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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After a police raid in Lat Phrao revealed at least nine surrogacy babies fathered by the same man, some officials fear stem cell production as one possibility of the “surrogacy baby factory”, reports The Nation. […]
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A man filed for divorce in Mumbai, India on the grounds that his wife was “aggressive and autocratic with an insatiable appetite for sex,” reports The Times of India. After the wife did not appear in […]
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Thailand’s Department of National Parks, with the help of marines from the Royal Thai Navy and local police, initiated a large scale investigation of alleged forged or improperly issued title deeds in Koh Chang on […]
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The United States’ Government Accountability Office ruled that the Department of Defense illegally exchanged five Taliban detainees for U.S. soldier and prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl, because it did not lawfully inform Congress of the […]
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Firstpost.com reports the father of baby Gammy and his twin sister, who were both born in Thailand by a surrogate, is being investigated by Australian authorities due to his former pedophile convictions. The Australian man […]
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A university in China allegedly fed genetically modified rice to students causing the number of acute leukemia cases to surpass than the normal rate in China threefold, reports Sustainable Pulse. Students are accusing the Huazhong […]
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Pictures taken by nonhumans do not qualify for copyright according to the U.S. Copyright Office’s updated rules and regulations, reports the ABA Journal. The update is meant to help clarify the Copyright Office’s copyright protections […]
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Sumeth Mahosot, the director-general of the Employment Department, said that the job of nanny is an occupation only for Thais, not for migrant workers, according to the Bangkok Post. The announcement was made by Mahosot […]
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A judge rules that bitcoins, a type of virtual currency, do legally qualify as “money,” and that defendant will still face trial, reports Bloomberg. Robert Faiella has been charged with running an illegal underground Bitcoin […]
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Thailand’s National Council for Peace and Order approved a preliminary draft surrogacy law, which now needs approval from the Thai Parliament and the king’s endorsement to become national law. Thailand does not have any national […]
