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    Thailand considers lifting alcohol ban on afternoons and religious days

    Thailand may end its 53-year-old ban on the sale of alcohol in the afternoon, as well as on Buddhist religious days, as the prime minister ordered a study today into the regulations in a bid to boost the tourism industry.


    Paetongtarn Shinawatra told reporters that several business sectors have complained about the restrictions on alcohol sales, which they claim are obstacles to the country’s economic growth and tourism promotion.


    “Moreover, the rules are not in line with the policy to promote ‘Amazing Thailand Grand Tourism and Sports Year 2025’,” she said.
    The regulations prohibiting alcohol sales between 2pm and 5pm have been in place since 1972.


    Paetongtarn said the study will focus on the impacts the ban has had on tourism, adding “If we were to ease the regulations, to increase income for entrepreneurs and boost tourism, we will still ensure that our youth are prevented from accessing alcohol,” she said.


    Meanwhile, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the prime minister has assigned his ministry, along with the Ministries of Tourism and Public Health, to study the pros and cons of lifting the restrictions.


    Paetongtarn’s predecessor, Srettha Thavisin, said last year that he had considered reviewing the regulations, also arguing that it would boost tourism and address complaints from the tourism sector.

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    No, don't. It's great seeing all the farang alcoholics getting their knickers in a twist.

    Mind you, the kids are probably all smoking weed, so they don't give a shit anyway.

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    The 2 to 5 pm ban is odd. I forgot about it on one occasion when I was last in Thailand as a tourist.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    No, don't. It's great seeing all the farang alcoholics getting their knickers in a twist.

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    You posted that it made you glad you'd left Thailand a while back.

    By harriet's rationale that makes you one of the alcoholics.

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    Oh boy, is that a misrepresentation. I posted I was glad I don’t have to deal with it anymore after having left Thailand. I’m not sure that statement makes me an alcoholic, but don’t let that spoil your fun.

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    The alcohol ban in the morning gets to me. All I want to do is buy a couple of bottles of wine along with my morning grocery shopping. But no!

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    I bought 3 crates of beer at the start of the week so no knickers twisting here and thus not an alcoholic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    Oh boy, is that a misrepresentation. I posted I was glad I don’t have to deal with it anymore after having left Thailand. I’m not sure that statement makes me an alcoholic
    I didn't say it does.

    It only does if you agree with harriet's idiotic comment, which you said you did.

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    ^^ But what will you drink after lunch?

    I just find it really annoying... I'm busy, but if I want to pick some wine at Makro I have to wait until 11am to do the shop when I'd rather do it at 8am. Likewise in the afternoons, it would be much easier to pick up a couple of bottles of Leo during the school run, but that's always between 2pm and 5pm so it means a second trip out to the shops.

    It just pisses me off.

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    ^Finally, a sensible comment on this ridiculous bollox.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    I just find it really annoying... I'm busy, but if I want to pick some wine at Makro I have to wait until 11am to do the shop when I'd rather do it at 8am. Likewise in the afternoons, it would be much easier to pick up a couple of bottles of Leo during the school run, but that's always between 2pm and 5pm so it means a second trip out to the shops.
    If only they sold booze on weekends that one could make last til the next weekend

    And that's not wine, it's alcoholic mixed fuit

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Mind you, the kids are probably all smoking weed, so they don't give a shit anyway.
    The 2-5pm alcohol ban is nothing to do with school kids. They don't finish til about 4pm.

    It's to stop these tefling pisspots like Armstrong popping out after writing a load of bollocks on the blackboard to copy

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    If you are sat in a friendly bar just order a double Irish coffee.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reg Dingle View Post
    If only they sold booze on weekends that one could make last til the next weekend
    That is of course possible, if you get weekends off.

    But even so, I'd rather just buy one or two bottles here and there than buy in bulk. It's my way of limiting the input when I get bored.

    It's a pretty sad thing when you have to wait at a 7-Eleven counter for a few minutes until 5pm, with two bottles of Leo. But even so, a lot quicker than dropping the daughter home, and then going back out again just to get a couple of bottles of beer.

    And speaking of bored...

    Quote Originally Posted by Reg Dingle View Post
    bollocks on the blackboard
    It's called a 'chalkboard' these days, you dinosaur.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 39TG View Post
    The 2 to 5 pm ban is odd. I forgot about it on one occasion
    The one time it got me was on Valentine's Day around 15 years ago in Paragon.

    Their nice big high end wine & whiskey section outside the gourmet market, floor to ceiling glass windows, went to pickup a nice proper bottle of wine, spun in about to give 'em the air pistols and nearly smashed the locked glass door. Bounced back with a WTF expression, 3 sales girls inside with their heads bowed embarrassed. I'm sure stopping Ed from picking up a nice bottle of wine on Valentine's Day afternoon really saved the youth of Thailand.

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    What we used to do if we were on it was just bowl in, take the beer and leave the dough on the counter - with a nice little tip on the top - for the cashiers to put through later when it was legitimately beer o'clock.

    Eventually, I wouldn't even need to ask the lads and lasses in the seveeeeeeeeern in my building and they knew they were getting a free bowl of nooden that day for lunch.

    Teamwork makes the dream work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reg Dingle View Post
    The 2-5pm alcohol ban is nothing to do with school kids. They don't finish til about 4pm.

    It's to stop these tefling pisspots like Armstrong popping out after writing a load of bollocks on the blackboard to copy
    I doubt that stops them anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    It's called a 'chalkboard' these days, you dinosaur.

    Only in your Mercan school, Cletus.







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    Quote Originally Posted by Reg Dingle View Post
    Only in your Mercan school, Cletus.






    Smart board.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reg Dingle View Post
    The 2-5pm alcohol ban is nothing to do with school kids. They don't finish til about 4pm.

    It's to stop these tefling pisspots like Armstrong popping out after writing a load of bollocks on the blackboard to copy
    Gotta agree

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    Perth's grease and rags fatberg musters a rather rusty looking jab.


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    Quote Originally Posted by BLD View Post
    Gotta agree
    ditto

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    The alcohol ban in the morning gets to me. All I want to do is buy a couple of bottles of wine along with my morning grocery shopping. But no!
    You gave it away when you asked for a straw.

    Added: I was in Thoeng on Wednesday, and the hotel were quite happy to sell me a couple of beers. Which is nice.

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