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47 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Who do virtually nothing to stop it... they stay quiet and tolerate it.

MF made a start by saying the unsayable.

 

The people ran with them by voting to make MF the largest party in the House of Representatives

 

The rest will come in time........you may not like it when it does.

 

 

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Do Thai's have an alcoholic gene in their DNA?  Nothing seems to alter their alcoholic tendencies. Making inconvenient laws for everybody doesn't seem to help any with the problem.

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The reality is that every bottle/can of beer, soda, water sold to the public typically contains in effect an ad through its label.

So if simple display by a consumer of such label in public constitutes commercial promotion, then a responsible government must demand such labels to be unreadable as with cigarettes sold in Thailand.

Of course, if the DHS is PAID to display such labels in public (ie., on social media), then that should be a political conflict of interest.

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1 hour ago, spermwhale said:

Back about 15 years ago, PM Samak was kicked out of office for hosting a cooking show. 

No surprise, given that he was spending many hours every week on organizing the show, shopping for ingrdients, filming the show etc., when he should have been doing PM work.

 

And to top it off, his dishes were basic Thai fare, nothing innovate or special.

 

 

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1 hour ago, kenjinuk said:

So hoardings, billboards and adverts by the brewers of Singha and Chang are legal but showing a can is not ? What hypocrisy ?

But but but they promote water, and no-one would ever associate their name with that evil beer stuff. I remember several years ago some ridiculous tv ads of people dancing in the street and being ecstatic over their bottle of Singha or Chang water. Absolutely pathetic.

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1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

So if simple display by a consumer of such label in public constitutes commercial promotion, then a responsible government must demand such labels to be unreadable as with cigarettes sold in Thailand.

He didn't only show the beer but spoke proudly of it too, which makes that a promotion. But the charges are still ridiculous, although he gave the dinosaurs an opening to kick up a fuss. Similar to Pita not declaring his worthless shares. Give the dinosaurs an inch and they'll take a mile.

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Next up...

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1296866-the-pita-effect-craft-spirits-sold-out/

 

 

The problem here is that there are laws which can be applied against anyone doing anything at anytime. And the laws are misused and abused.

 

There are thousands of local craft beer reviews here on FB DAILY. But very few charges are brought. Thousands of tourists share photos while enjoying local beers. 

 

The daily silliness here can soon become a national joke.

 

He shared a photo of a beer on Facebook. Thailand fined him more than US$4,000

 

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3218229/he-shared-photo-beer-facebook-thailand-fined-him-more-us4000

 

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2 hours ago, kenjinuk said:

So hoardings, billboards and adverts by the brewers of Singha and Chang are legal but showing a can is not ? What hypocrisy ?

That is the reason why they advertise soda water.

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2 hours ago, kenjinuk said:

So hoardings, billboards and adverts by the brewers of Singha and Chang are legal but showing a can is not ? What hypocrisy ?

Where have you see an advert for beer in Thailand? 
 

This is why Singha (and Chang?) produce water, it’s why they sponsor football teams, it’s why you get dolly girls with shirt dresses pouring beer - they don’t promote beer, they promote the brand.

 

I already saw a Singaporean TV news broadcast of some MF MP who has a craft beer pub, opening admitting he was an MP because he wants the brewing laws changed as he has a vested interest.
 

Yes, this country is full of hypocrisy when it comes to alcohol laws. The MP should have thought a couple of seconds before he posted the selfie.

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12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The offence carries a fine of not more than Bt50,000 and/or a jail term of not more than one year on conviction.

Meanwhile on the roads, death-dealing speedsters and red-light runners are ignored every minute of every day.

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this whole episode is beyond belief level farcical. 

 

Thai people have just had democracy stolen from under their noses and nobody bats an eye.

 

Some Move Forward MP has a beer and everyone is up in arms about it!

 

Only in Thailand, of course.

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