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, […]
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Saudia Arabia has announced its decision to lift the ban on women from driving, the New York Times reports. The decision, which was announced in a royal decree on Tuesday, will take effect in June 2018. […]
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Seven men have been arrested in Egypt for raising a rainbow flag at a concert, according to ABC News. They have been charged with ‘inciting immorality’. While there are now laws against homosexuality in the […]
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Thailand’s high-speed rail project will start in November with the construction of a route between Bangkok and Korat, according to Coconuts Bangkok. The Ministry of Transport announced that civil design will commence on October 9th, […]
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According to The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com), the UK’s National Crime Agency has admitted breaking the law in the Koh Tao murder case, in which they helped to convict two migrant workers. Hannah Witheridge and David Miller […]
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According to the New York Times a man was hanged in a public execution after allegedly confessing to the rape and murder of a 7-year old girl. Esmail Jafarzadeh, 42, was hanged in Parsabad town square […]
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An Alabama man who faked his own death to escape multiple child sex abuse charges is thought to be living in Thailand with a fake identity, My Statesman reports. Jackson Matthew Hall, 26, fled the US […]
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The Thai Ministry of Labor has introduced new penalties for those who violate the laws and rules in regards to foreign nationals working in Thailand. New rules and revised old rules are as follows: […]
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As stated by The Verge, AlphaBay, debatably the most largest and notorious underground marketplace for illegal goods, has been shut after an international effort by law enforcement that saw one of AlphaBay’s operators captured in […]
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According to VICE, Indonesian President Joko Widodo may be following in Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s footsteps after instructing Indonesian police to shoot drug dealers. Indonesia is already known for its tough drug laws for giving […]
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The government is on the brink of passing a law to combat terrorism Indonesian Police (FPU) by UNAMID Reuters reports that Indonesia is set to approve a bill that would incarcerate citizens who return home after joining […]
