webfact Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Smuggled alcoholic drinks on the riseBANGKOK: -- As New Year festival is arriving and many celebrations will inevitably involve alcohol drinking, the Excise Department said they will tighten control on smuggled liquors and stamp out border smuggling of alcoholic drinks, particularly at the southern border.Director-general of the Excise Department Mr Somchai Poonsawat admitted that after the government has increased excise tax on alcohol, smuggling of foreign liquors have risen steadily.Notably during the New Year festival, he said, more foreign liquors are smuggled across the southern border to Thailand and kept in secret stocks.This prompted excise authorities to step up checking stocks of business operators in the effort to stamp out smuggled liquors in the market.He said that during the first quarter of the 2014 fiscal year from October to December 15, excise officials have made a total of 9,800 cases of seizures of smuggled liquors with a total fine of 119 million baht being imposed on violators.He said most of the liquors were smuggled into the country from across the southern border. However he forecast of higher tax collection on liquors as the result of the long cool season this year which was pushing up alcohol drinking.He said that tax collection from liquors from October to November amounted to 71.6 billion baht, or 959 million baht above the target.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/smuggled-alcoholic-drinks-rise/ -- Thai PBS 2013-12-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBerg Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Prohibition-like smuggling. But there are no untouchables in the Thai police. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JRSoul Posted December 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2013 Increasing the excise also increases the incentive to smuggle. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangFerang Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 The link is to English News, but the English..... I usually don't nitpick grammar, but this thread has more tangles than a fishing net. "government has increased excise tax on alcohol" -- where is the article? Should be 'increased the excise tax' "made a total of 9,800 cases of seizures" -- should be '9,800 cases of liquor were seized' or (unlikely) 'there have been 9,800 court cases about seizures'...which is very hard to believe. And "he forecast of higher tax collection" -- should be 'he forecast higher revenues from tax collection' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zpete Posted December 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2013 Prohibition-like smuggling. But there are no untouchables in the Thai police. Yeah, most are quite toucheable. Where is Elliot Ness when he is needed? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 The link is to English News, but the English..... I usually don't nitpick grammar, but this thread has more tangles than a fishing net. "government has increased excise tax on alcohol" -- where is the article? Should be 'increased the excise tax' "made a total of 9,800 cases of seizures" -- should be '9,800 cases of liquor were seized' or (unlikely) 'there have been 9,800 court cases about seizures'...which is very hard to believe. And "he forecast of higher tax collection" -- should be 'he forecast higher revenues from tax collection' Some wasted key strokes here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kingalfred Posted December 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2013 So you have no choice but to drink the low quality beer and wines in thailand or pay exorbitant prices in bars ahhh the land of choice 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yunla Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Its the Hub of bringing your favourite stuff with you from overseas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Stop ripping the people off on duty, Thailand, and this won't be so much of an issue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chupup Posted December 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2013 as usual the Thais have it back 2 front higher tax = more incentive to smuggle, same thinking as low occupancy in hotels = higher room rates don't you just love it 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 as usual the Thais have it back 2 front higher tax = more incentive to smuggle, same thinking as low occupancy in hotels = higher room rates don't you just love it in common with you I see simple logic that says the ordinary man in the street will, if offered, buy the same product at a lesser price. In fact many will buy a lesser product. Ah the logic of prohibition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 So you have no choice but to drink the low quality beer and wines in thailand or pay exorbitant prices in bars ahhh the land of choice The good imported things for the rich like Chalerm and for the common men the low quality Thai beer. Which as well is protected to minimize competition. But what else to expect from this government? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownknees Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 My last bottle of "Johnnie Walker Red"had never seen Scotland!Wont be long before we see people die from Illicit alcohol brews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 "Notably during the New Year festival, he said, more foreign liquors are smuggled across the southern border to Thailand and kept in secret stocks." Must be in the cellar of my local police station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxe1200 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 It is well known, and I doubt that the politicians in Bangkok do NOT know about it, that complete border stations, customs and immigration, the local police make their living on smuggling here in the South. And I do not mind at all. As long the government in Bangkok fills its pocket, let them folks have their share by smuggling and selling tax free booze, cigarettes, and gas from Malaysia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QROPS Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 If you spend any time down Soi 80 in Hua Hin, you will see the local officer of the law for that area collecting his 1500thb for the month, you will then see him later quite often still in uniform dropping off smuggled booze to the bars at a discounted rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJack Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 the people in the know will never pay high prices reminds me of Board Walk Empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanB Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 My last bottle of "Johnnie Walker Red"had never seen Scotland!Wont be long before we see people die from Illicit alcohol brews. .No smuggling here!! Proudly Made in Thailand!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Any one know where I can get a decent bottle (or two) of port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronrat Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I am surprised that wine is not top of the list. Hideously expensive here and the local product is rubbish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Any one know where I can get a decent bottle (or two) of port? Oporto. Sorry for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobsworth Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Does anybody know how to tell a fake bottle of Johny Walker Red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZZPA Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 The link is to English News, but the English..... I usually don't nitpick grammar, but this thread has more tangles than a fishing net. "government has increased excise tax on alcohol" -- where is the article? Should be 'increased the excise tax' "made a total of 9,800 cases of seizures" -- should be '9,800 cases of liquor were seized' or (unlikely) 'there have been 9,800 court cases about seizures'...which is very hard to believe. And "he forecast of higher tax collection" -- should be 'he forecast higher revenues from tax collection' i think it means that the news is in English, it is not written by English people. You are still right though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZZPA Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Any one know where I can get a decent bottle (or two) of port? Not sure where you are but here in Pattaya you can buy a decent bottle in Foodland. I like Taylors vintage which they had in stock recently, be warned though they certainly charge you for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 That is why I drink Sang Som. I know it is made here. I know exactly what I'm getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Any one know where I can get a decent bottle (or two) of port? Not sure where you are but here in Pattaya you can buy a decent bottle in Foodland. I like Taylors vintage which they had in stock recently, be warned though they certainly charge you for it. Many thanks Gazzpa. I am in Buriram but have visitors coming from Pattaya so they can contribute that as a Christmas warmer. Merry Christmas to you and all on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Now this comes as a big surprise - booze smuggle on the increase? Well, we had more offerings of untaxed booze than phone calls from new wine suppliers here in Pattaya ………….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 That doesn't really look like smuggling, it looks like fake Johnny Walker. The article is confusing and leads the reader somewhat none the wiser. Where have I heard that before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zpete Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 My last bottle of "Johnnie Walker Red"had never seen Scotland!Wont be long before we see people die from Illicit alcohol brews. Already happening in Indonesia, soon here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumjokmok Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Is it the cool weather making people drink more? I thought there might have been this screaming guy freakin' people out, maybe I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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