Thailand Makes Major Change to Alcohol Laws

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Thailand makes major change to alcohol laws

The afternoon alcohol sales ban dated to 1972, when it was passed to prevent civil servants from drinking during the workday.

Thailand lifts afternoon alcohol restrictions to revive tourism

Thailand is trialling afternoon alcohol sales for the first time since 1972 in a move intended to perk up the economy, respond to hospitality industry lobbying, and align the Southeast Asian country’s laws with modern values. The five-decade ban on alcohol purchases in the afternoons was originally introduced to regulate drinking by government workers in a country where, the World Health Organisation says, alcohol consumption rates are among the…