webfact Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 RTP to take action against teen street racing and bars near education institutesBANGKOK, 27 July 2015, (NNT) - The Royal Thai Police is determined to tackle the issues of teen street racing and bars operating near education institutes.According to the Royal Thai Police Spokesperson, Pol. Lt-Gen Prawut Thavornsiri, the majority of entertainment venue operators in Bangkok are willing to obey the new regulation calling for all establishments offering alcoholic beverages to be located away from education institutes by at least 300 meters.Warnings will be given to venue operators who breach the regulation and arrests will be made if they defy the law.Initially, entertainment venue operators in the capital and its vicinity have been in compliance with the authorities's order, said Pol. Lt-Gen Prawut; however, those in the provinces would be reminded of the seriousness of the offence.Speaking on the topic of teen street racing, the spokesperson said parents would from now on be held responsible for their kids repeated offense, adding that parents or the child guardians can request helps from police or the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, if needed.-- NNT 2015-07-27 RELATED: Surprise! New Thailand booze ban now in effect RELATED: 2 Bars Closed Down Under Junta's Sweeping Booze Ban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingalfred Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) So 350 metres away is ok? Pathetic as ever. Thai friends tell me the police are shit scared of dealing with gangs of motorbike crazy juveniles in bangkok. Another example of state the country is in! Edited July 27, 2015 by kingalfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 So all the affected bars in BKK were closed or not selling alcohol last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotog Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 "Speaking on the topic of teen street racing, the spokesperson said parents would from now on be held responsible for their kids repeated offense," About time! Oh, wait, didn't they say this last year too? And the year before that? And the ........nah, must be mistaken! Now move along boys, nothing to see here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 So 350 metres away is ok? Pathetic as ever. Thai friends tell me the police are shit scared of dealing with gangs of motorbike crazy juveniles in bangkok. Another example of state the country is in! 301 metres is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 If the RTP bought a set of tyre spike strips, and used them a few times, bike racing would decline rapidly. Responsible parents could pay the hospital bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 So 350 metres away is ok? Pathetic as ever. Thai friends tell me the police are shit scared of dealing with gangs of motorbike crazy juveniles in bangkok. Another example of state the country is in! Your friends are quite right......the gangs can be huge...well cashed up and always good for a bit of biffo. The 6 cops transfered from Pathum Thani are examples...they didn't try to stop the racing.........apart from the fact that money does change hands for the right to race! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimlove Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 There is gonna be lots of Brown envelopes changing hands soon ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Croker Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 How does this clarification affect the supposed estimates of this measure creating 1 million unemployed? What about the government setting up a recovery hotline for all those who went crazy trying to work out how much further they would need to go, to reach the nearest bar after school was over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBrilliant Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 In fairness, once the coppers actually started flagging down kids out on bikes in the wee small hours and even sometimes actually going after the noisy brats when they roared by, instead of just sitting there drinking their whisky, things have improved drastically in the Bang Na - Trat road area near here, I seldom see any 'Dek Wain" in the bars though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) Why all this heave ho against bars, have the minders of Thailand just realized they are there, what are the stats of students drinking near their schools and is there any relationship to the louts on bikes or are they just paying lip service and the guessing game ,another quick fix . that will fade like my memory. Edited July 27, 2015 by chainarong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Wouldn't it be more beneficial to ban the sale of knives and machetes near educational establishments. After all, how often do we read of problems with students and alcohol, compared to gangs attacking and killing those from rival colleges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 RTP to take action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcrab Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Now they can race 300m to the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 So all the affected bars in BKK were closed or not selling alcohol last night? It's still not clear which bars will be affected. I doubt any tourist/expat bars will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 It seems very unfair that an established alcohol-selling business that has operated a substantial time near a school all of a sudden is considered breaking the law and must go out of business. What's especially absurd is that this new law will do very little ... if anything ... to diminish alcohol consumption by school kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 so all police men will be supplied with measuring tapes ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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