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 European Union is holding off normalizing Thai ties until the current military government relinquishes its power back to the people, a top human rights official said. Pier Antonio Panzeri, chairman of the European Parliament’s […]
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The Internal Revenue Service and tax authorities from four other countries are joining forces to create a cryptocurrency crime-fighting squad. The other four nations–Australia, Canada, the U.K., and the Netherlands–will work with the IRS to […]
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Khao San Road’s famous street vendors will be kicked to the curb at the beginning of August as new regulations by the military government go into effect, in an attempt to clear Bangkok’s bustling sidewalks. […]
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has notified the State Department to revoke the passports of 362,000 American citizens for what they call “serious tax delinquency”, defined as $50,000 or more in tax debt owed to […]
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Patients will be eligible to receive medical marijuana in Thailand starting in April of next year, according to a top Thai health official. The junta-appointed legislature accepted the Public Health Ministry’s proposal last month and […]
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Three of the boys rescued from a flooded cave in the North of Thailand recently and their football coach are stateless, lacking many of the basic rights afforded to their teammates and other Thai citizens. […]
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President Donald Trump recently nominated the right-wing judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the US Supreme Court following the retirement of conservative justice Anthony Kennedy. On the surface level, the like-for-like replacement looks like it […]
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In a recent ruling, the US Supreme Court backed American Express’ (AmEx) right to forbid merchants from encouraging customers to use other cards, despite the abnormally high fees levied on merchants and customers who use […]
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At the end of Donald Trump’s second year in office, it is projected that legal immigration to the US will have dropped by 12%. The tightening of the borders to both legal and illegal immigrants […]
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After recently announcing a partnership with the Thai government, the popular short-term rental platform Airbnb has begun coordinating with local Thai officials to legitimize the website and bring it above board. In turn, Airbnb’s hosts […]
