Thailand : Alcohol sales still found during Buddhist holidays

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Alcohol sales still found during Buddhist holidays
Santibhap Ussavasodhi



BANGKOK, 6 September 2010 (NNT) – Frequent road accidents are still commonplace during the Buddhist holidays given sellers remain oblivious to the law banning the sale of alcoholic beverages during the periods.

Deputy Public Health Minister Dr Phansiri Kullanartsiri stated that a number of entrepreneurs did not comply with the law by selling alcoholic beverages during the Buddhist holidays, including Magha Puja, Vesakha Puja, Asalha Puja, and Buddhist Lent.

182 people were hospitalized from the accidents caused by drunk drivers during the most recent Buddhist holidays, 10 among whom died. More than half of the injured were people under 25 years of age, while youth under 20 accounted for 15%.

Dr Phansiri stressed that the statistics cited could clearly prove that people, especially entrepreneurs were unco-operative with the authorities although the law, which came into effect on July 7 last year, stated that violators would be subjected to one year imprisonment and/or a fine of up to 20,000 THB.

The Deputy Minister hence tasked its officials across the country with controlling the sale of alcoholic beverages, especially to motorists, and asking for cooperation from the public to help monitor it. People should notify the authorities at 02-590-3342 around the clock if they come across illegal sale of alcoholic beverages.

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[BobR]

Why does Government service attract such idiots? It seems to be the same everywhere. Does this broad really think banning booze sales will make any difference whatsoever in the number of accidents? That's kind of like the hours of sale here, which makes no sense whatsoever. At least the nonsense of closing gas stations at 10PM to save gas is gone.

[artist]

What daily or weekend stats is she refering to.

[Gerbil]

Actually I thought there was no official law forbidding the sale of alcohol on Buddhist holidays, just that the police ask for 'cooperation' from shops, restaraunts, bars, etc not to sell on those days?

(Edit: whoops, just reread it and I see it is a new(ish) law. Thought I was right )

[Scaramanga]

What daily or weekend stats is she refering to.

Non in particular, but she wanted to get her face in the media. She has no concern for the low-so just contempt.

[harrybarracuda]

Actually I thought there was no official law forbidding the sale of alcohol on Buddhist holidays, just that the police ask for 'cooperation' from shops, restaraunts, bars, etc not to sell on those days?

(Edit: whoops, just reread it and I see it is a new(ish) law. Thought I was right )

Well I don't know how it works for you, but in Phuket the old bill used to come round with a letter telling you to close; and it wasn't ambiguous either.

Of course, if you'd paid your tea money in advance, the letter never made it.....

[Scaramanga]

^


true HB, same as in most places here

[Moonraker]

Most places I know DO stop selling alcohol, most of us drinkers just stock up beforehand.

[Nostradamus]

The need to enforce their religious nonsense on everyone else annoys me.

[Scaramanga]

Most places I know DO stop selling alcohol, most of us drinkers just stock up beforehand.

Have you ever ventured down a back soi?

[Tom Sawyer]

Don't suppose they order/enforce cease of alcohol during muslim holidays in the majority-muslim south now do they?

[klong toey]

Never have a problem,just go to my local shop owner says okay i know you can sell Alcohol for you.Think 7/11 and the likes will not sell,so make friends with your nearest shop owner my guess is will get served same as me.

[WombleJamie]

beer in coffee mugs is the norm, but I never understand how some (me included) people are not caught out by the BiB. They stop look into a bar full of farangs all sipping from coffee mugs. It's like 10pm at night and we're all drinking coffee, it just don't figure!

[Angkar]

hahaha ... more rubbish from the powers that be.

and what about if i'm not buddhist ? and what about china, laos, vietnam, malaysia, burma ? none of them has this bullshit laws and yet they don't crash in each other's cars as soon as there's a public holiday.

and by the way, in Pai last month i got a 6 pack at 02.00 in the night, the guy at the desk asked me if i "really wanted the beers", i said yes, and he asked me 30 bath more .. problem solved, maybe it works also elsewhere....

[The Bold Rodney]

Alcohol sales still found during Buddhist holidays

I'll drink to that"

[blue]

me too

[The Bold Rodney]

me too

You're still up and about then?

What the f*ck upset Thai Guy?

He really had a go at you, take it easy you know how f*cking sensitive the guy is and he's threatened to kick Wilson in the nuts too!

party party party

P.S. Don't forget the Hajj party's on soon and I think I can get hold of some cheap tickets if anyones interested?

[britmaveric]

Well she does know people do buy heaps of alcohol prior to these holidays, just in case.

Also might add that you can buy in most places during the holiday - even did so at 711 and family mart.

[The Bold Rodney]

Well she does know people do buy heaps of alcohol prior to these holidays, just in case.

Great pair of jugs mate!

[DJ Pat]

Looks like your typical farang hating khun ying spinster.

[Stalking Tosser]

The need to enforce their religious nonsense on everyone else annoys me.

We get the same shit here from the dumb fucks. At the start of fasting, as usual I went to purchase my home stock of beer and was given a load of shit from one of the supermarkets about "not being allowed to sell beer by the police" - OK, fuck this, call the police, hand them the phone, and ask to speak to the officer who handed out the order. Of course he doesn't exist, then the manager is forced out of his little hole and states that it is a local government regulation - same shit ensues - he loses again. Normally the managers in the supermarkets are a bit more forward thinking, this prick however is not and makes it all up to suit his own style. A wander round the place provides a big mound of pork products and of course cigarettes - the discussing gathers quite a crowd. Manager is reminded that to lie during the holy month isn't cricket and also that Indonesia is not a muslim nation and fuck him and anyone else that thought it was.

Most supermarkets tend to move the beer to one side and stick up a notice telling us fucking kaffirs that we can buy alcohol by requesting at customer service.

Quite laughable in one bar - they have an identity crisis, actually the boss is chinese married to a javanese woman, he would love to have the place with wall to wall whores and empty bottles all over the shop, she would have us all wearing piss pots and drinking fucking sugar syrup based drinks. As is usual, the have little curtains over the spirits cupboard, yes, pathetic, but they have various photos about the place over alcohol based drinks and a monster applique window about 12 feet high and 20 feet long with a sort of JD theme - when asked why they didn't cover all that up they kind of went quiet......

Still the Muslim month of hypocracy is nearly over. The hungry remain hungry and the rich got fatter. I tried to explain before, that people without a pot to piss in don't need to fast, they already knew what it felt like to be hungry, but the Qu'ran doesn't have a section on common sense.

[kmart]

Just more style over substance crap reaction to Thailand's appalling road accidents figures.

[DJ Pat]

Why are they so surprised at this?

[12Call]

I stay in a Moobaan so it's deemed as Private Property so no problem with booze being delivered any day of the week.

[Angkar]

alcoholism is not the problem, Thais are the problem !