BRITS on holiday in Thailand will be banned from buying any alcohol while in the country due to the upcoming election.Getty - ContributorThere will be no alcohol available for sale anywhere for 24 hours from 6pm on March 23 until 6pm on March 24.Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Sermpan Sirikong told"Police will enforce it that same as we do for the five Buddhist religious days throughout the year.
"They also prohibit photography inside polling stations and ban the sale of alcohol over the election period.Thailand is popular with holiday-makers from the UKOne wrote: "Local friend told me leading to the Thai General Election this Sun, there will be an alcohol ban from Sat 6pm to Sun 6pm... there goes my Sat night drinking plans!!"
Going Bangkok this weekend. Local friend told me leading to the Thai General Election this Sun, there will be an alcohol ban from Sat 6pm to Sun 6pm... there goes my Sat night drinking plans!!So in Thailand when they have elections no alcohol is sold as long as the elections are going which is a weekend long... I haven't had a drink since Friday. 6pm needs to get here quicklyAlcohol was also banned for 24 hours last weekend ahead of the elections from the 16th to the 17th of March.
Shame
Mass exodus.