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HRW Calls on Thai Government to Launch an Investigation Into “Swap Mart” Dissidents

In the new Human Rights Watch report which analyzed 25 cases that took place in Thailand between 2014 and 2023, said Thai authorities repeatedly violated international law by expelling the dissidents

Pro-Cannabis Advocates in Thailand Rally Ahead of the Government’s Plan to Recriminalize the Plant

Dozens of pro-cannabis advocates gathered Thursday at the health ministry on the outskirts of the Thai capital, Bangkok, to oppose the government's plan to relist the plant as a narcotic

Thai Prime Minister Promises Investigation After Activist Died in Detention

Thailand’s prime minister on Wednesday offered his condolences to the family of a young activist who died in detention after a monthslong hunger strike

A Monarchy Reform Activist in Thailand Dies in Detention After Months of a Hunger...

A young Thai activist who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country’s system of monarchy died Tuesday in a prison hospital, officials said.

Who is Bung Talu Wang, the Person Who Died Protesting Article 112?

"Bung" Netiporn Sanesangkhom, a 28-year-old political activist who advocated for youth to demand reform of the monarchy under the group "Talu Wang"

Thai Industrial Estates Safety Under Scrutiny Post-Fires

The wife, family, and colleagues of an employee from the Mab Ta Phut Tank Terminal Company went on Friday to receive the body of Mr. Nopporn Nuanma, who died in the fire incident at chemical storage tank in an Eastern Thailand industrial park.
A worker tends to cannabis plants at a farm in Chonburi province, eastern Thailand on June 5, 2022. Photo: Sakchai Lalit / AP

Thai Cannabis Network Opposes PM’s Move To Outlaw the Drug

Thailand's Cannabis Future Network issued a statement on May 9, 2024 in response to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s order instructing the Ministry of Public Health to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic substance.

Thailand’s PM Wants To Outlaw Cannabis, 2 Years After It Was Decriminalized

The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again
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Government Pushes Through Political Drama, Aims to Export 10-year-old Rice

The rice subsidy scheme, which was once a political controversy that led to the fall of the Yingluck Shinawatra government, has once again become a political issue

Srettha Rejects Drama To Remove BOT Governor Following Paetongtarn’s Speech

Prime Minister Srettha Thawisin confirmed on Monday that he has no plan to remove Mr. Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, the Governor of the Bank of Thailand BOT

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