Key figures of the election-winning Move Forward Party (MFP) have voiced their opposition to the government’s ban on alcohol sales on important Buddhism-related holidays, saying it limits freedom.
MFP executive Amarat Chokpamitkul used social media to express her opposition to the ban on Saturday, Vesak Day, which commemorates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death.
Ms Amarat wrote that she disagreed with the ban on alcoholic drink sales on Buddhism-related days because the country’s constitution guarantees freedom of religion, and people of other faiths besides Buddhism live in…
