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Mr Alan's question is the same one that has been running through my dizzzy head. I am not concerned about the legal drinking age as I feel confident that whatever age they choose, I will still be allowed to drink, but what impact will this have on the age of the girls in the bars? If they suddenly decided that the right to visit a bar was reserved only for those at least 25 years old, a lot would change. For one thing, my vow to never sleep with a girl more than half of my age might be endangered.
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Posted on: 2:26 pm on Oct. 29, 2006
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Mr Alan
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Quote: from Wanderingsam on 2:44 pm on Oct. 29, 2006
If they suddenly decided that the right to visit a bar was reserved only for those at least 25 years old, a lot would change.
The new drinking age is 20, not 25, so you probably will be able keep your vows. However, more changes could be coming, and it is clear that the King got something in return for his support of the new government.
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Posted on: 2:57 pm on Oct. 29, 2006
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Saturday 25 November 2006 :-
Health Ministry insists on booze ad ban
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The Ministry of Public Health is holding what it calls an urgent series of weekend meeting with legal experts today and tomorrow to figure out the details of how to implement a ban on alcoholic drink advertisements which has been declared illegal.
Narong Sahamethapat, deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department said the meetings are discussing the next move of the ban.
Earlier this week, the Council of State ruled that the ban, which the ministry has ordered to take effect on Dec 3, is illegal because the Food and Drug Administration has exceeded its authority.
The weekend meetings will discuss the next move by the Public Health Ministry. Results of the discussions will be presented to Public Health Minister Mongkol na Songkhla on Monday.
Despite the ruling, Mr Narong said the Public Health Ministry would continue to implement the ban within the legal limitation.
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Posted on: 1:28 am on Nov. 25, 2006
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PussyLover 69
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Report from The Nation dated Wednesday 29 November 2006 :-
Alcohol Control Act put on hold for 30 days -
Cabinet approves measure in principle, but Council of State to review it
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The ban on alcohol advertising that was initiated by the Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) will be postponed for 30 days pending a review by the Council of State into its ruling that the ban is invalid, the Food Committee announced yesterday.
The ban was initially scheduled to take effect on December 3, 2006.
Dr Kittisak Klabdee, the committee chairman and acting Public Health permanent secretary, said the ban would not take effect, because his ministry wished to hear the review results first.
"But whatever the review results are, we will accept them," he said.
Last week, the Council of State ruled that the FDA had no mandate to ban alcohol advertising comprehensively. The Lawyers Council of Thailand yesterday said the ruling was legitimate.
Despite the proposed ban hitting a snag, the Public Health Ministry's proposed Alcohol Control Bill sailed through the Cabinet yesterday.
The bill bans all forms of alcohol advertising, with very limited exceptions like live broadcasts from abroad. Breaches of the ban in print, television, radio, digital and outdoor media would carry a penalty of up to one year in jail, a maximum fine of Bt100,000 or both.
The bill also bans alcohol sales to youths below the age of 20 and heavily intoxicated persons. Alcohol sales via vending machines are also prohibited, with offenders facing up to one year in jail, a maximum fine of Bt20,000 or both.
Moreover, the bill does not allow any promotional activities for alcohol sales. The bill prescribes a six-month prison term and a Bt10,000 fine as maximum penalties for this offence.
Those selling alcohol on days prohibited by official announcements face up to six months in jail, a maximum fine of Bt10,000 or both.
The bill also prescribes many other measures aimed at reducing alcohol consumption.
The Cabinet yesterday approved the bill in principle but recommended that the Public Health Ministry make amendments. For example, the ministry was asked to give affected entrepreneurs time to adjust to the new law.
The ministry will make amendments before forwarding the bill to the Council of State. Then it can be sent to the National Legislative Assembly for deliberation.
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Posted on: 9:25 am on Nov. 29, 2006
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Tuesday 5 December 2006 :-
Study finds more Thais quit smoking - 'Scared off' by packet photos and warnings
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More Thais have quit smoking after being exposed to scary pictures and graphic warnings on cigarette packets, a study has found. The latest study showed that warning photos and labels discouraged people from smoking, resulting in the number of smokers falling by 10%, said Buppha Sirirasmee, an academic at Mahidol University's Institute for Population and Social Research.
Of the 2,000 respondents who were smokers aged 18 years and older, some 210 had already quit smoking, according to the study.
''The study points out that putting scary pictures together with warning labels is effective in terms of reducing the number of smokers since more people pay attention to the harmful effects of tobacco and decide to quit smoking,'' she said during the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health.
The study compared January-February 2005 _ which was the pre-picture warning campaign period _ with last August and September after the campaign had already been carried out.
Starting last March 25, all cigarette packs sold in Thailand have had to carry an enlarged warning label equal to half the length of the pack, featuring graphic pictures aimed at alerting smokers of the potential dangers of heart and lung disease, cancer and other conditions.
A researcher, however, believed the latest warning campaign did not provide smokers with any new knowledge of ailments caused by smoking. Only a few respondents realised that smoking also damaged the brain apart from causing bronchitis and lung cancer.
Therefore, health promotion agencies should continue to impose a stringent tobacco control campaign by enlarging the size of pictures and warning labels and focusing more on educating the public about the potential health risks of smoking.
Ms Buppha also noted that some warning pictures such as one of an old lady with a label saying ''smoking causes ageing'' tended to be ineffective in terms of encouraging people to quit smoking and that they should be withdrawn.
Most smokers in Thailand were male and they believed smoking would only cause women to age early, she said.
International anti-tobacco advocates also believed Thailand could not afford to be complacent despite its success in its anti-smoking campaign.
Ron Borland, researcher at the Cancer Council Victoria, said the government should also look to imposing laws on the tobacco industry, especially firms using the terms ''light'' and ''mild'' on cigarette packets, which could mislead people into believing that these brands are less harmful to health than regular products.
Such action was also in line with the the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), an international treaty under the World Health Organisation, which Thailand ratified in 2004.
Meanwhile, Sman Footrakul, head of the tobacco and alcohol control bureau, said the agency so far did not have any plan to enlarge sizes of warning pictures. But three scarier pictures of cremations, bronchitis and oral cancer would replace ineffective ones within three months.
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Posted on: 10:24 pm on Dec. 4, 2006
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DaffyDuck
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I'd figure they would be more effective if they implied that smoking attracts bad ghosts, and that the ghosts cause you to cough, or something.
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Posted on: 11:58 pm on Dec. 4, 2006
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DaffyDuck
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Quote: from Mr Alan on 5:21 am on Oct. 30, 2006
and it is clear that the King got something in return for his support of the new government.
Seems to me that all The King was happy with is the removal of Thaksin.
Seeing as how the Royal Household enthusiastically endorsed removal of the drinking ban on the King's Birthday (which, incidentally, is today), I fail to see how this allegedly originated from the King's Household?
More of Mr.A's home cooked conspiracies?
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Posted on: 12:06 am on Dec. 5, 2006
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Wednesday 13 December 2006 :-
Total bans on ads 'are better than education'
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Total bans on liquor advertising are more effective in reducing drinking than educating people about the harmful effects of alcohol, a World Health Organisation (WHO) study has found. Robin Room, a WHO expert on alcohol abuse, said yesterday that measures such as taxes and advertising bans were four times more effective in controlling alcohol consumption.
Teenage drinkers receive information about the harmful effects of alcohol from teachers and parents.
But this could not be compared to the constant bombardment from alcohol promotional campaigns in the media, Prof Room said.
His comments came during the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Thailand and the WHO.
About 45 million people worldwide have died from non-communicable diseases caused by risk products such as alcohol and tobacco, said WHO assistant director-general Catherine Le Gales Camus.
Thai people on average drink about 8.5 litres of alcohol each year, exceeding the global average of 6.2 litres.
Thai Health Promotion Foundation CEO Supakorn Buasai said a ban on alcohol advertising in Thailand faced opposition because the alcohol industry was booming, was worth more than 60 billion baht a year and created many jobs.
He said he was also concerned about the Finance Ministry's slow moves to raise 'sin taxes' on alcohol.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month postponed a ban on liquor advertisements for 30 days following a debate about its legality.
The FDA had planned to enforce the ban from Dec 3, but an unexpected Council of State ruling that the agency did not have the authority to issue the ban forced the FDA to retreat.
FDA secretary-general Siriwat Tiptaradol insisted that his agency had the law on its side.
He said the FDA would use the 30 days to convince the Council of State to revise its legal interpretation.
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Posted on: 1:35 am on Dec. 13, 2006
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PussyLover 69
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Report from The Nation dated Tuesday 19 December 2006 :-
Total ad ban would hike alcohol consumption, big firms claim
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Total beer sales in Thailand are expected to increase dramatically from 5-6 per cent this year to more than 10 per cent next year, according to Singha Corp, manufacturer of the Singha and Leo brands of beer.
The prediction is made in the "worst-case scenario" of a total advertising ban on alcoholic beverages, which would force local players to shift their strategy from conventional media advertising to other activities to attract consumers and boost sales.
They include below-the-line marketing events, price dumping or even "underground" activities like word of mouth.
The country would witness cheaper beer with five to seven bottles costing Bt100 or liquor priced less than Bt100 by local manufacturers and importers.
"According to the World Health Organisation, Thais consume 8.47 litres of alcoholic beverages per annum on average. However, classifying by categories, we see that almost 7.13 litres is composed of liquors, while Thai people drink only 1.31 litres of beer and only 0.04 litres of wine," said Santi Bhirombhakdi, president of Singha Corporation.
He said Thailand was 85th in the world for beer consumption.
"We expect that if the authority launches a total advertising ban, most of the alcohol players, both whiskies and beers, will shift their marketing strategy to other kinds of below-the-line activities as well as price dumping, which would encourage Thai consumers to drink more alcoholic beverages," Santi said.
A total ad ban would also destroy the brand building of Thai beers and the confidence that foreign customers have in them, he said. Singha spent almost Bt2 billion a year on all advertising and marketing activities in building brands, particularly Singha and Leo Beer.
Santi said a total ad ban would not reduce alcohol consumption in Thailand.
"We can see that white spirits, which have an alcohol content of between 35 per cent and 40 per cent, can grow by between 11 per cent and 12 per cent every year without advertising," he said.
"The authority should not include beer, which has alcohol content of only 5 per cent, with other alcoholic beverages in blaming them for harming society and being a major cause of road accidents."
He said many developed markets such as Norway and Sweden had not banned alcohol advertising. Sweden allowed businesses to advertise beverages with an alcohol content of not higher than 15 per cent, he said.
Vorathep Rangchaikul, president of Riche Monde (Bangkok), which imports and distributes international liquor brands including Johnnie Walker whiskies, said yesterday that international case studies showed an ad ban would probably increase consumption due to lower product prices resulting from more aggressive pricing.
"As a result, we expect all our brands' sales volumes to increase at least 5 per cent from earlier targets," he said. Prior to the proposal for an ad ban, the company expected all brands' sales to increase by around 10 per cent. However, with the ad ban, sales volume may increase up to 15 per cent."
Riche Monde (Bangkok) also confirmed yesterday that it would host the Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket in March. Many of the world's top 50 players are expected to participate.
"In regard to the Johnnie Walker Classic, we aim to bring the excitement and experience of this international golf tournament to Thai fans. There's no intent to focus on promoting our products through this tournament," said Vorathep.
Santi said that rather than imposing a total ban on advertising, a more effective measure would be to revise excise tax based on alcohol content.
Singha Corp previously suggested the Excise Tax Department charge a flat rate for all distilled liquors of Bt2.4 per one degree of alcohol content per one litre, and up to Bt7 per one degree of alcohol content per one litre for all types of beer products.
"The move will encourage local brewery firms to launch more quality light beers with lower alcohol, which is a global trend and in line with the government's policy to reduce alcohol consumption among the people," Santi said.
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Posted on: 10:54 pm on Dec. 18, 2006
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Mel Gibson
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When they calculated the consumption rates how did they measure consumption of Lao Khao,,, from what I've seen in Isaan you can put that down at a litre per week for nearly every man. And that shit is STRONG!!!!
Considering the huge price differential between quality whiskey and home-made Lao Khao I suggest the health problems are, in majority, stemming from the later.
Maybe someone needs to sell home -brew kits ( beer) for them.
MG
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Posted on: 11:33 pm on Dec. 18, 2006
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