Thailand’s new Lease law came into effect on May 1, 208. The law is intended to expand protections for renters. Some of the practices that the new law will prohibit are demanding multiple months of […]
Filipino President Rodrigo Duerte has ordered for the closure of one of Philippine’s most popular tourist destinations. Boracay Island brings in about 2 million tourists annually and generates about $1 billion from the tourism industry. However, […]
On Wednesday, German authorities reported carrying out the biggest raid in their history of an organized crime ring that trafficked women and Trans women from Thailand for prostitution. Alexander Badle, from Frankfurt’s prosecutor’s office said […]
A Texas appeals court has ruled the Relationship Privacy Act as too vague and that it violates the First Amendment rights of third party people who are not the original parties in the relationship. The Relationship […]
President Trump signed the SESTA law on Wednesday, making websites liable for “user’s speech” in the context to fight human trafficking. The new law has received widespread criticism from advocacy groups. The legislation has already […]
Patients will be eligible to receive medical marijuana in Thailand starting in April of next year, according to a top Thai health official. The junta-appointed legislature accepted the Public Health Ministry’s proposal last month and […]
Three of the boys rescued from a flooded cave in the North of Thailand recently and their football coach are stateless, lacking many of the basic rights afforded to their teammates and other Thai citizens. […]
President Donald Trump recently nominated the right-wing judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the US Supreme Court following the retirement of conservative justice Anthony Kennedy. On the surface level, the like-for-like replacement looks like it […]
In a recent ruling, the US Supreme Court backed American Express’ (AmEx) right to forbid merchants from encouraging customers to use other cards, despite the abnormally high fees levied on merchants and customers who use […]
At the end of Donald Trump’s second year in office, it is projected that legal immigration to the US will have dropped by 12%. The tightening of the borders to both legal and illegal immigrants […]
After recently announcing a partnership with the Thai government, the popular short-term rental platform Airbnb has begun coordinating with local Thai officials to legitimize the website and bring it above board. In turn, Airbnb’s hosts […]
The Thai Justice Ministry is currently considering legislation that would allow same-sex couples to enter into civil partnerships together, which would provide many of the rights, protections, and benefits of traditional marriage. The ministry will […]
According to the Thai military, it could take months for the 12 boys and their football coach to be rescued after getting stranded in deep in an off-limits cave due to an intense rain that […]
News of a 41-year-old Malaysian Muslim man marrying an 11-year-old Thai girl has caused an uproar in the press and on social media in Malaysia–and now, both countries’ authorities are investigating the case. The man, […]
After drafting legislation in recent months to start regulating cryptocurrencies, Thailand has decided to skip the legislative process entirely, passing an emergency decree that essentially legalizes cryptos and lays the groundwork for their taxing and […]
