webfact Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 By Nop Meechukhun Banglamung, Chonburi – Police raided two restaurants in the Banglamung district in the early hours of this morning, August 7th, and confiscated a large number of hookahs that were reportedly illegally sold to the customers. The search was conducted at Aisha Lebanon and Mo Salah & Asma Coffee Shop located in Soi Marine/Soi 16 in South Pattaya, Nong Prue Subdistrict, following the search warrant of the Pattaya Provincial Court after the establishments were reportedly operating as restaurants while discreetly selling illegal hookahs (shisha) to a large number of foreign tourists. A hookah smoking substance was first found at Mo Salah & Asma Coffee Shop and more than 11 hookahs and additional equipment and substances were discovered on the rooftop of Aisha Lebanon restaurant. More unactivated hookahs were also found lying near the door of the nearby shop. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/07/large-number-of-hookahs-confiscated-at-pattaya-restaurants-after-reportedly-being-sold-to-foreign-tourists/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-08 - Cigna 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted August 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2022 Meanwhile......... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CelticBhoy Posted August 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2022 My goodness! There are "hookahs" in Pattaya! Are they freelance? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) 58 minutes ago, webfact said: Mo Salah & Asma Coffee Shop located in Soi Marine/Soi 16 in South Pattaya The Arabs making headlines again. Edited August 7, 2022 by SAFETY FIRST 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 OH!..Hookahs? My bad...Move along nothing to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said: The Arabs making headlines again. Couldn't get the backhanders based on alcohol or dancing girls.... really, talk about harassment..... getting a buzz on before they raced motorcycles around the streets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JayBird Posted August 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2022 Let me get this straight: Marijuana: Legal Hookah: Illegal 2 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Meeseeks Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Hookahs were made illegal years ago during the Purachai purge under Thaksin iirc. Another law that is selectively enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 The crime of the week! Sensational! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider1197 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Silly me, for a moment I thought a hookah was a slang pronunciation for a Hooker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT555 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Arabs commit the most crimes of any tourist, walking street Arabs are selling a lot of drugs and smuggled goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2baht Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 2 hours ago, JayBird said: Let me get this straight: Marijuana: Legal Hookah: Illegal Simple logic is'nt it. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymike100 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I have seen these being used in bars, in Jomtien and Pattaya, depends on how much the police get paid to look the other way ! Whenever the police from Bangkok come the local police warn all the bars to be "careful" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymike100 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 1 minute ago, 2baht said: Simple logic is'nt it. ???? Yes, to the authorities in Thailand.???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Hookah confiscation is far more important than disco compliance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seppius Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 You see a lot more people vaping these days as well, also openly sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 7 hours ago, CelticBhoy said: My goodness! There are "hookahs" in Pattaya! Are they freelance? Rent is negotiable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyExpat57 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 What the <BLEEP!> exactly makes a hookah illegal? Isn't it just metal, plastic, and maybe a little rubber? What would need to be removed or reshaped to make it legal? SMH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) The bar/restaurant was selling sisha,s to foreigners maybe to take home not to be used in thailand I did not know that was illegal to sell them.What about a private home in pattaya can you use them for decoration or private use in the home. They have made marijuana legal to grow or smoke now so why the problem with selling sisha,s Edited August 8, 2022 by bristolgeoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglekott Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 8 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said: Hookahs were made illegal years ago during the Purachai purge under Thaksin iirc. Another law that is selectively enforced. My guess that they were illegal many years before but under Thaksin many many very old and outdated laws was enforced, like the Alcohol selling hours law with a 2pm-5pm break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PingRoundTheWorld Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 13 hours ago, JayBird said: Let me get this straight: Marijuana: Legal Hookah: Illegal Actually neither are legal to smoke in public. Unfortunately that doesn't stop anyone. I wish they enforced this law better because hookahs have become a huge nuisance and health hazard in most nightclubs - you simply cannot escape the smoke. I'm in favor of businesses running as they please and patrons voting with their legs/wallet - but in this particular case non-smokers have no other option if all venues are full of hookahs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 1 hour ago, PingRoundTheWorld said: in this particular case non-smokers have no other option if all venues are full of hookahs. They're not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 The righteous campaign against the stinking Sheesha continues as does the campaign against the vile, e cigarettes. Great work and good decisions by the Thai authorities- especially when linked to the decriminalisation of dope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unblocktheplanet Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Hookahs?!? In Pattaya?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bang saen guy Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 3:17 PM, HappyExpat57 said: What the <BLEEP!> exactly makes a hookah illegal? Isn't it just metal, plastic, and maybe a little rubber? What would need to be removed or reshaped to make it legal? SMH! Tobacco not taxed. Same as e-cigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyExpat57 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, bang saen guy said: Tobacco not taxed. Same as e-cigs They didn't take any tobacco, they took the tobacco delivery system. How is this different for busting someone selling cigarette holders? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 7:55 AM, JayBird said: Let me get this straight: Marijuana: Legal Hookah: Illegal Yes its entirely logical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bang saen guy Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 49 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said: They didn't take any tobacco, they took the tobacco delivery system. How is this different for busting someone selling cigarette holders? Read it closer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PingRoundTheWorld Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 6:58 PM, JayClay said: They're not I dare you to find one big nightclub on bangla road in Phuket that isn't full of shisha smoke. Yes- you could go to a smaller nightclub that has no people and therefore no smoke, but that kind of defeats the purpose. In Bangkok I can think of a few clubs that have non-smoking sections, but that doesn't exist in Phuket or Pattaya AFAIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 On 8/11/2022 at 2:37 AM, PingRoundTheWorld said: I dare you to find one big nightclub on bangla road in Phuket that isn't full of shisha smoke. Yes- you could go to a smaller nightclub that has no people and therefore no smoke, but that kind of defeats the purpose. In Bangkok I can think of a few clubs that have non-smoking sections, but that doesn't exist in Phuket or Pattaya AFAIK. I mean you've kind of answered your own question... The places exist and you *still* don't want to use them because they're empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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