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- ↑ คลอดแล้ว 5 คำเตือนขวดเหล้า. Thai Rath (in Thai). 8 June 2010.
- ↑ Media Monitor (2006). รายงานสรุปผลการโฆษณาเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์ในสื่อโทรทัศน์ไทย (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
- ↑ Thai Press Reports (2006)."Thailand: Alcohol advertising to be banned in all media".