Alcohol sales will be banned nationwide from 6pm on Saturday until 6pm on Sunday for advance voting for the general election.
People who registered for early voting for the May 14 polls can cast their ballots this Sunday, May 7.
The 24-hour ban, provided for in the election law, was announced yesterday by national police chief Pol Lt Gen Nitithorn Jintakanon.
He said the Election Commission (EC) had prohibited the sale and distribution of alcohol, including alcohol at parties, from 6pm on Saturday until 6pm on Sunday. Violators face a maximum penalty of six months in prison and/or a fine of 10,000 baht.
Pol Lt Gen Nitithorn said the public could report people breaking the law via police hotlines 191 and 1599 or at police stations. Districts were installing security cameras and motion sensors to guard ballot boxes in all of the capital’s 33 constituencies.