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Kratom plants 'legal to grow' from Aug 24
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/07/2021
» Kratom, the plant formerly listed as a narcotic, should be legal to grow from Aug 24, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said on Thursday.
Party's over but it doesn't end in jail
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/05/2020
» A rapid increase of arrests in the month after the government declared a state of emergency in late March to fight the Covid-19 outbreak threatened to overwhelm the already overcrowded prison population.
The lure of a quick baht
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/11/2019
» The high profile and number of victims in the alleged Mae Manee and Forex-3D Ponzi schemes raise the question of whether netizens' increased awareness is an effective shield against such decades-old tricks.
The graft-buster who never stops
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/05/2019
» One truth about state agencies is there are so many abuses of power and acts of dishonesty that graft watchdogs generally can't keep up.
Thailand's complainer-in-chief
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/03/2019
» Srisuwan Janya is not exaggerating when he claims he might hold the champion title of the country's biggest complaints-maker.
Legal eagle ushers in digital era
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/09/2018
» Change is in the air at the Legal Execution Department, the state agency responsible for confiscating assets in bankruptcy cases.
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.
Police warn of social media drug pushers
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 05/11/2017
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) is to step up efforts to track down social media users who are allegedly posting messages on Twitter persuading people to buy and inject crystal methamphetamine or ya ice.
Embezzlement-temple scandal ensnares property titan
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 19/05/2017
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said Thursday it has sufficient evidence to press charges against property tycoon Anant Asavabhokin for money laundering in connection with the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) embezzlement case.
Board tackles drug problem head-on
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/01/2017
» The new secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board is adopting measures to better cope with drug problems by making Thailand a regional anti-drug centre and forming a stronger network of allies.