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Thereafter, the Public Order (Additional Temporary Measures) Act identified Little India as ���an area in state of danger���; the strip-search bill, restricted sale and consumption of alcohol were also emplaced. Introduction: These laws... [3] Spykerman, Kimberly. (2014, Mar 26). Alcohol a Major Contributory Factor to Little India riot, says Investigator. Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved from http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/alcohol-a-major/1049456.html.
16 Islamist Indonesians Die Drinking Bootleg Jihad Whiskey
Muslims are forbidden to drink alcohol according to Sharia Law. Nevertheless, some. According to Channel News Asia, Sixteen Indonesians have died and nine are fighting for their lives after drinking bootleg alcohol to celebrate New Years Eve on the main island of Java, police said on Monday. Blending methanol. Tmcgregordallas@yahoo.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it. Share This Story on��.
Catholic Church in the Philippines: Is its influence waning?
Laws are also framed around Catholic values and cigarettes and alcohol are taxed as sins.. ���Were looking at an archaic law that was done during a period when the Catholic Church really did have sway over most of Philippine society. According to.
Flouting proposed public drinking laws will earn you a.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/flouting- SINGAPORE: A. If the new laws are passed, the public will not be able to purchase alcohol for take-away or consume alcohol in public places from 10.30pm to 7am daily. A day after��.
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AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Missing: 5 Facts You Need to Know.
An AirAsia passenger plane lost contact with airport officials Sunday morning while flying from Indonesia to Singapore, marking yet another aviation disaster in Southeast Asia. The airline announced Sunday that it was fully��.
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Drop in energy prices could see public transport fares reduced: Lui. ��� channelnewsasia.com. The next fare review exercise, to take place at the end of 2015, could yield a negative public transport fare adjustment due to the drop in energy. AsiaOneSingapores proposed liquor laws vs other countriesTODAYonlineThe area around Geylang will soon be designated as a Liquor Control zone, which means stricter restrictions on public drinking and the sale of alcohol.
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SINGAPORE: The Government adopts a ���calibrated approach��� towards liquor licensing according to the public order situation in each area, Second Minister for Home Affairs S Iswaran said in Parliament on Thursday (Jan 29). He was replying to a question .
Lan Kwai Fong bar owners step up campaign against 7-Eleven
According to Channel News Asia, the statement said the group saw merit in an island-wide time-based restriction on liquor consumption in public places as they share the same concerns as the government about public disorder, safety and anti-social.
NUS law professor in the dock for assaulting cabbie
Testifying on the first day of the trial on Wednesday (Jan 21), Mr Sun, 69, said a passenger, reeking of alcohol, boarded his taxi on the morning of Christmas day in 2013 and he was headed for Clementi Road. As the taxi was nearing King Albert Park.
Turkey alcohol laws could pull the plug on Istanbul nightlife.
The planned regulations would prohibit retail sales between 10pm and 6am, ban all alcohol advertising and promotion, and stop new shops and bars from opening within 100m of schools and mosques.. If Turkey really is a secular state, then the government should not have the right to tell me when and where to drink alcohol, says Seref Acehan, 69, a master butcher and Beyoglu resident. As long.. So.licensing laws, and restrictions on drinking in public spaces.
Malaysias CIMB, RHB, MBSB scrap bank merger: Report
KUALA LUMPUR: A planned merger of two Malaysian finance firms that would have created the countrys biggest bank has been scrapped three months after it was announced due to concerns about the economy, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday (Jan 13). The.
China encourages NGOs to sue polluters
While the government has sent a signal that the environment is a social and political problem, experts said the new ruling has its limitations. There are thousands of environmental groups in China, but only about 700 are eligible to sue polluters and.
What happens if you flout proposed public drinking laws?
If the new laws are passed, the public will not be able to purchase alcohol for take-away or consume alcohol in public places from 10.30pm to 7am daily. A day after. Will they allow more leniency where they see drinking, but theres no sign of.
Planned laws on foreign-worker dorms infringe personal space
Transient Workers Count Too executive committee member Debbie Fordyce noted that with the proposed ban on selling takeaway alcohol and drinking in public spaces after 10.30pm islandwide, workers have little space left to unwind with a drink. Mr Wham .
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The investigation and White Paper were apparently completed months ago, but intentionally held back so as not to affect Alibabas massive IPO in the U.S. Alibaba, while reiterating that the directors law enforcement was ���emotionally charged.
Alcohol News: Alcohol News - 50/2013
Channel News Asia (Singapore) - Alcohol ban hits businesses in Little India. Businesses in Little India have taken a hit since the alcohol ban was implemented on Saturday. And its not just affecting shops which sell liquor.
Most Singaporeans and PRs supportive of proposed alcohol restriction laws.
A total of 82 per cent of those polled said the bill will not affect their lifestyle, while 80 per cent agreed that public drunkenness was a serious issue that needed to be addressed. Eighty per cent of respondents also believed that the new.
PM Lee to take questions from the public on Facebook on.
What happens if you flout proposed public drinking laws? ��� channelnewsasia.com. The Ministry of Home Affairs says that if stricter alcohol consumption rules kick in, police will ask offenders to dispose of the liquor first, and then take down their particulars. No further action will be taken if. channelnewsasia.com. Minister Grace Fu gave a Parliamentary update on disease-carrying animals and insects and whether there are new measures to bring them under control.
Cop Walks Into a Bar And.Arrests You. For Having a Drink.
They say everythings bigger in Texas, and that includes absurdity in law enforcement. Most states and towns have public intoxication laws that allow peace officers to pick up the drunk and disorderly. But in the Lone Star State, the nations��.
Alcohol News: Alcohol News - 24/2014
As the state with the highest rates of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in the U.S., Alaska is introducing a new campaign aimed at preventing pregnant women from drinking, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Starting. Channel News Asia (Singapore) - MHA seeks feedback on ways to restrict sale, consumption of alcohol. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday launched the second phase of its public consultation exercise to restrict the sale and consumption of liquor.
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Plan to restrict public drinking sparks outcry among some
���Sometimes, its not that you choose to drink in public, but because the area that you are at has no pubs or bars and its more convenient to just bring your own bottles or buy from the nearby convenience stores,��� she said. Responding to the proposed.
Proposed public boozing laws unfair to most drinkers
SINGAPORE: The proposed new laws to cramp alcohol consumption in public spaces have been widely pilloried, with brickbats focused on what are deemed as overreaching regulations. The plan to bar boozing in public between 10.30pm and 7am, .
New public drinking laws: What you need to know
Yes, it is allowed as this is within a private property, unless the estate has its own rules about alcohol consumption. The new law only applies to public places, which are defined as areas that people have easy access to such as HDB void decks. Q.
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. Australian cities combat alcohol misuse - Part 1. In the first of a four-part series, Channel NewsAsia looks at how Australian cities have attempted to combat alcohol misuse, starting with tougher criteria for alcohol licences.
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���The beauty of it is going to be relying on officer knowledge and discretion, and they know the lay of the land and who the violators are, and this will give them a tool for enforcement,��� Whitcomb said. Leniency about. Holmes said he supported the reduced fine, emphasizing that its in the best interest of the new law to enforce the ban against public consumption. The legislation. News where, when and how you want it.. Jan 18 - Apr 5 @ Seattle Asian Art Museum.
Be Careful With your Words ��
Mr Baey Yam Keng, MP for Tampines GRC, (Channel News Asia ��� http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/plan-to-restrict-public/1601786.html?cid=FBSG ). it is because we are cynics, or perhaps it is because we spend too much time on liberal discussion boards, but when I see such a comment it reads to me very much as ���the enforcers of this law will give ���allowances��� depending on who you are, where you come from, where you are drinking and who you are with.
Help for businesses affected by alcohol control measures in Little India
Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said this in a Facebook post on Saturday (Jan 17) evening ahead of a proposed new law to better control the supply of, as well as the excessive consumption of, alcohol islandwide. Following the riot in.
47 rioting incidents, 115 cases of serious hurt linked to liquor consumption.
Speaking to the House on the second reading of the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Bill, Mr Iswaran said nine out of 10 of these incidents occur after 10.30pm. Under proposed laws, the public will not be able to purchase alcohol for take-away.
Puppy Bowl XI stars local rescue pups
Shown on the Animal Planet channel, the event is playful, frisky and fun, just like the three puppy siblings. Roscoe and. ���While these three puppies are adopted and have homes, the Puppy Bowl gives attention to the cause, and we have many other.