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Ban on alcohol ads seen dimming Thailand's party industry (AFP Business News via Yahoo!7 Finance) - BANGKOK (AFP) - The hip-pocket of Bangkok's entertainment industry, alongside its reputation as a hard drinking party town is taking another knock as the military-installed government imposes further restrictions aimed at forcing Thais to cut back on drinking.

Turmoil in US newspaper industry grows (INQ7.net) - WASHINGTON--The US newspaper industry is facing growing turmoil as readers and advertisers increasingly turn to newer media, pressuring some of the industry's most prominent players.

Pool industry loses splash (Florida Today) - The local pool and screen industry has seen a slowdown in sales and an increase in people looking for work, due to the downturn in home construction.

Collier Building Industry names Harrison new head (Naples Daily News) - When Michele Harrison moved to Naples 14 years ago, she had several modest goals. Installed Saturday night as the Collier Building Industry Association’s new president, Harrison credited the organization for helping her meet them.

Help wanted: State's mining industry faces worker shortage (Alaska Journal of Commerce) - A shortages of skilled labor is now one of the major challenges facing Alaska's minerals industry as new mines are developed, the president of Teck Cominco, the state's largest mining operator, told an industry conference in Anchorage.

Ban on alcohol ads seen dimming Thailand's party industry (TODAYonline) - A Thai waiter serves beer in a bar in Bangkok. The hip-pocket of Bangkok's entertainment industry, alongside its reputation as a hard drinking party town is taking another knock as the military-installed government imposes further restrictions aimed at forcing Thais to cut back on drinking.

More industry for HP: CM (Yahoo! India News) - HIMACHAL Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has stated that the other states should not bear any grudge over the special package and facilities given to the hill state by the central government for development of industry there. He justified these facilities, saying that Himachal Pradesh was a late starter in industrialisation. Virbhadra Singh pointed out that the Punjab CM kept ruing the

Kremlin Inc. Widening Control Over Industry (Washington Post) - VERKHNYAYA SALDA, Russia -- The orange glow of molten titanium ingots illuminates the cavernous factory, one of several Soviet-era facilities that sprawl across 5,000 acres in this small city east of the Ural Mountains. The hot metal will soon be fashioned into dozens of parts destined for Boeing's...

Downed, industry begins to pick up (The Manila Times) - THE woes of the preneed industry are being largely blamed by its managers on the sudden spike of tuition in the country owing to the Education Act of 1992, which deregulated the amount of fees that universities and colleges could collect from the students.

Mount Abu's tourism industry returns to normalcy (Yahoo! India News) - Jodhpur, Nov. 18 (ANI): Mount Abu's tourism industry limped back to normalcy, on Friday, after a three-day shutdown had greatly affected it. Mount Abu, the scenic hill station in Rajasthan witnessed protests and shutdowns for the last five days supported by the surrounding villages. Tourists visiting the hill station faced the brunt of it. Popular for eco-tourism, Mount Abu, which is located 25