Thai restaurants required not to serve alcoholic beverages on premises

A worker wearing a protective mask, gloves and a face shield disinfects a table in a restaurant inside an Ikea AB store in Samut Prakan, Thailand. Authorities in Thailand have been reinstructed to see to it that no alcoholic beverages are provided for drinking on the premises of any restaurants, or else they might be immediately ordered to close again, said a senior government official on Saturday (June 6). - Bloomberg

BANGKOK (Xinhua): Authorities in Thailand have been reinstructed to see to it that no alcoholic beverages are provided for drinking on the premises of any restaurants, or else they might be immediately ordered to close again, said a senior government official on Saturday (June 6).

Permanent Secretary for Interior Chatchai Phromlert confirmed he has repeatedly issued his directive to the governors of all provinces nationwide to strictly see to it that no alcoholic beverages will be served on the premises of restaurants as part of the social distancing rule and anti-pandemic measures.