Booze Sellers Back New Alcohol Law

[george]

Producers, ad firms support draft alcohol-use bill

No logos or trademarks of any alcoholic beverages are allowed on

display or in sight at any beer garden or other open venues

BANGKOK: -- Alcoholic drinks manufacturers and advertising and marketing agencies have changed their minds to support Thailand's tough, government-sponsored draft legislation aimed at tightening control alcoholic consumption by youth nationwide.

Tuang Untachai, spokesman of extraordinary committee considering the draft legislation, said representatives of alcohol brewers and distillers, ad agencies, and hospitality venues including hotels, restaurants and other tourism-related outlets, were invited to express their views on the draft legislation.

The bill has been approved by the Cabinet and is now waiting for endorsement by the National Legislative Assembly.

Most alcohol producers are willing to comply with the rules after the draft becomes law, said Mr. Tuang. Representatives of ad companies said at the meeting that money spent to advertise alcoholic drinks totaled about Bt2.6 billion annually, representing only 2 per cent of the total money spent annually on advertising, and the stiff rules should not greatly impact their business.

Under the terms of the bill, sales of alcoholic beverages to persons aged under 20 are prohibited at all times and places, but sales in the vicinity of schools and temples are of special concern.

No alcoholic beverages are allowed on government premises, schools and hospitals. Neither are they allowed as give-aways or as promotional items at any place.

Advertisements for alcoholic beverages are banned at all times and places unless such ads have been produced in foreign countries and shown in overseas sporting events such as soccer games or golf tournaments broadcast in Thailand. No logos or trademarks of any alcoholic beverages are allowed on display or in sight at any beer garden or other open venues.

Dr. Prakit Vatheesathokkij, executive secretary of the Action on Smoking and Health Foundation, said the stiff rules would not reduce the price of alcoholic drinks as their manufacturers worried. He added that the ban of advertising cigarettes in Thailand, enforced since 1989, failed to lower prices of cigarettes.

--TNA 2007-04-22

[hgma]

Thank God for at least consider that there is a nation wide problem related alcohol in Thailand.

In my opinion its not a problem its a CRISIS.

Only a few years ago , apart from some locally known drunks...you hardly saw any Thai stumbling on public roads in NongKhai.

Nowadays its breakfast, lunch and dinner for to many(young) Thai people.

I want to emphasize that i am not a crusader of banning alcohol at all.

Its everybodys individual right to make a fool out of him/or her self as they please, just the same goes for scores of people who realy enjoy a couple of drinks on there own or in good company.

its not only up to them.....its up to governing to!

hgma

Producers, ad firms support draft alcohol-use bill

No logos or trademarks of any alcoholic beverages are allowed on

display or in sight at any beer garden or other open venues

BANGKOK: -- Alcoholic drinks manufacturers and advertising and marketing agencies have changed their minds to support Thailand's tough, government-sponsored draft legislation aimed at tightening control alcoholic consumption by youth nationwide.

Tuang Untachai, spokesman of extraordinary committee considering the draft legislation, said representatives of alcohol brewers and distillers, ad agencies, and hospitality venues including hotels, restaurants and other tourism-related outlets, were invited to express their views on the draft legislation.

The bill has been approved by the Cabinet and is now waiting for endorsement by the National Legislative Assembly.

Most alcohol producers are willing to comply with the rules after the draft becomes law, said Mr. Tuang. Representatives of ad companies said at the meeting that money spent to advertise alcoholic drinks totaled about Bt2.6 billion annually, representing only 2 per cent of the total money spent annually on advertising, and the stiff rules should not greatly impact their business.

Under the terms of the bill, sales of alcoholic beverages to persons aged under 20 are prohibited at all times and places, but sales in the vicinity of schools and temples are of special concern.

No alcoholic beverages are allowed on government premises, schools and hospitals. Neither are they allowed as give-aways or as promotional items at any place.

Advertisements for alcoholic beverages are banned at all times and places unless such ads have been produced in foreign countries and shown in overseas sporting events such as soccer games or golf tournaments broadcast in Thailand. No logos or trademarks of any alcoholic beverages are allowed on display or in sight at any beer garden or other open venues.

Dr. Prakit Vatheesathokkij, executive secretary of the Action on Smoking and Health Foundation, said the stiff rules would not reduce the price of alcoholic drinks as their manufacturers worried. He added that the ban of advertising cigarettes in Thailand, enforced since 1989, failed to lower prices of cigarettes.

--TNA 2007-04-22

[ercorn]

Thank God for at least consider that there is a nation wide problem related alcohol in Thailand.

In my opinion its not a problem its a CRISIS.

Only a few years ago , apart from some locally known drunks...you hardly saw any Thai stumbling on public roads in NongKhai.

Nowadays its breakfast, lunch and dinner for to many(young) Thai people.

I want to emphasize that i am not a crusader of banning alcohol at all.

Its everybodys individual right to make a fool out of him/or her self as they please, just the same goes for scores of people who realy enjoy a couple of drinks on there own or in good company.

its not only up to them.....its up to governing to!

hgma

I agree with this and its good to see that the problem is recognised but it going to make it more difficult for me to find which bar sells daught Singha now which will cause the wife and I somewhat of a dilema

[Jai Dee]

Alcohol producers turn to support draft of Alcohol Consumption Control Act

Alcohol producers and advertising agencies change their stance to support the Alcohol Consumption Control Act draft.

Spokesman of the Extraordinary Committee responsible for the drafting of the Alcohol Consumption Control Act, Tuang Anthachai (ตวง อันทะไชย) reveals that the committee invited those affected by the Act draft to join its second meeting to consider the draft. According to Mr Tuang, representatives of alcohol producers, advertising agencies, and other businesses which sell alcohol drinks said they are willing to support the Act draft and abide by the Act once it has been enforced. They added that they had changed their mind as the problem of underage drinking is now in crisis. They also believed that the alcohol tax rise addressed by the Act draft can help resolve the problem.

Alcohol producers, advertising agencies, and other alcohol-related businesses used to oppose the Act draft as they were afraid that the Act would cut the sale of alcohol and negatively affect their businesses.

Meanwhile, the main promoter of the Act Md.Prakit Weethesatokit (ประกิต วาทีสาธกกิจ) says the ban on cigarette advertisements which has been effective since 1989 has not caused the prices of cigarettes to drop and increased the sale of cigarettes. Likewise, he says the ban on alcohol advertisements on forms of media would not lead to an increase in alcohol sale.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 23 April 2007

[JimGant]

Under the terms of the bill, sales of alcoholic beverages to persons aged under 20 are prohibited at all times and places,

That's fine and dandy. Now, why not allow sales between 2 and 5 PM, when most of us geezers like to shop?

Edited April 23, 2007 by JimGant

[Mid]

No logos or trademarks of any alcoholic beverages are allowed on

display or in sight at any beer garden or other open venues

stock in glass fronted fridges ......................................