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Health ministry gears up to revise Thai booze rules
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/07/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health expects scrutiny of a new bill containing a series of amendments to the Alcohol Control Act 2008 to be completed later this month, says minister Somsak Thepsutin.
True outage brings call for regulatory reform
Post Reporters, Published on 23/05/2025
» Thailand’s telecom regulator has told True Corp to review and improve its remedial measures, saying its response to an outage that inconvenienced millions of mobile and internet users this week was inadequate.
Thai cabinet move paves way for local brewers
Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/05/2025
» Small-scale brewers and beer merchants have welcomed a cabinet decision to approve key changes to the 2022 ministerial regulation on the production of alcoholic beverages, paving the way for the nationwide distribution of craft beer in kegs.
Booze ban eased on Buddhist holy days in selected areas from Saturday
Online Reporters, Published on 09/05/2025
» Thailand will allow alcoholic beverage sales on five Buddhist holidays in some places, including international airports, from Saturday in another push to promote tourism.
Thailand moves to ease curbs on alcohol
Bloomberg News and Post Reporters, Published on 20/03/2025
» The Thai House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to ease restrictions on alcohol sales and advertising, stepping up a push to liberalise a market seen as likely to spur tourism and support smaller breweries.
House rejects People's Party liquor liberalisation bill
Aekarach Sattaburuth & and Reuters, Published on 03/10/2024
» The House yesterday rejected a bill proposed by the opposition People's Party to liberalise the liquor industry.
Small firms eye booze lift
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 02/06/2023
» Small breweries and local distilleries are hopeful of a bright future if the Move Forward Party forms a coalition government and pushes changes to liberalise the alcohol industry as promised.
Liquor producers rally behind MFP
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/05/2023
» Local liquor and beer producers on Friday called on the Move Forward Party (MFP) to push ahead with its progressive policy to liberalise liquor-making and allow more small producers to enter the market.
A matter of survival
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/05/2023
» Political observers were surprised by the Move Forward Party's victory in the May 14 election and that the Pheu Thai Party came runner-up in the race.
Pheu Thai urges MFP to leave S112 amendments out of pact
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/05/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party on Friday urged the Move Forward Party (MFP) to rethink its intention to include a proposal amending the lese majeste law in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that the MFP is asking prospective coalition partners to sign before they proceed with forming a new government.