Germany Passes Law to Deport Asylum Seekers
The law has been called ‘anti-refugee’ The German Parliament passed a law on Thursday that would make it easier to deport failed asylum seekers and monitor refugees in the country in a bid to “tighten […]
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, […]
The law has been called ‘anti-refugee’ The German Parliament passed a law on Thursday that would make it easier to deport failed asylum seekers and monitor refugees in the country in a bid to “tighten […]
He will be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito Emperor Akihito The Japanese government has approved a one time bill that would allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate from the throne reports BBC. The 83 year old […]
She served seven years of a 35 year sentence Chelsea Manning, formerly Bradley Manning, has been released from prison after Obama commuted her sentence four months ago. Manning was serving her 7th year of a […]
They are facing severe punishment in Chechnya for their sexual identity The United States has denied visas for about 40 gay Chechens who are in hiding from their government amid reports of kidnappings, torture, and […]
The five agencies were previously under government, police and military control A new law was published in the Royal Gazette on Monday transferring power over five state agencies that handled royal affairs to His Majesty […]
Under the law, sites are barred from posting anything deemed anti-government The amended Computer Crimes Act which will go into effect May 24th will monitor internet companies such as YouTube and Facebook for anything that […]
Breweries can now sell directly to consumers Georgia’s Senate Bill 85, also called the booze bill, was signed into law on Monday allowing breweries and distilleries to sell directly to consumers effective September 1st. The […]
Texas has almost 1.5 million illegal immigrants Image by Gage Skidmore Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law on Sunday that bans Sanctuary Cities despite criticism from police officers over fears that it […]
The decision comes after the recent Facebook killing The Thai police have announced that they are working on ways they can take down “inappropriate online content” more efficiently following the recent tragedy in which a […]
The term has been dramatically reduced to 5 years Image by Patrik M. Loeff Bangkok Post reports that the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has approved changes to a local administrative law that reduces the term […]
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