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Liquor Firms Face More Advertising Lawsuits

Restaurants and music festivals sponsored by beer brands would soon be filed with the police, said the director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Control Office (ATCO), Samarn Futrakul. The Public Health Ministry is planning further legal action against companies promoting liquor sales for violating the alcohol control law.

Center for Alcohol Study unveiled 6 largest alcohol companies in Thailand

Center for Alcohol Study unveiled 6 largest alcohol companies in Thailand for their hidden agenda of responsible drinking as one of their main objectives to setting up Thai Alcohol Beverage Business Association (TABBA). CAS revealed that WHO has never approved of responsible drinking as an effective way to reduce alcohol consumption (2007); on the other hand, responsible drinking has been proved as a good marketing strategy in encouraging youth to drink alcohol sooner.

New Alcohol Excise Tax Pending

Finance Ministry, Korn Chatikavanji, supported the Excise Department’s ongoing restructuring of liquor taxes, hoping that the new structure will protect local producers from free trade agreements.

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Workshop on Alcohol Control Policies
7-9 April, 2010: Stopdrink Network and Center for Alcohol Study (CAS) will cohost the workshop with Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE) and WHO Western Pacific Region (WPRO). Participants will be around 30-40 from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Vietnam and Thailand. The participants will share their experiences on impacts of alcohol and their endeavor in developing control policies and measures. The venue will be at meeting room 1 on 35th floor at Thai Health Promotion Foundation office.

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