Gaybutton Posted April 24, 2008 Posted April 24, 2008 As many of you know, there are two election dates coming up. Tuesday, May 29 is the election date for the Provincial Government of Chonburi. Sunday, May 4 is the election date for the Mayor of Pattaya. On election days the bars are often ordered to be closed. Bar owners and holiday makers are already complaining about even more bar closings, but those complaints may be premature. As of the time of this post no decision has been made, or at least nobody seems to know whether a decision has been made or not. Confusion reigns! The following appears in the PATTAYA CITY NEWS: _____ Election Fever Continues Here in Pattaya Election fever has well and truly arrived here in Pattaya with two important dates for your diary should you be eligible to vote here in Thailand. On 29th April the election for the Provincial Government will take place which will be closely followed on 4th May with the election for the Mayor of Pattaya. Canvassing for votes by all parties involved in both elections is now well underway and from the feedback we are receiving from the streets, many voters are becoming confused with who is running in which election. Despite this candidates are trudging the streets of Pattaya at this time to pursued voters to choose their particular group. Concerns from bar owners that two more “dry” days for bars in the Pattaya area have been raised and despite attempts to gain a clear answer from Police and local authorities, we cannot confirm at this time if bars will be forced to close or sell only soft drinks on both election days. We will do our best to get this information to you as soon as we know. Quote
Gaybutton Posted April 24, 2008 Author Posted April 24, 2008 Ok, my latest information is that alcohol is not going to be permitted this weekend and also next weekend. That information is second-hand, so there is still the possibility that I could be wrong. I still have not heard whether the bars will be allowed to open at least on a soft drinks only basis. Once I know, I'll post what I find out, but at this moment I do not have any bar information yet. I haven't seen anything more about it in the PATTAYA CITY NEWS or any other local media, but the new edition of the PATTAYA MAIL will be out in a few hours. Maybe the details will be there. That's the best I can tell you, for now. Quote
Gaybutton Posted April 25, 2008 Author Posted April 25, 2008 According to the PATTAYA MAIL, the bars can remain open, but alcohol sales will be prohibited. See: http://www.pattayamail.com/current/news.shtml#hd6 Quote
