Thailand reverses afternoon alcohol ban days after enforcing strict penaltiesThailand has reversed its afternoon alcohol sales ban, reopening sales between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. as a six-month pilot from early December. ...
17 Nov, 2025, 05.46 PM IST
Thailand enforces stricter alcohol laws with fines of over Rs 27,500 to control daytime drinkingThailand has implemented stricter alcohol regulations, imposing fines on consumers drinking during restricted hours or in prohibited locati...
09 Nov, 2025, 09.05 AM IST
Air India in another 'pee-gate' row: Business class passenger urinates on fellow traveller, banned for 30 daysAir India is grappling with another onboard misconduct incident as a passenger on a Delhi-to-Bangkok flight urinated on a fellow traveler. ...
10 Apr, 2025, 01.07 PM IST
Gujarat's Alang ship-breaking yard hits all-time low, hopes pinned on global recycling boomMV True Confidence, a doomed vessel from a missile attack, is set for dismantling in Alang, a declining ship-breaking hub facing economic c...
05 Apr, 2025, 11.15 PM IST
Surat-Bangkok flight runs out of liquor: When you're 30,000 feet up in the clouds, the rules stay groundedThe first Air India Express flight from Surat to Bangkok had very high alcohol sales. Passengers, flying from dry Gujarat, enjoyed the onbo...
23 Dec, 2024, 08.41 AM IST
The man who escaped the scam rings of CambodiaThousands of workers are trafficked to Southeast Asia to commit cyber fraud on their fellow citizens over social media. Ex-serviceman Botch...
02 Jun, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
A global stock trader’s guide to navigating food protectionismProfit estimates of global exporters like Singapore-listed Wilmar International Ltd. and Hong Kong’s WH Group Ltd. are on the rise while po...
29 May, 2022, 09.32 AM IST
India bans import of ACs with refrigerants, frees export of all alcohol-based hand sanitisers“Import policy of air conditioners with refrigerants…is amended from ‘free’ to ‘prohibited’,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGF...
15 Oct, 2020, 09.36 PM IST
Despite curbs being eased, recovery for India's hospitality sector looks dismal and bleakAs per HVS, demand has not yet revived because corporate travel is on a standstill. Leisure travel has also not seen any uptick in states w...
26 Jun, 2020, 06.36 PM IST
May brings reopenings around the globe as virus toll climbsMany communities around the world are inching toward normalcy without certainty over whether they've vanquished outbreaks of the virus.
01 May, 2020, 11.35 AM IST
Thailand's monarch's death hits tourism trafficTourism, one of the bright spots fuelled by visitors from China, accounts for at least 10% of the country’s gross domestic product.
15 Oct, 2016, 12.48 AM IST
Why the Dadri beef episode is a challenge to India's pluralismPeople have commented on the prime minister’s silence. I believe that a studied silence is better than a knee-jerk statement that could add...
11 Oct, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
Thailand's military bosses pursue some incomprehensible policiesThailand, known for its relaxed ways and accommodation to tourists, hides a bit of steel under all that gossamer and silk.
06 Aug, 2014, 05.15 AM IST
Mizoram gives up dry state status after 17 long years hoping to earn Rs 30 crore more revenuesWith this move, the state hopes to earn Rs 30 crore more revenues every year through taxes on the sale of liquor.
19 Jul, 2014, 03.10 AM IST
- Goa tourism: Drug trade & infrastructure woes ail the sector; in dire need of a boost
Goa has been labelled a racist state in the international media. Incidents also shed a light on the unfettered growth of the drug mafia in ...
22 Dec, 2013, 06.49 AM IST