually ordered food ! ????

[Used2LuvThailand]

9 hours ago, NanaSomchai said:

I <deleted> told you all in several other threads over the course of the past week;

 

Thailand is being turned into a totalitarian police ran state, those (mainly Thais) who supported Prayuth and the current regime are in for a rude wake up call, yet this is only the beginning.

 

The Thailand we all once knew and cherished is gone, it's dead Jim.

 

In fact it's getting so ridiculous with all these rules and all these "Police officers" everywhere trying to control and enforce nearly every single aspect of your daily life, it starts to feel like China.

The apologists will be along shortly to tell you how much more freedom there is in Thailand.

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, ronster said:

Surprised they didn’t go through every bill checking every customer had actually ordered food ! ????

Is there a requirement that restaurants have to serve food in order to comply with the relaxed regulations?  I realise that restaurants will want to sell food also but I haven't seen that emphasised anywhere by the powers that be.

[ronster]

35 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Is there a requirement that restaurants have to serve food in order to comply with the relaxed regulations?  I realise that restaurants will want to sell food also but I haven't seen that emphasised anywhere by the powers that be.

The basis for having alcohol was to be served with your meal as far as I was aware . I have been in bars with restaurant licenses also and only about 15% of customers if that actually ordered food.

[KhunLA]

All I see is PoPo walking a beat.  Much better than never seeing them walk a beat.

 

You reading a wee bit too much into the news-blip.

[bristolgeoff]

Really after all this time they be happy to operate and earn.police still check is silly

[peter zwart]

16 hours ago, NanaSomchai said:

I <deleted> told you all in several other threads over the course of the past week;

 

Thailand is being turned into a totalitarian police ran state, those (mainly Thais) who supported Prayuth and the current regime are in for a rude wake up call, yet this is only the beginning.

 

The Thailand we all once knew and cherished is gone, it's dead Jim.

 

In fact it's getting so ridiculous with all these rules and all these "Police officers" everywhere trying to control and enforce nearly every single aspect of your daily life, it starts to feel like China.

Its not only Thailand. Even a "free" country like the Netherlands is chnnging into a totalitarian State. Im afraid will we see this growing all over the world. 

[spidermike007]

I would imagine the restaurants acted polite to the local franchisees, who have the audacity to call themselves law enforcement. The same guys who enforced highly selective shutdowns, allowed drinking for the past few months in a paper cups, and repressed the right to protest.

 

Hard to respect these guys on any level. They are NOT serious men. And the alcohol ban in restaurants and hotels is beyond stupid. 

[brianthainess]

On 11/2/2021 at 9:37 AM, JayClay said:

This is getting beyond ridiculous... Even for this country.

Looking for a little bit of cash in fines init.

[kcpattaya]

On 11/2/2021 at 9:34 AM, webfact said:

cum-watch

Pornhub back online?

[brianthainess]

4 minutes ago, kcpattaya said:

Pornhub back online?

yep so a 'friend' told me.

[brianthainess]

12 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Is there a requirement that restaurants have to serve food in order to comply with the relaxed regulations?  I realise that restaurants will want to sell food also but I haven't seen that emphasised anywhere by the powers that be.

If there is, they can't make you eat it we hope. a plate of chips and 10 beers please.

[Liverpool Lou]

14 hours ago, ronster said:

14 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Is there a requirement that restaurants have to serve food in order to comply with the relaxed regulations?  I realise that restaurants will want to sell food also but I haven't seen that emphasised anywhere by the powers that be.

The basis for having alcohol was to be served with your meal as far as I was aware .

As far as I was aware, the basis for a restaurant to be permitted to serve alcohol now, legally, was to be a licenced restaurant, that's all.       

[paul1804]

This whole alcohol in restaurants ban is so dumb and reading the latest news headlines about Bangkok astounds me what lengths this country will go to for some rule that's so stupid, stupid because its baselesss!

[Stargeezr]

Does anyone remember what Thailand was like before COVID?

  Was the country awash in alcohol so much that everyone was drunk all of the time?

    It is crazy for all the bans, just because of COVID, as alcohol does not cause COVID,

but that seems to be what the Thai government and maybe even TAT thinks like.

  The new not so amazing Thailand.

Geezer