Thai School Bans Bangs In Response to Students Emulating ‘K-Pop Hairstyles’

December 17, 2019

A Thai school in Chanthaburi province has banned its female students from wearing bangs. Director of the school Sunreng Srisitthichaisakul said he made the decision to prevent his students from styling their hair after famous K-Pop stars. The change of school policy at Siyanusorn School in Chanthaburi goes further than the Ministry of Education regulations […]

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Thailand’s Justice Minister Plans to Hurry Kratom Decriminalization

December 16, 2019

Thailand’s Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has said that he will speed up the decriminalization of Kratom, a mildly psychoactive plant with health benefits. The announcement comes after researchers in Japan and the US filed patents for kratom-based medicines. Although kratom is defined as a narcotic under Thailand drug laws, the leaves have long been chewed […]

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New Property Tax Changes in Thailand to Take Effect Soon

December 16, 2019

In 2020, a long-overdue change to property taxes will take effect in Thailand. The new land and building taxes will make landlords and other property owners pay taxes now based on appraised property value rather than income. The new taxes will generally only apply to properties valued at more than 50 million baht or more, […]

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Foreign Investment in Thailand Jumps 106%

December 11, 2019

The total amount of foreign investment has risen 106% in Thailand as a number of new changes have been implemented to make foreign investment less complicated in the country. The statistics, released by the National News Bureau of Thailand, found that despite the massive increase in total foreign investment, the number of foreign businesses given […]

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