Thai people warned against inviting others for alcoholic drinks at home

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha talking to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi about the Covid-19 situation in both their countries during a phone call from Bangkok. Effective from Sunday (May 3), Thailand's measures to stem the pandemic are eased up to the extent that restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and liquor stores nationwide can sell alcoholic beverages but cannot allow their customers to drink inside. - AFP

BANGKOK: Thai people were seriously warned on Sunday (May 3) to refrain from inviting others for alcoholic drinks at home otherwise they might be arrested by police.

Deputy police chief Pol-Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk cautioned the people not to call on neighbours, relatives or friends to come over to their homes or other venues for alcoholic drinks which compromises social distancing order against the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

Failing to observe it by tending to a drinking spree, those people might be arrested under sustained emergency rule, Suwat said.

Police and other authorities are conducting patrols to see that social gatherings, especially those involving alcoholic drinks, will not take place in residential areas and other places at any time, according to the deputy police chief.

Effective from Sunday, Thailand's measures to stem the pandemic are eased up to the extent that restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and liquor stores nationwide can sell alcoholic beverages but cannot allow their customers to drink inside. - Xinhua/Asian News Network