It was apparently approved by Pattaya City Council on 2nd Dec with immediate effect. However as many bars were already trading illegally late anyway you probably wont notice any difference! In reality its a recognition of a de facto situation .

For the moment as far as the gay bars are concerned, they still seem to be closing around 1 am - but by then they are running low on boys anyway. The main effect for the gay sector will be be to re-invigorate the disco scene with Dude Bar re-opening and others now trading legally.

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