Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

Happy Days

Thai hotel reacts to military coup by extending happy hour

They’re making the best of a bad situation, we suppose.

THERE’S BEEN A military coup in Thailand, at least the country’s 12th since 1932 and the second in the past decade.

It’s the culmination of a push to end what had become a de facto one-party rule.

While the movement that led to the coup was not in itself bloodless, there were few reports of violence in the nation Thursday.

That, and the sheer volume of past coup attempts the country has lived through, may be why the instructions given to guests of the Le Meridien hotel in Chiang Mai, in the country’s north, were downright dainty.

To combat the effects of the nationwide curfew the military has imposed, happy hour has been extended through midnight, and free Wifi will now be available until further notice, according to a flyer posted on Facebook.

screen shot 2014-05-22 at 2.07.21 pm-1

Read: Thai army seizes power in military coup

Published with permission from
Business Insider
Your Voice
Readers Comments
7
    Submit a report
    Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
    Thank you for the feedback
    Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.