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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The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) is considering confiscating assets belonging to ex-deputy interior minister Pracha Maleenont and the former city fire department chief reports The Bangkok Post. The Supreme Court on Tuesday found Pracha and Pol […]
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A tourist court is due to open in Pattaya tomorrow with the aim of addressing public concern over their safety in Thailand reports The Nation. The pilot scheme will run 4.30-8.30 pm and it is […]
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The Parliament in Myanmar has passed a telecoms bill which will permit licensed international firms to operate there reports The New Light of Myanmar. The move will open up the potentially lucrative mobile market. Thailand […]
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The trial was supposed to represent a battle of morality against corruption, but in a final twist during closing arguments, Bo Xilai dropped a bombshell: that the key government witness, whistle-blower and former Police Chief Wang Lijun, was […]
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Today marks World Elephant Day, and the WWF and TRAFFIC have marked the occasion by asking Thailand’s Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, to make certain that legal reform, together with steps outlined in Thailand’s national ivory action […]
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US States Looking To Ban Foreign Laws A growing amount of US states are seeking to ban the applicability of foreign law, believing it to exert too much influence over US courts reports the USA […]
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Yesterday, the Bank of Thailand allegedly declared virtual currency bitcoin to be illegal, causing one Thai bitcoin exchange company, Bitcoin Company Limited to promptly suspend trading and release this statement on their website. If this […]
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A senior monk was arrested and defrocked over the weekend in Bangkok, following the alleged rape of a minor. The Bangkok Post reports that the monk, Sanan Khamseedang, 64, formerly known as Phra Maha Sanan Kitipattho, […]
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The Bangkok Post has reported that the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) have made a statement condemning the alleged torture of gay and transgender people by police in Myanmar. Police in Mandalay have been conducting […]
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The British House of Commons have passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in England and Wales. It also will allow couples who had previously entered into a civil partnership to convert their relationship to a marriage The bill […]
