Thailand extends bar opening times to aid nightlife draw for tourists

BANGKOK (dpa): Thailand's pubs, bars and nightclubs are getting their opening hours extended as part of government measures aimed at rekindling tourism with a thriving nightlife scene.

Plans approved in late November will allow bars and clubs to stay open until 4 am instead of 2 am, albeit only in the tourist hotspots of Bangkok, Chiang May, Chon Buri, Pattaya and the islands of Koh Samui and Phuket, according to the Bangkok Post.