Telephone Bar Pub in Bangkok.

Thailand considers lifting alcohol ban on afternoons and religious days

Thailand may end its 53-year-old ban on the sale of alcohol in the afternoon, as well as on Buddhist religious days, as the prime minister ordered a study today into the regulations in a bid to boost the tourism industry.

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra told reporters that several business sectors have complained about the restrictions on alcohol sales, which they claim are obstacles to the country’s economic growth and tourism promotion.

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