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Academic welcomes tougher penalties for booze violations
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/04/2026
» A new amendment to the alcohol control law is being hailed by an academic as a significant step toward international standards, introducing tougher penalties for selling to minors and intoxicated individuals, alongside expanded civil liability for vendors.
Demolition of Aetas set to commence
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/01/2026
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has taken its first concrete steps towards demolishing the long-controversial Aetas Ruamrudee building after more than a decade of delays and legal wrangling.
Beacon of hope in diabetes fight
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 14/07/2025
» Nestled in the heart of the Northeast, the small district of Phon Sawan may seem an unlikely battleground in the country's fight against chronic illness.
Weed policy shift gets thumbs-down
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 17/06/2025
» Three years after Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis, health and civil society experts are raising concerns over public health and inadequate regulations which accompanied the move.
Thai F1 race would ‘break even within a year’
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 30/05/2025
» The minister of tourism and sports has expressed confidence that a Formula 1 race, if held in Thailand, would “break even” within a year.
Platform riders 'deserve better benefits'
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/05/2025
» A Thammasat University academic says that digital platform riders should be categorised as company employees under the social security law, and not a type of informal worker with limited access to basic work benefits.
Public spending over CNY set to reach five-year high
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 28/01/2025
» Public spending over the Chinese New Year period is expected to reach 51.78 billion baht, the highest in five years, according to the latest government projections.
‘No public forum’ on Cambodia pact
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/12/2024
» No public forum will be held on the controversial 2001 memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cambodia on maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday.
Govt keen to downplay Thai-Cambodian sea spat
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 26/11/2024
» The government expressed confidence on Monday that the 2001 memorandum of understanding on joint development in the Gulf of Thailand signed by Thailand and Cambodia would not trigger mass protests.
City Hall set to begin PM2.5 measures
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/10/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will begin implementing measures to encourage public participation in addressing air pollution, focusing on tackling PM2.5 fine dust pollution this year.