17/11/2017
Q: Can I buy beer from 711 and walk around drinking it?
A: Yes, you can pretty much drink any alcohol beverage including beer anywhere except for the following places:
(1) a temple or any place of worship, except where drinking thereof is a part of worship;
(2) a state public health service unit, infirmary under the law on infirmary or pharmacy under the law on drug, except the area designated as the living area of an individual;
(3) a public office, except the area designated as the living area of an individual or for the establishment of a club or in case of a conventional banquet;
(4) an education institution under the law on national education, except the area designated as the living area of an individual or club or in the case of a conventional banquet or education institution providing the course relevant to the mixing of alcoholic beverages which having been permitted under the law on national education;
(5) a petrol station under the law on fuel oil control or a shop within a petrol station;
(6) a public park provided by the government for public recreation;
(7) other places notified by the Minister with advice of the committee e.g. paths and conveyances including cars.
Violators shall be liable to imprisonment for
a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding 10,000 Baht or both.
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Just make sure that you are not drunk and get hit by car or hurt people. And please don't drink and drive!
