Alcohol sales BANNED, as police step up security on Makha Bucha Day and Valentine's Day

[webfact]

Police to increase security on Makha Bucha Day and Valentine's Day

 

BANGKOK, 8 February 2017 (NNT) - Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Chalermkiat Sriworakhan has instructed police nationwide to set up checkpoints in an effort to prevent crimes ahead of Makha Bucha Day and Valentine’s Day. 

During a video conference, Pol Gen Chalermkiat told police units across the country to follow the Royal Thai Police’s guideline in dealing with criminal activities. More alcohol and weapon checkpoints are expected to be set up this year. 

The police are also going to be looking for suspects in unsolved crimes and patrolling in risk-prone areas to ensure people’s safety. 

Pol Gen Chalermkiat also urged parents to keep an eye on their children and discourage them from engaging in illegal activities. 

Alcohol sales will be banned from 12 am on February 11th to 12 am on February 12th which is when Makha Bucha Day is celebrated.

 

-- nnt 2017-02-08

 

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To clarify - the alcohol ban is from midnight Friday to midnight Saturday

[rkidlad]

Yay!

 

Theocracies rule! Who needs fun when you can simply be conditioned?

[Rumbleg]

12 am ??? Is that 12 noon or 12 midnight?

[AGareth2]

midnight

[alocacoc]

So, 11th February (Saturday) Bars will be closed. Sunday business as usual.

[AGareth2]

should be

[pnustedt]

There is no such time as 12 am therefore this rule is nonsense!

 

[elliss]

25 minutes ago, Rumbleg said:

12 am ??? Is that 12 noon or 12 midnight?

 

 Not  before  time .

[AGareth2]

Another convention sometimes used is that, since 12 noon is by definition neither ante meridian (before noon) nor post meridian (after noon), then 12 a.m. refers to midnight at the start of the specified day (00:00) and 12 p.m. to midnight at the end of that day (24:00).

[alocacoc]

12am is confusing.

 

" There are no standards established for the meaning of 12 a.m. and 12 p.m."

 

" Displays that use the 12-hour system usually show noon as 12:00 pm and midnight as 12:00 am — a convention which is ambiguous and therefore confuses many people. The workaround of writing "12 noon" or "12 midnight" requires more space, makes the notation language dependent, and still fails to distinguish between midnight at the start and at the end of a day. "

 

 

[AGareth2]

try telling that to the police

[alocacoc]

This is from http://www.boomboomme.com/resources/holidays/thailand/

 

"Certain" means Alcohol Ban. If the rules same as in the past, Sunday is a normal business day for entertainment venues.

 

[geovalin]

Let's say ban on Saturday because Makha Bucha is on Saturday.

 

[Brer Fox]

So is alcohol banned on Valentin'e Day as well? It would be disappointing if it was as it might prevent many new relationships being formed in beer bars and the usual following of the pleasurable tradition of exchanging gifts.

[tukkytuktuk]

What is Macha Bucha day? The start of lent?

[gdgbb]

Amazing, a thread about a regular alcohol sale restriction (and one that doesn't exist) and 50% of the posters so far are pedantically discussing whether it starts at midnight or not when the correct timing is perfectly obvious.

[Moonmoon]

<deleted> For fish sake u all know what it means by 12am Lmao.

[AGareth2]

2 minutes ago, tukkytuktuk said:

What is Macha Bucha day? The start of lent?

a mass prayer/lecture meet

[gdgbb]

7 minutes ago, geovalin said:

How can I translate in French is you guys don't understand your own language?

Ban:

How many days?

1 or 2.

11 and 12 FEB

or 11

or 12

It begins at 00:00 and finish 24 hours later or what?

Makha Bucha is on SATURDAY.

 

Try this, one second past midnight on Friday (i.e. it's then Saturday) through to 23.59:59 the same day.  It's not rocket science.

[CGW]

00.00 or 24:00!

Works for me!

[geovalin]

3 minutes ago, gdgbb said:

Try this, one second past midnight on Friday (i.e. it's then Saturday) through to 23.59:59 the same day.  It's not rocket science.

Why not tell: the whole Saturday? This is 24 hours and that's it. To refer on Friday or Sunday is confusing.

[gdgbb]

Just now, geovalin said:

Why not tell: the whole Saturday? This is 24 hours and that's it. To refer on Friday or Sunday is confusing.

Jeez...   You're right, it is so confusing and so difficult to check what day Macha Bucha is celebrated on.   Suppose I'm risking a suspension now, here we go...

[elgenon]

They are trying to tell you, not well, that alcohol will stop being served at midnight Friday. So go early on Friday, BF, and leave. Saturday is dry. Alcohol can be served after midnight Saturday.

 

Its almost like alcohol has made members very sloooooooooow. 5555555

[Seismic]

53 minutes ago, AGareth2 said:

Another convention sometimes used is that, since 12 noon is by definition neither ante meridian (before noon) nor post meridian (after noon), then 12 a.m. refers to midnight at the start of the specified day (00:00) and 12 p.m. to midnight at the end of that day (24:00).

Not to sound too picky but the latin is Anti meridiem and Post Meridiem.

[maxpower]

1 hour ago, Rumbleg said:

12 am ??? Is that 12 noon or 12 midnight?

You need to use this clock.

 

[AGareth2]

29 minutes ago, Seismic said:

Not to sound too picky but the latin is Anti meridiem and Post Meridiem.

damn spell check

[The Old Bull]

This will never happen in the small villages where cops don't go. Mom and pop shops selling beer and lao khao.

[OJAS]

Makha Bucha Day is by no means the only "Be Kind To Your Liver" day that exists in the Thai calendar - there are 4 more:-

 

Visakha Bucha Day, which in 2017 falls on Wednesday 10 May

Asalha Bucha Day, which in 2017 falls on Saturday 8 July

Khao Pansa Day, which in 2017 falls on Sunday 9 July
Awk Pansa Day, which in 2017 falls on Thursday 5 October

 

And, for the benefit of those who find time-deciphering an overwhelmingly formidable challenge, the alcohol bans run from 00:00:01 minus 1 second until 23:59:59 plus 1 second on each of the days in question.

[gdgbb]

1 hour ago, Seismic said:

Not to sound too picky but the latin is Anti meridiem and Post Meridiem.

You weren't picky enough, it's actually non-capitalised ante meridiem or post meridiem.

[Bluespunk]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Pol Gen Chalermkiat also urged parents to keep an eye on their children and discourage them from engaging in illegal activities. 

He also advised people to sleep at night, remember to breath in and out and to eat bran for regular movements.