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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It’s been a much talked about issue over the last couple of years, but thanks to numerous reports in the UK press, we understand that the Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements will outline a new law ‘to […]
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We reported on Wednesday 22 January 2014 about how 65 babies born to Israeli couples using Thai surrogates were trapped and unable to leave Thailand due to the Israeli governments refusal to provide citizenship to […]
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Many people might think that divorce and the end of a marriage go hand in hand, but apparently not everyone is aware of this report The Independent. Jane Mulcahy had argued that her lawyers should […]
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The Lawyers Council of Thailand has agreed to help farmers sue the government for payment delays under the government’s rice-pledging scheme reports The Bangkok Post. The rice pledging scheme was a promise made by the governing […]
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On Monday January 20, 2014 U.S. District Judge Richard Leon has ruled that the National Security Administration’s data collection of “virtually every citizen” is “arbitrary invasion” of the Fourth Amendment Rights, or the rights to privacy, […]
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Gay Israeli couples and their supporters are protesting Israeli Government’s surrogate policy this week, reports the Gay Star News. The Israeli government is not allowing children born to Thai surrogate mothers in Thailand, to obtain the […]
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India has launched a new handgun for women, named after a student who was gang-raped in Delhi in December 2012 and later died of her injuries reports the BBC. Thailand Criminal Defense Attorney Chaninat […]
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Up until now the protests in Bangkok have been predominantly peaceful, but on the afternoon of Friday 17 January 2014, it was reported that approximately 28 people were injured as a result as a small […]
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Filipino doctors, priests, journalists and accountants will be allowed to arm themselves while at work under a controversial new gun law that takes effect in their country this month reports CNN. Thailand Criminal Law Chaninat […]
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Oscar-nominated Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou has been fined 7.48 million yuan (approximately $1.2 million or ) for breaching China’s one-child policy reports Hong Kong CNN. The fine comes after Zhang apologized in an open letter for his “excessive […]
