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May
24
2023
By DEVJYOT GHOSHAL and CHAYUT SETBOONSARNG
Beer-loving Thai lawmaker takes aim at $14 billion booze industry duopoly

Beer-loving Thai lawmaker takes aim at $14 billion booze industry duopoly

WORLD
A beer-loving lawmaker in Thailand once arrested for illegal brewing is hoping his party's election win can give him a long-awaited shot at breaking up a $14 billion alcohol duopoly of two of the country's wealthiest families. Brewer-turned-politician Taopiphop Limjittrakorn has been fighting to overhaul strict regulations for years, taking on Boon Rawd Brewery and ThaiBev, which have long had a stranglehold on the production of alcohol. He is a member of the progressive Move Forward party, which is pushing to form the next government after winning the most seats in a May 14 general election. It reached an agreement on Monday…
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Aug
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Delta variant rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record COVID infections

Delta variant rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record COVID infections

WORLD
THE Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, has announced record COVID-19 infections, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the disease. Cases surged in Sydney as well, where police cordoned off the central business district to prevent a protest against a strict lockdown that will last until the end of August. Police in Sydney closed train stations, banned taxis from dropping passengers off downtown and deployed 1,000 officers to set up checkpoints and to disperse groups. The government of New South Wales reported 210 new infections in Sydney and surrounding areas from the Delta…
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Mar
31
2021
By The African Mirror
Myanmar insurgents warn of growing conflict as neighbours press junta

Myanmar insurgents warn of growing conflict as neighbours press junta

WORLD
ONE of Myanmar's main ethnic minority rebel groups has warned of a growing threat of major conflict and called for international intervention against a military crackdown on opponents of last month's coup. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army ousted an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, detaining her and reimposing military rule after a decade of tentative steps towards democracy. While cities and towns across the country have been consumed by protests against the military, fighting has also flared between the army and insurgents in frontier regions and refugees are spilling…
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