Thai Cabinet Approves Extended Bar Hours, to Be Announced Tomorrow

[snoop1130]

 

The Thai Cabinet has approved, in principle, the extension of operating hours for entertainment venues, Karom Phonphonklang, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, announced on Tuesday, October 24th.

 

However, the official duration and areas where it will take effect is still waiting for a final decision by the Ministry of Interior, which is set to meet tomorrow, October 25th. The current proposal is to extend the closing hours by 2 hours, shifting from the original 2 AM to 4 AM. The new operating time will likely be applied to areas popular with tourists such as Pattaya and Phuket.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: The Pattaya News 2023-10-24

 

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[keith101]

More time for people to get even more drunk and possibly cause more violence , its only for them to make more money and nothing else 

 

[dinsdale]

BIB will not be happy in the areas that get extended hours. Less brown paper bags = more traffic fines coming in those areas.

[bang saen guy]

Only folks making more are bar owners. The staff will not get more salary

[ikke1959]

The land of the unknowing.... Lonher openinghours means more alcohol consumption and drugs results will be more accidents, people more stressed by the noise of karaoke bars and other music pollution, and the people who work n the bars a far worse health, because they don't have a living anymore, as they have to sleep during daytime...And the worst part is the selling of alcohol during daytime to prevent accidents and at night when they are tired and drugged you can drink as much as you want... and for the tourists?? People who are in the bar the whole night are not the quality tourists they wnatto have and as long as there still underaged people found in the entertainment venues , it is more time to control and that than extend the openingshours

[webfact]

Thai Politician Urges Stricter Laws for Extended Bar Hours
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: ธนกร วังบุญคงชนะ

National — Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, a list MP for the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, advised the government to implement stricter laws before allowing bars to extend their operating hours until 4 AM.

Mr. Thanakorn, who is also a member of the government coalition, emphasized the need for rigorous enforcement of laws by police and administrative officers to ensure the safety of customers at entertainment venues.

 

This comes in response to the government’s proposal to extend operating hours for nighttime venues from 2 AM to 4 AM, aimed at reviving Thailand’s struggling economy.

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-10-25

 

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[ukrules]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

emphasized the need for rigorous enforcement of laws by police and administrative officers to ensure the safety of customers

 

Well they should be doing that anyway as it's their job.

 

[jacko45k]

And in a single swoop, long-time barfines are eliminated?

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The new operating time will likely be applied to areas popular with tourists such as Pattaya and Phuket.

And anyone else who thinks they should be the same.

[khunpeer]

wasn't there a poll saying that most people won't like extend till 4am... dzjeeeezusss, when is it enough for these punters?

[charleskerins]

16 hours ago, keith101 said:

More time for people to get even more drunk and possibly cause more violence , its only for them to make more money and nothing else 

 

Poor decision   ,should have made it 4pm to 1am

[VocalNeal]

So the cabinet is in charge, not the elected parliament🤔