The Dutch lager brand sold 4.7% less beer in 2023 compared to the year before, according to its annual report. "2023 proved to be challenging," said Dolf van den Brink, chairman of Heineken's executive board. The decline followed two price hikes during 2023 that left a glass or bottle of Heineken around 10% more expensive than in 2022.
The category was included alongside Tripadvisor’s overall destination rankings, which had Tokyo first and the top 5 all in Asia. Brasov in Romania, at 21, was the top-ranked in Europe. Lonely Planet recently published a list of the world's 100 best beaches, with Byron Bay on Australia’s east coast in first place and Greece’s Sarakiniko listed as best in Europe and fifth worldwid
"There was a high prevalence of mental disorders affecting children and youths, indicating that more than 1 of 10 (or 293 million) individuals ages 5 to 24 globally live with a diagnosable mental disorder," the AMA announced, ahead of publishing the assessment in its JAMA Psychiatry journal at the end of January. They further found that "around one-fifth of all disease-related disability" could be put down to "mental disorders" among the 5-24 age group, which they said "encompasses about one-fourth of the mental disorder burden across the entire life course."
BAGAN - With several dozen A4-sized paintings weighed down with stones on the cobbled forecourt of the Shwegu Gyi pagoda, artist U Aung Aung offers visitors to the shrine an affordable souvenir of their visit a commissioned painting of the temple for a fee of 10,000 kyat or less.
Scams have been reported in other countries, from Malaysia's neighbour Indonesia, home to more Muslims than any other country, to Britain, where police issue warnings to would-be travellers to be vigilant about who they book with. The fraudsters have "caused financial losses and emotional distress to innocent pilgrims," according to MATTA, which warned that Malaysia's travel industry was being "tarnished."