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Have just seen this in "The Nation":

Ban on under-20 girl presenters/dancers urged

The Culture Ministry will push for a new ministerial regulation that will ban students under 20 years of age from working as scantily-clad product presenters and dancers at events.

The Culture and Education ministries will soon meet to discuss on the issuance of the regulation.

"The regulation can be issued under the Children Protection Act and it can take immediate effect," Ladda Tangsupachai, who heads the Culture Ministry's cultural monitoring centre, said Monday.

Culture Minister Khunying Khaisri Sriaroon is also set to convene a meeting of relevant authorities, advertisers, advertising agencies and media organisations on November 8 in a bid to find solutions that will end the spread of scantily clad girls at the events.

"Part-time jobs will be made available for students during their school holidays," Ladda said.

She added that the Culture Ministry was going to push this issue into a national agenda as a longterm solution.

The scantily-clad product presenters and dancers became a hot issue after Her Majesty the Queen has issued a command cautioning over television images of female dancers in provocative dresses at a Buddhist charity session during the annual sighting of the Naga fireballs.

The statement of Her Majesty's concern was sent to Khaisri.

The Nation