Popular Post snoop1130 Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 BANGKOK, March 29 (TNA) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will ban alcohol consumption at Songkran festive venues and require prior permission for crowded activities during the Thai New Year festival. Khajit Chatchawanit, permanent secretary of the BMA, said that alcohol consumption would be banned at the venues of Songkran celebrations and any event that would gather more than 1,000 people must receive approval in advance from the communicable diseases committee of the capital. Each event with more than 100 people but not over 1,000 people would need permission from a respective district chief, he said. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-912652 -- © Copyright TNA 2022-03-29 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 Here we go again…. puritanical nonsense… I don’t care for Songkran, but really let people have fun… The severity of epidemic has wained, it’s over…. It’s just the same as a cold now !! Those in position of decision making power really need to learn to let go ? & the attack on alcohol… jeez… just give it up already ! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post impulse Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 Hope they're ready for 1000 square miles of whack-a-mole, and that's just in Bangkok. Enforce Khao San and they'll go to Silom. Lock down Silom and they'll go to Asoke... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 and they are enforcing this how exactly I await for the answer in 2 days because that is the only day it could possibly make (non)sense, it was just a big April fools joke will someone please replace this government with a class of 9 year old's who would actually make more sence - it really is very depressing that these people are actully trying to run a whole country, although the do have expertise at diverting huge sums of money into their pockets, no audits - no fiscal transparency, hell they don't even have to declare how much money they have ###### these last 5 years because they wrote the rules - how shameful, theives in plain sight grrrrrrrrrrr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 11 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will ban alcohol consumption at Songkran festive venues and require prior permission for crowded activities during the Thai New Year festival. Deep joy for all, bringing happiness to the people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 10 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Here we go again…. puritanical nonsense… I don’t care for Songkran, but really let people have fun… The severity of epidemic has wained, it’s over…. It’s just the same as a cold now !! Those in position of decision making power really need to learn to let go ? & the attack on alcohol… jeez… just give it up already ! People will have fun at home or with friends.. you just won't see the packed Khao San Road and the likes ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harada Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 This should impress the airlines, cancel that ticket. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Here we go again…. puritanical nonsense… I don’t care for Songkran, but really let people have fun… The severity of epidemic has wained, it’s over…. It’s just the same as a cold now !! Those in position of decision making power really need to learn to let go ? & the attack on alcohol… jeez… just give it up already ! I still often wonder what their personal alcohol cabinets look like? I bet full of the finest booze. They all drink. They all know they drink. We all know they drink and have parties. We all know they have fine watches. I needed to throw in that last one in. ???? I also think their will be many parties with 99 people to keep the Chiefs nose out of things. Edited March 30, 2022 by alex8912 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harveyboy Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 like a party without the cake ..idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshadow Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 so are they going to employ/use a copper to count all the people.......doubt it very much !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 1 hour ago, alex8912 said: I still often wonder what their personal alcohol cabinets look like? I bet full of the finest booze. They all drink. They all know they drink. We all know they drink and have parties. We all know they have fine watches. I needed to throw in that last one in. ???? I also think their will be many parties with 99 people to keep the Chiefs nose out of things. It doesn't matter what their drinks cabinets look like or whether it's common knowledge that they all drink, no one is banning alcohol consumption in general, just at specified organised Songkran events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivebaxter Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 I always leave the country, let the imbeciles have their water fights ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Just all lip service to make these "anal warts" sound good plus of course their RTP pals to scam a good few of the crowds that will completely ignore those morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2long Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 There are two sides to this, so I don't expect any thumbs ups. #1 It makes sense to at least try to control some spread of infections by drunken revelers, because the country aims to declare the thing endemic in months and there's the carrot dangling about relaxing entry requirements. so let's just suffer a 'traditional' Song Kran and get back to normal sooner rather than later. I love alcohol and I'm drinking it right now. But it is a catalyst for dropping your guard. #2 Many pertinent comments above mine explain that it's just a cold and they all drink and enjoy making us plebs suffer. Many in the tourism and entertainment sectors saw Song Kran fun to be their final opportunity to at least get near to breaking even or recouping something. It's very sad and I feel for them. As for people who want to bitch and moan that they can't have fun, well they need to try a bit harder. It's not all about 'I wanna get pished and ogle scantily-clad lasses'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 9 hours ago, smedly said: and they are enforcing this how exactly I await for the answer in 2 days because that is the only day it could possibly make (non)sense, it was just a big April fools joke You don't understand the Thai system. He has spoken, made his recommendations, and his job is done. Anything that happens later is not his responsibility. You, I, he and everyone else knows that what is said will be ignored and is unenforceable, but that is not the point. He has acted, done what he considers to be his job, while actually doing nothing. This happens all the time, at least once a week. Someone makes a declaration and the next day it's ignored and forgotten. But that person has done their job by 'acting'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo1968 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 5 hours ago, harada said: This should impress the airlines, cancel that ticket. I doubt very few people come here specially for Songkran, it’s normally the opposite with people either staying indoors or a flight to where ever possible. Why don’t they confine it to certain areas, Beach Road, Pattaya, Ko San Road etc instead of people driving round in trucks with barrels of water. Its a Thai celebration in general Thais don’t frequent the bars etc like the tourists do for Christmas and New Year so the bars won’t be losing any income. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 good. anything that annoys alcoholic ferrang is fine by me ???? inb4: no I'm not a wowser. yes I drink a lot myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 So let me think here. Khaosan, Patpong, Cowboy, Walking Street. Imagine these businesses having hundreds of people but having to be closed for the week. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OH WAIT I FORGOT There are no bars in these locations just lots of restauarants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo 2 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 10:10 AM, alex8912 said: I still often wonder what their personal alcohol cabinets look like? I bet full of the finest booze. They all drink. They all know they drink. We all know they drink and have parties. We all know they have fine watches. I needed to throw in that last one in. ???? I also think their will be many parties with 99 people to keep the Chiefs nose out of things. And you know what? I bet you they don't even pay for the booze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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