webfact Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Confirmed: Alcohol ban near Thai schools, universities starts TODAYImage source: MatichonBANGKOK: -- The sale of alcohol near schools and universities in Thailand will be prohibited from today, Friday 23 Oct.A notice published in the Royal Gazette on Thursday confirms that alcohol can no longer be sold near schools, colleges and universities.The ban on alcohol sales near educational institutions was first proposed in July.The original order, which the Prime Minister's Office said would help tackle illegal street racing and was reported to be in response to rising numbers of young drinkers, stated that alcohol could not be sold within 300 metres of schools and universities.However, that order has now been updated and the information published in the Royal Gazette states only that alcohol cannot be sold ‘near’ to schools and universities, with no specific distance being determined.Earlier this year, it was reported that some of Bangkok’s leading entertainment night spots could be affected by the ban on alcohol sales.Those found to be in violation of the order can be jailed for up to six months and/or be fined 10,000 Baht.Source: Matichon -- 2015-10-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daoyai Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 pre holiday gift to the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkpanther99 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Removing the part about about 300 metres is very smart indeed. Now the police and whoever else enforces this can do so as they please to get any venue they like closed down (or use it as a tool to demand heaps of tea money) Ludicrous. I didn;t believe they would actually go ahead with this when it was talked about in July. Yet again, Thailand never ceases to amaze. Amazing Thailand - it certainly is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) so what defines 'near'? who you know? the Moon is 'nearer' Earth than Neptune? it's nonsense Edited October 23, 2015 by LannaGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bboy Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I foresee ranting and raving and fining and caving. Gen. Omnipotent is watching ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 "no specific distance being determined." So it's going to be up to the police to determine the distance......which no doubt will determine the payment required....the closer to a school, the more expensive.....another piece of incredulously inane law making! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toknarok Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 The biggest Mom 'n Pop shop in my village (where I often stop for a beer) is just across the road from the entrance to the local primary school. Whether the BIB will enforce this rule on this establishment remains to be seen, but if they do there will be some very angry people. So much for this junta bunch 'bringing happiness to the people'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 OK so near is prohibited, but inside is cool. No worries then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkpanther99 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 "no specific distance being determined." So it's going to be up to the police to determine the distance......which no doubt will determine the payment required....the closer to a school, the more expensive.....another piece of incredulously inane law making! totally agree. The story in the newspaper we can't mention around here says it is up to the discretion of the police officers to determine the distance!! That's just asking for trouble!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 As is always seems, the law is for financial gain, helmets on bikes, financial gain, 12 midnight closing... financial gain, speeding, financial gain and now I say this is close to a school so you have to pay... financial gain. Ohhh yes I am the big pretender.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noosard Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 The biggest Mom 'n Pop shop in my village (where I often stop for a beer) is just across the road from the entrance to the local primary school. Whether the BIB will enforce this rule on this establishment remains to be seen, but if they do there will be some very angry people. So much for this junta bunch 'bringing happiness to the people'. In my village similar One shops is 2 doors away the next ones 50m away and the others in the village would be inside 300m So what is near???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 so what defines 'near'? who you know? the Moon is 'nearer' Earth than Neptune? it's nonsense Exactly, Are they "glai" or "gly"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) A bad law is worse than no law at all and this one's a disgrace leaving ' near ' not defined and interpretation in the hands of people who don't enjoy the public's trust. I can imagine the BIB will be very busy visiting various establishments to advise they've been deemed ' near ' a school / university and now then what we do next ? Let the financial games begin. Edited October 23, 2015 by NongKhaiKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Now the Students have to walk a bit further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 In a western country a law/regulation so non-specific regarding the distance would not enforced (except maybe in the very beginning) because once challenged in court the justice system would throw out the violation/fine because the definition of "near" is different in each person's mind. Too vague. But since we are not in a western country this law will end up just being another law that is rarely enforced and creates another money stream for police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Now the Students have to walk a bit further Not if it is the short near as opposed to the long near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRich Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Does this mean Walking Street in Pattaya has to move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prakhonchai nick Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 If you are selling your house, or advertising a hotel, everything of interest is "near" even though it may be 4/5kms distant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Now the Students have to walk a bit furtherThey don't walk they drive a scooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 With the ban on road blocks,this is going to be the new cash cow for the police, regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Does this mean Walking Street in Pattaya has to move? No, it doesn't. Don't worry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Does this mean Walking Street in Pattaya has to move?No, just move the schools. Gotta have the priorities straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 The biggest Mom 'n Pop shop in my village (where I often stop for a beer) is just across the road from the entrance to the local primary school. Whether the BIB will enforce this rule on this establishment remains to be seen, but if they do there will be some very angry people. So much for this junta bunch 'bringing happiness to the people'. I can't for the life of me understand the logic behind banning the sale of alcohol just because a primary school is located nearby - how many primary school kids buy alcohol? When the school closes at 15:30 or whatever and the children all go home, why would it be a problem to sell alcohol. Totally stupid law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfurcrown Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Interesting date to make the announcement is it not. I wonder whether we will soon start to see an action replay of the farce below which enriched many families. One of whom even provided a President in later years. Chicago piano's were played with amazing regularity in inter gang disputes and the underground industry growth rate along with the murder rate grew larger than ever seen before. Lessons are supposed to be learned from history ,Being as those lessons would come from another country they don't, nor will apply here will they!! U.S. 1921 U.S.A. Prohibition Laws Sunday, Oct. 23rd, 1921: The prohibition laws are being flouted across the country because of the large amounts of booze by the millions of gallons is coming into the country from areas like the Bahamas, the rum runners have new fast power boats which run rings round the US revenue cutters and until the government provides fast patrol boats that can catch the smugglers. Another area that will need to be changed are the wages paid to prohibition agents ( currently a prohibition agent is paid $145.00 per month ) and the rum runners are offering bribes of $100,000 for them to turn the other way. If the government is serious about enforcing prohibition laws some changes and finance will need to be made available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) The biggest Mom 'n Pop shop in my village (where I often stop for a beer) is just across the road from the entrance to the local primary school. Whether the BIB will enforce this rule on this establishment remains to be seen, but if they do there will be some very angry people. So much for this junta bunch 'bringing happiness to the people'. I can't for the life of me understand the logic behind banning the sale of alcohol just because a primary school is located nearby - how many primary school kids buy alcohol? When the school closes at 15:30 or whatever and the children all go home, why would it be a problem to sell alcohol. Totally stupid law. "I can't for the life of me understand the logic behind banning the sale of alcohol just because a primary school is located nearby..." So sorry, but if it's logic you're looking for you've definitively come to the wrong country. Edited October 23, 2015 by MZurf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 The legal distance will depend on the location of the offender. The time of day. The date. The need of the officer. The color of the building.........The type of alchohol being sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najinsky Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Methinks sales of that ever popular M150 drink are going to climb even higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optad Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 A fundamental tenet of law making is the test of the prospective law's ability to be enforced. Any legislature or law that cannot be fairly enforced in most democratic/representative systems is not and should not be enacted. Those rare and peculiar ones that do are that usually pandering to a politik and die an ignoble death or fade away as this one will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Logic is an alien concept, for Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maoro2013 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 So when does it become illegal when there is no distance stated. At one point it was from the front gates, another time from the school. Moronic, just leaves huge loopholes to be exploited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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