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A tourist from Bangkok collapsed unconscious at his room at a resort in the famous Phu Thap Berk mountainous retreat in Phetchabun province on Wednesday apparently because of the freezing weather compounded by alcoholic drinking. The 35-year old man who was not identified was found lying unconscious in his room by
Read More The Excise Department made clear yesterday that beer garden operators are allowed to sell alcoholic drinks once a year and the business is not against the law. This was revealed by the director general of the Excise Department Mr Somchai Poonsawat. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
Read More 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
Read More 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
Read More A female British holidaymaker has cheated death after falling 30ft from a hotel balcony in Thailand. Friends claim pretty Romany Mitchell had her drinks spiked in a local bar before the accident on the island of Phuket. Read more: swns.com
Read More Coca-Cola Company today inaugurates the bottling plant in Myanmar, which is part of its US$200 million investment planned for the country to create 22,000 jobs over five years. Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Company, was in Yangon to attend the inauguration ceremony. The plant marks the first time in
Read More As promised, the local police in Pattaya are playing their part in the crack down on drink driving over the Song Kran Festive season and this weekend saw Traffic police and volunteers stopping vehicles to check both drivers and passengers. Drivers are being checked for alcohol levels and breathalyzer test kits
Read More BANGKOK, March 27 – Nearly three million Thai people quit drinking alcohol in the last decade, but the number of alcoholic beverage shops has increased by 120,000 outlets, according to an independent survey. The Centre for Alcohol Studies (CAS) reported that successive counter-alcohol campaigns have mainly contributed to a
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