Prayut rejects proposal to ban alcohol sale during New Year holidays

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Prayut rejects proposal to ban alcohol sale during New Year holidays

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday that he disagreed with the proposal of the Public Health Ministry to ban alcohol sale during the long New Year holidays.

He said the sale can proceed normally but the people must be responsible for their own welfare.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Prayut-rejects-proposal-to-ban-alcohol-sale-during-30249444.html


-- The Nation 2014-12-09

[TVGerry 7,053]

Finally some sense!

[bkkgooner 1,487]

About the first good thing he's announced that will actually be implemented

[peptidebomber 1,219]

How about enforcing driving laws, why don't they increase penalties over the period for speeding and drink driving, I don't even care if it goes straight in to the BIB's pockets. Something needs to be done about the road toll!

[Costas2008 15,357]

Finally some sense!

Not finally.

The man has always been sensible.

It's other people that they never listen to what he says but just interpret in a way that suits them.

[baboon 19,732]

I wonder how long the other 2 threads will continue despite this announcement...

[berybert 5,756]

^{So someone says we will ban booze for the holidays. Then the boss says no you wont and he looks like a hero.}

^{All a bit too obvious.}

[wilcopops 2,684]

so basically he just sat around and allowed one of his acolytes to make a fool of himself? why?

[brucec64 4,349]

About the first good thing he's announced that will actually be implemented

He hasn't really done much - he just did not take away what people have always had.

[lildragon 3,055]

Finally some sense!

Not finally.

The man has always been sensible.

It's other people that they never listen to what he says but just interpret in a way that suits them.

Gen Prayuth was quoted as telling officials: "Can they be safe in bikinis ... unless they are not beautiful?"

[ETatBKK 236]

as he does - returning happiness to Thai people,

and now just adding - people must be responsible for their own welfare.

make good sense.

[ratcatcher 29,616]

so basically he just sat around and allowed one of his acolytes to make a fool of himself? why?

Maybe they learned from the previous maladministration?

[Chang_paarp 8,307]

Boss says no.

[Bluespunk 53,185]

Didn't have much choice really, when the guy proposing the ban also explained how to get round it.

[HooHaa 6,202]

of course he did, any chance to make a populist gesture.

i wouldnt put it past them to have put the ban on the table just so he could take it off and appear a reasonable man.