Elon Musk Wins Defamation Case Against Cave Rescuer
A US jury in California has found that tech billionaire Elon Musk did not defame a cave rescuer in Thailand who he called a “pedo guy” in a tweet. The feud between the two started […]
In the bustling red light districts of Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket, help wanted posters decorate neon lit windows of go go bars offering 30,000 baht per month base salary plus all the private tips a […]
Operation Underground Railroad, anti-child trafficking organization, promoted by the movie “Sound of Freedom”, has begun operations in Thailand. Operation Underground Railroad, aka OUR has announced its grand opening in Thailand with a web page and a Facebook page publicizing […]
Winners – Entrepreneurs who invested in large growing operations. Many foreign and Thai companies have invested in large growing operations, normally indoors with high tech lighting, ventilation and nutrient support systems. -Retailers in major tourist […]
Credit photo by Alpinols AG The text of the draft Thailand Cannabis Decriminalization Act is now available. Some important provisions include: “Household hemp” means the cultivation of cannabis at home for personal consumption in order to maintain […]
Credit photo click here On January 25th, the Narcotics Control Board (NACC) Committee of the Thailand parliament approved, in principle, the removal of cannabis and hemp from the Thailand Narcotics Control Act, Category 5. In theory, […]
A US jury in California has found that tech billionaire Elon Musk did not defame a cave rescuer in Thailand who he called a “pedo guy” in a tweet. The feud between the two started […]
The Supreme Court will hear a case on whether or not states have the right to prosecute undocumented immigrants under identity-theft laws. Currently, only the federal government can prosecute illegal immigrants who use fake social […]
Thai officials stated that they will reform the country’s cryptocurrency law in 2020 as a way to stay competitive in the burgeoning blockchain market. Last year, Thailand became one of the first countries to legalize, […]
Thailand’s health minister has doubled down on his promise to allow Thai households to grow up to six marijuana plants at home, which they will then be able to sell to the government to be […]
A draft bill that would end mandatory military conscription in Thailand has drawn criticism from the country’s army. Maj. Gen. Kongcheep Tantravanich said the bill will harm national security and promised to review the draft […]
Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize medical marijuana late last year. But up until recently, it was unclear what role foreigners could play in the medical cannabis industry in Thailand. A new […]
Thailand just officially unveiled its new Anti-Fake News Center that claims it will monitor and combat the spread of misleading information online. Human rights activists fear that the center will instead be used to stifle […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly used his employees to pressure prominent Thai officials to retract negative statements about his mini-subs he built to rescue the boy’s soccer team and their coach who were trapped in […]
In December 2018, Thailand legalized medical cannabis. Since that time, research and development at Thai hospitals and universities have led to FDA-approved medical cannabis products that can be obtained not just at certain government hospitals, […]
Thailand has drawn up plans to host the first-ever World Gangja Festival next year. The festival, hatched by an agreement by both government agencies and The Association of Researchers of Thailand, hopes to promote marijuana’s untapped […]
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