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Raise a glass to new alcohol laws
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 07/02/2026
» The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act of 2025, which took effect last November, has sparked confusion among stakeholders in the alcoholic beverage industry, including retailers and consumers. The Explainer intends to address some of the concerns.
Eateries slam new alcohol law
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 27/12/2025
» The Restaurant Association opposes the new alcohol law requiring restaurant operators to share some responsibility for any issues caused by drunk patrons.
Mae Hong Son finds ways to tackle unruly tourists
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 18/02/2025
» The unruly behaviour of tourists in Mae Hong Son has increasingly riled locals, particularly the habit of smoking marijuana in public, disobeying traffic rules and illegally working in prohibited jobs.
Restaurants back easing booze laws
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 14/02/2025
» Eateries support the government's review of the ban on alcohol sales in the afternoon as it could benefit restaurants and convenience stores, says the Thai Restaurant Association.
Operators want government to ease rule on alcohol sales
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 20/02/2024
» The extension to the opening hours of entertainment venues and the liquor tax incentive has made less of a positive impact on tourism than expected, while operators urged the government to consider cancelling the limited hours available for the sale of alcoholic drinks.
Call for longer Phuket nightlife hours
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 28/10/2023
» Phuket tourism operators have asked the government to extend the operating hours of entertainment venues for at least three months to monitor the outcome, allocating enough personnel to ensure tourism safety.
Analyst urges Thai national blueprint
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/09/2021
» The government is being urged to come up with a national strategic blueprint to deal with the changing economic structure covering technologies, geopolitics, global warming, health and inequality management between the rich and the poor.
Toyota to share life-saving driving tech with rivals
Business, Bloomberg, Published on 09/01/2019
» SOUTHFIELD, Michigan: Toyota Motor Corp -- in an unusual move for the cut-throat car business -- has decided to share with rivals an automated safety system that uses self-driving technology to keep cars from crashing.
Safeguarding against the race for data
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk & Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/08/2018
» Putting Thailand 4.0 and a cashless society in place seems to be the dream of Thai policymakers and business tycoons, but the recent data leakage by two of the country's major financial institutions has left many wondering whether the virtual dream is in fact a nightmare in the making.
Laying waste to Thailand's bounty
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran and Komsan Tortermvasana., Published on 11/06/2018
» The old Thai saying of nai nam mee pla, nai na mee khao (fish in the waters, rice in the fields), which hails the country's abundance of food and natural resources, is barely applicable to modern-day Thailand, as decades of industrialisation and improper e-waste management have risked turning the Land of Smiles into a dumping ground for hazardous materials.