Durian and alcohol
From Durians and alcohol 12 September 1933 Letters to ST The Asiatic belief is that durians and brandy, mangosteens and sugar, and melons and milk, are fatal combinations. I have tried them all as a...
View ArticleAlcohol ‘sin tax’ increasing by 25 percent
From ‘Alcohol suffers stiffest hike among ‘sin taxes’, 22 Feb 2014, article by Jermyn Chow, ST BARFLIES absorbed the sobering news yesterday that they will have to dig deeper to pay for drinks, with an...
View ArticleDrunk man arrested for kicking a bus in Serangoon Road
From ‘Man who kicked bus at Serangoon Road arrested’, 31 March 2014, article in CNA Police arrested a 51-year-old man on Saturday after he tried to stop a bus and kicked it when the bus driver could...
View ArticlePolice banning beer bottles from Tekka hawker centre
From ‘Tekka hawker centre stops selling bottled beer’, 5 Oct 2014, article by Kimberly Spykerman, CNA Stallholders at Tekka hawker centre have stopped selling bottled beer, as highlighted in recent...
View ArticlePublic consumption of alcohol to be banned after 10.30pm
From ‘Stricter laws on public alcohol consumption proposed’, 19 Jan 2015, article in CNA The public will not be able to purchase alcohol for take-away or consume alcohol in public places from 10.30pm...
View ArticleMP Lam Pin Min accused of inciting enmity towards Hindus
From ‘Film-maker Martyn See makes police report against PAP MP Lam Pin Min’, 26 Feb 2015, article by Rachel Chang, ST Film-maker Martyn See made a police report on Thursday against People’s Action...
View ArticleBeer promoters banned from hawker centres
From ‘Why are coffee shops allowed beer promoters?’, 21 May 2015, ST Forum (Rajasegaran Ramasamy): I FULLY support the “no go” for beer promoters in hawker centres (“Breweries told to withdraw beer...
View ArticleDrink don’t drive ad difficult to understand
From ‘Simple language works best in public campaign advertisements’, 30 Jan 2017, ST Forum (Michael Loh Toon Seng): An advertisement by the Singapore Police Force, Singapore Road Safety Council and...
View ArticleRum Raisin ice cream banned after 10.30pm
From ‘Fairprice restricts sale of alcoholic ice cream’, 21 Apr 2018, article by Lydia Lam, ST Supermarket chain FairPrice has restricted the sale of Udders ice cream with alcohol content that exceeds...
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