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New cannabis bill 'restricts freedoms'
Dave Kendall, Published on 03/02/2024
» The new cannabis bill grinding its way through parliament toughens penalties and includes jail terms for growing, selling and importing without a licence and for marketing and advertising the drug that was delisted as a narcotic in June 2022.
New cannabis bill is ‘knee-jerk reaction’: campaigner
Dave Kendall, Published on 19/01/2024
» The new cannabis control bill is a face-saving move in response to a public perception that marijuana usage has spiralled out of control, according to cannabis right activist and entrepreneur Chokwan Kitty Chopaka.
Anti-wildlife trafficking crusader Galster in live Q&A Monday
Dave Kendall, Published on 18/12/2023
» According to the United Nations, about 100 species of plants and animals go extinct every day, and 1 million are on the brink.
Ban wildlife trade to prevent next pandemic: campaigner
Dave Kendall, Published on 04/12/2023
» The illegal commercial wildlife trade must be eradicated to prevent the next pandemic, says an anti-trafficking campaigner, and even the legal trade should be banned.
Respect nature, pleads wildlife trafficking cop
Dave Kendall, Published on 17/10/2023
» 'We need to have a better balance between humans and nature," said anti-wildlife trafficking officer Pol Col Wanpichit Wattanasakmonta.
'Superpimp'-turned-whistleblower won't give up fight
Dave Kendall, Published on 29/05/2023
» The memorandum of understanding signed on May 22 by the eight parties hoping to form a governing coalition sets forth an ambitious reform agenda, including "push for reform of the bureaucracy, police, armed forces and justice system" and to "promote a culture of transparency to tackle corruption".
Fighting Thailand's 'scamdemic'
Dave Kendall, Published on 17/05/2023
» The April 8 arrest in Bangkok of a Chinese woman with Thai citizenship alleged to be the leader of a criminal syndicate involved in fraud, surrogacy and human trafficking is just one recent example of an increasingly sophisticated crime wave inside Thailand.