Alcohol

$8m Moutai House to debut at iconic Fullerton Waterboat House by end-October

Moutai House’s managing director Shi Yunding (left) with Colin Chia, chief executive of Nutmeg Collective – the bar partner for the three-storey venue.

Sake from Japan’s Yamaguchi wins International Wine Challenge contest

The winner in the Japanese sake category was chosen among 1,738 entries submitted by 457 companies.

11 dead, almost 35 hospitalised in India’s Madhya Pradesh after drinking suspected illicit liquor

Doctors, who are treating the victims who consumed the tainted alcohol, have reported symptoms like bluish discolouration of the body and muscle stiffness.

‘We’ve never seen anything like it’: Early harvest rattles France’s wine industry

The harvest now begins earlier in August, weeks ahead of schedule, at a time when many growers and seasonal workers were still on vacation.

The world’s biggest fast-food chain is moving into pubs

A man rides motorbike past a Mixue store in Hanoi, Vietnam, 25 November 2025.

Loosened nightlife rules for Boat Quay, Clarke Quay to be formalised after year-long pilot

Businesses said formalisation of the pilot rules signals an openness by the authorities to new concepts for the historic precinct.

Actor Brad Pitt’s return to drinking is not unsafe, experts say, but it’s not for everyone

American actor Brad Pitt (right) said in an interview with Esquire that he is drinking “in a more restrained manner”.

Smoking, drinking to be banned along Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon stream

Seoul’s tougher stance comes after a string of reports of visitors drinking, smoking and bathing in the stream.

Man charged with being drunken nuisance at Changi Airport, bulldozing past airport staff

The police said on Aug 11 that because of the man’s actions, a flight to Kuala Lumpur was delayed by 45 minutes.

Quake-hit Suntory beer factory to resume operations in 3 to 4 months

The brewing of beer products has been temporarily shifted to factories in Tokyo, Gunma and Kyoto prefectures, Suntory said.

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