Ministry bans alcohol ads during Buddhist holidays

[geovalin]

The Ministry of Information has issued a letter to all media company owners to postpone the airing of alcohol advertisements during Visak Bochea Day in May and Meak Bochea Day in February. Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said in the letter issued on Tuesday that both holidays are religious, and therefore all broadcasts of alcoholic advertisements should be suspended.

“To promote Buddhism as the national religion, which most Cambodians adhere to, […] all media owners must please suspend the broadcast of alcoholic advertisements during Visak Bochea Day and Meak Bochea Day,” Mr Kanharith said. Additionally, he said in a letter addressed to the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts to inform producers of alcoholic products to implement warning labels on their goods, such as “don’t drink and drive”, in order to remind consumers to drink responsibly.

The letters followed an April 25 Supreme Consultative Council meeting with the Information Ministry to review the effects of alcohol advertising. Industry and Handicrafts Ministry spokesman Um Sotha yesterday said he has yet to see the letter, but noted the ministry will wait for decisions to be made by its leaders.

 

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[brucegoniners]

That's ok. I don't need ads to drink. I just have to live in Thailand to make me drink...

[Bangkok Barry]

I thought that all promotion of alcohol was prohibited all the time. So we get Chang and Singha promoting water as the greatest thing ever and essential for a 'wow' lifestyle, just to keep their name out there.

[Crossy]

1 minute ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I thought that all promotion of alcohol was prohibited all the time.

 

This is the Cambodia forum.

[Bangkok Barry]

12 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

This is the Cambodia forum.

 

Thanks. Hard to tell when we just get a list of headlines.

[Crossy]

19 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Thanks. Hard to tell when we just get a list of headlines.

 

Yeah, it was the headline that brought me here for the same reason.

 

Maybe we could use a different background for the offshore forums.

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

Yeah, it was the headline that brought me here for the same reason.

 

Maybe we could use a different background for the offshore forums.

 

Not just the offshore forums. There is often no way to tell if a headline is Bangkok based, or Pattaya etc.