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- May 29, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Thailand Makes 11am-to-Midnight Alcohol Sales Hours Permanent
- No one may sell alcohol outside 11am to midnight, replacing the old 11am-2pm and 5pm-midnight windows[1][2]
- Exemptions cover international airport terminals, entertainment venues within their licensed hours, hotels, designated areas at events, meetings, exhibitions and trade fairs, and venues in Rayong's entertainment zones and the Eastern Aviation City promotion zone[1]
- Sellers trading in exempted hours must screen customers, keep order and restrict access by children and young people[1]
- The notice formalises the 180-day trial that lifted the afternoon sales ban, which dated back to 1972, in December 2025[1][2]
- Health groups have kept raising concerns over drink-driving and youth access, while other Gazette notices tightened drinking bans in transport hubs and government spaces[1]
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- [1]90%nationthailand.com/news/general/40066792nationthailand.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts May 29, 2026 ✓· 76% of score
Nation Thailand, 29 May 2026: the Royal Gazette 'on Thursday published an announcement by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee' that 'takes effect from the day after its publication in the Royal Gazette'.
- [2]85%Afternoon alcohol ban lifted, effective immediately - Bangkok Postbangkokpost.com· Published Dec 3, 2025· 24% of score
The December 2025 notice that first removed the 2pm-5pm ban for a 180-day trial, with provincial committees to assess its impact.[1]
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