Popular Post webfact Posted October 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2022 By Adam Judd The end of Buddhist Lent this year will be on Monday, October 10th when alcohol sales will be banned. The end of Buddhist Lent falls on the 15th day of the 11th waxing moon. This year will be on Monday the 10th. The day marks the end of the rainy season for monks who will end their three-month retreats. Alcohol sales will be banned for 24 hours nationwide at the end of Buddhist Lent as the day is one of the five major Buddhist Days, except at duty-free shops at international airports according to the Alcohol Control Act. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/10/01/alcohol-sales-ban-for-end-of-buddhist-lent-day-on-monday-october-10th/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-10-03 - 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! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted October 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2022 Well this will upset the p... tanks again, but of course you all bought yesterday, did'nt you! ???????? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaiwrath Posted October 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2022 29 minutes ago, 2baht said: Well this will upset the p... tanks again, but of course you all bought yesterday, did'nt you! ???????? Monday, October 10th ???????????????? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2baht Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said: Monday, October 10th ???????????????? Be sure to get your stocks in on the 9th! ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skeptic7 Posted October 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2022 More ridiculous, antiquated religious, mumbo-jumbo nonsense. Oh wait...TIT so just another day and standard operating procedures. LOSR... Land Of Silly Rules. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bim Smith Posted October 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2022 I don't mind religious observance and I don't drink anyway but it's the no alcohol before an election that makes me laugh. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vandeventer Posted October 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2022 You can always grab some weed to help you get through these hard times. 1 1 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 It will be business as usual in our village. Our local shop is owned by the Wife's Uncle who once told me that when the Government pays for his family to live they can tell him what to sell, and when to sell it..... 13 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 I have always thought Thailand is like 60 years behind the rest of the modern world. Laundrettes, department stores, and limiting alcohol sales. Give it another 60 years you may be able to buy a beer on a bank holiday ! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 Just now, RichardColeman said: I have always thought Thailand is like 60 years behind the rest of the modern world. Laundrettes, department stores, and limiting alcohol sales. Give it another 60 years you may be able to buy a beer on a bank holiday ! If one wants to see archaic and confused alcohol sales you need to visit the USA. 1 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 6 hours ago, webfact said: The day marks the end of the rainy season Can we really hope that this rainy season will ever end? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SymS Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I like how duty-free shops at international airports get a pass... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shackleton Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 As has been mentioned here on Thai visa many times buy alcohol before the Buddhist lent holiday or any other non alcohol day It's not to difficult ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr B Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 53 minutes ago, SymS said: I like how duty-free shops at international airports get a pass... Duty free shops at international airports are basically for departing passengers, and not for immediate consumption. Is that so hard to understand? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post arithai12 Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 Do we really need these Thai-bashing posts at every Buddhist holiday? Especially from people who talk about "the rest of the world" without having any clue. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 8 hours ago, webfact said: The end of Buddhist Lent this year will be on Monday, October 10th when alcohol sales will be banned. My lovely friendly neighbourhood Mom & Pop shop will provide with a smile. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikeymike100 Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, Dr B said: Duty free shops at international airports are basically for departing passengers, and not for immediate consumption. Is that so hard to understand? I came into Suvarnabhumi 3 days ago and incoming passengers can also buy alcohol. So its not just for departing passengers, is it? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, RichardColeman said: I have always thought Thailand is like 60 years behind the rest of the modern world. Laundrettes, department stores, and limiting alcohol sales. Give it another 60 years you may be able to buy a beer on a bank holiday ! Or, the way things are going buy a bank on a beer holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jiggo Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 4 hours ago, RichardColeman said: I have always thought Thailand is like 60 years behind the rest of the modern world. Laundrettes, department stores, and limiting alcohol sales. Give it another 60 years you may be able to buy a beer on a bank holiday ! Well you can always go to the "Rest of the Modern World"..... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 5 hours ago, RichardColeman said: I have always thought Thailand is like 60 years behind the rest of the modern world. Laundrettes, department stores, and limiting alcohol sales. Give it another 60 years you may be able to buy a beer on a bank holiday ! Which bank holidays are alcohol free ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonMot Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, mikeymike100 said: I came into Suvarnabhumi 3 days ago and incoming passengers can also buy alcohol. So its not just for departing passengers, is it? But they won't be consuming in the airport (unless Russian) and the bottle will be opened in another country. Too lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 3 hours ago, shackleton said: As has been mentioned here on Thai visa many times buy alcohol before the Buddhist lent holiday or any other non alcohol day It's not to difficult ???? Having beer at home in the fridge is no good to me, the 10th is not a public holiday so won't be able to stop at the 7 and buy a coupla cans for the drive home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymike100 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 14 minutes ago, BonMot said: But they won't be consuming in the airport (unless Russian) and the bottle will be opened in another country. Too lol Once you have cleared customs, the alcohol/bottles can be consumed anywhere, in the airport, in a taxi, or even wait until you get to your hotel room! My point is it invalidates the fact you cannot buy alcohol on 10th October! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Hmm, according to the ASEAN NOW calendar Buddhist Lent is the 21st October - I've already planned my alcohol storage after that date...???? - whom to believe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 10 hours ago, AhFarangJa said: It will be business as usual in our village. Our local shop is owned by the Wife's Uncle who once told me that when the Government pays for his family to live they can tell him what to sell, and when to sell it..... .....and this is usually the practice locally. These ridiculous restrictions are ignored. Even when the government and abiding media are terribly conscious in the promotion and references to these occasional bans, it's almost always the unknowledgeable that take it literally and the proverbial debate and critique ensue. It's the magical and twisted Thai rhetoric that throws 'em off kilter......which is almost always the case regarding most everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickstart Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 6 hours ago, khunPer said: Hmm, according to the ASEAN NOW calendar Buddhist Lent is the 21st October - I've already planned my alcohol storage after that date...???? - whom to believe... Try looking at a Thai calendar, it is 10th October,as the OP said 15 day, when the moon is full, of the 11th waxing moon. or month on the calendar. But where we are, people will go to the Tempel on the 11th to celebrate the end of the Thai lent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superal Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I would think that the no alcohol rules were made many years ago when there where not many tourists , if any , so why should the rules apply to non- Buddhists . Tourists should be allowed a drink in their hotel . Finally do the powers that be not realise that alcohol is drank at home ? so in reality it only a ban on selling alcohol not the consumption . There is no ban on your daily tipple , you may have to make different arrangements rather than visiting regular haunts . It is a law that needs reviewing and consideration given to tourists . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 16 hours ago, kickstart said: Try looking at a Thai calendar, it is 10th October,as the OP said 15 day, when the moon is full, of the 11th waxing moon. or month on the calendar. But where we are, people will go to the Tempel on the 11th to celebrate the end of the Thai lent. Try to look at the ASEAN NOW calendar - it's wrong - and that's what I'm saying, Lent is ending the 10th October... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George FmplesdaCosteedback Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Well that's odd, my Asean Now calendar says it is the 21st and my wall 7/eleven 2565 calendar says the 13th. I have put some extra in the cupboard for what ever day it turns out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 On 10/3/2022 at 5:55 AM, 2baht said: Be sure to get your stocks in on the 9th! ???? I got 3 bottles in yesterday, 7th, but drank it all the same evening. LOL. Now I have to go out again this evening and stock up - again! Hope I don't down all 3 bottles of beer again tonight. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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