Chalong steals Phuket’s booze ban spotlight this weekend

Phuket Election Commission Director Kittipong Thiengkunakrit announced the arrival of another booze ban this weekend, but only for five Chalong villages. Photo: Saran Mitrarat

PHUKET: Parts of Chalong will be effected by a booze ban this weekend for local elections.

“Alcohol sales will be banned in District 2 of Chalong from 6pm on February 21 until midnight on Saturday due to local elections,” Phuket Election Commission Director Kittipong Thiengkunakrit told the Phuket Gazette.

The ban will cover five Chao Fa West villages, Chalong Municipality Election Commission Director Waritthaya Boonyarat said.

“The five villages facing a booze ban are Moo 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10, also known as Baan Na Yai, Baan Nakok, Baan Chalong, Baan Wai Mai and Baan Yodsane,” Ms Waritthaya explained.

The candidates for election are Supawatthakan Khunnaluck, Nongkran Tanod and Pramote Sangluck.

“Two of the three candidates running will be elected to replace two members who recently resigned from the council,” Ms Waritthaya said.

“Please note that alcohol sales will only be banned in the five villages I mentioned. Other villages will not be affected,” she added.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2014/Chalong-steals-Phuket-s-booze-ban-spotlight-this-weekend-25630.html

-- Phuket Gazette 2014-02-19

Ludicrous

The only effect will be to take a few baht from the pockets of a few businesses in the areas named.

Ludicrous

The only effect will be to take a few baht from the pockets of a few businesses in the areas named.

Quite right. They should have banned the alcohol sales in Rawai instead of Chalong.

With the inevitable alcohol withdrawal shakes to follow, TAT could have announced Saturday as Rawai geezer twerking festival aka Nitro Disco.

So do the BIB give a discounted rate for this month's tea money?

They should just ban alcohol in the whole country and stop pretending to have any sense.

Go Chalong lads! Know you can hold out!

If not you can always take a short ride. Ridiculous rule on so many levels!!!