The Interior Ministry will draw up a regulation for tourist areas to allow nighttime entertainment venues to open until 4am, ministry spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said.
The plan followed a cabinet resolution on Oct 13, directing the Interior Ministry to work with relevant agencies to explore ways of extending the opening hours of entertainment venues in certain tourist areas to increase tourism and spending during high seasons.
The Interior Ministry's regulation will outline criteria for local administrations in areas with tourism potential. The administrations could then submit requests for permission to allow entertainment venues to stay open until 4am.
The Interior Ministry would consider the requests and grant permits based on the set criteria for each area, Ms Traisuree said.
Once completed, the regulation will be forwarded to the cabinet for consideration.
