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The leader of the Move Forward party and one of its Bangkok MPs has called on representatives to back a house vote on amending the Thai liquor law.

 

Party leader Phitha Limcharoenrat called on the government and opposition to act on behalf of the people, not personal interests.

 

The amendments to the law will see smaller brewers and home brewers to be able to enter the market, reported Daily News.

 

Mostly Thailand's big players in alcohol production have what amounts to a monopoly due to the law.

 

Thaiphipop Limtrakorn, a Future Forward MP in Bangkok, said that the law changes would benefit bar workers, logistics firms and farmers taking some of the power out of the hands of producers.

 

He said it was time in the vote this Wednesday for MPs to show that they care about "the 99% rather than the 1%".

 

He predicted further divisions in society amounting to a war if they don't decide that fairness is more important than appeasing big business. 

 

 

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11 minutes ago, webfact said:

He said it was time in the vote this Wednesday for MPs to show that they care about "the 99% rather than the 1%".

???? Yeah right!

He's absolutely right.

 

I'm pretty sure he will be ignored though. I hope I'm wrong.

Hear hear - and Phitha for PM

46 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

Party leader Phitha Limcharoenrat called on the government and opposition to act on behalf of the people, not personal interests

This guy is mental

3 hours ago, webfact said:

He predicted further divisions in society amounting to a war if they don't decide that fairness is more important than appeasing big business. 

I predict that nothing will change, I'd like to be wrong but I have a feeling they will all be voting for whoever has paid them.

50 minutes ago, ukrules said:

I predict that nothing will change, I'd like to be wrong but I have a feeling they will all be voting for whoever has paid them.

Of course it won't change, the money has the want to be hiso by the short and curlies, "votes as tell you or else. 

Then they can also remove the regulations about the hours alcohol can be sold.

Indeed those regulations cannot prevent alcoholism because a heavy drinker will buy his booze in advance.

1 minute ago, fvw53 said:

Then they can also remove the regulations about the hours alcohol can be sold.

Indeed those regulations cannot prevent alcoholism because a heavy drinker will buy his booze in advance.

Now that's too logical for the powers to understand.... 

4 hours ago, JonnyF said:

He's absolutely right.

 

I'm pretty sure he will be ignored though. I hope I'm wrong.

The big three will entertain and gift those that matter.  He better watch out what he says in public and learn the rules. 

I will vote for him! Seems like a nice man

ThaiBev (SangSom, Chang) and Boonrawd Brewery (Singha, Leo) are major corporate financiers of Phalang Pracharat.

Therefore screw the 99%

Wasn't there a very strange Land purchase made prior to the coup sorry not allowed to talk about it. The chances are very slim any law effecting monopoly Thailand.

2 hours ago, Archie Baker said:

The big three will entertain and gift those that matter.  He better watch out what he says in public and learn the rules. 

Could end up with a long free holiday in a Bangkok Hilton if he is not careful

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He said it was time in the vote this Wednesday for MPs to show that they care about "the 99% rather than the 1%".

And there's the problem. They don't.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The amendments to the law will see smaller brewers and home brewers to be able to enter the market, reported

I don't want to enter the market. I just wanna brew my own beer legally without risking going to jail.

 

Just like growing your own weed... neither should be illegal, anywhere in this universe 

Alcohol Bill

 

Is he someone on this forum?

I lived in LOS for nearly thirty years. Every time they sold any beer that was drinkable, it disappeared. When I arrived in 1987 I drank Kloster', then it was no more. Then the wretched mess with Carlsberg, one of my favourite beers, with the winner being that **** they call Chang. I hate Heineken - it tastes like kid's beer (old KB in Oz), too sweet. I'm no longer living in LOS but I'm visiting soon - can you still buy Tiger ? It's the only beer I can tolerate, apart from Beer Lao from over the river. Every other brand of stuff they call "beer" in LOS is putrid. I doubt the big boys will ever let the status quo be altered. Too much at stake, sadly. Nothing ever changes for the better in LOS. Like Sgt Barnes says in the movie 'Platoon' - "there's the way it ought to be, then there's the way it is" .....

Please vote. Vote for the "sold my soul already" position, or "the people mean something" position. It is really that simple. 

 

Dear ThaiBev and Boonrawd, please brew some decent beers at reasonable prices then you won't need to worry about small brewers and home brewers taking away your business.

 

With all your experience and resources you could probably compete on quality and price rather than using unfair laws to maintain your market share.

18 hours ago, webfact said:

He said it was time in the vote this Wednesday for MPs to show that they care about "the 99% rather than the 1%"

Prayut has voiced his personal opinion regarding this.. he wants the monopoly to continue... stuff the people.

And he has told his lackeys which way to vote.

14 hours ago, Artisi said:

Of course it won't change, the money has the want to be hiso by the short and curlies, "votes as tell you or else. 

Prayut very publicly came out to tell ministers to vote it out...

Introducing small breweries to compete with the big guys is a pretty good idea. There are some already but hard to find.

The normal train of events has been 1. open a small distillery or brewery 2. become popular 3. get bought out by Thai Bev.

So still a good idea.

Beer Lao is one of the decent beers and it has been taxed to the hilt to prevent ordinary pleebs from buying it.

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