Thailand Tourism Ministry to ask CCSA to OK 4 a.m. bar closing

The Tourism and Sports Ministry will propose that bars and nightclubs to remain open 4 a.m. nationwide, up from 2 a.m.
Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said Aug. 11 that the proposal will be tabled at next week’s Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration meeting. If passed, it would be need to be approved by the Cabinet.

The extension is in line with the foreign tourists’ behavior, such as European and Middle Eastern nationals, who regularly start dinner around 10 p.m. and start drinking at midnight,” Pipat said. “So, currently, when they start to have fun, it’s time to close. So, the current opening hours didn’t meet the needs of tourists so much.”

While 4 a.m. opening will be allowed nationwide, it will only be…