Despite strict Sharia laws mandating that Muslim women wear headscarves and banning alcohol consumption, international tourism on the island of Sabang in Indonesia’s Aceh province is growing. The key to success has been that both hotel owners and local officials have agreed to make compromises to accommodate Western visitors and to respect the local culture.
BANGKOK, 31 August 2011 (NNT) – Bangkok will have alcohol free zones across the city with the move determined to curb violence that often stems from binge drinking. Deputy Permanent Secretary for Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) MD. Peerapong Saicheua will sign the memorandum of understanding with MD. Narong Sahamethapat, the Deputy Permanent Secretary for Public […]
BANGKOK, 17 August 2011 (NNT) – Over 13.4% of teens in Bangkok and vicinities are estimated to engage themselves in narcotic drugs, according to a recent survey by Assumption University Research Centre (ABAC Poll). The survey was conducted with 1,815 samples of youth out of a total of 1,606,286 youngsters aged from 12 to 24 […]
A British computer engineer, who was left to languish in a Thai jail, naked, emaciated, chained to the bars and close to death after suffering a mental breakdown, was deported to Britain early today (SAT). Richard Hewitt, 49, had been arrested wandering incoherently in the Thai resort of Pattaya last November after falling victim to […]
BANGKOK, July 17 – Myanmar’s Commerce Ministry annulled its import ban on 15 Thai items from Thailand, according to Thailand’s director-general of Trade Negotiations Department. Ms Srirat Rastapana said the 15 types of merchandise were fresh fruits, monosodium glutamate (MSG), chewing gum, sweet drinks and other beverages, crackers, wafers, cake, canned food, instant noodles, liquor, […]
Selling alcohol beverages Friday and Saturday is a legal offence, which carries a maximum fine of Bt10,000 and/or up to six months in jail. Friday is the Asarnha Bucha Day, which falls on the full-moon day of the eighth month in the Buddhist calendar. It is celebrated each year to commemorate the first sermon delivered […]
PRAE, 9 July 2011 (NNT) – The Excise Department and Police Division 5 and 6 have added more technologies to their operation which began 3 months ago to stop the smuggling of illegal alcohol in the North of Thailand. Police have confiscated illegal items worth 5 million THB in fine. According to Department Director-General, Mr. […]
About 4.3 million Thais are alcoholics, according to a survey conducted from 2008 to this year. Of them, more than one million are between 15 and 25 years old. Moreover, up to 7.1 per cent of alcoholics have mental disorders. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
