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Phumtham stays silent on Thaksin's call for unity
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/07/2025
» Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai yesterday declined to assess the effect of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's call for coalition partners to remain united.
Four Thai monks arrested after testing positive for meth
Online Reporters, Published on 18/07/2025
» Four monks in Thailand's Si Sa Ket province were arrested after testing positive for methamphetamine. The group admitted to taking the drug, claiming it was to relieve body aches - and to celebrate the start of Buddhist Lent. All four were immediately defrocked and sent for rehabilitation.
3 herbs earn special status
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/06/2025
» Three of Thailand's most common medicinal herbs -- phlai, black ginger and kratom -- have been listed as the herbs of the year for 2025 by the National Herbal Medicines Policy Committee.
Should non-medicinal weed be legal?
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 09/06/2025
» The issue of narcotics is not only a law enforcement and medical issue. It is also a historical, political and economic issue. A recurrent dilemma is whether personal, non-medical use of "weed" or cannabis (which is generally seen as a softer drug, when compared with harder drugs such as methamphetamine), should be legal. Thailand is still in the quest for a balanced answer, and this is shaped by political and economic ambivalence.
1.5m used meth in 2024: ONCB
News, Published on 05/06/2025
» About 1.5 million Thais use methamphetamine, with some 220,000 experiencing mental health issues, says the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).
Police laud Thaksin's anti-drugs plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/05/2025
» The government and Royal Thai Police (RTP) have welcomed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's proposed strategy to combat drug problems, which includes regional diplomacy and a reallocation of the government's 157-billion-baht economic stimulus budget to fund anti-narcotics efforts.
PM set to push transport megaprojects
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 28/04/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is pushing for transport megaprojects in the Northeast to coincide with a mobile cabinet meeting in Nakhon Phanom on Tuesday.
PM heads to Thailand's Northeast to tackle trade, tourism, drug issues
Online Reporters, Published on 27/04/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will lead her cabinet to the northeastern provinces of Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, and Mukdahan on Monday to inspect key projects and review local challenges ahead of a mobile cabinet meeting scheduled the following day in Nakhon Phanom.
Fatal sink pile-up; forgetful druggie; say the magic word
News, Mae Moo, Published on 16/03/2025
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RTA briefing 'strengthens security' in the region
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/01/2025
» The Royal Thai Army (RTA) held a quarterly briefing with 25 foreign military attachés in Thailand recently, aiming to enhance mutual understanding with international partners.