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Bid for more drinking hours fails

Tourists enjoy their food and drinks on Khao San Road on Sept 23, 2022. (Photo: Pormprom Satrabhaya)

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee on Friday dismissed a private sector proposal to extend the period of selling alcoholic beverages at night venues until 4am.

The committee's prime concern with the proposal was a potential increase in road accidents due to increased alcohol consumption, said Dr Tares Krassanairawiwong, chief of the Department of Disease Control, who is also the committee's secretary.

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