Sentences with phrase «flouting local»

Sumerti Jero, a religious leader from nearby Karangasem, said the mountain's rumblings were a sign it was angry with tourists flouting local customs.

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In China, however, the taxi system is very much in its infancy and local Chinese governments are struggling to control the proliferation of new apps that flout the law.

On Sunday, the Lib Dem delegates flouted party history and voted in favour of building more nuclear power stations — energy secretary Ed Davey having told them this is vital to fight climate change — and also voted to support fracking, albeit with an amendment to ensure pollution levels were closely monitored and those local to fracking sites were properly consulted.

The disturbing footage, taken at local markets in Kohima and Dimapur, show that the laws are being blatantly flouted with dogs packed in sacks with just their heads poking out, their mouth either stitched closed or bound tight with rope to keep them quiet, which is done to illegally smuggle them into Nagaland from neighbouring states.

Airbnb is not causing problems, it is not increasing local rental prices, it is not flouting laws, and it is not negatively affecting local hotel or B&B prices in resort destinations.

But when the law is being flouted by some of the biggest companies operating in China, blame tends to fall less heavily on local officials than on the companies themselves.