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Time for fair play in the taxi wars
Oped, Published on 16/07/2025
» The taxi wars in Thailand are boiling over -- and the government must not turn a blind eye.
Billboards to be dulled to protect drivers
News, Published on 04/07/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Council has approved in principle a draft regulation to control the brightness of illuminated billboards to protect public health and safety, particularly for drivers.
Thailand's cannabis dreams go up in smoke
News, Published on 27/06/2025
» In the fertile plains of Nakhon Ratchasima, Somkiat Nitiketkosol tends to his cannabis farm, Suan Fah Yim, with a heavy heart. For years, small- and medium-sized cannabis growers like him have weathered fierce competition, plunging prices and shifting government policies.
Tourist fined for driving car on Phuket beach
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/06/2025
» A tourist from the United Arab Emirates has been fined for driving a car on a Phuket beach.
UAE tourist fined for driving car on Phuket beach
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/06/2025
» PHUKET - A tourist from the United Arab Emirates has been penalised for driving a car on a beach.
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.
Foreign women arrested for prostitution on Soi Nana
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/05/2025
» Fifteen women of four nationalities were arrested for alleged prostitution in Bangkok's Sukhumvit area during a late-night police raid.
Foreign women arrested for soliciting on Soi Nana
Online Reporters, Published on 28/05/2025
» Fifteen women of four nationalities were arrested for alleged prostitution in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok’s Klong Toey district during a late-night police raid.
'No-kids' holiday venue? Think again, says France
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» PARIS — The French government is mulling measures to clamp down on adult-only hotels and restaurants, with a top official warning that hospitality venues excluding children in a so-called "no kids" strategy were dividing society.
Malaysian car racers rattle Hat Yai
News, Online Reporters, Published on 17/05/2025
» SONGKHLA - Residents of Hat Yai have complained about a group of Malaysian tourists causing a public nuisance at night by racing their cars with noisy engines on public roads.