Nationwide Alcohol Ban for Makabucha Day

[Tafia]

Taken from Thaivisa

Strict Alcohol Ban for Makabucha Day ~ 7/3/2012

BANGKOK: -- The Public Health Ministry will get tough on any violation of the alcohol ban on the religious holiday of Makabucha Day this Wednesday.

Violators of the ban will face a 6 month-jail term and or a fine of up to 10,000 baht. Public Health Minister, Wittaya Buranasiri, says the authorities will get tough on the ban of alcohol sales on Makabucha Day tomorrow.

All venues are prohibited from wholesale or retail distribution and sales of alcohol on the religious holiday.

Only hotels are exempt from the prohibition.

The Public Health Ministry has issued orders for all the 77 provincial public health offices nationwide to help enforce the ban. The ban will start at midnight tonight and will last until the midnight hour of Wednesday.

Public Health Ministry officials will also conduct random checks to ensure that entertainment venues abide by the law. Violators of the ban could face a fine of up to 10,000 baht and or a maximum of 6 months in jail.

[greatsnake]

BANGKOK: -- The Public Health Ministry will get tough on any violation of the alcohol ban on the religious holiday of Makabucha Day this Wednesday.

In other words, the usual places that serve after hours will be serving on Wednesday.

For those of you not familiar with Thailand, look at this as an opportunity for local businesses to profit at the expense of the 7/11s and other national convenience stores. Thai rak Thai

[stattointhailand]

strict Alcohol Ban for Makabucha Day ~ 7/3/2012

Why do they continue this fiasco EVERY year?
I've been here over 8 years and never had a problem buying a beer.
Just got back in with 4 large Leos from a local Thai run shop.
Strikes me the only people who don't break the law are the farang bars in town.

If the BIB actually took B10k from every establishment selling alcohol today they would be able to wipe out the US and European debt and still have plenty of "tea money" left for themselves.