Thailand Plans to Legalize Prostitution

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 […]

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American NGO Operation Underground Railroad Arresting Sex Tourists in Thailand

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 […]

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Thailand Cannabis Boom: Winners and Losers

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 […]

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Thailand Cannabis Decriminalization Act

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 […]

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Thailand’s New Cannabis Decriminalization Explained

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, […]

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ห้าม‌นำ‌และ‌ใช้‌ครีม‌กันแดด‌ใน‌อุทยาน‌แห่ง‌ชาติ‌ ‌

posted August 13, 2021 / No Comments

ประกาศ‌กรม‌อุทยาน‌แห่ง‌ชาติ‌ ‌สัตว์‌ป่า‌ ‌และ‌พันธุ์‌พืช‌ ‌ เรื่อง‌ ‌ห้าม‌นำ‌และ‌ใช้‌ครีม‌กันแดด‌ที่‌มี‌ส่วน‌ประกอบ‌ของ‌สาร‌เคมี‌ที่‌เป็น‌อันตราย‌ต่อ‌ ปะการัง‌เข้าไป‌ใน‌อุทยาน‌แห่ง‌ชาติ‌ ‌ ด้วย‌ใน‌ปัจจุบัน‌มี‌นัก‌ท่อง‌เที่ยว‌เข้าไป‌ท่อง‌เที่ยว‌ใน‌อุทยาน‌แห่ง‌ชาติ‌ทาง‌ทะเล‌เป็น‌ จำนวน‌มาก‌รวม‌ทั้ง‌มี‌การนำ‌และ‌ใช้‌ครีม‌กันแดด‌ที่‌มี‌สาร‌เคมี‌ที่‌เป็น‌อันตราย‌ต่อ‌ปะการัง‌ เข้าไป‌ใน‌อุทยาน‌แห่ง‌ชาติ‌โดย‌จาก‌ข้อมูล‌ทาง‌วิชาการ‌พบ‌ว่า‌สาร‌เคมี‌หลาย‌ชนิด‌ที่‌ พบ‌ใน‌ครีม‌กันแดด‌ ‌มี‌ส่วน‌ทำให้‌ปะการัง‌เสื่อมโทรม‌ลง‌เนื่องจาก‌สาร‌เคมี‌เหล่า‌นั้น‌ ทำลาย‌ตัว‌อ่อน‌ปะการัง‌ ‌ขัด‌ขวาง‌ระบบ‌สืบพันธุ์‌ ‌และ‌ทำให้‌ปะการัง‌ฟอก‌ขาว‌ ‌ กรม‌อุทยาน‌แห่ง‌ชาติ‌ ‌สัตว์‌ป่า‌ ‌และ‌พันธุ์‌พืช‌ ‌พิจารณา‌แล้ว‌ ‌เพื่อ‌เป็นการ‌สงวน‌ ‌อนุรักษ์‌ คุ้มครอง‌ดูแล‌รักษา‌ทรัพยากรธรรมชาติ‌ ‌และ‌ป้องกัน‌ไม่‌ให้‌เกิด‌ความ‌เสีย‌หาย‌ต่อ‌ ปะการัง‌และ‌ระบบ‌นิเวศ‌ใน‌อุทยาน‌แห่ง‌ชาติ‌ ‌อาศัย‌อำนาจ‌ตาม‌ความ‌ใน‌มาตรา‌ ‌20‌ ‌ แห่ง‌พระ‌ราช‌บัญญัติ‌อุทยาน‌แห่ง‌ชาติ‌ ‌พ‌.‌ศ‌.‌ ‌2562‌ ‌ประกอบ‌ข้อ‌ ‌6‌ ‌ของ‌ระเบียบ‌กรม‌ อุทยาน‌แห่ง‌ชาติ‌ ‌สัตว์‌ป่า‌ […]
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Informed consent in Thailand?

posted June 25, 2021 / No Comments

Photo by Michele Plunkett Thailand law requires that medical professionals provide full disclosure regarding any medical treatment or procedure pursuant to the Thailand Medical Act. However, in light of the recent covid-19 emergency laws and regulations, […]
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Thailand Covid-19 Vaccine Emergency Authorization Law

posted June 14, 2021 / No Comments

The Thailand Food and Drug Administrator (FDA) issued Thailand’s Emergency Authorization for use of The Covid-19 vaccines on 25 July 2020. The announcement was made present to article 4 of article 79 of the Thailand […]
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USA Marriage and Fiancee Visas from Thailand Drop by Over 50% in 2020

posted June 14, 2021 / No Comments

According to US State Department statistics, in 2020 immediate relative immigrant visa issuances fell by more than 50 percent 2020 compared to 2019 statistics. State Department official statistics reveal that in 2019 immigrant visas for immediate […]
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Mandatory Vaccines in Thailand?

posted May 21, 2021 / No Comments

Social media in Thailand and local news have recently been reporting that Buriram Province is ordering residents to receive the Covid vaccine in Thailand and persons refusing the vaccine would be subject to 20,000 baht […]
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China Shuts Down Sex Doll Brothel

posted March 30, 2021 / No Comments

Chinese officials in Shenzhen province have closed down a silicone sex doll house of ill repute for violation of health laws. The silicone brothel “Ai Ai Land” had been in business for 2 year’s. Moral […]
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Surrogate babies Abandoned During Covid Crisis

posted February 1, 2021 / No Comments

Illegal surrogate babies have been abandoned in Thailand due to the Covid 19 travel bans and criminal invetsigations are being pursued by authorities. Covid-19 travel bans has left many newborn babies of illegal surrogate mothers […]
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Thailand Legalizes Early Abortions

posted February 1, 2021 / No Comments

Thailand has decrminalized abortions during the first 12 weeks of preganancy and for certain exception situaitons after 12 weeks and up to the full term of the pregancy. Thailand has legalized early term abortions during […]
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Kratom and Opium Laws amendment 2020

posted December 22, 2020 / No Comments

Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Subject: Names of narcotics of category 5 B.E. 2556 By virtue of Section 6 paragraph one and Section 8 (1) and (2) of the Act. Narcotics B.E. 2522 […]
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Thailand Partially Decriminalizes Cannabis for Non-medical use

posted December 21, 2020 / No Comments

Thailand recently enacted an amendment to the Thailand cannabis Law removing most of the plant from list of illegal drugs on December 14, 2020, it was published in the Royal Gazette that marijuana was not […]