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  • Crime NewsSpooky scenes: Police raid leaves partygoers haunted by drug bust

    Spooky scenes: Police raid leaves partygoers haunted by drug bust

    A Halloween night raid on two popular pubs in Chanthaburi left partygoers in disarray as police discovered nearly 100 people with drugs in their system and multiple underage patrons. The crackdown now seeks a five-year closure of the venues. The operation took place around 1:30am today, November 1, initiated by Anutin Charnvirakul, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.…

  • Thailand NewsMajor Udon Thani pub to reopen after partners resolve dispute

    Major Udon Thani pub to reopen after partners resolve dispute

    A major pub in Udon Thani will reopen by the end of this month following a negotiation between its partners. Over 100 employees, left jobless by the sudden closure, can now look forward to returning to work. Employees from a prominent pub in Udon Thani municipality filed a complaint yesterday, September 2, with the Udon Thani Governor through the Damrongdhama…

  • Crime NewsNakhon Phanom pub bust reveals drugs, minors and indecent acts

    Nakhon Phanom pub bust reveals drugs, minors and indecent acts

    Police in Nakhon Phanom arrested the operators of a well-known pub for a series of legal infractions, including allowing minors on the premises and indecent performances, amid revelations of drug use among patrons. The establishment, known as AEC Nakhon Phanom, was also found to be operating beyond legally allowed hours, causing disturbances to nearby residents. The crackdown, led by Nakhon…

  • Thailand NewsThai pubs and restaurants to extend hours and implement sobering-up areas

    Thai pubs and restaurants to extend hours and implement sobering-up areas

    The National Alcohol Beverage Policy Committee recently decreed that pubs and restaurants, which will extend their operating hours until 4am starting from December 15, must establish sobering-up areas and take measures to prevent intoxicated customers from driving. This announcement was made by Santi Promphat, the Deputy Minister of Public Health. The committee’s meeting, led by Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai,…

  • World News5,000 year old tavern found in Iraq

    5,000 year old tavern found in Iraq

    Feel like your local pub is a bit old and dated? Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a tavern dating back almost 5,000 years in the ruins of ancient Lagash in southern Iraq. The site was uncovered in the northeast of the modern city of Nasiriyah by a US-Italian team. Southern Iraq was home to some of the earliest cities…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok pub raid can’t find anything illegal to bust

    Bangkok pub raid can’t find anything illegal to bust

    Drug raids have become common around Thailand, but some are definitely less fruitful than others. Sometimes a club is open only during legal operating hours, following all the rules, and packed with law-abiding citizens. Despite receiving complaints from residents in the surrounding neighbourhood, police and army officers found nothing illegal in a recent raid in Bangkok. The raid on a…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya bar raided by police at 5am, some test positive for illicit drugs

    Pattaya bar raided by police at 5am, some test positive for illicit drugs

    The pub manager, guests, and staff members of a bar in Pattaya were arrested at around 5am over the weekend for violating Covid-19 measures that require restaurants to stop serving alcohol by 9pm. Nationwide, entertainment venues – which have faced closure orders since April – have been able to apply to open temporarily as restaurants. But bars and other unapproved…

  • Covid-19 News970 now tested as part of the investigation into the infected Bangkok DJ

    970 now tested as part of the investigation into the infected Bangkok DJ

    3 of the bars where the 37 year old DJ, Thailand’s first locally transmitted Covid-19 case in 101 days, are said not to have observed basic preventions required in a workplace – temperature screening, wearing a face mask and social distancing. It’s also been revealed that the bars offered a “glass sharing” special menu as part of their promotions. The…

  • Covid-19 NewsUPDATE: Local DJ Covid case, 3 pubs closed down for cleaning

    UPDATE: Local DJ Covid case, 3 pubs closed down for cleaning

    UPDATE: 4 more Covid-19 cases today. 3 were new patients – Thais returning from overseas. The other 1 included in today’s tally is a prison inmate from Bangkok – his positive test has rattled the CCSA who had just spent most of Wednesday crowing about their achievement of reaching 100 days without any locally-based infections. His positive test has led…

  • Northern Thailand NewsNakhon Phanom school director in hot water over alleged toilet spycam

    Nakhon Phanom school director in hot water over alleged toilet spycam

    The director of a school in the northeastern Nakhon Phanom province has been “moved to an inactive post” pending the results of an investigation into a video that shows him placing a camera in the toilet of a pub. The head of the primary school, in Ban Phaeng district, has been assigned to the District 2 provincial education office until…

  • World NewsBrits banned from Singapore after lockdown ‘bar crawl’

    Brits banned from Singapore after lockdown ‘bar crawl’

    A group of British men staying in Singapore were prohibited from working there again after breaking the local lockdown to go on a “bar crawl”. The men each received a fine of around S$9,000. They were all charged after a photo of them drinking together during the country’s “lockdown” went viral last month. A different party, comprising an American couple…

  • Crime NewsBouncer allegedly kills 1, wounds 2 in Koh Samui

    Bouncer allegedly kills 1, wounds 2 in Koh Samui

    A security guard at a pub in Koh Samui has allegedly opened fire on guests yesterday, killing one and injuring two. The shooting was the result of an argument over a group of men who were allegedly bringing in drinks from outside. 42 year old Kongkiatkorn, also called “Yant”, died at the scene. He had been shot in the head…

  • Chiang Mai NewsGang violence flares up at a pub, ends up at hospital – Chiang Mai

    Gang violence flares up at a pub, ends up at hospital – Chiang Mai

    PHOTOS: Sanook Two gangs of young people went at it late into last night in Chiang Mai. When all the dust had settled one victim was recovering at the Chiang Mai Medical Centre. Sanook is reporting that the trouble started outside a pub in the Nimmanhaemin area of the city. A 21 year old was taken to Chiang Mai Medical Centre…