Thai Govt attacks drunk driving on the Internet

[Lev]

BANGKOK: -- PM Dr Thaksin announced today a plan to make it illegal to use the Internet while affected by liquor or a drug, or to discuss sexually explicit matters on the Internet. The proposed bill will enable the Royal Thai Police to monitor internet traffic of those who use or abuse alcohol or drugs, Dr Thaksin said. The PM was confident that bill would be passed by the parliament and said “There is too much immoral activity between teenagers that begins in an internet chat room." Adding that studies from the health ministry showed the rise in teenage pregnancies mirrored the average rise in internet use among teens in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and Chonburi.

This bill follows several lately, passed by parliament to keep Thai society free from dark influences which threaten to change the culture. In recent weeks a clampdown has been ordered on high pressure water pistols as well as on advertising and promoting sexual enhancement products.
The Thai prime minister was quoted saying "I myself have forbidden my daughter last week to use the internet after she drank a glass of wine" but refused to elaborate further on the nature of her internet activities.

The internet cafe Community in Thailand fears a lack of income from beverage sales due to this measure. It's still not clear which products will be outlawed.
Carlsberg and TCC Group of Thailand, producers of the Chang brand have calculated this could lead to an overall downturn of sales if the new bill is implemented. The Company already received opposition from Buddhist monks last week, when they proposed to list their stocks on the SET exchange. This latest measure might put another damper on their move to the stock exchange and has forced the major brewer to consider an alcohol free version of its popular beer to maintain profits.

Internet usage has already been restricted by the Thai Internet Police to prevent youths from looking at sexual content. In this latest measure they will be aided by a software company from Nonthaburi Software Park, who has developed an "Internet logger" which logs all requests within Thailand. This system is unique in the world and has been developed in cooperation with Shincorp their main shareholder.
Ngo's have complained already by the flagrant disregard for human rights, that this "Thai Big Brother" system represents.

The PM dismissed opposition taunts that the cost would be excessive, saying he plans to use money raised from a special “lottery” to fund the project and would also direct funds away from the controversial “Elite card” system to help implement this within the next 3 months.

Civil liberties groups say they will challenge the law in constitutional court. "The prime minister is trying to use this issue to distract people from his poor handling of the economy this year." said Somchai Chaiwannakhup, of the Thai Law Foundation.

--Agencies 2005-04-01


If this isn't an April Fool it bloodywell should be
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[ATAdmin]

He's out of control... But no one can stop him so enjoy Thailand until he ruins it.

Like the part about opposition saying the costs are too high... Cost that will straight into the coffers of ShinCorp... Controversy over where the money comes from (lottery & elite card)? Doesn't anybody ever care where the money is going???!!!
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[dr dave soul monsta]

This is supposed to be an educated man?
why not take a look at drink driving ,
You can walk into any news agents or 7 eleven and buy a automotive magazine or Thai teen magazine flick to the back pages and find YES you guessed it! Adds for sex enhancers, penile developers, sex aids and Viagra etc etc. As well as a huge number of polishing shops in Bangkok and around the country
THEY don’t need to go to the internet to find information and sources to acquire products they are on the streets you can walk into any 7 eleven or local shop LOOK at a magazine buy the booze and set off to any pharmacy and purchase over the counter a whole array of drugs, stimulants uppers downers etc which would have to prescription drugs in most countries, why this man is blaming the internet for dark influences I have no clue, possibly due to the fact he isn’t quite getting the revenue out of it he would like from the internet, and maybe the people are becoming educated to the ways of the world and he is scared they will see him for what he really is and refuse to be oppressed by his lust for power
And the mobile phone industry has played no part in dark influences, teenagers don’t arrange meetings, text message secret rendezvous call chat lines over mobile phones do they???
The man is an imbecile his cabinet included
But we are just mere guests here from educated society who can see the true colours of his snake like ways
How many attempts to buy into Liverpool f.c from how many aliases and who was actually going to pay the bill , Thai lottery ?
or maybe this is revenge on chang for getting everton shares !!
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[dr dave soul monsta]

By the Way aren’t monks supposed to be without worldly goods why have they got shares in Carlsberg Chang ??
As for his daughter hasn’t she married /getting married to Jonathan who frequents the ship why is she still at home ??
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[Gin tonic - no lime]

it is see:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=30852

[buksida]

[tonychang]

<<Somchai Chaiwannakhup>>
....yeah, I'll have one aswell, milk, 2 sugars.
cheers!