Ministry to seek 4am closing time
The Tourism and Sports Minister is planning to propose new opening hours for entertainment venues, allowing them to open until 4am to revitalise tourism sentiment during the upcoming high season.
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the extended hours will be designated to tourism-driven economic zones to avoid creating discontent among local communities.
“We already asked each provincial governor to study the economic and social impacts as well as the necessity of extending operational hours,” said Mr Phiphat.
He said not every area in a province would be…