fekman Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) Love this new law. Was so annoying to have to que up behind a long line of 10 year olds getting out of school and buying whiskey. Edited December 18, 2015 by fekman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fekman Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I feel sorry for the small ma & pa shops that have been operating for years just to be told now that with this new law they are basically going to lose their livelihood. Absolutely no use of brains from the people in BKK. Just as Jaywalker mentioned, a simple use of the existing ID checking law and there would be no need for this complete retarded action from the powers that be. I guess they'll continue sell alcohol like they do on elections, buddhist non alcohol days and outside the hours..... Every single store on my street sells alcohol 365 days a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condo bought Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Will be forgotten about and/or uninforced by March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrusius Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 They have already started this crackdown near where i live in rangsit. To me it is all smoke and mirrors to draw attention away from what they are really doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker9000 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) All this fuss & feathers. It's just something else that'll need to be climbed down from... TIT. Fire, Ready, Aim. Edited December 18, 2015 by hawker9000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkapi Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Innumerate people likely made that law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 What a bull shi7 There will still be alcohol sold within the (vaguely established lines) zones. Note that there are many bars,nightclubs,karaoke bars ,that are operating illegally nightly..As long as these establishments pay the BIB your alcoholic life will not be affected.This is just another way for the BIB to increase their Mercedes payments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblyjohn Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) Isn't there a big government school within 300m of walking street? There is and that 300m affects many bars Edited December 18, 2015 by wobblyjohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Isn't there a big government school within 300m of walking street? There is and that 300m affects many bars Pattaya Tai School.jpg Don't worry, Walking Street won't be affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The source for this news? eThailand? Say no more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Someone suggested to me this ban was to stop the teachers getting pi$$ed after school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ks45672 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Someone suggested to me this ban was to stop the teachers getting pi$$ed after school. How will they stop them arriving at school pissed in the mornings then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snig27 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) But didn't they scrap the 300m rule, in favor of something more vague, decided by the police? As I recall, yes - the 300m was replaced with "near". This thread all seems to be based on somebody revisiting a long past BP story. The article linked to in the OP is dated today so it's not some old link being misreported from last year. I'm in Hua Hin so maybe if I get a chance I'll check out this 'Mondo Vino' place for myself and ask them about the closing. I've never heard of it before now but I googled it and these came up : They're on facebook here : https://www.facebook.com/mondovino.huahinthailand and they have a website here : http://www.mondovino.co.th True but the OP refers to an older post in the BP as its source. I asked a friendly bar owner in ThongLor and he's never heard of it. A quick google gives the most recent references to this being 5 months back, when the "law" was bering reversed. Edited December 18, 2015 by Snig27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Isn't there a big government school within 300m of walking street? There is and that 300m affects many bars Pattaya Tai School.jpg The ban is for shops (7/11 etc) and not for bars and restaurants. So the bars in your example are not affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissie Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The "Government" in BKK is cranking out laws and police orders at a record pace. The rest of Thailand and it's ruling local "Chieftains" will classify all this merely as "recommendations". As they always have, They will interpret those "recommendations" at their own discretion. Go to 2 different Amphoe's, Immigration Offices, Land Offices, local Police etc. etc. and you will exactly know what I am talking about. Thailand is politically an extremely federalist country. So, whenever the "recommendations" originating from BKK get too absurd and bizarre, they will be either ignored or "adapted" to suit local needs and circumstances. As long as this persists, Thailand can not be fully controlled/governed by any centralized government sitting in BKK. = The alcohol-law will not need "creative adaptation", it will simply be ignored and die of natural causes. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhinhh Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Is there any official map of Bangkok, with proportional 300m circles around each school, so you can see where you even still can buy Alcohol. The whole may well be quite problematic. Maybe there are exceptions. Of course could even be a nice source of income for certain uniformed persons. Bureaucracy is honey for corruption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I can hear the Vietnamese tourism people laughing from here. Mate, you can freely smoke weed outside restaurants in Viet Nam and get a bottle of Saigon Green for as little as 14 baht and 25 satang. 20 Craven A cigarettes are less than 32 baht. Getting visas? Walk into a shop, pay 50 USD and after 3 days your passport is returned with another 3 months for you to stay. No going to immigration, nevermind border runs to another country. People in the service industry, even in cheap restaurants know how to smile and say "Enjoy your meal, sir." There are kids laughing and playing everywhere. The population is happy and the country is booming. Plus it's Heaven for anyone with a thing for thighs on bikes.... Darn it, I didn't want to be saying things like this on TVF! Craven A, that takes me back about 50 years. Take me back a little further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millwall_fan Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I used to own a pub, now I'm a teacher. Thank God I got out when I did! Yes, because teachers are highly regarded these days. I assume you intend some irony in your comment, to which I would say that I couldn't give a flying f**t whether I am highly regarded or otherwise. I earn a 6 figure monthly salary and am no longer subject to Thailand's increasingly erratic, draconian and unequally enforced alcohol laws. Nuff said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ks45672 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I used to own a pub, now I'm a teacher. Thank God I got out when I did!Yes, because teachers are highly regarded these days. I assume you intend some irony in your comment, to which I would say that I couldn't give a flying f**t whether I am highly regarded or otherwise. I earn a 6 figure monthly salary and am no longer subject to Thailand's increasingly erratic, draconian and unequally enforced alcohol laws. Nuff said! But your still a Millwall fan. Nuff said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millwall_fan Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I used to own a pub, now I'm a teacher. Thank God I got out when I did!Yes, because teachers are highly regarded these days. I assume you intend some irony in your comment, to which I would say that I couldn't give a flying f**t whether I am highly regarded or otherwise. I earn a 6 figure monthly salary and am no longer subject to Thailand's increasingly erratic, draconian and unequally enforced alcohol laws. Nuff said! But your still a Millwall fan. Nuff said! I bear that cross stoically! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Wine merchant shutting down in Hua Hin. Not sure if they will reopen at a new location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttthailand Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Just a way to assist in restoring tea money to those who have lost their sources over the past year. Happy New Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harada Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 It didn't take Singah long to see the writing on the wall after the introduction of this ridiculous law, they have just invested $1.1 billion in a Vietnamese brewery ( Masam ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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