keith doug Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 just reading about the forthcomming thaskin elections!! on 2 april OR before.. just wondered how this will affect tourists arriving !! ie :: having a drink ,, going out !!etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 The bars will certainly be closed for one day/night, perhaps more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 The_Munchmaster said:The bars will certainly be closed for one day/night, perhaps more. And I'm sure the girls will all go home to vote ::. Ranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Election day is on a Sunday , will businesses be closed before or after ? I would think not , but you never know ! OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Michael Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 From past experiences, no alcohol will be SOLD from 18:00 on Saturday until Midnight on Sunday. Some businesses, universities will be closed on that Monday. Bars can stay open, but without selling alcohol. In practice, many bars will close on Saturday night, and then open on Sunday with sales of alcohol being allowed after the polls close at 6:00 pm on Sunday. Not saying that this year will be the same, but that has been the pattern in the past. The worst part is all the "By-Elections" that happen afterwards. I think last time BKK had 3 in total, and some provinces like Ubon had 5 weeks of this happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 And I'm sure the girls will all go home to vote . I asked a BG the other night about the elections. Her take: they'll be paying much more for votes this time around - at least three times what they paid in the last election. So...maybe a few will go home to "vote". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Maybe there will be many bar raids and early closing to divert public attention from the real issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carew66 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Ahh...The Night of the Barking Dogs once again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man at Work Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 keith doug said:just reading about the forthcomming thaskin elections!! on 2 april OR before.. just wondered how this will affect tourists arriving !! ie :: having a drink ,, going out !!etc.... No, you will still be allowed to ask the same questions over and over again without being forced to spell correctly. So nothing will "affect" us, especially not the "taskin"-election. MaW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 If the army tanks get called out to squish the protesters like cockroaches a la Tiananmen Square or someone blows Thaksin's brains out, expect the bars to close for a couple of days. Otherwise, normal election-period hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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