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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.
Stuck in the middle over Araibi affair
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/02/2019
» Among those involved in the case of Bahraini refugee footballer, Hakeem al-Araibi, which culminated in his return to Australia, was Chatchom Akapin, director-general of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG)'s International Affairs Department,who admits staff were worried about how it would turn out.
No speedy fix to drug scourge
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/05/2018
» Viroj Sumyai does not play a direct role in cracking down on drug problems in Thailand, but on the international scene, he has a big voice.
New drug bill 'discrimates against users'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/11/2017
» Civic groups have called on the government to respect the rights of drug addicts who, despite attempts to treat them as patients, in their view still face discrimination in a bill on narcotics control.
From battlefield to field of dreams
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 12/05/2012
» A year into his retirement and Gen Pichet Wisaijon is still as busy as when he led soldiers in the battle against militants in the restive far South.