Comments on: Advertising Beer Billboard

By: khmertale

khmertale — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:50:25 +0000

yeah you are rite but what i want to stress here is that banning cigarette and beer are not the rite thing that most developed or developing country should do since these products give lots of benefits to those countries. for example UK and US the producer of those stuffs. so don’t believe the rich countries say or advise u doing thing but try to look to what those rich country did in the past… in order to be rich. that is all.

By: vutha

vutha — Thu, 31 May 2007 01:38:03 +0000

On April 2007 Prakas released, the government changed tax policy for certain domestically produced goods including beverage and tobacco by prompting an increase in price for several Cambodia-brewed beers.

But i doubt why government does not pose tax on imported beers. the government should pose high tax on imported beer in order to protect domestic producer’s interest and encourage domestic investors. the domestic companies give jobs to our Cambodians.

Cigarette is seriously dangerous to human-being, not only the smokers but also non-smokers. it can kill through heart disease, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular illness. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization called for a global ban on smoking at work and in enclosed places. By the way, there are some countries ban smoking in the public such as European countries, New Zealand, Bermuda, Uruguay, and US. WHO said that 200,000 workers die each year due to exposure to tobacco smoke at work, while around half th world’s children breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke.

Whether Cambodian government should ban smoking in the public and workplace or not. Cigarettes have been advertised on TVs, Radios, newspapers and in the public as well in Cambodia.

By: borin

borin — Mon, 28 May 2007 10:18:36 +0000

The price can be controlled by tax system. But, do you think tax works in Cambodia? Cambodia is a free market economy, which mean it should be a lot of companies advertising, competing, unlike other country, in Cambodia mostly they promote cigarettes, alcohol, gambling, and SCAM!!!

That’s funny

By: Veasna

Veasna — Mon, 28 May 2007 00:38:21 +0000

Hi Vutha;
I don’t think banning advertisement would stop people from buying or drinking beer [may be would have reduce the impact on underage children]. Beer, wine and alcohol products are still allowed to advertise in public, but one product that is banned in public is Cigarette.

By: khmertale

khmertale — Sat, 26 May 2007 14:05:49 +0000

it shouldn’t be banned cuz everyone at everywhere drink it. it is like cigarette ppl know that when they smoke they will die but no one is afraid. so the best way to stop ppl drinking and smoking is to increase the price when the price is high or too high not so many ppl will drink or smoke any more!!!!