If you think you're going to a national park to celebrate New Year's with beer and liquor, think again. The National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has vowed to strictly prohibit alcohol drinking at its national parks and threatened to take tough legal action against violators. The department has told officials at national parks nationwide that they must strictly enforce the ban on alcohol, which includes both bringing alcoholic beverages into the parks and drinking alcohol in the parks themselves, he said. Mr Thanya also said the department has ordered its national parks to offer an alternative way to celebrate -- with Buddhist prayer. The other organisations taking part in supporting this initiative are the Thai Health Promotion Foundation and the Accident Prevention Network.

Source: Bangkok Post December 03, 2017 22:07 UTC