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 […]
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Recently, PM Prayut Chan-ocha announced that he expects the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Thailand will soon enter Stage 3, which constitutes a full-blown epidemic. Last Sunday 32 more Thai people officially tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing […]
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The Department of Disease Control (DDC) in Thailand has issued a mandatory travel order that will require visitors to the Kingdom to submit further personal data and contact information. The order comes in the wake […]
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Official Songkran celebrations have been canceled in the provinces of Chonburi, Khon Kaen, and Phuket amid fears of the Coronavirus spreading. Pattaya Mayor Sonthaya Khunpluem stated that the city will call off all official Songkran […]
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The southern Chinese city Shenzhen recently announced a draft regulation to ban the eating of wild animals as well as animals typically regarded as pets. The proposed regulation comes in the wake of the deadly […]
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Spain’s government recently approved a draft bill that increases the penalties for sexual abuse and classifies all non-consensual sex as rape. The bill, dubbed as the “only yes means yes” law, comes in the wake […]
There are no plans to cancel Songkran festivities this year in Thailand over Coronavirus fears, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn did say, however, that some changes to the multiday […]
Thailand’s Public Health Ministry recently placed 9 countries as well as Macau and Hong Kong on a list of countries at “high risk” for the coronavirus, formally known as Covid-19. The nine countries on the […]
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Health experts are starting to believe that the cases of Coronavirus in Southeast Asia are being vastly under-reported by the country’s respective governments. The Coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, has spread all across the globe […]
Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled that the wording of two sections of the Criminal Code regarding abortion should be amended. The petition came to the court after Srisamai Chueachart, a pro-abortion activist, petitioned that Section 301 […]
Maya Bay, perhaps Thailand’s most famous beach, is set to reopen to tourism in November of this year. Maya Bay was shut down in 2018 by Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation after […]
