Anyone posting booze pics will be prosecuted, anti-booze official says

[BKKdreaming]

it is a SIN , thats what Samarn Futrakul, head of the Alcohol Control Board and the chief author of the act says, .........

......Samarn is a deeply conservative Buddhist and high-profile prohibitionist. He has helped write drafts of a number of laws and regulations aimed to restrict the availability of alcoholic beverage, including the 2008 Alcohol Control Act........

Stop all Sins in Thailand .....

[arrowsdawdle]

Find it quite amusing that a person gets prosecuted for putting a pic of a bottle of beer on their Facebook page but if that same person was to ride a motorbike on busy pavement nothing would happen to them.

Busy pavement? Heck, wrong way in traffic or amongst food stalls on a sidewalk.

[arrowsdawdle]

Chang ought to deliver a dozen cases of their beer to Samarn as a gift and tip the international press to cover it.

[Basil B]

Chang ought to deliver a dozen cases of their beer to Samarn as a gift and tip the international press to cover it.

I was thinking of another brand that refreshes parts other beers do not reach, I.E. above the neck...

[Broeno]

This means " goodbye Chiang Mai FC " sponsored by Shinga beer.

[TheCruncher]

This means " goodbye Chiang Mai FC " sponsored by Shinga beer.

You think so ? Who you think is this, and do you think they do anything against the law?

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

What's next ?

6 month suspended sentence plus a 2000 baht fine, no promoting sea food... !!

There should be a law against creatures eating creatures in public places. Hehe

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

I'm not into beers with animal names that's why I stick to premium suds.

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

Just think if there is a beer brand called Mia Noi Beer. That's a beer you wouldn't want to pose with. Not only could you face prosecution but divorce too.

[balo]

This will never happen , just another silly proposal by an official who wants to move up the ranks.

Just like prostitution is illegal , but everyone knows about it . Drugs are illegal , but people get high every day. etc etc

[BudRight]

......Samarn is a deeply conservative Buddhist and high-profile prohibitionist. He has helped write drafts of a number of laws and regulations aimed to restrict the availability of alcoholic beverage, including the 2008 Alcohol Control Act........

I'll bet you didn't know that text in the same law diverts alcohol tax money to anti-alcohol groups.

Edited October 14, 2015 by BudRight

[lavender19]

Can they get absolutely more idiotic?

It seem's so.a new load of <deleted> every day.

[lavender19]

Mind you this site is getting just as bad

[beerzy]

Sounds like the advertising campaign for Chang Classic is working well - it has been carefully promoted by the BIB and the alcohol control board everyday for a week or more - in everyone's face - well done, without it most people wouldn't even have noticed the rebranding campaign.

yes and Chang has recently recruited a new marketing firm......Thailand police 5555