Entertainment venues to open until 4am, but no alcohol sale to drunks

[webfact]

 

The Thailand Health Minister yesterday stressed that entertainment venues must not serve alcohol to customers who are already drunk, even if establishments are allowed to stay open until 4am. Partygoers have been advised to carry breathalyzers.

 

Public Health Minister Cholnan Sikaew said that the policy allowing nightclubs to stay open until 4am had not yet been implemented. Cholnan made known that the policy would not be implemented at entertainment venues nationwide, only in certain areas designated by the government.

 

Cholnan said that he was not against the idea but that other measures needed to be taken to ensure that the extended closing time would not affect the health of residents.

Cholnan explained that the Ministry of Health was planning to propose several measures related to the extended closing time. For example, partygoers will have to undergo alcohol tests before leaving, entertainment venues will have to prepare public transport for drunks, and venues will not be allowed to sell alcohol to customers who are already drunk.

 

Cholanarn stressed that not selling alcohol to drunks was not new. There is a law that mentions it. The law in question is Section 40 of the Alcohol Control Act: selling alcohol to an intoxicated person is punishable by imprisonment for up to one year, a fine of up to 20,000 baht, or both. However, this law has not been seriously applied.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo by Hanny Naibaho via Unsplash

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-15

 

- 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.

 

Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

[bob smith]

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

Cholnan explained that the Ministry of Health was planning to propose several measures related to the extended closing time. For example, partygoers will have to undergo alcohol tests before leaving, entertainment venues will have to prepare public transport for drunks, and venues will not be allowed to sell alcohol to customers who are already drunk.

are they having a laugh?

 

it's not April fools day already, is it?? 

Edited November 15, 2023 by bob smith

[ezzra]

What a bunch of dimwits, so now a bar tender suppose to judge who is drunk and who's in not and be responsible for it?

i tell ya, the mind boggling ideas i read here enough to ask yourself: is there anyone there really knows what the're doing?...

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, ezzra said:

What a bunch of dimwits, so now a bar tender suppose to judge who is drunk and who's in not and be responsible for it?

i tell ya, the mind boggling ideas i read here enough to ask yourself: is there anyone there really knows what the're doing?...

I would say the answer to that is a resounding NO!

 

They are about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

[huangnon]

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

Cholnan explained that the Ministry of Health was planning to propose several measures related to the extended closing time. For example, partygoers will have to undergo alcohol tests before leaving, entertainment venues will have to prepare public transport for drunks, and venues will not be allowed to sell alcohol to customers who are already drunk.

 

Ministry of Silly Unworkable Ideas But Funded By Taxpayers

[norfolkandchance]

That'll be strongly policed then.

[sidneybear]

9 minutes ago, ezzra said:

What a bunch of dimwits, so now a bar tender suppose to judge who is drunk and who's in not and be responsible for it?

i tell ya, the mind boggling ideas i read here enough to ask yourself: is there anyone there really knows what the're doing?...

Places like Australia do just that. A friend of mine with a very fair complexion often gets refused service there, because he goes red after a few beers, and the bar staff think he's drunk. Venues face enormous fines and suspension of their liquor licence for serving people who are intoxicated. 

 

It's a shame. Thailand never used to be a nanny state.

[bob smith]

5 minutes ago, sidneybear said:

It's a shame. Thailand never used to be a nanny state.

....and it wont ever be one, imo.

 

Everything is only for appearances here, nothing is properly enforced. 

Edited November 15, 2023 by bob smith

[Lucky Bones]

Is this clowns middle name "Anootin"?🙃🙃

[MarkT63]

Thanks for my morning Laugh Out Load moment 

[bamnutsak]

Entertainment venues to open until 4am, but no alcohol sale to drunks

 

 

 

So Anutin was correct?

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1311497-anutin-clarifies-alcohol-sales-will-be-allowed-during-extended-entertainment-hours/

 

 

[Lucky Bones]

9 minutes ago, sidneybear said:

Places like Australia do just that. A friend of mine with a very fair complexion often gets refused service there, because he goes red after a few beers, and the bar staff think he's drunk. Venues face enormous fines and suspension of their liquor licence for serving people who are intoxicated. 

 

It's a shame. Thailand never used to be a nanny state.

Relax. Thailand is very much NOT Australia.

Thailand = millions of rules, most of which are never enforced.

It is called "Making Face."🙃🙃

[VocalNeal]

1 minute ago, Lucky Bones said:

It is called "Making Face.

 

I think Thai Land= Free Land. So the land of the free.

[Lucky Bones]

Just now, VocalNeal said:

 

I think Thai Land= Free Land. So the land of the free.

Land of the free.....unless you are a falang.🙃🙃

[wensiensheng]

Great that there an existing law prohibiting the sale of alcohol to drunks.

 

Problem is that it is routinely, even uniformly, ignored. As everyone knows.

[wensiensheng]

1 hour ago, sidneybear said:

Places like Australia do just that. A friend of mine with a very fair complexion often gets refused service there, because he goes red after a few beers, and the bar staff think he's drunk. Venues face enormous fines and suspension of their liquor licence for serving people who are intoxicated. 

 

It's a shame. Thailand never used to be a nanny state.

Don’t be silly. This law has been in existence for many years, so it always HAS been a nanny state. But like many laws, it’s ignored so you won’t notice any difference.

[Kilick]

They going to require a lot more space in the prison system if they follow up on this . 

[samtam]

1 hour ago, Lucky Bones said:

Land of the free.....unless you are a falang.🙃🙃

 

Land of the free interpretation, but for a special discount of 500 baht, it can be yours for the making.

[smedly]

who is idiot, does he not realise how stupid this is

 

how on earth is this man employed in a highly responsible position

 

getting into a vehicle and driving while drunk has nothing to do with the venue, why not ask the person if they intend to drive before serving them a drink.............like they are going tell

 

it is the sole responsibility of the police to catch and prosecute drunk drivers, if they were actively doing this then just maybe people wouldn't make the choice to do it in the first place

[Antifreeze]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

What a bunch of dimwits, so now a bar tender suppose to judge who is drunk and who's in not and be responsible for it?

i tell ya, the mind boggling ideas i read here enough to ask yourself: is there anyone there really knows what the're doing?...

And what do define as drunk? Above 0.05?

[smedly]

25 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

Don’t be silly. This law has been in existence for many years, so it always HAS been a nanny state. But like many laws, it’s ignored so you won’t notice any difference.

believe it or not the UK has a law exactly like this as do most countries in the west, how it is used is a mystery 

[Skeptic7]

Ummmm...whaaa da fu-HELL❓The idiocy is strong with this one. 

[wombat]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

partygoers will have to undergo alcohol tests before leaving,

 

[Chris Daley]

Poor AseanNow community.  What will you do now?

[smedly]

7 minutes ago, wombat said:

partygoers will have to undergo alcohol tests before leaving,

 

 

or what

 

are they making the assumption that everyone is driving - just shows the mindset and what the real problem is - they know and assume everyone drinks and drives

Edited November 15, 2023 by smedly

[sidneybear]

1 hour ago, Lucky Bones said:

Relax. Thailand is very much NOT Australia.

Thailand = millions of rules, most of which are never enforced.

It is called "Making Face."🙃🙃

That's how it's always been, and I hope it doesn't change.

[sidneybear]

36 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

Don’t be silly. This law has been in existence for many years, so it always HAS been a nanny state. But like many laws, it’s ignored so you won’t notice any difference.

Has there always been a law in Thailand that forbids serving alcohol to intoxicated persons? I wasn't aware of it.

[FarangJon]

The next Master Plan. Thanks for make me laughing once again.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The Thailand Health Minister yesterday stressed that entertainment venues must not serve alcohol to customers who are already drunk,

So what happens to the group at a table that buys whiskey buy the bottle, not allowed to finish it?

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, bob smith said:

are they having a laugh?

 

it's not April fools day already, is it?? 

Every day..