National Alcoholic Beverage Policy Committee to enforce law during New Year festival
Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikalya has chaired this year’s second meeting of the National Alcoholic Beverage Policy Committee, with the aim of reducing alcohol-related road accidents during the New Year festival.
The meeting was also attended by Public Health Minister’s Assistant Thawat Suntharajarn, National Alcoholic Beverage Policy Committee Deputy Chairman Theerakiat Charoensetthasin, and Disease Control Department Director-General Suwannachai Watthanayingcharoenchai.
He said the meeting has instructed concerned agencies to proceed with the strict enforcement of the Alcohol Beverage Control Law to reduce the number of road accidents during New Year celebrations.
Alcoholic beverages will not be sold to people under 20 years of age or to those who may already be drunk.
The meeting also approved a campaign for government officials to refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages during government festivities as a good example to other people.
Source: NNT