BANGKOK, 9 August 2012 (NNT) – A new law banning drinking in public and personal vehicles has been published in the Royal Gazette, becoming effective from August 8 onwards. Director of the Alcohol Control Committee Office Samarn Futrakul said the law was issued under the 2008 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and it applies to both […]
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health is banning the sale of alcohol on the upcoming Asarnha Bucha and Buddhist Lent Days, which fall on August 2 and 3, respectively. Following the Cabinet’s resolution to designate Buddhist Lent Day each year as the “No Alcohol Day”, an announcement was issued by […]
Cabinet yesterday approved a change to the Land Traffic Act that gives police the right to treat motorists who refuse to take an alcohol breath test without sound reason as drunk drivers. Government spokeswoman Sansanee Nakpong said the Justice Ministry proposal aims to boost road safety and prevent accidents, and had passed the Council of […]
A survey revealed up to 59.3 per cent of women aged between 25 and 60 living in rural areas in the Northeast consumed alcohol. Many of them said they had started drinking when they were 16. The survey was conducted by the Community Soul Foundation and Thailand Health Promotion Foundation. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 5 May 2012 (NNT) – The Public Health Ministry is poised to declare more areas that are officially alcohol-free in the near future. Permanent Secretary for Public Health, Dr. Paijit Warachit said that the 2012 Alcohol Beverage Control Committee meeting, on Friday, resolved to agree with the PM’s Office announcement draft to declare more […]
About 3.7 million Thais reported having used narcotic substances other than alcohol drinks and cigarettes, with 2.9 million saying they have taken the drug in the past year, according to Abac poll. The poll sounding out public opinion about the missing pseudoephidrine-laced medicine said Thursday. Of those who had taken the drugs, one million were […]
BANGKOK, April 17 – A cumulative toll of 282 dead, 2,876 road accidents and 3,059 injured has been reported for Songkran’s first 6 dangerous days, according to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department. The death toll from road accidents is 23 per cent higher than in 2011, while the ratio of deaths per accident is […]
BANGKOK, April 16 – Thailand’s holiday death toll reached 253 in road accidents throughout the country through the first five days of the Songkran holidays April 11-17, according to the Road Safety Centre of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Cumulative road accidents through Sunday reached 2,581 with 2,751 persons injured. On Sunday alone, […]
