BANGKOK, 29th November 2017 (NNT) – Over 80 educational institutions have pushed for zoning laws to control alcohol sales near surrounding schools. The Alcohol Watch Group and over 80 educational institutions have held a seminar in response to large shopping malls holding alcohol-related events. The seminar was attended by over 100 students and teachers. Full […]
PHUKET: Patong Police Chief Col Tassanai Orarigdech has confirmed that alcohol sales will be banned on Oct 5 as required by law to honour Wan Org Pansa, which marks the end of Buddhist Lent, but says that he has yet to receive any notices to enforce a ban on the sale of alcohol on any […]
PHUKET: The commander of the Phuket Provincial Police, Maj Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen, has called for all vendors of alcohol across the island to observe the ban on the sale of alcohol for the Buddhist holiday Makha Bucha on Saturday (Feb 11). The ban, instituted by law, will be in effect from midnight Friday night through […]
BANGKOK, 5 January 2017 (NNT) – Statistic shows the most common cause for accidents during the New Year holidays are alcohol intoxication and over-speeding, says Deputy Interior Minister. The Deputy Minister of Interior Sutee Markboon has disclosed accident numbers during 2017 New Year holidays that the most common cause of accident is drunk driving and […]
At around 8pm on Monday Januuary 2nd, police were called to investigate the death of a Thai Male, aged 49 years old. The body was found on the ground floor of a 2 story town house located in Chon Buri. At the scene police found the dead body of the man lying on the floor […]
BANGKOK: — Passengers who travel in the same vehicle as a driver who is found to be under the influence of alcohol could also be charged with offences related to drunk driving, if new proposals get the go ahead. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has asked cabinet officials to look into the possibility of […]
BANGKOK, 24 June 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has prepared a national alcohol action plan to tighten controls, adjust values an reduce alcohol consumption. Public Health Minister Piyasakon Sakolsattayathorn said that the cabinet had approved the 10-year strategic plan to implement from 2011-2020 as a framework for alcoholic beverage control. The plan […]
Police have charged the driver of a Mercedes-Benz involved in a horrific high-speed crash on Sunday that killed two senior university students with reckless driving causing death. The shocking crash was filmed by the dash-cam of another car and it is circulating on the web. Read more: Bangkok Post
