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An Asean free from 'wars on drugs'
Oped, Published on 19/09/2025
» Asean governments recently met in Singapore for a regional meeting about drugs, where the host nation urged renewed commitment to a "drug-free region". The problem isn't simply the recycling of an outdated mantra first declared in 1998, nor the fact that the region's drug markets have only expanded since then, but that this approach ignores how government policies themselves shape those markets -- and the devastating harms that follow.
Asean urged to end punitive drug laws
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 05/09/2025
» Civil society groups across Southeast Asia have called on Asean to move away from punitive drug policies and adopt harm reduction measures as the bloc drafts a new post-2025 strategy.
Miyazaki magic! Teen sensation trips Yamaguchi
Sports, Published on 22/09/2024
» Former world junior champion Tomoka Miyazaki stunned Akane Yamaguchi in the women's singles semi-finals of the US$2 million BWF China Open in Changzhou yesterday.
Pornpawee falls to Ohori in China Open
Sports, Published on 21/09/2024
» Pornpawee Chochuwong bowed out in the women's singles quarter-finals of the US$2 million BWF China Open in Changzhou yesterday.
Kunlavut, mixed doubles pair progress to semi-finals
Sports, Published on 08/06/2024
» Kunlavut Vitidsarn and mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai advanced to the semi-finals of the US$1.3 million BWF Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Friday.
Busanan wins QF thriller, faces Sindhu
Sports, Published on 25/05/2024
» Busanan Ongbamrungphan booked her berth in the women’s singles semi-finals of the US$420,000 BWF Malaysia Masters 2024 in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
PM's drug reforms echo past errors
Oped, Published on 24/05/2024
» When Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced plans to reschedule cannabis as a narcotic and reduce the threshold for possession of methamphetamine for personal use (not for supply to others) from five pills to one, he signalled a return to drug policies championed over two decades ago. He called for crackdowns on people in the drug trade, for people who use drugs to be placed into rehabilitation facilities and demanded results in 90 days.
Army drug rehab plan sparks rights concerns
News, Published on 15/01/2024
» A government initiative to open rehabilitation centres for drug addicts, also known as rakjai centres, in 52 army barracks nationwide is sparking human rights concerns among civil society groups.
Dechapol, Sapsiree reach China Open last eight
Sports, Published on 08/09/2023
» Mixed doubles duo Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattachai moved into the quarter-finals of the US$2 million China Open in Changzhou yesterday.
Dechapol and Sapsiree cruise past Malaysian pair
Sports, Post Reporters, Published on 21/07/2023
» Mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai advanced to the quarter-finals of the US$420,000 BWF Korea Open in Yeosu on Thursday.