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Dubai eases liquor laws
Associated Press, Published on 24/10/2019
» DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai has loosened its liquor laws to allow tourists to purchase alcohol in state-controlled stores previously only accessible to licence-holding residents, as the United Arab Emirates saw the first drop in alcohol sales by volume in a decade.
Saudi Arabia to allow movie theatres after decades of ban
Associated Press, Published on 11/12/2017
» RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it will allow movie theatres to open in the conservative kingdom next year, for the first time in more than 35 years, in the latest social push by the country's young crown prince.
Teething troubles for Chinese tourists
Associated Press, Published on 15/04/2014
» CHIANG MAI — The bucolic, once laid-back campus of one of Thailand's top universities is under a security clampdown. Not against a terrorist threat, but against Chinese tourists.