Jimbo2014 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Because scientific studies prove that no Thai child can walk more than 200 meters!... madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I was eating at John's Bar in Chiang Mai on Moon Muang and was surprised to see them refuse to serve alcohol during those hours. It is not near a school as far as I know. I have seen it at supermarkets not near schools. The prohibition has been in existence for many years. The enforcement ebbs and flows. Nothing new. But I don't understand the effectiveness. Their ID should be checked anyway (555) but if they really wanted it I'm sure the school kids could get alcohol. Better than the drugs they have access to. So sad when ( a former PM) killed people for drugs like Duterte the kids shifted from weed to ice etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtco Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 If this d/h thinks that enforcing a ban of this nature will solve the problems with the "out of control" Thai youth then he is delusional and living in cloud cuckoo land. They will get their booze and drugs from elsewhere ... probably with the confines of the education establishments themselves. First he needs to sort out the shambles of the Thai education system which seems encourage subversive behaviour if some of the latest "teacher inflicting punishment" horror stories are anything to go by. Again it is a knee jerk reaction without getting to the root cause of the problem which is his governments inability to exact any kind of meaningful legislation because they are too hell-bent on trying to destroy any kind of opposition to their illegal regime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhonKaenKowboy Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 1 minute ago, elgenon said: I was eating at John's Bar in Chiang Mai on Moon Muang and was surprised to see them refuse to serve alcohol during those hours. It is not near a school as far as I know. I have seen it at supermarkets not near schools. The prohibition has been in existence for many years. The enforcement ebbs and flows. Nothing new. But I don't understand the effectiveness. Their ID should be checked anyway (555) but if they really wanted it I'm sure the school kids could get alcohol. Better than the drugs they have access to. So sad when ( a former PM) killed people for drugs like Duterte the kids shifted from weed to ice etc. All bets have been off since John's brother retired from the police. I, too was surprised they quit serving from 2-5. Yuparaj school is kind of near. There are a few farang run places back behind Wombat that are doing happy hour promos, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 No more pressing issues? Back when I grew up, there where at least two outlets, where you could buy alcohol - literally- across from my school. And about 5 or 6 pubs, in a radius of 300 meters around the school! No kid got drunk! Guess why? Education! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhonKaenKowboy Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 We had a student, who did lines off a photo of his FBI dad shaking hands with the President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMacMan Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Not to forget that school kids intent on getting booze will obviously go the the places that DO serve alcohol - the further afield the ban (!) the further kids will go to get it..... Or do Thai kids just think, "Damn! no alcohol nearby - I guess we cannot get any now!"..... Duh!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 29 minutes ago, KhonKaenKowboy said: All bets have been off since John's brother retired from the police. I, too was surprised they quit serving from 2-5. Yuparaj school is kind of near. There are a few farang run places back behind Wombat that are doing happy hour promos, too. There was just a story on TV about Thai girls getting in trouble for promoting the consumption of alcohol. I would think Happy Hours would be viewed the same way. You never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 31 minutes ago, scorecard said: Anything for a negative comment. You need to think a little more broadly about community values. But your negative comment about HuaHinHim's remarks is OK then? If you can think of something positive the government has done you are welcome to offer such comment. Favourable comments about the military government are rare but always welcome and usually have a positive entertainment value. I am trying to be positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohy Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I suppose its an attempt to keep the so called teachers sober so they dont hit the kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 He loves issuing orders. Seems like he was on quite the "issuing order" run at this presser? Maybe better to don a medal-festooned uniform when issuing orders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikiea Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 5 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: I heard this one a couple of years ago ! been here 4 years , heard this 3 times...... what is up with that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binjalin Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 near ADVERB At or to a short distance away; nearby to be determined by the RTP when, and as, they think fit ‘I bought a beer nearby at the 7/11’ 'Near' is 10 meters? 100? 200? 300? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikiea Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 1 hour ago, yasorab said: Like that is going to stop them. They all have motor bikes don't they ? but now the popo has axcess to 2 subs with retractable wheels ......dun dun dun dunnnnnn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikiea Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 4 hours ago, bartender100 said: Is it law? or does he just decide? makes up shxt as he goes , dats how he roll's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aj Mick Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 5 hours ago, Suttisan said: Wasn't there a ban within 1km of educational institutions a few years back? They seemed quite strict about it, for a couple of months. There has long been a restriction on selling alcohol within a km from an educational institution….. but it comes down to semantics and measurement. A joint selling alcohol near one gate of a campus near where I live is 1 km from the designated front gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 2 hours ago, edwinchester said: There is a school right in the middle of our village. Does this mean every shop selling alcohol is now breaking the law? Yep! That´s right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Does the PM not realise that students all have motorcycles, or the means to use buses etc to travel wherever they need to buy alcohol if they want it, or can even walk further than 300m? A ridiculous law, far better to kick the ass of the RTP and get them to check ALL establishments where students are likely to congregate and prosecute the lawbreakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadgw Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 How about him focusing on some critical issues like 'the lunatics driving on the roads', 'like the 'underage kids' screaming around on motor bikes with no license, no insurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, ilovebkk12345 said: Ya i remember that. Must of been the great dictator's idea on that too Actually the ban of alcohol sales laws near schools were passed many years back, and the laws ignored and also very little attempt by the RTP to enforce the law, and several times over the years enforcement has been pushed hard by several community anti-alcohol groups. For many years there was a Fxxxxx Mart store hard up against one fence of my uni in Bkk selling alcohol after the initial ban laws, many student groups and some professors conducted protests, all ignored by the franchise owner and the RTP. Edited August 7, 2017 by scorecard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Lol never will happen to much Tea money involved TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuket Man Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 The man is a total idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbolino Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Better CLOSE/REMOVE ALL 7 elevens from around schools then !!!??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhonKaenKowboy Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, garbolino said: Better CLOSE/REMOVE ALL 7 elevens from around schools then !!!??? There are four along the perimeter of CMU...they didn't sell during the last ban. We were told TESCO fought it in court, then it came back, except for the one new one has never sold, nor the two on campus. Mom/pop have been there fro 40 years, and they stopped...for about two hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 7 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: I heard this one a couple of years ago ! Yes...and it is just as senseless now as it was then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) 46 minutes ago, scorecard said: Actually the ban of alcohol sales laws near schools were passed many years back, and the laws ignored and also very little attempt by the RTP to enforce the law, and several times over the years enforcement has been pushed hard by several community anti-alcohol groups. For many years there was a Fxxxxx Mart store hard up against one fence of my uni in Bkk selling alcohol after the initial ban laws, many student groups and some professors conducted protests, all ignored by the franchise owner and the RTP. there are all kinds of various schools and universities spread out around the center/heart of BKK. If the authorities ever enforced such a ban -- and they never have here -- there would be A LOT of bars required to close, and even more places like 7-11s and such required to cease selling booze. Originally, IIRC, they were talking about a restriction zone of 300 or 500 meters around any educational institution, though it was never entirely clear whether they meant only universities or all schools. But, for example, there is a big university (Srinakharinwirot) not far from Soi Cowboy, just for starters. Edited August 7, 2017 by TallGuyJohninBKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Most Thai University students are over the legal drinking age: they start at age 19 and finish four years later. Not difficult to do the sums. The younger ones are supposedly catered for in the ridiculous 2pm to 5pm alcohol sales ban. I wonder what incident has spurred Prayuth's latest declaration? It usually happens as a knee-jerk reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstar1 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 what a Croc this came up 2 years ago lasted about a week Come to Chiang mai there are plenty very close to C M U but they still open till 3am because the RTP is well paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpharma Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 And why not ban near police stations?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLick Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Mr ... I have an idea... don't sell booze to underage kids. Punish drunk underage kids. Let adults and business to handle their beers Too much logic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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