Tag: Alcohol

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May 31, 2011December 6, 2023

Tobacco, alcohol consumption rising in parallel with high technology: Thailand

BANGKOK, 31 May 2011 (NNT) – The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) found that more Thai people are getting sick while cigarette and alcohol consumption is rising together with technological advancement. According to NESDB Secretary-General Akom Termpittayapaisit, advertisements of cigarettes and alcoholic drinks can reach people easier via social media channels such as […]

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March 7, 2011December 6, 2023

Thai Public Health Ministry warns of raids over alcoholic sweets

The Public Health Ministry is planning to raid entertainment places and arrest any people they find selling alcohol-infused sweets, which are allegedly being sold to people under 20. Saman Footrakul, chief of the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Bureau, said the sale of such candies could be in violation of the Alcohol Control Act 2008, which […]

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February 19, 2011

Thailand’s Full Moon parties are ‘schoolies on steroids’

IT’S schoolies on steroids. A teenager’s paradise. No parents, no rules, no authorities, no police. No limits. Welcome to Thailand’s infamous Full Moon parties, where the signature drink is a bucket of hard alcohol with red bull – drugs of all kinds are bought over the counter at bars. Every month, thousands of backpackers descend […]

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February 19, 2011October 25, 2012

Department of National Parks of Thailand bans alcohol in Koh Chang National Park

TRAT, 19 February 2011 (NNT) – A ban on alcohol has been issued by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) for seven national parks in the East, including Mu Ko Chang National Park. The DNP now prohibits visitors from bringing alcoholic beverages into a total of seven national parks located in […]

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January 26, 2011December 6, 2023

New Thai law on alcohol level while driving enforced in February

BANGKOK, 26 January 2011 (NNT)-The Don’t Drive Drunk Foundation’s proposal to prohibit alcohol consumption among drivers has been officially approved and will come into force on 1 February this year. According to the Ministry of Transport, drivers and passengers of all public transports except taxi, motorcycle and public van drivers will be penalized if the […]

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January 2, 2011December 6, 2023

Road accidents in Thailand kill 234 in New Year’s highway carnage

Road accidents claimed 234 lives in Thailand’s first four days of the seven deadly days of New Year’s driving, officials said Sunday. Between Wednesday to Saturday some 2,473 road accidents occurred on Thailand’s highways, killing 234 people and injuring 2,656, according to figures released by the government’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department. The department said […]

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December 31, 2010December 6, 2023

Road accidents in Thailand kill 79 in pre-New Year’s carnage

Bangkok – Road accidents claimed 79 lives in Thailand’s first two of the deadly days of New Year’s driving, officials said Friday. On Wednesday and Thursday, 1,012 road accidents occurred on Thailand’s highways, killing 79 people and injuring 1,095, according to government figures. Wibul Sanguanpong, director general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said […]

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December 30, 2010December 6, 2023

24 killed on first day of Thailand’s ‘Dangerous Seven Days’

BANGKOK, Dec 30 – Twenty-four people were killed and 425 were wounded in nearly 400 road accidents on the first day of Thailand’s “Dangerous Seven Days” with past indicators showing that the major cause of accidents is driving under influence of alcohol, said a senior official of Transport Ministry on Thursday. Deputy Transport Minister Sorayut […]

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