District Officials confirm ban on the sale and use of Shisha in Pattaya

[Lite Beer]

District Officials confirm ban on the sale and use of Shisha in Pattaya

PATTAYA: -- On Friday Night a letter was circulated amongst bar owners in Pattaya from the Banglamung District Licensing Unit which confirms an immediate ban on the sale and use of Shisha in entertainment venues.

The Letter, marked “Urgent”, was dated 29th May but was only distributed on Friday and stated that Banglamung District Officials will now be enforcing the ban on the sale and use of Shisha.

The letter states that any bar owner caught selling Shisha can receive a prison term of up to 5 years and/or a fine of up to 500,000 Baht and any bar owner deemed responsible for a death or other serious incident related to the sale and use of Shisha in their establishment can receive a prison term of up to 10 years and/or a fine of up to 1 Million Baht.

Read More: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/199423/district-officials-confirm-ban-on-the-sale-and-use-of-shisha-in-pattaya/

-- Pattaya One 2015-06-06

[smedly]

believe it when I see it or rather don't see it

[alocacoc]

We only can hope and pray that it comes true.

[Basil B]

I am sure they will find something else to smoke...

[Crazy chef 1]

whenever you think they can't come up with anymore <deleted>...

[technologybytes]

We only can hope and pray that it comes true.

Why? People smoking Shissha don't disturb anyone or cause any trouble.

[how241]

We only can hope and pray that it comes true.

Why ? How does that bother anyone if people smoke it ?

[Goanna]

Smoking is banned in bars. Is that hard to understand. A lot turn a blind eye, but it was banned in 2010 or something like that.

[NoBrainer]

We only can hope and pray that it comes true.

Why? People smoking Shissha don't disturb anyone or cause any trouble.

Most likely because it is starting to take a bite out of Big Tobacco's profits. The tobacco monopoly has a lot of pull in Thailand.

As far as I am concerned it is a good move anyway. All the streets of S. Pattaya are line with Arabs sitting around smoking this crap, and many

young Thais are starting to get addicted to it.

I have also found that they are smoking it inside many Go-Go Bars now as well. Stinks up the whole place & makes it almost impossible to breath. I, as a customer can just walk out, but I feel sorry for all the staff that have to breathe that crap for 8 or 9 hours a day, in an enclosed building.

Come to think of it, maybe they can reduce the number of Arabs sitting around scheming & scamming every day while they are at it.

Best do do something now before it is too late.

Poor Pattaya

[Gandtee]

We only can hope and pray that it comes true.

Why? People smoking Shissha don't disturb anyone or cause any trouble.

Most likely because it is starting to take a bite out of Big Tobacco's profits. The tobacco monopoly has a lot of pull in Thailand.

As far as I am concerned it is a good move anyway. All the streets of S. Pattaya are line with Arabs sitting around smoking this crap, and many

young Thais are starting to get addicted to it.

I have also found that they are smoking it inside many Go-Go Bars now as well. Stinks up the whole place & makes it almost impossible to breath. I, as a customer can just walk out, but I feel sorry for all the staff that have to breathe that crap for 8 or 9 hours a day, in an enclosed building.

Come to think of it, maybe they can reduce the number of Arabs sitting around scheming & scamming every day while they are at it.

Best do do something now before it is too late.

Poor Pattaya

Do I detect a touch of racism here

[tinhead]

I think there should certainly be a venue for this. Would prefer to sit on a patio and enjoy some shisha than binge drink for hours or worse, settle up and go home.

A little shisha, a few cold ones. A good night out. Try to do it discretely as not to affect the non-smoking.

Do that frequently in Saigon now. Not so much anymore here in Thailand.

[plahgat]

Good move, but they should do the same with tobacco smoke, one of the biggest killers of them all!

Plahgat

[Guest]

We only can hope and pray that it comes true.

Why? People smoking Shissha don't disturb anyone or cause any trouble.

Most likely because it is starting to take a bite out of Big Tobacco's profits. The tobacco monopoly has a lot of pull in Thailand.

As far as I am concerned it is a good move anyway. All the streets of S. Pattaya are line with Arabs sitting around smoking this crap, and many

young Thais are starting to get addicted to it.

I have also found that they are smoking it inside many Go-Go Bars now as well. Stinks up the whole place & makes it almost impossible to breath. I, as a customer can just walk out, but I feel sorry for all the staff that have to breathe that crap for 8 or 9 hours a day, in an enclosed building.

Come to think of it, maybe they can reduce the number of Arabs sitting around scheming & scamming every day while they are at it.

Best do do something now before it is too late.

Poor Pattaya

Do I detect a touch of racism here

"A touch"

[konying]

believe it when I see it or rather don't see it

Ibar stopped selling for days now. All staff also gone.

Ibar is one of the busiest bars in Pattaya , were making huge money selling shisha

Edited June 6, 2015 by konying

[alocacoc]

Why? Because it stinks like hell, it's bad for passive smokers health and it's not legal to smoke in bars. Reason enough?

Edited June 6, 2015 by alocacoc

[NoBrainer]

We only can hope and pray that it comes true.

Why? People smoking Shissha don't disturb anyone or cause any trouble.

Most likely because it is starting to take a bite out of Big Tobacco's profits. The tobacco monopoly has a lot of pull in Thailand.

As far as I am concerned it is a good move anyway. All the streets of S. Pattaya are line with Arabs sitting around smoking this crap, and many

young Thais are starting to get addicted to it.

I have also found that they are smoking it inside many Go-Go Bars now as well. Stinks up the whole place & makes it almost impossible to breath. I, as a customer can just walk out, but I feel sorry for all the staff that have to breathe that crap for 8 or 9 hours a day, in an enclosed building.

Come to think of it, maybe they can reduce the number of Arabs sitting around scheming & scamming every day while they are at it.

Best do do something now before it is too late.

Poor Pattaya

Do I detect a touch of racism here

Only if you belong to the PC crowd.

ATF Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms should be a Convenience Store, not a Government Agency.

[sabaii69]

I say let the girl suck what she wants. Getting carbon monoxide poisoning is up to you

[quandow]

Good move, but they should do the same with tobacco smoke, one of the biggest killers of them all!

They DID some time ago. That lasted, what, about two months?

[DrTuner]

Banbanbanbanban. Surefire sign of inept governments. The adept ones regulate.

[konying]

Why? Because it stinks like hell, it's bad for passive smokers health and it's not legal to smoke in bars. Reason enough?

None of which are actually true or factual

[NickJ]

alocacoc.......trust me you should just stay home where you are safe from the evils of shisha.....stay home where you can maintain a pure existence. I for one dont want to read about anyone having there thumbs sprained from over calling the authorities related to the devils own...shisha....

[monspencer]

Smoking is banned in bars. Is that hard to understand. A lot turn a blind eye, but it was banned in 2010 or something like that.

Exactly, so why is nothing done to enforce that law? Guess the BIB are turning the blind eye, with their back pockets open of course. Almost every bar I go in, even enclosed ones, have ashtrays on all the tables and many of them have signs on the wall saying NO SMOKING 2000 Baht fine.

So annoying for all us non-smokers.

As has been said earlier, let's wait and see if this new ban regarding the Shisha will ever take effect.

[alocacoc]

alocacoc.......trust me you should just stay home where you are safe from the evils of shisha.....stay home where you can maintain a pure existence. I for one dont want to read about anyone having there thumbs sprained from over calling the authorities related to the devils own...shisha....

I guess you didn't understand the OP. It wasn't me who plan to introduce this regulation. I even don't have the power. Read it again.

[NickJ]

You strike me as a person who loves laws and regulations....a company man!..Here in the darkest corners of the world on an adventure! Tally Ho!!!!

[Ulic]

Death by shisha.

[fforest1]

If you dont like shisha you can change seats or change bars is it really that big of a deal.

How often have you non-smokers gotten shisha smoke in your face?

I bet between never and almost never..

[northernphil]

'scuse my ignorance but what is shisha , is it related to shisha kabab or a little weed that grows in my garden ?

[petedk]

Smoking is banned in bars. Is that hard to understand. A lot turn a blind eye, but it was banned in 2010 or something like that.

Exactly, so why is nothing done to enforce that law? Guess the BIB are turning the blind eye, with their back pockets open of course. Almost every bar I go in, even enclosed ones, have ashtrays on all the tables and many of them have signs on the wall saying NO SMOKING 2000 Baht fine.

So annoying for all us non-smokers.

As has been said earlier, let's wait and see if this new ban regarding the Shisha will ever take effect.

Go to Thong Lor/Ekamai. I see Shishe smoked in the pubs there. It doesn't worry me much as the service and food in those places are crap.

I did, however go to a nice Italian restaurant but to my surprise the place was full of smokers.

That put me off and I will never return.

I complained but was told that the restaurant wss owned by a Thong Lor cop.

Why go to Pattaya for fun? Anything goes on Thong Lor.

Edited June 6, 2015 by petedk

[Benmart]

We only can hope and pray that it comes true.

Why? People smoking Shissha don't disturb anyone or cause any trouble.

Most likely because it is starting to take a bite out of Big Tobacco's profits. The tobacco monopoly has a lot of pull in Thailand.

As far as I am concerned it is a good move anyway. All the streets of S. Pattaya are line with Arabs sitting around smoking this crap, and many

young Thais are starting to get addicted to it.

I have also found that they are smoking it inside many Go-Go Bars now as well. Stinks up the whole place & makes it almost impossible to breath. I, as a customer can just walk out, but I feel sorry for all the staff that have to breathe that crap for 8 or 9 hours a day, in an enclosed building.

Come to think of it, maybe they can reduce the number of Arabs sitting around scheming & scamming every day while they are at it.

Best do do something now before it is too late.

Poor Pattaya

Some use the shisha controversy as a springboard for bigotry, stereotyping and hate. Pattaya is not as poor as those that share their venomous and acidic rhetoric.

[The Deerhunter]

We only can hope and pray that it comes true.

Why? People smoking Shissha don't disturb anyone or cause any trouble.

Most likely because it is starting to take a bite out of Big Tobacco's profits. The tobacco monopoly has a lot of pull in Thailand.

As far as I am concerned it is a good move anyway. All the streets of S. Pattaya are line with Arabs sitting around smoking this crap, and many

young Thais are starting to get addicted to it.

I have also found that they are smoking it inside many Go-Go Bars now as well. Stinks up the whole place & makes it almost impossible to breath. I, as a customer can just walk out, but I feel sorry for all the staff that have to breathe that crap for 8 or 9 hours a day, in an enclosed building.

Come to think of it, maybe they can reduce the number of Arabs sitting around scheming & scamming every day while they are at it.

Best do do something now before it is too late.

Poor Pattaya

Do I detect a touch of racism here

No, probably not! Smoking in bras is smoking in bars.