Buddhist Lent day declared National No Drinking Day

You're complaining about a Thai national holiday whilst living in Thailand? Get over yourself.

If you were in Australia and Muslim or Buddhist you'd still have Anzac Day closing shops half a day and Christmas Day closing all shops from trading whether christian or not unless licensed and you'd have trouble finding a bar open on easter Sunday before allowed times.

If you really want to drink head to full moon party koh phagnan. There's no way they will obey the ruling as the families that run that island along with koh tao won't stop their money spinning full moon tourism.

Same will probably go for bangla road phuket and anywhere else foreign tourism rates as main or only industry.

Great post most of the people complaining here about the lack of alcohol on days like this would complain even harder about foreigners making changes in their home country (especially Muslims).

They don't even realize that this the same thing foreigners wanting to make changes in Thai culture.