BANGKOK, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- A campaign for an alcohol-free New Year holiday kicked off on Wednesday, with civic groups, students and victims of drink-drive accidents, rallying in Bangkok's main landmark intersection of Victory Monument in Bangkok.
Trần Thị Trang, deputy head of the Legal Affairs Department under the Ministry of Health, speaks to Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about the Law on Alcohol Harm Prevention and Control which will take effect on January 1, 2020.
Results of a new study carried out by the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) at the University of Victoria show that alcohol consumption in B.C. has decreased.
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese police caught 13,000 drivers drinking and driving from Tuesday to Wednesday in a nationwide intensified check.
Ninety one per cent of teenagers say they will wait until 18 to try alcohol after participating in Smashed Project - the internationally acclaimed theatre-based education programme aimed at equipping them with the skills they need to counter peer pressure to drink alcohol.
Legislation intended to relax Myanmar’s existing ban on alcohol imports has moved to the attorney general for approval, according to the commerce ministry.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – Stores that sell liquor or cannabis in Alberta can now be open on Christmas Day. The province announced Monday morning that policies have been updated to allow for retail liquor and cannabis venues and minors-prohibited establishments to operate on Dec. 25.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Immediate Roadside Prohibition comes into effect Monday giving law enforcement the ability to issue fines, suspend a licence and impound a vehicle following two failed roadside tests. There will also be demerits applied by Manitoba Public Insurance and an order for an interlock system to be installed in the vehicle.
A section of liquor manufacturers and distributors have commenced an exercise of inspecting alcohol brands stocked in bars within Murang’a County.
A better understanding of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder will help not only those affected by it but also the communities struggling with it more widely, says Myles Himmelreich, who has FASD.