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What a load of pants....

Posted by Rick Salasar

'Obscene' ads taken down
Advertising billboards showing men in underwear and labelled obscene by a cultural watch group have been removed after threats of legal action by the Culture Ministry.

Ladda Tangsupachai, director of the non-governmental Culture Watch group, said that a few days after media headlines about the billboards, the client company and its advertising agency had “shown responsibility” by removing them from Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road.

Consumer Protection Office secretary-general Rassami Withawet said that following complaints about the billboards, the CPO had decided to increase fines for companies displaying obscene billboards from Bt30,000 to Bt60,000.

The move came after Culture Watch filed complaints with the Culture Ministry, demanding that all obscene advertising billboards across Bangkok be removed.

Source: The Nation

Posted Feb 16, 2005 at 12:00 PM | Permalink |