Thread: Police warn against posting pictures advocating alcohol consumption

BANGKOK, 20 July 2017 (NNT) - The Royal Thai Police and the Department of Disease Control have reported a decline in arrests related to illegal alcohol sales during Asalha Bucha Day and Buddhist Lent, while reminding that those posting pictures on social media advocating alcohol consumption are subject to a one-year prison sentence and a fine no more than 500,000 baht.

Pol Gen Weerachai Songmetta, Chairman of the subcommittee on preventing and suppressing crimes under the 2008 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, revealed that his task force has inspected 151 stores in six provinces and found 14 violations.

Those who post pictures or messages on social media deemed to advocate the consumption of alcohol are subject to no more than one year in prison and a fine no more than 500,000 baht. Officials have already pressed charges against five celebrities.

http://nwnt.prd.go.th/CenterWeb/News...T6007200010005

Can't laugh at a dog, can't share a factual BBC report, not allowed to have an opinion about a certain institution, meetings of more than 5 illegal, cannot vote, can't twerk your ass on stage, now drinking is frowned upon. This is becoming one hell of a fuked up country, thank god we can get on a plane and bugger off and leave them to this madness.

Best not do that then.

Originally Posted by Thai3

Can't laugh at a dog, can't share a factual BBC report, not allowed to have an opinion about a certain institution, meetings of more than 5 illegal, cannot vote, can't twerk your ass on stage, now drinking is frowned upon. This is becoming one hell of a fuked up country, thank god we can get on a plane and bugger off and leave them to this madness.

Odd that you haven't, really.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Originally Posted by Thai3

Can't laugh at a dog, can't share a factual BBC report, not allowed to have an opinion about a certain institution, meetings of more than 5 illegal, cannot vote, can't twerk your ass on stage, now drinking is frowned upon. This is becoming one hell of a fuked up country, thank god we can get on a plane and bugger off and leave them to this madness.

Odd that you haven't, really.

Yes, if you only see the negative then it's time to get on the plane and try out old Blighty again. I'm pretty sure it's ten times worse back home than it is living the life of Riley in Sunny Thailand.

Originally Posted by Wilsonandson

Originally Posted by cyrille

Originally Posted by Thai3

Can't laugh at a dog, can't share a factual BBC report, not allowed to have an opinion about a certain institution, meetings of more than 5 illegal, cannot vote, can't twerk your ass on stage, now drinking is frowned upon. This is becoming one hell of a fuked up country, thank god we can get on a plane and bugger off and leave them to this madness.

Odd that you haven't, really.

Yes, if you only see the negative then it's time to get on the plane and try out old Blighty again. I'm pretty sure it's ten times worse back home than it is living the life of Riley in Sunny Thailand.

That's another thing, it's always too fuking hot, too many insects and they all speak a foreign language, the bastards

Posting pictures with alcohol without commercial purpose is not guilty

The Department of Disease Control says posting pictures with bottles of alcoholic drinks with no commercial purpose is not guilty.

However if it is proved to have hidden intent for advertisement, then it is guilty, said Dr Suthep Phetmark, the director-general of the department, said.

The doctor was commenting on current police action to enforce law on people posting pictures of alcohol drinking and sharing of pictures of friends holding bottles of alcoholic drinks on the social media.

Dr Suthep said the consideration of anyone guilty, it should first look into the intention of the poster.

If a friend take selfies of him with bottle of alcohol and share on the social media, it is not guilty, he said.

But if there is hidden commercial purpose, then the police can summon the poster for clarification and inquiring if the posting has any indirect commercial purpose or not, he said.

However the Network for the Campaign to Prevent Danger from Alcohol viewed that celebrities must not post any pictures of themselves with bottles as they are public figures who are followed by youths and children.

He said the department is currently pushing for putting warning logo on bottles of alcoholic drinks.

But this has to first sound out opinions from business operators and the public.

However what it could do now is to launch graphic information to advise how to post alcohol legally.

They include following instruction of law in advertising, giving constructive information and learning to the society without showing alcohol, restriction of live broadcast of any event, particularly football games, from overseas that show logos of alcohol merchandise.

Entertainment and sports celebrities and youths under 20 years old are banned from advertising with alcohol merchandise, or use of cartoons in alcohol advertisement.

Violator is subject to one year imprisonment or a fine of not more than 500,000 baht, or facing both.

Posting pictures with alcohol without commercial purpose is not guilty - Thai PBS English News

Originally Posted by Wilsonandson

Originally Posted by cyrille

Originally Posted by Thai3

Can't laugh at a dog, can't share a factual BBC report, not allowed to have an opinion about a certain institution, meetings of more than 5 illegal, cannot vote, can't twerk your ass on stage, now drinking is frowned upon. This is becoming one hell of a fuked up country, thank god we can get on a plane and bugger off and leave them to this madness.

Odd that you haven't, really.

Yes, if you only see the negative then it's time to get on the plane and try out old Blighty again. I'm pretty sure it's ten times worse back home than it is living the life of Riley in Sunny Thailand.

Blighty is fine don't know why it gets such a bad wrap, generally free to do what you want when you want although the weather can be a bit shit at times. Whores will probably cost you a bit more though if that's your thing.