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Credit photo by Got Credit According to Thai law, Employees in Thailand are subject to a withholding tax, which varies by occupation and nationality: 5% for Thai performers and 10% for foreign performers. The tax is […]
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Protestors at Democracy Monument in Bangkok demanded an end to the restrictive measures placed on free speech and assembly as part of the government’s months-long emergency decree in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The protesters, […]
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Thailand’s Department of Public Health has issued new regulations on smoking in public that will essentially ban smoking in or near public buildings and other highly concentrated public areas. Now, there will be a five-meter […]
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Over 200,000 Thai women undergo unsafe abortions every year in the Southeast Asian country, with many facing health complications after the fact–some even dying. Current Thai law allows women to get a legal abortion in […]
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In a move seemingly out of the blue, Thailand’s police academy has said that women will no longer be able to enroll starting in 2019. As for an explanation of the policy decision, Thai authorities […]
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Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has set a tentative window for general elections to be held early next year–February 24th at the earliest and May 5th at the latest. “We are ready to hold an election, […]
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A majority of Thais–72%–believe that cannabis should be legalized for medical use across the country, according to a poll carried out by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida). The Nida poll asked 1,250 Thai […]
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The leader of Thailand ruling military junta, Prayuth Chan-ocha, in a recent speech, repeated his previous declaration that elections will be held in early 2019, but he added one caveat this time, saying that if […]
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Just one week after Thai officials approved strict regulations on Khao San Road street vendors that caused outrage and a much more dead atmosphere on the famous tourist and nightlife strip, the government has relented […]
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Despite a host of laws and crackdowns targeting human trafficking–primarily for prostitution–by the ruling military junta in recent years, the problem is still widespread, according to rights groups. The two rights groups who did the […]
