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Scrap ban on alcohol sales from 2-5pm

Kla: Scrap ban on alcohol sales from 2-5pm

Modernising outdated booze laws would help tourism recovery, says party

A man has a drink outside parliament in Bangkok on Feb 9 during a rally held to demand legal amendments to make it easier for small-scale distillers and brewers to operate. A bill to that effect passed first reading in the House on June 8. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

The government should scrap the ban on alcohol sales from 2pm to 5pm to support the tourism recovery, says Atavit Suwannapakdee, secretary-general of the Kla Party.

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which limits the hours when alcoholic beverages can be sold, needs to be revised as it remains an…

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