Pub raided on Valentine's Day
published : 15 Feb 2022 at 11:18
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Assawin Pinitwong
Local officials and police raided a restaurant pub in Hat Yai and arrested 24 people on Monday night for breaking Covid-19 restrictions on Valentine's Day.
The raid on Feeling Hatyai pub followed complaints from nearby residents about the loud music being played there.
Police found the place was packed with customers eating, drinking and dancing to live music played on the stage.
Twenty-four customers and employees were arrested and charged with violating Covid-19 restrictions.
The operator was charged with running the business without a permit.
Covid-19 restrictions are still in place in Songkhla where the number of infections is surging - with 157 new cases recorded on Monday.
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Vocabulary
- arrested: caught by the police and taken to a police station because you are believed to have committed a crime - ถูกจับกุม
- complaint: when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory - การบ่น, ข้อที่ไม่พอใจ
- packed: crowded; full of people or things - แน่น
- permit: an official document that gives you permission to do something - ใบอนุญาต
- raid: to use force to enter a place suddenly in order to arrest people or search for something such as illegal weapons or drugs - บุกเข้าจับ, เข้าตรวจค้น
- resident: a person who lives in a particular area - ผู้ที่อาศัยในท้องที่
- restriction: a rule, action or situation that limits or controls someone or something - การจำกัด, การควบคุม
- surge: to increase very quickly - เพิ่มขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็ว
- violate: to do something that is against a law, rule or agreement - ฝ่าฝืน, ละเมิด
