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Alcohol sale allowed during Songkran |
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พุธ, 01 เมษายน 2009 |
The Thai government will allow sale of alcohol throughout the 4-day Songkran festival in order to boost the flagging tourism industry. The National Committee for Alcohol Consumption Control decided in a meeting that the pros of allowing alcohol sale far outweigh the cons. An alcohol ban would drive away foreign tourists during one of Thailand's most popular festivals, and might also increase sales of illegal liquors. The sale of alcohol during Songkran will be in line with existing regulations, allowing alcohol sale from 11am until 2pm, and 5pm until midnight. The government will launch several anti-alcohol campaigns to discourage drinking and driving and drinking on the back of pick-up trucks.
Bangkok Post
คำน่ารู้:
Boost (v.) = กระตุ้น ส่งเสริม
Pros and cons (n.) = ข้อดีและข้อเสีย
Outweigh (v.) = มีน้ำหนักมากกว่า มีความสำคัญยิ่งกว่า
Liquors (n.) = เหล้า
Discourage (v.) = ทำให้ท้อใจ ขัดขวาง
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Government lends a helping hand to the unemployed |
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จันทร์, 23 มีนาคม 2009 |
Government lends a helping hand to the unemployed
Thousands of Thais who have lost their jobs are flocking to Impact Arena, where the government is holding a career workshop to help retrain workers with vocational skills. As many as 1 million people have lost their jobs so far, as the global economic recession forces businesses to close down. The career workshop provides free training for up to one month. Those who sign up will also receive a living and transport allowance for the duration of the course. Workers who choose to return to their hometowns after completing the course will also be entitled to receive up to 4,800 baht per month for three months to help them stand on their own two feet. The government’s multi-billion baht stimulus package includes cash handouts to low-income earners, those over 60 years of age, and investment in infrastructure projects to create more jobs.
Bangkok Post
คำน่ารู้:
Lends a helping hand (idiom) = ยื่นมือเข้าช่วยเหลือเมื่อผู้อื่นยากลำบาก
Career (n.) = อาชีพ
Allowance (n.) = เงินช่วยเหลือ
Help them stand on their own two feet (idiom) = ช่วยให้ยืนได้บนลำแข้งของตนเอง
Income (n.) = รายได้
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Government undecided about Songkran alcohol sale ban |
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พฤหัสบดี, 12 มีนาคม 2009 |
Government undecided about Songkran alcohol sale ban
The Public Health Ministry has proposed two options: ban the sale of alcohol completely or allow restaurants, clubs, and hotels with licenses to sell booze from 6pm until midnight during the Thai New Year. The alcohol ban is the government’s attempt to curb alcohol-fuelled road accidents during the long vacation. Every year, hundreds of people are killed during the 4-day festival. Anti-alcohol groups will rally next week to call on the government to ban alcohol completely in order to protect lives, rather than to favor business operators and alcohol manufacturers by allowing limited alcohol sales.
The Nation
คำน่ารู้:
Undecided (adj.) = ยังไม่ได้ตัดสินใจแน่นอน
Proposed (v.) = เสนอข้อคิดเห็น
Booze (n.) = เหล้า
Curb (v.) = ควบคุม
Favor (v.) = ช่วยเหลือ สนับสนุน เห็นอกเห็นใจ
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