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A federal judge has blocked an Idaho law that forbids transgender women and girls from competing in women’s sports. The “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act”, passed in March, stated that transgender women and girl athletes […]
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The Thai Ministry of Public Health has sent a draft law to the Thailand legislature that would allow medical professionals including traditional medicine healers to obtain a license for growing medical marijuana. Currently, only state […]
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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 Cabinet has extended visa amnesty for foreigners stranded in the country until September 26, as well as recommended extending the country’s emergency decree past its July 31 end date. Thanks to the visa amnesty […]
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Thailand is set to become the first Southeast Asian country and the second in all of Asia to legalize same-sex civil unions after Taiwan did the same in 2019. The same-sex civil partnership bill, which […]
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Thailand’s FDA, which oversees medical cannabis regulations (Thailand legalized medical cannabis at the end of 2018), is back up and running after a months-long shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Three draft proposals being […]
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The Thai government announced it is moving forward with a proposal to ban online alcohol sales. The prohibition comes in the wake of a sharp rise in online alcohol sales during the country’s Covid-19 lockdown. […]
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New details have emerged from China’s recently drafted security law concerning Hong Kong. Up until recently the controversial draft law remained shrouded in mystery, but leaked information had many activists in Hong Kong worried that […]
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A prominent Beijing official recently stated that a planned security law meant to reign in the protests and unrest in Hong Kong will be like “installing an anti-virus software”. Specifics of the law, which was […]
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Thailand’s nationwide emergency decree in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is set to extend through June. Deputy Premier Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon claimed that the extension is necessary to prevent a second wave of infections–not about […]
