Vaikkei alla oleva varsinaisesti matkailuun liitykään,olkoon se kuitenkin 'valaisemassa' hieman Thaimaan 'arkea'.
More Thais than ever are hitting the bottle
The number of Thais drinking alcohol has jumped 33-fold in the past 40 years,according to subtance control officials.
About 30 % of Thailand's 67 million people now drink alcohol,said Saman Futrakul,director of the Disease
Control Department's Alcohol Beverage Control Office.
Dr. Saman said drinkers were getting younger every year and even children were reported to be consumning alcohol.
He attributed the sharp increase in the number of drinkers to advertising. Liqour companies use promotions which give discounts and gifts to draw in customers.Scantily glad girls are employed as presenters ,known locally as 'pretties',to make brands more appealing.
Some sell alcohol in the form of LAO PUN , a fruit drink smoothie mixed with alcohol.,Dr. Saman added.
"Lao pun is often sold near schools and universities because students are the main target" he said.
" It's easy to drink lao pun and girls have no idea it's blended with alcohol."
This could lead to sexual abuse of girls who get drunk easily from the soothies,he said.
He urged officials to enforce the Alcohol Beverage Control Act more strictly to curb the numbers of drinkers.
The law is equipped with many measures to control the sale alcohol,which includes a requirement that alcohol commercials are premitted only after 10 pm and a ban on sales near schools,universities and state agencies.
Bangkok Post 27.1.2011
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Siistiä Suomeen verrattuna,mutta suunta kuitenkin huolestuttava...?
More Thais than ever are hitting the bottle
The number of Thais drinking alcohol has jumped 33-fold in the past 40 years,according to subtance control officials.
About 30 % of Thailand's 67 million people now drink alcohol,said Saman Futrakul,director of the Disease
Control Department's Alcohol Beverage Control Office.
Dr. Saman said drinkers were getting younger every year and even children were reported to be consumning alcohol.
He attributed the sharp increase in the number of drinkers to advertising. Liqour companies use promotions which give discounts and gifts to draw in customers.Scantily glad girls are employed as presenters ,known locally as 'pretties',to make brands more appealing.
Some sell alcohol in the form of LAO PUN , a fruit drink smoothie mixed with alcohol.,Dr. Saman added.
"Lao pun is often sold near schools and universities because students are the main target" he said.
" It's easy to drink lao pun and girls have no idea it's blended with alcohol."
This could lead to sexual abuse of girls who get drunk easily from the soothies,he said.
He urged officials to enforce the Alcohol Beverage Control Act more strictly to curb the numbers of drinkers.
The law is equipped with many measures to control the sale alcohol,which includes a requirement that alcohol commercials are premitted only after 10 pm and a ban on sales near schools,universities and state agencies.
Bangkok Post 27.1.2011
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Siistiä Suomeen verrattuna,mutta suunta kuitenkin huolestuttava...?
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Vanhimmat
...king what ?
Hyvä jos juovat itsensä hengiltä...onpahan vähempi nuorisokriminaaleja meidän turistien kiusana
Onko sulla taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas useampia päitä sika-amalia?
Sitä paitsi ethän sinä huora ole Thaimaahan edes matkustamassa, mitä se sua liikuttaa, sähän vain olet matkustellut suomalaishuorien suosimissa välimeren ulkoilmabordellimaissa.