Thailand may lift 52-year-old afternoon booze ban to woo tourists


The three-hour ban on alcohol sales has been in force since 1972 when Thailand became one of the world’s most popular leisure destinations. - Photo: EPA-EFE

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin may end a 52-year-old ban on afternoon alcohol sales after appeals from the tourism industry, which is struggling with rising costs and weak consumer spending.

“PM Srettha is pleased to consider proposals from restaurant operators to change laws that ban sales of alcoholic beverages from 2pm-5pm,” according to a statement on the Royal Thai Government website.

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