BMA aims for appropriate guidelines and areas if opening hours of entertainment venues are extended.

Bangkok, "Chatchart", Governor of Bangkok, aims for guidelines and suitable areas for piloting. If the Ministry of Interior announces extending the opening hours of entertainment venues until 4:00 a.m.

Mr. Chatchat Sitthiphan, Governor of Bangkok, answered questions from the media about the case that Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, had plans to prepare to extend the hours for entertainment venues to open until 4:00 a.m., saying that in of Bangkok has assigned Pol. Gen. Adis Ngamjitsuksri, Advisor to the Governor of Bangkok Go explore the business establishment. Proactively doing this in parallel by looking at opinions in Bangkok about where it should be opened and what the opening measures should be. Because when looking at the old zones, such as RCA or Silom, they may not be up to date. Nowadays, entertainment venues are spread out in many places. Which, on the one hand, is an advantage as it is not congested in any one spot. and may cause economic fragmentation in many areas. But the downside is that the entertainment venues are spread out. There may be some spots in the home that are residential areas that are not specific zones for entertainment venues. causing nuisance to the community

“In our view, which we have not yet discussed with the Ministry of Interior, let's look at where it is appropriate to extend the hours of entertainment venues until 4:00 a.m. and then look at various measures such as noise control, safety, children/youth matters. Drugs: See how to regulate and ensure that opening until 4:00 a.m. will not have an impact on youth or drugs and various illegal things. Personally, I think it's a good thing to make it legal. In the past, it was seen that there were entertainment venues that were illegally opened. If done legally, there might be better supervision than if they were opened secretly. which has prepared information and readiness If the Ministry of Interior makes an official announcement, it will be ready to proceed”.

Source: Thai News Agency