Beer-loving lawmaker aims to end US$14bil booze duopoly


A beer-loving lawmaker once arrested for illegal brewing is hoping that his party’s election win can give him a long-awaited shot at breaking up a US$14bil (RM64.3bil) alcohol duopoly of two of the country’s wealthiest families.

Brewer-turned-politician Taopiphop Limjittrakorn has been fighting to overhaul strict regulations for years, taking on Boon Rawd Brewery and ThaiBev, which have long had a stranglehold on the production of alcohol.

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