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A nationwide alcohol sales ban will be enforced for 24 hours on the day of Awk Phansa, which marks the end of Buddhist Lent.
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A nationwide alcohol sales ban will be enforced for 24 hours on the day of Awk Phansa, which marks the end of Buddhist Lent. This year, it falls on Thursday, October 17. The Alcohol Control Act mandates that all establishments, except duty-free shops in international airports, comply with this ban.
The prohibition period begins at midnight on Wednesday, October 16, and ends at midnight on Thursday, October 17.
Violators of this law face penalties including fines of up to 10,000 baht, imprisonment for up to six months, or both. Awk Phansa is one of Thailand’s five major Buddhist holidays, alongside Makha Bucha, Visakha Bucha, Asarnha Bucha, and Khao Pansa, which marks the start of Buddhist Lent.
Awk Phansa signifies the conclusion of the three-month Buddhist Lent, also known as the rains retreat. During this period, Buddhist monks stay in their temples to…