Regional 
Phuket Awaits Bangkok Decision on Alcohol Sales Rules
Phuket businesses remain uncertain about alcohol sales rules on Buddhist holy days while waiting nearly a year for Bangkok's decision on a tourism area designation that could clarify regulations across the island.
PHUKET: Phuket officials say they have heard nothing but silence from the Ministry of Interior in Bangkok nearly a year after formally requesting that the entire island be declared a tourism area, leaving businesses caught in continuing legal uncertainty over who is actually allowed to sell alcohol on Thailand’s five major Buddhist holy days.
