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Public-private-community partnership tackles ocean plastic
Published on 19/01/2021
» The first integrated plastic waste processing community enterprise opens at Ban Amphur in Chonburi
All-out smoking ban in condos proposed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/11/2020
» The law should be changed to ban smoking in condominium buildings to protect non-smoking residents, a seminar was told on Tuesday.
Chocolate Makers Are Having a Hard Time Cutting Down on Sugar
Business, Published on 24/11/2020
» A longstanding push to slash sugar in chocolate has stalled, leaving confectionery makers in a sticky situation amid the threat of regulation that could hit sales.
BAB in Brief
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/11/2020
» Bangkok Art Biennale 2020 is in full swing, showcasing more than 200 artworks by 82 artists at 10 venues until Jan 31, 2021. River City Bangkok was the last to be added as the tenth venue. If you don't know where to begin, allow me to present a cheatsheet to help you discover pieces that you shouldn't miss from BAB.
Bhutan lifts tobacco ban temporarily
Published on 29/08/2020
» The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, known for embracing gross national happiness and outlawing television until 1999, has made the unusual decision to reverse a ban on the sale of tobacco, blaming the coronavirus.
S.Africa lifts booze and tobacco sales ban as restrictions ease
AFP, Published on 16/08/2020
» JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will lift its coronavirus-linked ban on the sale of alcohol and tobacco products next week, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Saturday, announcing the removal of "nearly all restrictions" on economic activities.
Global race protests mark George Floyd's death
AFP, Published on 06/06/2020
» LONDON - Taking a knee, chanting and ignoring social distancing measures, outraged protesters from Sydney to London kicked off a weekend of global rallies Saturday against racism and police brutality.
UK pubs try to avoid last orders as virus crisis deepens
AFP, Published on 12/05/2020
» LONDON: The French House survived two world wars and global recessions. Charles de Gaulle is said to have frequented it and Dylan Thomas once left his manuscript for "Under Milk Wood" at the bar.
Broken by design
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/04/2020
» Re: "Covid-19 exposes our broken system" (Opinion, April 23).
Lockdown or lock-in? Fears of alcoholism, addiction in confinement
AFP, Published on 27/03/2020
» PARIS - "Another videoconference happy hour! I'm going to end up an alcoholic..."