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No joy for Thai drinkers as ban on alcohol sales extended

by Associated Press
| April 30, 2020 5:27 AM

BANGKOK (AP) — Drinkers in Thailand desperate for a tall beer or a nightcap after a three-week ban on alcohol sales are out of luck. Authorities in the capital, Bangkok, have announced that the ban, imposed in April to fight the spread of the coronavirus by discouraging irresponsible social gatherings, will be extended until further notice.

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