‘Lisa’ Manoban, the Thai member of South Korea’s superstar K-pop group Blackpink, has become a brand ambassador for a famous Scotch whisky company, reigniting discussion over the controversial Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. Pictures and videos showing Lisa promoting the spirit have been widely circulated on social media, prompting authorities to issue a terse warning that they were considering action against people who post and share images of her with the whisky. Thailand bans all advertisements for and depictions of alcohol across all media. Violators can be fined up to 500,000 baht or sent…

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