The image of Dubai as a sinfully glitzy oasis is fading, and not just because cash is less abundant in the global freeze. Belatedly concerned that its 1m-odd foreign residents, plus millions more tourists, are diluting its identity, the freewheeling emirate plans to curb their enthusiasm. A commission chaired by the crown prince, Sheikh Hamdan al-Maktoum, has proposed a code of public conduct to tighten strictures on dress, drinking, dancing and public displays of affection, such as kissing.
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