Patong – A man was arrested in Patong after he was found selling alcohol on a major Buddhist religious holiday.

The Patong Police told the Phuket Express that on Tuesday night (August 1st) that they arrested a man at a restaurant in Patong. (His name and the restaurant name were not given by police).

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2023/08/02/man-arrested-in-patong-for-selling-alcohol-on-major-buddhist-day/

 

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Stupid law imo

What a serious crime....selling alcohol on a Buddhist day. Only in Thailand, not in other Buddhistic countries...KiIling, robbing, stealing, sex offences and fightings are less worse than selling alcohol on such days

But buying weed.. Ganga on any day at any hour is OK. 

 

You can actually buy weed at roadside stands ff. A! 

 

Absolutely ridiculous Thailand laws 

Khao Sarn Road was rammed last night (August 2nd) with beer openly on sale and being drunk.

But then Patong doesn't attract foreign non-Buddhists, like Khao Sarn does.... oh hang on!

54 minutes ago, 1happykamper said:

But buying weed.. Ganga on any day at any hour is OK. 

 

You can actually buy weed at roadside stands ff. A! 

 

Absolutely ridiculous Thailand laws 

You’re free to leave if you don’t live the laws of the country.  
 

 

2 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

What a serious crime....selling alcohol on a Buddhist day. Only in Thailand, not in other Buddhistic countries...KiIling, robbing, stealing, sex offences and fightings are less worse than selling alcohol on such days

Lesser worses are are real issue in Thailand

4 minutes ago, Guitar God said:

You’re free to leave if you don’t live the laws of the country.  
 

 

Not the point. Stick to the ????

????

 

Jeeez, seems like the alcoholics can't go one day without their fix.

 

3 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

What a serious crime....selling alcohol on a Buddhist day. Only in Thailand, not in other Buddhistic countries...KiIling, robbing, stealing, sex offences and fightings are less worse than selling alcohol on such days

Sri Lanka? and they have more Buddhist holidays.

57 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Jeeez, seems like the alcoholics can't go one day without their fix.

 

Sad but true on this site.

59 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Jeeez, seems like the alcoholics can't go one day without their fix.

 

yeah Bert .... did you remember to get your cannabis fix yesterday  ... you'll be on the heroin next.  Lol

1 hour ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Jeeez, seems like the alcoholics can't go one day without their fix.

 

I think it is not about the alcoholics.. It is just about the stupidness of this law...If people want to drink they do it and they bought already, It just makes no sense to ban alcohol sales on Buddhistic days as you can buy cigarettes and drugs freely. They will blurr the minds too, same as alcohol, and if there were no traffic accidents without alcohol I could understand, but people who drink drive nevertheless on these days too and accidents with alcohol are normal. So no sense for this ban

1 hour ago, Guitar God said:

You’re free to leave if you don’t live the laws of the country.  
 

 

Nothing to do with "laws" of the country, it is a religious "law", being told no booze on religious days.

This country has many religions, but one tells others what they can or cannot do.

In my country, there are a zillion religions, but none control the populace freedom of what they can or cannot consume...????

9 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Sad but true on this site.

Yes, Reverend.................

1 hour ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Jeeez, seems like the alcoholics can't go one day without their fix.

 

I think you have missed the point, but never mind, eh....

Can't they just make some loophole like when they slaughter pigs?

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Patong – A man was arrested in Patong after he was found selling alcohol on a major Buddhist religious holiday.

Or perhaps he was behind on his payments. wink Wink .

2 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

Can't they just make some loophole like when they slaughter pigs?

If you've enough money to hand over a loophole will be created for you.

22 minutes ago, transam said:

Nothing to do with "laws" of the country, it is a religious "law", being told no booze on religious days.

This country has many religions, but one tells others what they can or cannot do.

In my country, there are a zillion religions, but none control the populace freedom of what they can or cannot consume...????

So your country has never had half day closing on Sundays? (also religious).

 

23 minutes ago, transam said:

I think you have missed the point, but never mind, eh....

No, I am very much on point.

Just because you don't like a law, doesn't mean that the law is wrong.

If you can't survive for one day without your alcohol fix, you are the problem, not Thai laws.

 

24 minutes ago, steven100 said:

yeah Bert .... did you remember to get your cannabis fix yesterday  ... you'll be on the heroin next.  Lol

 

did you remember to get your cannabis fix yesterday 

Yeah got my cannabis fix, but only because cannabis sales are legal yesterday.

If it was against the law to buy cannabis on a Thai holiday, UI definitely would not do that.

 

you'll be on the heroin next.  Lol

Wow, H is legal now?

Anyone got any links to sites selling it?

 

17 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

So your country has never had half day closing on Sundays? (also religious).

 

In my multi religion country, folk can drink beer, wine etc on any day of the year....................

17 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

No, I am very much on point.

Just because you don't like a law, doesn't mean that the law is wrong.

If you can't survive for one day without your alcohol fix, you are the problem, not Thai laws.

 

As I said before, you cannot see the point, which has nothing to do with a daily beer fix, it is about one's freedom, and not being controlled on one's personal consumption of anything via religion.....................????

 

But, if you think it is OK, Reverend, that's your prerogative, this is a chat forum.......????

 

 

Put him in jail and throw away the key.

 

(do we have a sarcasm emoji?)

Phuket really is a hotbed of criminals.............

29 minutes ago, transam said:

In my multi religion country, folk can drink beer, wine etc on any day of the year....................

Well if you are so dependent on alcohol, go back there .

Don't forget to pack you Chang wifebeater.

 

18 minutes ago, transam said:

As I said before, you cannot see the point, which has nothing to do with a daily beer fix, it is about one's freedom, and not being controlled on one's personal consumption of anything via religion.....................????

 

But, if you think it is OK, Reverend, that's your prerogative, this is a chat forum.......????

 

 

The problem is that I can see the point.

In Thailand it is illegal to sell alcohol on certain dates,

The law is very clear and everyone with half a brain knew that Tuesday (August 1st) was one of these days.

If you break the law you could be prosecuted.

 

Now, do you see the point?

 

4 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

What a serious crime....selling alcohol on a Buddhist day. Only in Thailand, not in other Buddhistic countries...KiIling, robbing, stealing, sex offences and fightings are less worse than selling alcohol on such days

You forgot corruption, such as deliberately deleting patient records from a Sisiket hospital database so the hospital might buy a 3 million baht backup system from a no doubt connected party. But sell a beer - oh no!

33 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

Well if you are so dependent on alcohol, go back there .

Don't forget to pack you Chang wifebeater.

 

Yah!!! I haven't seen a 'go back to your own country' post for quite a while now. Thank you for reviving the old and idiotic chestnut. You even call the poster a wifebeater. Well done for adding to your ignorance and stupidity. Not a bad effort in just two sentences.