Bars to open until 4am in tourist areas from New Year

Entertainment places will be allowed to stay open until 4am in tourist provinces from this New Year festival onward, to help stimulate the economy, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday.

Mr Anutin, a deputy prime minister, said it was Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s policy and would be initially implemented in provinces popular with tourists, especially foreigners.

He cited…