Pet Custody Law Gains Momentum

April 24, 2023

Pet custody law has not yet reached the level of importance of child custody in divorce case. Regardless of how much a couple may love their pet dog, or cat, or iguana, court have generally treated pets as property, rather than as children. In Thailand law, pets are considered a property right that is controlled […]

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Philippines Supreme Court Declares that Foreign Law Applies to Divorce  of the Foreign Spouse 

August 19, 2022

The Philippines Supreme Court ruled that for judicial recognition of a foreign divorce that the national law of the foreign spouse on divorce must be proven. In a 10-page decision issued on June 22, the High Court granted the petition for review on certiorari of a 2018 decision of the Court of Appeals which officially recognized the […]

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Malaysia To Learn From Thailand’s Example for Medical use of Cannabis

August 19, 2022

Malaysia plans to learn from Thailand’s cannabis policy of legalizing use of the drug for medical purposes, a health ministry official said on Wednesday.  This is a big change because in Malaysia cannabis possession can lead to the death penalty now.  Thailand legalized medical marijuana in 2018, becoming in the first Asian nation to decriminalize […]

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Thailand’s Cannabis Rebirth: Important Facts

July 6, 2022

Thailand has made international news by becoming Asia’s first country to decriminalize  cannabis. On June 9. 2022 the health authority on Thursday excluded cannabis from a list of illegal narcotics, allowing Thai people a way to cultivate and use the popular weed at home. Although there is much fanfare about the change, in reality those […]

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