Dene-Hern Chen

Reporter based in Southeast Asia for @AFP .
Wine Sisters Take Aim at Booze Monopoly in Thailand

Wine Sisters Take Aim at Booze Monopoly in Thailand

Sisters Mimi and Nikki have battled Thailand’s tropical climate, chased off elephants from their vineyards and won over a skeptical public to their award-winning wine. Now they’re taking on the “unfair” booze laws critics say benefit the kingdom’s billionaire booze monopolies.