The organizers of a highly anticipated beer festival set to blend brewing and politics was looking for a new venue today after their host pulled out due to political reasons.
The inaugural Beer People Festival was looking for a new 3,000sqm space after The Street Ratchada shopping mall announced last night that it would no longer host the event because its reputation could be damaged.
“The shopping center is concerned that it may cause the public to develop the misconception that the shopping center supports political parties and is not neutral, which may bring about protests or political rallies and may cause disturbance to others in the shopping center or may affect the image of the shopping center in the future,” it said in a statement.
It continued to say that it canceled the event to reduce “the risk of political impact” and reserved the right not to…
