If you can stand in the sand, you may drink

Smoking and eating have been banned on beaches at Phuket Island, Thailand, according to a story in the Phuket Gazette.

The bans were apparently announced during a press conference called to clarify an earlier ban on beach chairs.

Governor Nisit Jansomwong had called the conference following tourists’ protests about police officers asking them to remove their beach chairs from the sands.

But the governor had some good news. “Despite smoking and eating being banned, people will still be able to drink on the beach,” he said.