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Contested Clean Air Bill 'still worth a go'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/04/2026
» Severe haze in northern Thailand has intensified pressure on the government to adopt stronger legal tools, including advancing the contested Clean Air Bill.
Thai Senate urges govt to pull casino bill
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/06/2025
» A Senate committee reviewing the casino-entertainment complex bill has urged the government to withdraw its draft legislation, warning that it may violate multiple sections of the 2017 Constitution.
Senate urged to axe night fishing shift
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/01/2025
» The Federation of Thai Fisherfolk Association (FTFA) has submitted a petition to the Senate, urging a review of proposed amendments to the Royal Ordinance on Fisheries (2015), which would allow nighttime fishing using fine-mesh nets beyond 12 nautical miles from the shore.
Drink-driving victims warn about liberalising alcohol laws
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/03/2024
» A network of groups against drink driving on Monday called on the ruling Pheu Thai Party to accept all legislative bills to amend the law governing alcoholic beverages in the first reading, to ensure all are fully debated in the House of Representatives.
Bill proposed to revoke NCPO orders
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/02/2024
» The Bhumjaithai Party has tabled a bill seeking to revoke some orders and announcements issued by the now-defunct coup-makers, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), that remain in force.
Cannabis clears key hurdle for delisting
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/02/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed a ministerial announcement on Tuesday officially recognising the delisting of cannabis and hemp as narcotic substances.
Weed set to come in drop form 'by July'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/05/2019
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) said yesterday it is ready to deliver medicinal cannabis products in the form of sublingual -- or under-the-tongue -- drops to hospitals nationwide by the end of July.
FDA urges cannabis-based medicine
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/04/2019
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that Thailand should include medicines with cannabis ingredients into a drug list of universal healthcare package and social security system to ensure safer and cheap access to medical treatment.
Amnesty urges law on missing persons
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/04/2019
» Marking the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of the Karen forest activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen, who went missing in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province, Amnesty International Thailand is seeking the new government's support to pass a draft law to criminalise enforced disappearances and torture by state officials.
First legal pot farm unveiled
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/02/2019
» The country's first legal marijuana plantation was unveiled on Wednesday, amid intense public interest as Thailand embraces pot as a medical choice.