Around 140 Bangkok entertainment venues now open until 4am

Entertainment venues that are allowed to open until 4am must strictly comply with laws, especially the Entertainment Places Act and and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.

Sales of alcoholic beverages to people aged below 20 years and people who fail to remain conscious after getting drunk is prohibited.

Entertainment venues allowed to be open until 4am must follow these steps:

▪︎ Check blood alcohol level of customers before allowing them to drive home.

▪︎ Operators must arrange an area where customers with high blood alcohol level can rest.

▪︎ If visitors who have high blood alcohol level decline to rest, venue operators must contact their friends or relatives to take them home.

▪︎ Venue operators must provide transportation back home for customers, and charge them for the service fee.

Meanwhile, relevant agencies have been appointed to collect…