Alcohol Ads Banned on Buddhist Holy Days
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 2:31 pm
May 3, 2019
Ministry bans alcohol ads during Buddhist holidays
The Ministry of Information has issued a letter to all media company owners to postpone the airing of alcohol advertisements during Visak Bochea Day in May and Meak Bochea Day in February.
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said in the letter issued on Tuesday that both holidays are religious, and therefore all broadcasts of alcoholic advertisements should be suspended.
“To promote Buddhism as the national religion, which most Cambodians adhere to, […] all media owners must please suspend the broadcast of alcoholic advertisements during Visak Bochea Day and Meak Bochea Day,” Mr Kanharith said.
Additionally, he said in a letter addressed to the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts to inform producers of alcoholic products to implement warning labels on their goods, such as “don’t drink and drive”, in order to remind consumers to drink responsibly.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50600406/b ... -holidays/
Ministry bans alcohol ads during Buddhist holidays
The Ministry of Information has issued a letter to all media company owners to postpone the airing of alcohol advertisements during Visak Bochea Day in May and Meak Bochea Day in February.
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said in the letter issued on Tuesday that both holidays are religious, and therefore all broadcasts of alcoholic advertisements should be suspended.
“To promote Buddhism as the national religion, which most Cambodians adhere to, […] all media owners must please suspend the broadcast of alcoholic advertisements during Visak Bochea Day and Meak Bochea Day,” Mr Kanharith said.
Additionally, he said in a letter addressed to the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts to inform producers of alcoholic products to implement warning labels on their goods, such as “don’t drink and drive”, in order to remind consumers to drink responsibly.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50600406/b ... -holidays/