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Bangkok Goes All Night: Venues Extend Hours for New Year’s Celebrations

Some people struggle to stay awake until the clock strikes 12, others can’t be put to bed for love nor money. Well, it’s good news for the latter as the authorities have announced that venues will be permitted to stay open until 6am on Jan 1. 

The Interior Ministry announced earlier this week that venues around the city will be permitted to remain open after midnight on New Year’s Eve to 6am on New Year’s Day.

Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, for better or worse the godfather of Thailand’s current weed decriminalization, has already signed the new regulation permitting the hours.

This news comes just as pubs and bars in three designated popular entertainment zones are being permitted to remain open until 4am starting this Friday. 

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said that the three designated zones are Silom and Patpong area, known for…

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