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Visitor fed wristband to turtle, faces arrest
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/11/2025
» Park officials are searching for a visitor accused of feeding a wristband to a sea turtle at Mu Ko Similan National Park.
Parliament's renovation budget request comes under scrutiny
Post Reporters, Published on 05/05/2025
» Parliament has come under intense scrutiny after it requested hundreds of millions of baht in additional budget for renovations when many Thais are still grappling with economic hardship.
Cannabis backers start hunger strike as legal change looms
Post Reporters, Published on 10/07/2024
» Pro-cannabis activists on Wednesday began a hunger strike to demand that the government listen to their views, as the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) affirmed that parts of the plant would be relisted as a narcotic on Jan 1.
Health minister still plans to recriminalise cannabis, says most agree
Post Reporters, Published on 26/06/2024
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Wednesday a survey of about 100,000 people found most respondents wanted the recriminalisation of cannabis, and he would follow through with that.
Ban recreational use of cannabis, official says
Post Reporters, Published on 24/09/2023
» Cannabis use for recreational purposes should be totally banned, and parts of the plant with a high content of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) should be reinstated as narcotics on the list of narcotics, according to Dr Rasmon Kalayasiri, director of the Centre for Addiction Studies.
Chiang Mai plans to draw Saudi visitors
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/07/2023
» Chiang Mai is gearing up for a surge in visitors from Saudi Arabia with various agencies planning to stage a roadshow in the Middle East country later this year to strengthen bilateral cooperation and draw visitors here.
Khao San weed peddlers charged over lack of permits
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/04/2023
» The Public Health Ministry and police pressed charges against five unauthorised cannabis shops on Khao San Road during their raid on April 20.
FDA tells shops to separate products containing THC
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/07/2022
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging convenience stores and shopping malls to clearly demarcate areas selling cannabis-based food and snack products and ensure that sales are only to customers over the age of 20.
Govt celebrates legal weed with million-plant giveaway
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/06/2022
» With the Department of Agriculture ready to hand out up to 1 million cannabis plants to interested people, a paediatricians' organisation has issued a strong warning regarding the effect that chronic use can have on young minds.
Final preparations for 'Parliamentary Club' opening
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/05/2022
» The government is gearing up to open a recreational club in parliament that is equipped with facilities that include a ballroom, golf simulator and spa.