Operators of night entertainment venues in Pattaya that have reclassified themselves as restaurants in a bid to remain in operation during the pandemic have urged the government to extend periods of dine-in service with alcoholic beverages beyond 11pm.
As pubs, bars, and karaoke parlours still cannot open, some venues in Pattaya have transformed into restaurants to skirt the ban by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration yet many owners have delayed reopening as they consider the 11pm closing too early to be profitable, said Damrongkiat Pinitkarn, secretary of the Pattaya association of entertainment venue operators.
