PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- Cambodia began to ban all advertisements of alcohol drinks in public with an aim to reduce the alarming rate of traffic accidents that were merely caused by drunk drivers, according to a new notice received Wednesday.
When the notice sent out to all entrepreneurs, owners and distributors of all alcohol drinks on Sept. 20, Kep Chutema, governor of Phnom Penh said drunk drivers often caused traffic accidents, the loss of lives as well as the damaging of public properties, therefore, advertisements on alcohol of all kinds in public places must be stopped.
"From today onward, owners of producing or distributing companies including advertising companies must stop activities of all kinds of alcohol advertising at the public places in Phnom Penh," Kep Chutema said.
And he warned that, after the end of this year, on those "who will not abide by this instruction, the competent authorities will take actions by removing those alcohol-related advertising without bearing any responsibility."
Alcohol drink is considered as a major cause to traffic accidents and social problems such as domestic violence, family conflicts and immoral gestures.
Early this year, Cambodia decided to ban tobacco advertisements on both print and electronic media.
Cambodia is alarmed with the increase of traffic accident across the nation over the past several years.
Road accidents claimed 1,709 lives in Cambodia in 2010.
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