22 October 2023 at 09:11 PUBLISHED
According to a poll conducted on Sunday, the majority of people are against the thought of extending the opening time of nighttime entertainment venues and changing the final time to 4am rather than 2am.
According to the findings of a survey conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll, some even argue that such locations should not be permitted to start at all.
In order to revive the nation’s economic and hospitality progress, the Interior Ministry plans to help nighttime entertainment venues to remain open for an additional two hours, with a new final day of 4am. The canvass was conducted over the phone on October 17 and 19 with 1, 310 people aged 20 and across from different levels of education, occupations, and incomes throughout the nation.
55.65 % of the respondents claimed they never go there, while the remaining said they do or have in the history.
When asked how frequently they had visited those locations over the previous 12 months, 50.8 percent of those who have been to nightspots( 581 ) said not even once, 32.2 % occasionally, 4.13 % once a month, 2.58 % once per week, 2.073 % three to five days per day, and 0.344 % every day.
When asked about the proposal to increase the final moment for nighttime entertainment locations from 2am to 4am, all respondents gave the following responses:
On one side, 41.76 % believed that nighttime entertainment venues should not be permitted in Thailand at all, 8.32 % believed they should close before 2am when it is not too late in the night, and 4.35 % said the establishments should do so.
On the other hand, 23.66 % of respondents said they should be permitted to remain open until 4 a.m., but only in cities that are well-liked by foreigners, and another 17.56 % said closing time ought to be 4 am everywhere in the nation.
4. 27 % of the remaining respondents were unaware or uninterested, and 0. 88 % held opposing views, including those who preferred the final time to be 3am.
54.43 % of respondents responded” no” and 44.27 % said” yes” when asked if they were certain that the country’s economy would benefit from the extension of operating hours for nightclubs. The remaining 1.30 % either didn’t recognize or showed no interest.