Report Thailand Tightens Alcohol Sales: New Rules Take Effect

[KannikaP]

Even Heineken 0% is banned. How silly.

[thjames007]

On 6/27/2025 at 4:11 PM, ikke1959 said:

Thailand controls everyone everywhere..They decide what is good for you and what you can do or not.. Why not introduce self responsibility in the country?? Alcohol can be bought at the age of 20 yrs and with doubt an id.....Bartenders should stop servicing drunk people as in many countries is be done... and the judges should give real punishment and fines for those who are drunk behind the wheel or motorcycle.... instead of claiming  they are poor so 300 THB is already a lot for them or other excuses

I'd love to know what country you come from, where there are no rules around drinking and its up to "self responsibility".      In other countries (as you point out) they don't serve them if they drunk... doesn't work!   All it does is shift some liability to bars after the fact.   (and who decides if someone is drunk (ie over the limit) ! Very impractical in thailand!!  As I'm sure you would agree, with a bit of common sense) ) 

 

DuI laws need to get tougher. But that ain't going to happen if you can buy your way out and Thais and foreigners treated differently. 

[ikke1959]

1 hour ago, thjames007 said:

I'd love to know what country you come from, where there are no rules around drinking and its up to "self responsibility".      In other countries (as you point out) they don't serve them if they drunk... doesn't work!   All it does is shift some liability to bars after the fact.   (and who decides if someone is drunk (ie over the limit) ! Very impractical in thailand!!  As I'm sure you would agree, with a bit of common sense) ) 

 

DuI laws need to get tougher. But that ain't going to happen if you can buy your way out and Thais and foreigners treated differently. 

I am from the Netherlands, and of course there are some rules, but not as in Thailand with limited selling/buying hours and holidays... but there is also a policeforce and justice system that will let you pay if you are drunk, so that you will hopefully think twice to do it again, and yes in bars drinks are refused if you are too drunk....But that is a free country with education in self responsibility...

[KhunLA]

On 6/27/2025 at 4:11 PM, ikke1959 said:

Thailand controls everyone everywhere..They decide what is good for you and what you can do or not.. Why not introduce self responsibility in the country?? Alcohol can be bought at the age of 20 yrs and with doubt an id.....Bartenders should stop servicing drunk people as in many countries is be done... and the judges should give real punishment and fines for those who are drunk behind the wheel or motorcycle.... instead of claiming  they are poor so 300 THB is already a lot for them or other excuses

Your joking right ?  As asked, what country do you come from that doesn't have laws, that enforce simple common sense.    Even in high enforcement countries, they have the same problems of less enforcement countries.

 

Plenty of drunks getting served to stupidity and crashing in the USA.  Strict traffic and alcohol laws and enforcement in USA, and take away the scooter numbers, and TH is as safe or dangerous to drive as the USA is.   Laws & enforce didn't change much.   We won't even discuss restrictive gun laws.   Illegal ownership & use is rampant, even with restrictive laws.

 

Here in TH, that 'self responsibility' isn't working very well with the helmet use.   Or building code apparently, highways & building falling down of late.

 

Alcohol law was changed for 1 reason, more profits from sales to tourist areas, and middle class that can afford to dine out regularly.   Drunks need their alcohol, and the elite need their profits.

 

Locals simply ignore the law, and everyone knows where to buy alcohol during off sale's hours or days, for responsible in home sipping.

[metisdead]

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[Grumpy one]

On 6/27/2025 at 4:52 PM, angryguy said:

I read the headline as something big but the article was a letdown 

So is Thai alcohol 

[Bundooman]

And there goes the tourist numbers.

 

Well done Thailand - you can obviously afford another slump along with the Chinese masses and other nationalities who will go elsewhere and buy alcohol where they are appreciated.