puyaidon Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Has it suddenly became April Fool's Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubby Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Well at least it might put people off coming here on holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Can anyone get rid of all those business destroying idiots please?Enforce the existing laws, i.e. drunk driving etc. and leave the rest to deal with their life as grown-up people. Pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SolarGolf Posted December 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2014 As others have stated, this applies to public places only. Bars, clubs, restaurants, golf clubs, convenience stores etc will be selling alcohol as normal. Not a bad idea IMHO. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 "Looks set to...". Hmmm, anyone might think that threads like this are a good way of generating Forum hits! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 As others have stated, this applies to public places only. Bars, clubs, restaurants, golf clubs, convenience stores etc will be selling alcohol as normal. Not a bad idea IMHO. i always take a few beers to the the beach and watch the fireworks on NY eve. alsways fun and never a problem. so what now, the police are going to be roming the beaches telling tousands of people to throw their booze away? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notbkk Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 They mean ban drinking on the street? Whoop whoop! At last someone that actually reads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culicine Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I guess it's easier to ban booze than make Thais become more responsible drinkers / drivers. I'll certainly be blaming law enforcement - again - for the road carnage this year. Forget the 400 baht fine. Try 5000 baht and vehicle confiscation for a month. But no, it won't happen. The solution is quite simple really..The Dunning-Kruger effect is well and alive in LoS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozgur Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Ah what the h3ll. Just change the national religion to Islam Well, I am from a country majority of people are Muslim. People can drink freely anytime anywhere is allowed which are retaurants, bars etc etc. you can buy alcohol anytime from and liquor shop or market. Although public drinking is illegal there places that many people drink freely and dont bother nobody. Even in Ramadan, nothing changes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 might reduce the road fatalities somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EyesWideOpen Posted December 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) They mean ban drinking on the street? Whoop whoop! At last someone that actually reads... Nope. A public place is where the public can gather, which can also mean a bar or restaurant. You think this ban would be put in place to stop drinking in a public park ?? :-) So to reiterate, a public place means anyone can go into it. A private place means you need an invitiation. So unless you need an invitation to drink at your local bar, you are in a public place.... What they are doing is no different than the endless religious holidays that have a ban on alcohol. Except now they are targeting a farang holiday.... http://definitions.uslegal.com/p/public-place/ "A public place is generally an indoor or outdoor area, whether privately or publicly owned, to which the public have access by right or by invitation, expressed or implied, whether by payment of money or not, but not a place when used exclusively by one or more individuals for a private gathering or other personal purpose. Edited December 4, 2014 by EyesWideOpen 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheps99 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 You sure they did not mean driving. That would be great. Lot of lives would be saved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddinChonburi Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 They already do this, the Queens birthday the bars are closed. Friday is the Kings Birthday, December 5th. See if you can buy ALCOHOL . Better stock up today !!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomacht8 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) Maybe it would be a better idea to prohibit the shootings with weapons in public.Particularly on new years eve. Edited December 4, 2014 by tomacht8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Another crack down on Tourism ....... Tourism in Thailand is estimated to be down in 2014 by a factor of 20% from the year before. Harassment of western visitors is apparently a pastime determined to increase the number of international visitors that see Thailand, once considered a country friendly to visitors, as a country pushed further and further down the destination bucket list. When there wil be a crack down on stupid officials ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Do they state anywhere what is defined as a "Public Place"? Only a couple I can think of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson468 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Public places, so that means you can drink in a pub etc, yes or no? You, unlike half the half wits on the forum, have hit the nail on the head. Restaurant and Bars are not public places, but the streets, squares, bus stations, railway stations and the like are public places. Do wish more people would read more carefully what is written 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoli Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I have been looking to a have one of those laughs that don't stop for a long time. I will be smiling as I go to bed tonight. Thank you for this utter nonsense. I also suggest no sex during this time, including between husband and wife, and free food for everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searat7 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Thiis gets proposed every year but has not been implemented.....what I would propose is that anyone caught drunk driving or causing accident during these periods be sent to jail for a year...then there might be fewer accidents in holidays in the future, Why ban alcohol for the 97% who are not driving drunk ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borrfors Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Which New year are they referring to, The Thai or the westeren. If the latter, I think it will severely hurt the tourist industry if you can´t get a drink at your local restaurant or pub, on the largest drinking day of the year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freed1948 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Ah what the h3ll. Just change the national religion to Islam Well, I am from a country majority of people are Muslim. People can drink freely anytime anywhere is allowed which are retaurants, bars etc etc. you can buy alcohol anytime from and liquor shop or market. Although public drinking is illegal there places that many people drink freely and dont bother nobody. Even in Ramadan, nothing changes. A sensible response. Unfortunately Thais are not s sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoli Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Public places, so that means you can drink in a pub etc, yes or no? You, unlike half the half wits on the forum, have hit the nail on the head. Restaurant and Bars are not public places, but the streets, squares, bus stations, railway stations and the like are public places. Do wish more people would read more carefully what is written Before you call other people names, public places are also the parks in Naklua which will be crowded with people having picnics, and those on the beach enjoying the fireworks. The list of public places where alcohol is consumed is huge. Do you advocate fathers being dragged from the New Years Fireworks Show for having a beer. Indeed, I can think of many names to throw back. Try not to be confrontational. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacky54 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Ah what the h3ll. Just change the national religion to Islam But most Thai Muslims I know are terrible piss artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RtotheC Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 sounds like the place I'd liketo go for holiday.... NOT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffy Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Good , go one step further , ban alcohol in the kingdom . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godden Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Buy a hip flask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 All this does is tell the people the government sucks and they'll ignore anything that comes from that direction afterwards. Nice going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDS Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 What constitutes a 'public place' in Thailand ? Is it the street or park ? Or does it mean bars and restaurants ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybangkok Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 This sounds like a fun New years NOT !! Read the full thread people. It clearly says PUBLIC places. That means on the street, in parks at the Zoo etc. It doesn't mean bars and clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maestro Posted December 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2014 Is the inside of a private motor vehicle a private place, where drinking will be allowed? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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