Chiang Mai allows alcohol at restaurants, dry Songkran celebrations

The second order (No 36/2565) allows activities with not more than 500 people to be held in the province but the organisers must first seek permission from the provincial disease control centre.

The organisers must also comply with the Covid-Free Setting measures, which make it mandatory for participants to first test negative for Covid and wear face masks.

The third order (No 37/2565) allows Songkran celebrations to be held in the province but an area must not have more than 500 participants. The celebrations must follow Covid precaution measures.

Water splashing, smearing bodies with wet powder and foam parties are still banned.

Thanit Chumsaeng, president of Chiang Mai Restaurants and Entertainment Place Operators Association, welcomed the lifting of alcohol sales in restaurants.

“This is a good sign and our economy will be stimulated,”…