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Government bans liquor advertising
Shwe Yinn Mar Oo

PRESS Scrutiny and Registration Division (PSRD), under the Ministry of Information, announced on August 25 that it would no longer approve new liquor advertisements in local journals and magazines.

A statement released by the department said journals and magazines will be allowed to publish liquor advertisements previously approved by PSRD until December 31, 2009, when a blanket ban will be introduced.

The ban is being introduced because “alcohol disturbs the health and morality of the people”, according to the depart-ment.

“It has been found that internationally distributed publications do not publish advertisements for cigars, cigarettes and alcoholic drinks, which are all hazardous for human health,” the statement said.

The ban will affect spirits such as whiskey and rum, which generally have an alcohol content of about 40 percent, but not products like beer or wine, which contain from 5-15pc alcohol.

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