Nationwide Alcohol Ban For Makabucha Day: Thailand

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Strict Alcohol Ban for Makabucha Day

BANGKOK: -- The Public Health Ministry will get tough on any violation of the alcohol ban on the religious holiday of Makabucha Day this Wednesday.

Violators of the ban will face a 6 month-jail term and or a fine of up to 10,000 baht. Public Health Minister, Wittaya Buranasiri, says the authorities will get tough on the ban of alcohol sales on Makabucha Day tomorrow.

All venues are prohibited from wholesale or retail distribution and sales of alcohol on the religious holiday.

Only hotels are exempt from the prohibition.

The Public Health Ministry has issued orders for all the 77 provincial public health offices nationwide to help enforce the ban. The ban will start at midnight tonight and will last until the midnight hour of Wednesday.

Public Health Ministry officials will also conduct random checks to ensure that entertainment venues abide by the law. Violators of the ban could face a fine of up to 10,000 baht and or a maximum of 6 months in jail.

-- Tan Network 2012-03-06

[GentlemanJim]

The local Hotel will be busy tomorrow night then

[DocN]

My ex-gf: "Do you want an ice tea?"

Me:" No...I want a beer!"

My ex-gf:"NO! Listen! Do you want an ICE TEA???"

Me: "No...I want...oh...yes...one Ice Tea please!"

(that sh@t must have been rotten. tasted so much like beer!)

[supaprik]

I got wasted in Soi Cowboy last year!!!! Not much completion for company either..

[stoneyboy]

I have that covered already.

[Suradit69]

The local Hotel will be busy tomorrow night then

I believe it only applies to registered guests and room service???

[Asianrider]

dry day will do everyone a bit of good

but am sure the "mum & pop" stores will still be selling !!

[cowslip]

Who cares?

Alcoholics will still get their fix and everyone else won't notice the difference.

PS - care to analyse the photo???

[rayw]

So silly and what a waste of police tiem with so much real crime still to solve. Prohibition NEVER works hasn't history shown us that. If your religion says you should not drink and it is important to you then simply do not drink but why involve others who do nto follow you faith in such rulings. Hardly freedom or logical or sensible/ Oh well I suppose TIT.

[MESmith]

1039 reading this topic!!

[Cheops]

"1097 user(s) are reading this topic"

It seems that we are worried when we see the words alcohol and ban in 1 sentence:)

[GeorgeO]

I have that covered already.

I also cannot imagine that I will get through twelve large bottles of Asahi in one evening...!!

[GeorgeO]

"1097 user(s) are reading this topic"

It seems that we are worried when we see the words alcohol and ban in 1 sentence:)

Pure coincidence ... people are just getting home from work and checking their emails!

[PoodMaiDai]

Will be business as usual, just as it is for every other holiday they are supposed to not serve booze. Lights low, music soft, booze flowing.

The Thais don't even respect their own holidays, so I don't see why foreigners should.

[GeorgeO]

1039 reading this topic!!

It's now 1,170...!!

[Sharp]

Ha wot a joke tomorrow for sure

[Sharp]

Will be business as usual, just as it is for every other holiday they are supposed to not serve booze. Lights low, music soft, booze flowing.

The Thais don't even respect their own holidays, so I don't see why foreigners should.

Thai,s respect please not in the same sentence ...

[timewilltell]

Thought I'd join the madness so I trotted down to the local 7-11 to get half a dozen beers just in case I can't buy it tomorrow cos I might want to make Beef and Ale pie. Don't drink beer but might start in case I can't buy beef either in which case I wouldn't want it to pass its sell by date.

Was in Fuji Phuket the other day and aparently the can't buy alcohol with your meal after 2pm and before 5 had been scrapped. Maybe not because in Bangkok you still cannot. It's a miracle if you ever know what is happening from day to day. I'll drinks toast to Budda tomorrow along with all the hotel guests and everyone outside the cities - cheers

[tombkk]

"1097 user(s) are reading this topic"

It seems that we are worried when we see the words alcohol and ban in 1 sentence:)

Apparently. Guilty as charged!

[rotary]

Bet Tesco and Big C have some empty shelves before the big day

[rubl]

Normally these announcements have a clear period between which hours no alcohol sale is allowed. Mostly 6PM one day till mid-night next. Now no indication. Does theNation assume it's readers know all, or is it just a short oversight?

Strangely enough at 7/11 around 5:30PM I sdidn't see the 'normal' paper indication 'no alcohol sale'. Mind you, in Dusit area, Bangkok.

[rubl]

I have that covered already.

I also cannot imagine that I will get through twelve large bottles of Asahi in one evening...!!

That's why you need friends

[sabai-dee-man]

I wonder if any expats here would be amused by derogatory comments about Jesus Christ's somewhat obscure parentage ... or perhaps his dalliances with Ms Magdalene ...?

Careful not to upset the bible-bashers! They don't believe in freedom of speech or opinion either.

[belg]

wow big fines for selling alcohol... no fines at all for poisening a whole area with cancersmoke from burning garbage or other toxic material

[TechnikaIII]

So silly and what a waste of police tiem with so much real crime still to solve. Prohibition NEVER works hasn't history shown us that. If your religion says you should not drink and it is important to you then simply do not drink but why involve others who do nto follow you faith in such rulings. Hardly freedom or logical or sensible/ Oh well I suppose TIT.

Or perhaps you could try observance out of respect. After all, it's not your country. No doubt you would be pissed off with foreigners in your own country carrying on as though your own sacred days meant nothing. Just a suggestion.

[DiamondKing]

Only 16 Cans

LIGHTWEIGHT

[dominique355]

"1097 user(s) are reading this topic"

It seems that we are worried when we see the words alcohol and ban in 1 sentence:)

We are worried just by the word "ban", especially in connection with religion. Smells ... Taliban-ish

[Payboy]

Back to steel cups at most vendors then.

[robblok]

So silly and what a waste of police tiem with so much real crime still to solve. Prohibition NEVER works hasn't history shown us that. If your religion says you should not drink and it is important to you then simply do not drink but why involve others who do nto follow you faith in such rulings. Hardly freedom or logical or sensible/ Oh well I suppose TIT.

Or perhaps you could try observance out of respect. After all, it's not your country. No doubt you would be pissed off with foreigners in your own country carrying on as though your own sacred days meant nothing. Just a suggestion.

Im sure the locals will drink too. Anyway i am not religious so if a foreigner would do something on my sacred days i would not care one bit. Religion is not a good thing when its forced upon others. You have to follow a religion out of free will

[rubl]

I wonder if any expats here would be amused by derogatory comments about Jesus Christ's somewhat obscure parentage ... or perhaps his dalliances with Ms Magdalene ...?

Careful not to upset the bible-bashers! They don't believe in freedom of speech or opinion either.

Somewhat off topic, but remind me, who turned water into wine ?