Pattaya, Thailand – March 8, 2025 – A tragic incident occurred near Pattaya Beach on Saturday morning when a 40-year-old Thai woman drowned after going swimming under the influence of alcohol. The incident has prompted warnings from rescue teams about the dangers of combining alcohol consumption with swimming. Saudi tourist rescued after 5 hours in […]
Thailand, March 4th, 2025 — Digital Economy Minister Prasert Chantraruangthong, chair of the National Alcohol Policy Committee, announced proposed amendments to Thailand’s alcohol laws, aligning them with the Amazing Thailand Grand Tourism and Sports Year 2025 campaign. Thailand considers lifting alcohol ban on afternoons and religious days While the ban on alcohol sales during five […]
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. Bar Closures Coming This Week in Thailand Due to Religious Holiday Paetongtarn Shinawatra told reporters […]
Bangkok– This week, Thailand celebrates Makha Bucha Day, a Buddhist holiday observed on the full moon day of the third lunar month. This year, it falls on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Alcohol Sales Prohibited in Thailand During Religious Holidays on July 20-21, 2024; Except at International Airports Makha Bucha commemorates the day when 1,250 of […]
A young Thai social media influencer has died soon after being hired for 30,000 baht to guzzle a 350ml bottle of whisky. Chinese influencer dies after showing on live broadcast how he drank several bottles of Baijiu liquor Thanakarn Kanthee, aka “Bank Leicester”, 21, was pronounced dead at a hospital at 3.40am on Thursday. Full […]
On November 27th, 2024, international news outlets provided an update on six foreign tourists who died in Laos last week, allegedly due to methanol poisoning from illegal alcohol. Public Alert Issued Over Methanol-Tainted Alcohol Local investigations led to the arrest of eight additional staff members from NANA Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng, where several of […]
Recent incidents in a neighboring country have brought attention to the dangers of methanol poisoning linked to illicit alcohol consumption. Several individuals have been hospitalized, and some have perished after consuming alcohol contaminated with methanol, a highly toxic substance. Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, is an industrial chemical unsuitable for human consumption and is […]
Minister of Public Health Somsak Thepsuthin has announced four key measures to regulate alcohol consumption and mitigate alcohol-related road accidents during the upcoming New Year 2025 celebrations. Approved by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee, the measures include integrated enforcement strategies, public awareness campaigns, community-level risk prevention initiatives, and strict enforcement of existing laws. The steps […]
