News Forum - Thailand News Today | Alcohol back on some tables, STV extended, Thai Airways | Sept 29

[Thaiger]

The CCSA announced it will allow for alcohol to be sold and consumed in restaurants just in Phuket. The Special Tourist Visa scheme, or STV, was launched last year to draw in travellers from overseas to revive the crippled tourism industry. Thai Airways says it will start selling seats on flights to highly-vaccinated destinations starting October 1

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[Bluesofa]

27 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

The CCSA announced it will allow for alcohol to be sold and consumed in restaurants just in Phuket. The Special Tourist Visa scheme, or STV, was launched last year to draw in travellers from overseas to revive the crippled tourism industry

Does this mean interrogation of foreigners documentation at restaurants in Phuket?
STV - you can order beer.
Non O, or permanent resident - no beer.

[Bob20]

15 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Does this mean interrogation of foreigners documentation at restaurants in Phuket?
STV - you can order beer.
Non O, or permanent resident - no beer.

They will be stamping your passport too.

So when there only one page left, you have to choose: an extension of stay or more beer?

[Griff1315]

1 minute ago, Bob20 said:

They will be stamping your passport too.

So when there only one page left, you have to choose: an extension of stay or more beer?

No competition 

More Beer .....

[Bluesofa]

1 minute ago, Bob20 said:

18 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Does this mean interrogation of foreigners documentation at restaurants in Phuket?
STV - you can order beer.
Non O, or permanent resident - no beer.

They will be stamping your passport too.

So when there only one page left, you have to choose: an extension of stay or more beer?

Ah, a new way to check foreigners for DUI - count the beer stamps on their passport.

[Bob20]

2 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Ah, a new way to check foreigners for DUI - count the beer stamps on their passport.

I can see a market for stamp free beer at normal price already

Never mind the tax reduction, everything stays the same

[Griff1315]

Dual pricing on Beer coming to a bar near you...

It's ok though it's not discriminatory it benefits Thailand...

[Bob20]

5 minutes ago, Griff1315 said:

Dual pricing on Beer coming to a bar near you...

It's ok though it's not discriminatory it benefits Thailand...

Maybe the top half of the bottle is more expensive than the bottom half?

In that case I'll just have the bottom half please

[Bluesofa]

12 minutes ago, Griff1315 said:

Dual pricing on Beer coming to a bar near you...

It's ok though it's not discriminatory it benefits Thailand...

Will someone taking the policy to court be described as an alcoholic, or just a connoisseur of beer?

[Pierre]

Funny that every time TT is talking about Thai Airways, they keep forgetting to mention, that thought Thai Airways have been able to save money, they still owes thousands of "former" customers THB 24 billions in refunds.

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