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OAG eyes extradition pact with Asean
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 04/04/2022
» The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) says it is seeking cooperation from 10 countries in Southeast Asia to establish a regional extradition convention to combat transnational crimes by 2024.
'Ice' en route to Australia seized at Suvarnabhumi
King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/06/2021
» A quantity of crystal methamphetamine was found at Suvarnabhumi airport in an express mail parcel bound for Australia on Tuesday, authorities said.
Suppression in Myanmar drives 'ice' into Thailand
King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/07/2020
» Mountains of crystal methamphetamine or "ice" have been seized this year as a result of heavy suppression in Myanmar, causing an influx of the drug into Thailand, Office of Narcotic Control Board (ONCB) secretary-general Niyom Termsrisuk said on Monday.
Mobile vendors enjoy roaring trade
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 23/04/2020
» In the early morning hours, Samarn Supo heads to the Talaad Thai market in Pathum Thani province to stock up on trade supplies.
Somsak vows to hurry kratom legalisation
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/12/2019
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has vowed to expedite legalising kratom, a local plant classified as a narcotic after researchers registered patents for kratom-based medicine in Japan and America.
'Golden Crescent' narcotics pouring in, warns minister
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/10/2019
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has voiced concern that smugglers have turned to the so-called Golden Crescent as an alternative source of drugs trafficked to Thailand.
Cartoon ecstasy pills target Thai youths
King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/10/2019
» Cartoon-character ecstasy pills are being smuggled from Europe via Cambodia and Vietnam, with dealers targeting young pubgoers, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).
Rights body says rehab can cure overcrowded prisons
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 07/09/2019
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) have joined hands to seek ways to reduce prison overcrowding in a country with the world's sixth-highest inmate population.
World agency warns govt about weed use
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/08/2019
» The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has urged the government to proceed with extreme caution in its cannabis policy, warning that Thailand must abide by international drug control treaties and guard against a damaging policy misstep.
Govt to unveil human rights laws
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 11/06/2019
» The government will announce the country's first legal framework governing human rights protection in business operations during the Asean summit in Bangkok on June 22-23, according to deputy prime minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.