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- Dec 3, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- May 28, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source · possible May 28 – 29, 2026
Thailand Lifts Its 2pm-5pm Alcohol Sales Ban on a 180-Day Trial
- A Royal Gazette notice signed by Public Health Minister Pattana Phrompat extends legal alcohol sales from 11am-2pm and 5pm-midnight to a continuous 11am-midnight, ending the three-hour afternoon ban[1]
- The midnight close stays, but customers in licensed premises get until 1am to finish their drinks[1]
- The notice allows a 180-day trial, with Bangkok and provincial alcohol control committees assessing its impact[1]
- The afternoon ban on most shops and supermarkets had stood since 1972, when it began as a decree of a coup regime[1]
- The National Alcohol Policy Committee agreed the change on 13 November 2025 to lift tourism over New Year and Songkran, days after the amended act began fining drinkers[1][3]
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- [1]90%bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3149315/afternoon-alcohol-ban-lifted-effective-immediatelybangkokpost.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Dec 3, 2025 ✓· Ends May 28, 2026 ✓· 52% of score
Bangkok Post, published 3 Dec 2025: 'The new regulation took effect on Wednesday after it was published in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday'; the trial ran until the permanent 11am-midnight notice took effect on 29 May 2026 (Nation Thailand[2]).
- [2]85%Thailand extends alcohol sales hours under new Royal Gazette notice - Nation Thailandnationthailand.com· Published May 29, 2026· Ends May 29, 2026· 33% of score
Says authorities earlier allowed a 180-day trial lifting the afternoon ban dating back to 1972, now replaced by permanent 11am-midnight hours effective the day after the 28 May 2026 Royal Gazette notice.[1]
- [3]85%Thailand scraps 2pm-5pm booze ban in major U-turn - Time Out Bangkoktimeout.com· Published Nov 14, 2025· 15% of score
The National Alcohol Policy Committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Sophon Sarum, agreed to lift the 2pm-5pm retail ban days after the tougher act drew criticism, subject to a 15-day public hearing.[1]
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