Alcohol
Alcohol news in Thailand, covering regulations, consumption trends, and related policies.
- Thailand News
New opportunities for microbreweries in Thailand
Is Thailand set to see a microbrewery renaissance? New regulations…
- Thailand News
Alcohol sales ban in Thailand today to mark end of Buddhist Lent
Thailand celebrates an auspicious Buddhist holiday today known as ‘Awk…
- Crime News
Police patrol Pattaya Beach looking for guns, booze, prostitutes
Police in Pattaya is continuing their commitment to crack down…
- Thailand News
Thailand to apply alcohol tax to non-alcoholic beer
Not only is Thailand planning on increasing existing tax on…
- Thailand News
Drinking alcohol increases risk of threadworms, says Thai university
Regular alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing threadworm infections,…
- Economy News
Thai government should reconsider 2pm to 5pm alcohol ban
Secretary-general of the Kla Party, Atavit Suwannapakdee, believes the government…
- Thailand News
Thailand’s Cabinet votes in favour of revolutionary alcohol brewing act
Yesterday, Thailand’s Cabinet voted in favour of an act which…
- Travel
5 rooftop bars you should visit in Bangkok in 2022
There are plenty of bars and clubs all over the…
- Tourism News
Love drugs found in hotel of Aussie man who plunged to his death
Thai police yesterday concluded there was no foul play involved…
- Phuket News
22 year old Australian found dead at hotel in Phuket
An Australian traveller plunged to his death after falling from…
- Thailand News
Thai monk celebrating Songkran passes out drunk, says he didn’t do anything wrong
A Buddhist monk was found passed out on the floor…
- Covid-19 News
Cheers! Chiang Mai restaurants can now serve alcohol until 11pm
Crack open a beer and don’t worry about hiding it…
- Thailand News
Official assigned to “investigate” anyone who shares Lisa Blackpink’s whisky ads
The director of Thailand’s Office of the Alcohol Control Committee…
- Thailand News
Thai prisons ban alcohol-based gel after inmate dies, others hospitalised from drinking hand sanitiser
Alcohol-based hand sanitiser is being banned at Thai prisons after…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok man who poured beer over female kickboxer loses his job (VIDEO)
A man who poured beer over a woman who turned…
- Phuket News
Venues in Phuket selling alcohol must apply for new permit
First, they shut all the bars and entertainment venues selling…
- Thailand News
Alcohol sales at restaurants in approved provinces will be allowed until 11pm
Alcohol sales at restaurants in approved provinces will be allowed…
- Pattaya News
Police raid art gallery opened as nightclub, 100 partygoers reportedly fled from police
In another police raid in Pattaya, more than 100 people…
- Pattaya News
12 Pattaya restaurant owners, managers arrested for breaching 9pm cutoff for booze
A dozen of owners and managers of Pattaya’s bars-turned-restaurants were…
- Pattaya News
Pattaya police raid bars serving alcohol past 9pm, arrest two managers
Two bar managers in Pattaya were arrested for violating the…
- Central Thailand News
Monks caught drinking alcohol on New Year’s Day say they were honouring ancestors
Three Buddhist monks are facing expulsion from monkhood after they…
- Covid-19 News
Updates for food and beverage venues in Pattaya
(“Food and beverage venues” is a euphemism for ‘bars-pretending-to-be-restaurants’) Pattaya…
- Phuket News
Governor cancels plan to allow all night drinking in Phuket on New Year’s Eve
The Phuket News is reporting that plans to allow the…
- Tourism News
Tourism cities welcome easing of Covid measures ahead of New Year celebrations
Officials in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, and Pattaya have all…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok restaurant raided, several foreigners caught without entry stamps
In yet another party bust, police raided a restaurant in…
- Bangkok News
PM Prayut Chan-o-cha pressures the public to get vaccinated before the New Year
“Everyone should get the vaccine as soon as possible.” PM…
- Thailand News
Cheers! Alcohol sales at approved venues allowed until 1am during New Year holiday
Those in Thailand will be able to ring in 2022…
- Covid-19 News
Monday’s CCSA meeting to announce further easing of restrictions
New Year is looming and Thailand still plods along under…
- Pattaya News
Chon Buri and Pattaya bar scene get good news, but at what cost?
The reality is that many ‘bars’ will rush to achieve…
- Northern Thailand News
Alcohol restrictions ease in some Nakhon Ratchasima districts, tourism scheme launches
Seven districts in the Isaan province Nakhon Ratchasima will be…
- Bangkok News
Alcohol sales at Bangkok restaurants allowed until 11pm starting Wednesday
The cutoff time for alcohol sales at restaurants in Bangkok…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok police say restaurateurs could face jail time for serving alcohol after 9pm
Police in Bangkok are warning restaurant owners that if alcohol…
