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Following the announcement on Friday (January 23) of the new regulations on restricted alcoholic beverages sale times, The Phuket News has been trying to get some clarification as to how this actually affects the Island, especially with regards to entertainment venues.

At 8.10am yesterday morning (January 24), Krabi police received reports of an accident involving a tour bus which was carrying foreign tourists. They were advised a number of passengers had been injured in the accident.

A security guard from the Hollywood Discotheque in Bangla Rd, Patong, was killed in a motorcycle accident at the bottom of the notorious Patong Hill, close to the Go-Kart curve at 8.20am yesterday morning (January 24). The man was travelling towards Phuket Town

Restricted alcoholic beverages sale times took effect from Friday (January 23) throughout the country.