Thai Health Minister Blocks 24-Hour Hotel Alcohol Sales, Reviews Rail Plan

[johng]

5 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

Good. Last thing needed is drunks on a train.

Yeah they should be behind the wheel of their pickup truck

[Surasak]

Sounds like the Brown envelope was not thick and heavy enough! As I don't drink in hotels or travel on trains, no problem.

[Surasak]

5 hours ago, Guderian said:

Ye Gods! Whose mother just died? lol

 

 

These sad chaps really look like they could use a good night out on the tiles!

More like it just been reused!

[fondue zoo]

2 hours ago, Spermwhale Whalen said:

They look like how I'd imagine members of a temperance society to look...joyless.

 

 

What was that line from Good Morning Vietnam? 

 

"..You are in more dire need of a <deleted> than any man in history"

 

 

that guy on the right doubly so.

 

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, khunjeff said:

 

I drink alcohol, and I stay in hotels, but I have never, ever ordered room service alcohol from any hotel restaurant or bar, and I don't know anyone who has...

 

Same except in SIngapore I've had quickly organized meetings in my guest room (4 or 5 people) and ordered quick refreshments (sandwiches, spring rolls, etc.,) plus beer / wine. Never a problem.

 

Malaysia not so easy. 

Edited yesterday at 11:59 AM by scorecard

[JemJem]

Yes, alcoholic drink sales are banned on Thai trains. How about taking your own drinks onto a train and drinking in there ? I am kind of guessing that is banned too.

Edited 20 hours ago by JemJem

[daveAustin]

17 hours ago, khunjeff said:

 

As though this hasn't always been permitted?! Do any hotels come and empty the minibars at midnight and refill them again at 11am?

No, they padlock them. 

[Lopburikid]

14 hours ago, sambum said:

Do kids not have ID cards - with photographs on them? Or maybe I should say "Does someone who is old enough to purchase alcohol not have an ID card..............?

I think they have to require an ID Card at the age of 16 ( not sure if that has changed) If I go to the post office to send a letter overseas, I have to show my passport.

[sambum]

3 hours ago, Lopburikid said:

I think they have to require an ID Card at the age of 16 ( not sure if that has changed) If I go to the post office to send a letter overseas, I have to show my passport.

 

I have never had to show my passport when sending a letter overseas. Maybe they work to the same kind of rulebook as Immigration - different office, different rules.

So if they are worried about underage drinking, what's wrong with shopkeepers asking for someone to show their ID Card when purchasing alcohol if they are unsure of their age?

One thing's for sure - if kids want to get alcohol - there are ways and means for them to do so - I always found a way in my younger days. 

[Lopburikid]

31 minutes ago, sambum said:

 

I have never had to show my passport when sending a letter overseas. Maybe they work to the same kind of rulebook as Immigration - different office, different rules.

So if they are worried about underage drinking, what's wrong with shopkeepers asking for someone to show their ID Card when purchasing alcohol if they are unsure of their age?

One thing's for sure - if kids want to get alcohol - there are ways and means for them to do so - I always found a way in my younger days. 

Yes, true. Future Park post office always want a passport. Rangsit office 3km away never asked for a passport. Same with immigration,  one immigration officer wants to see med insurance, another immigration officer doesn't require med insurance.

[sambum]

3 minutes ago, Lopburikid said:

Yes, true. Future Park post office always want a passport. Rangsit office 3km away never asked for a passport. Same with immigration,  one immigration officer wants to see med insurance, another immigration officer doesn't require med insurance.

 

Isn't it ridiculous? Aferw years ago I was in my local Immigration Ofice, and the I.O. was asking a tourist for something, and the tourist said "But there's nothing in the Immigration Rulebook or Guidelines that asks for that" and the I.O said "I  make the rules here!" 

[Lopburikid]

2 minutes ago, sambum said:

 

Isn't it ridiculous? Aferw years ago I was in my local Immigration Ofice, and the I.O. was asking a tourist for something, and the tourist said "But there's nothing in the Immigration Rulebook or Guidelines that asks for that" and the I.O said "I  make the rules here!" 

Ha. yes! brings back a time when on the LTR visa it said I cant remember how much it was back, but let's say it stated B600,00 in the back OR B50,000 a month income from overseas, the guy had 500,000 in the bank, The I-O asked why he could not show B50,000  monthly income as well, the guy stated it read B600,000 OR B50,000 a month. The I-O crossed out the OR and wrote AND on the document. Ha!

[Lopburikid]

1 minute ago, Lopburikid said:

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600,00

[connda]

Tourists in hotel rooms aren't your drunk-driving problem.

[sambum]

6 minutes ago, Lopburikid said:

Ha. yes! brings back a time when on the LTR visa it said I cant remember how much it was back, but let's say it stated B600,00 in the back OR B50,000 a month income from overseas, the guy had 500,000 in the bank, The I-O asked why he could not show B50,000  monthly income as well, the guy stated it read B600,000 OR B50,000 a month. The I-O crossed out the OR and wrote AND on the document. Ha!

 

Doesn't surprise me in the slightest!

 

The first time I applied for an extension of Visa by means of Marriage to a Thai National, the I.O. wanted a photograph of the roof of the house in addition to the one taken outside with me and my wife showing the address.

I said "there's nothing in the guidelines about that" and the I.O. said "I want a photo of the FULL house - including the roof'' My wife then intervened and said something in Thai to the I.O. who said "Oh, OK then" and moved on to the next "bone of contention"! After we left the office I asked my wife what she had said to the I.O. about the roof pic, and she said "I told her we can't take a picture of the roof of the house because there's a bloody big tree in the way!"

[sambum]

18 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

Good. Last thing needed is drunks on a train.

 

The last time I was on a train when they sold drink in the buffet car on the sleeper train from Bangkok to Butterworth was a great way to travel - cheap, decent food and drink at a reasonable price, and they even had a little bit of music/ disco after the meals were finished which lasted until about 8.30 p.m. and then off to bed. No drunks, just a bunch of travellers having a meal and a drink and a bit of socialising. Travelled once on the train since, and never again - worse than travelling during Covid.

[herfiehandbag]

19 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

Good. Last thing needed is drunks on a train.

Indeed; although my pet hate when travelling on trains is being stuck adjacent to miserable bastards who insist on telling everyone how they should spend their lives!

 

I do remember one ghastly trip from Chiang Mai down to Bangkok several years ago - 2nd class sleeping car, and the three adjacent seats/births were occupied by three young Mormon missionaries; short sleeved white shirts and sobre ties - you know the score!

Things got off to a bad start when, on inquiring as to my religion I told them I was a Catholic, and found it jolly funny that the chap who founded their church went for a walk up a mountain and conveniently found a lost biblical manuscript which allowed him to shag as many young girls as he liked! Things then got worse when a rather cute young lady came round selling beers from a bucket of ice, and I assiduously flirted with her! The next morning they didn't respond to my "cheerio" when I left the train!

[scorecard]

21 hours ago, sambum said:

Do kids not have ID cards - with photographs on them? Or maybe I should say "Does someone who is old enough to purchase alcohol not have an ID card..............?

 Sure, but there's many many small unlicensed shops which sell to anybody / anytime.  

[sambum]

8 hours ago, scorecard said:

 Sure, but there's many many small unlicensed shops which sell to anybody / anytime.  

 

So how does that effect the Health Minister's plan? Or how does the Health Minister's plan affect them?