On 11/12/2025 at 2:54 PM, diveasia666 said:

I'm sure Iraelis will think they're targeted once again, and will refuse... What can a normal tourist/expat do if they show up and fine them...please enlighten me. 

you think the police are going to detain them then escort to an ATM or jail cell ?

31 minutes ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

Could you provide a link to go with this? I'd like to send this info to a friend I'd been discussing this with but would prefer to send them a link rather than the entire article.

 

Thanks.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1H2nXXWx8D/

Seems like they've already climbed down...

11 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Zoning is confusing....

why not have something like open-air bars, beer gardens, restaurants etc can legally open from 11 am-2 am

Enclosed establishments such as hotels, clubs etc open 11 am to 4 am.

Alcohol sales can be allowed during any opening hours in all retail outlets.

Let the RTP deal with any irregularities or disturbances.

 

That would mean that the RTP would have to go out after dark to patrol to counter any disturbances. Going out after dark, (unless you are running a mobhanded checkpoint in a well lit location with convenient free wi fi) is seriously scary! Much easier and more effective to arrange a regular "tea money" payment, and come around in the evening to collect it.

On 11/12/2025 at 4:37 PM, Mickboy said:

This bunch of idiots have got to climb down now, oh what tidings will December 4th bring ?  just can't make this up lol. 

Oh they won't climb down, loss of face. It will just quietly drift off into a vague memory...

Here is another link from Bangkok Post.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3136725/policy-board-lifts-afternoon-ban-on-alcohol-sales

No point in these regulations.  The 2-5pm dry period is a revolutionary decree from a military government that seized power in a coup d'etat and it would make more sense to just repeal all such revolutionary decrees in a spirit of democracy.  It had fallen into abeyance by the 1990s but the arch convict decided to revive it for reasons better known to himself. 

On 11/11/2025 at 7:03 PM, shocky2012 said:

They really like to complicate things for absolutely no reason. And it always ends up the same: confused people everywhere.

They don't complicate things, but they totally lack any attention to detail which leads to confusion. I've been coming here for 20 years and it has always been the same, Their rules and statements are inept and everybody has to just muddle through. Immigration is the perfect example as each office interpret the rules slightly differently because there is little clarity in the laws.