RabCNesbitt

OK - Phuket bars and restaurants can serve alcohol on Thursday and Friday. It's a step in the right direction for businesses. I have a fully licenced bar / restaurant in the tourist area of Chiang Mai - near to Tha Pae Gate. My understanding is that 'Entertainment venues and licenced bars / restaurants' can sell alcohol, but it's not the message we are geting here in CM. How can we know? Why is it so vague? If we sell and get caught there's a large fine and court appearance...... We (THE BUSINESSES) need to know FOR CERTAIN whether we are or are not breaking the law by serving alocoholic beverages on Thursday and Friday.

So now I'm really confused..... I own a licenced bar / restaurant. Service Establishments: 'Businesses can sell alcohol during their legal operating hours'. “Businesses will need to adjust, particularly local bars and restaurants.“ What exactly is a Service Establishment? Our legal operating hours start at 8:00am and finish at Midnight...... can we sell alcoholic beverages during those 'legal operating hours'? There must be a clear definition of a Service Establishment in order to avoid breaking the law!! Anyone have any idea what that is??

Yes, exactly this is an important question...... I have a bar, it's licensed, and it's usually occupied by tourists.... does that qualify to sell alcohol on these days of prohibition?

I recently had 2 guys (not Thais) come in to my bar in Chiang Mai asking for beers at 3:00pm. I told them that we are not allowed to serve alcoholic beverages between 2:00pm and 5:00pm - they laughed, then said that they live in Phuket and have never heard of such a law! My point is that if it is going to come down to the 'local authorities empowerment' then this ridiculous law will continue to be enforced in some places and not in others.