Medical Weed Law Comes Into Effect
BANGKOK — The use of marijuana for medical purposes became officially legal late Monday through a royal decree.
Court Orders Voice TV Back On Air
Update Feb. 27: The Administrative Court on Wednesday lifted the 15-day ban of Voice TV ordered by the broadcast regulator. The channel has remained on...
Thailand Approves Weed Killer Linked to Palsy
BANGKOK — A toxic herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease was approved by officials Thursday for use in Thai agriculture for at least two more years despite health concerns.
522 Foreigners Got X-Ray Outlawed So Far This Month (Video)
BANGKOK — Police arrested more than 500 people in their sweep of foreigners violating immigration law this month.
At 1am this morning, Immigration deputy police...
High Stakes: Thai Party Plants Seeds for Pot Revolution
BANGKOK — The party which has covered Bangkok with images of cannabis leaves says not only is full legalization a core campaign policy –...
Love in a Time of Political Hate. Still Possible?
It’s been said that politics can make for strange bedfellows. In today’s hyper-divided climate, it can lead to empty ones as well. So is...
Mukdahan Police Hunt for Escaped Uighur Refugees
MUKDAHAN — Police on Thursday were looking for four Uighurs refugees who escaped nearly three years of detention in Thailand’s northeast.
Cheatin’ Hearts: When Infidelity Strikes, ‘Club Friday’ Answers the Call
From listening to the bitter complaints of neglected mia nois to cuckolded husbands, there are two women who in 14 years have heard more Thai love problems than most hear in a lifetime.
Smog Surges Over Thailand’s Two Major Cities
BANGKOK — Thailand featured two of the world’s most-polluted cities Wednesday morning, according to independent – not government – monitoring.
Chiang Mai and Bangkok ranked...
Yellowshirt Leaders Get 8 Months For Seizing Gov House
BANGKOK — Six Yellowshirt leaders convicted for their roles in seizing the Government House over a decade ago were sentenced to eight months in jail by the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning.
