Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is considering extending entertainment venues’ operating hours until 4 am to boost tourism. Bars and nightclubs presently have to close by 2 am, and the proposal is awaiting cabinet approval and will be evaluated on a casebycase basis. Bangkok Nightlife Tourism Entertainment Thailand Travel
Tourism operators have expressed their support for the prime minister’s promise to eradicate recreational cannabis usage within six months. They believe that the unregulated cannabis shops have caused more harm to tourism in the past year. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin stated in an interview with Bloomberg that the government plans to rectify the cannabis policy within six months to ensure its use is limited to medical purposes. He also mentioned his personal disagreement with the recreational use of the plant.
An Iraqi man, identified as Oday Jabbar Khudhair, has been arrested in Kanchanaburi, a border province in Thailand, for overstaying his visa by almost 15 years. The 43yearold was caught by immigration police at a local guesthouse following a tipoff about suspicious activity.