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Local elections bring Phuket alcohol ban
Local elections bring Phuket alcohol ban
PHUKET: The sale of alcohol will be banned in Phuket from 6pm Saturday night through to 6pm Sunday night (Dec 19-20) as the island heads to the polls for its first local election since the coup of May 2014.
Monday 14 December 2020, 06:16PM
Phuket Election Commission (PEC) Director-General Passakon Siripakayapon urged people to cast their votes this Sunday (Dec 20). Photo: PR Dept
The alcohol ban is required under election laws, Phuket Election Commission (PEC) Director-General Passakon Siripakayapon said today (Dec 14).
“So are the COVID-19 protection measures. People at the polling stations will be required to wear face masks and maintain social distancing,” he added.