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‘Ong Bak’ star reportedly battling cancer
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/02/2026
» Thai action movie star Tony Jaa has been receiving treatment for gallbladder cancer, according to local media outlets.
Movie Preview: One for the Road
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/02/2022
» Two friends take the trip of a lifetime
Government blocks recreational weed use
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/11/2018
» The government has rejected calls for marijuana to be decriminalised so that it can be used freely as a recreational drug, saying Thailand at this point has to focus on its use for medical purposes.
Marijuana could be legal by year's end
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/10/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly's (NLA) public health committee vowed Tuesday to pass proposed amendments to the Narcotics Act to legalise the growing of marijuana and kratom for medical research purposes by the end of this year.
Medical marijuana trials to start soon
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/09/2018
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) will start clinical trials of marijuana soon as a preliminary step to producing medicines for four diseases, it said Tuesday.
Cancer treatment can get under your skin, literally
Life, Story: ARUSA PISUTHIPAN, Published on 24/07/2018
» Like many other medical aids, chemotherapy is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it helps fight cancer. On the other, it has a lot of side effects.
Forward to the past for a better cure
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 25/04/2018
» Though more and more countries have legalised marijuana for medical purposes, cannabis is still illegal in Thailand. But realising the gradually shifting tide, Rangsit University founded the Medical Cannabis Research Team last year in the hope of securing scientific proof on the medical benefits of cannabis -- and, pending a possible law change, to bring it back to Thai medicine for the first time in centuries.