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Old Aug 3, 2017 | 7:41 am
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Originally Posted by dsquared37
I've been informed of this week's ridiculousness du jour: there will be no tolerance of social media posts where alcohol is being consumed.

Has anyone seen news of this in English language publications?
"In the report which appeared in Thai Rath newspaper over the weekend, a police officer said anyone posting alcohol on social media should be aware they face tough legal action -- a maximum of 50,000 baht fine for the first offence, and another 200,000 for a repeated act. But follow-ups to that story made me realise I was wrong, he is quite serious."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/o...s-goes-too-far
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