Myanmar authorities are reportedly discussing the introduction of zones in Yangon and Mandalay — the country’s largest cities — in which women would be banned from buying alcohol. Although 2009 World Health Organisation statistics suggest that Myanmar’s alcohol consumption is the lowest in South-East Asia, with only 1.5 percent of women and 31 percent of […]
PHUKET: A health official has confirmed details of a report by the Chiang Mai City News that indicates that a much more rigorous application of the Alcohol Control Act of 2008 is on its way soon. Read more: thephuketnews.com
BANGKOK, July 9 – The governor of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has ordered drafting a regulation prohibiting the sale of alcoholic drinks on board trains, after a 13-year old passenger was raped and murdered. Governor Prapat Jongsanguan told the press after paying his last respects to the 13-year old victim at her school, […]
BANGKOK, 17 April 2014 (NNT) – According to a new study, Thailand ranks fourth on the list as the world’s heaviest drinkers. Out of the 44 countries studied by Euromonitor, Thais were found to be the fourth hardest drinkers at 4.5 shots per week, closely trailing behind South Korea, Russia, and the Phillippines. Read more: […]
(14 April) The last night of Songkran celebration was marked by at least 3 cases of alcohol-fueled gun crime in 3 provinces. The largest outburst of violence occurred in Soi Intamra 25-27 on Sutthisarn Winitchai in Bangkok’s Sutthisarn district, when fistfights broke out between two groups of teenagers who were enjoying Songkran water fights. Read […]
The Deputy Pattaya Police Chief announced on Tuesday, plans to ensure that law & order is maintained during the Pattaya Songkran Festival, which effectively begins on the 18th and finishes on the night of 19th, this coming Friday and Saturday. Police Lieutenant Colonel Chinnawat told us that there are 23 designated areas to engage in […]
A diabetic Finnish man was found dead in his rented house in Chiang Mai having drunk himself to death. CHIANG MAI – March 18, 2014 [PDN]; at 12.15 a.m. Pol.Lt. Withoon Rueangchaidecha (policeman on duty at the Mueang Chiang Mai police station, Chiang Mai Province) was notified that a foreign man was found dead in […]
The Transport Ministry is now considering to draft a legislation banning the drinking of liquor on trains and at train stations. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
