The company said on Tuesday it had cancelled the trial due to concerns being raised by many sectors of society. The announcement came only hours before a Public Health Ministry sub-committee meeting was due to start discussing legal action against convenience stores that sold draft beer via dispensing machines. The committee intended to discuss the matter so as to issue clear directives to all those stores selling the beer. Anti-alcohol advocates, including those from those two networks, also submitted a request on Monday for Central Family Mart Co executives to review their own beer sales via dispensing machines at the Family Mart convenience stores. They claimed such sales would boost youngsters’ access to alcohol and cause more alcohol-related deaths and casualties.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 10, 2017 04:52 UTC