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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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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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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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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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 […]
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China, the world’s largest tobacco consumer, is aiming to ban indoor smoking in public areas by the end of the year reports CNN. About one in three cigarettes smoked in the world is in China, according […]
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This year will set a record for expatriations by U.S. taxpayers, with at least a 33% increase from the previous high in 2011 reports The Wall Street Journal. Thailand attorney, Jiraporn Thongpong, said, “This report comes […]
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Gay and lesbian couples in Vietnam may soon be allowed to hold relationship ceremonies, as the country’s lawmakers begin a debate that gay-rights advocates and their allies hope could one day lead the country to […]
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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 […]
