18th century sailors killed by poisoned rum?
18th century sailors killed by poisoned rum? Source: the drinks business by Rupert Millar 16th May, 2016 The use of lead equipment in 18th century rum production may have contributed to the deaths of British sailors in the Caribbean think archaeologists. Recent examination of skeletons from the Royal Naval Hospital cemetery in […]
Australia: Aussies want booze tax hikes, bans on ads
Australia: Aussies want booze tax hikes, bans on ads Source: SMH Rania Spooner and Harriet Alexander May 18, 2016 Australia’s love affair with booze is waning with more than half of us now in favour of alcohol tax rises and bans on advertising during sport. Support for regulation has grown even though, […]
Australia: Study reveals Australia’s toxic relationship with alcohol
Australia: Study reveals Australia’s toxic relationship with alcohol Source: Ten News 18 May 2016 Two in five Aussies have vomited after drinking alcohol, one in five have driven a car, and one in four have been affected by alcohol-related violence. Australia’s love of alcohol has turned sour, with close to 80 per […]
India: Liquor ban: UP undoing Bihar’s success story, Nitish tells Akhilesh
India: Liquor ban: UP undoing Bihar’s success story, Nitish tells Akhilesh Points out SP govt’s move to hike base price of liquor shops, but claims ‘not here to target’ Source: The Indian Express Written by Lalmani Verma May 16, 2016 Asking Uttar Pradesh to follow his state’s footsteps in banning liquor, Bihar […]
India: Prohibition or not, Indians are consuming less alcohol
India: Prohibition or not, Indians are consuming less alcohol Source: Quartz Suneera Tandon Manu Balachandran May 16, 2016 Late on May 15, Bihar’s chief minister Nitish Kumar vowed to bring alcohol prohibition to India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, if his party alliance was voted to power there next year. Kumar, a […]