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Fishy failures
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/07/2024
» Re: "Time to solve fish invasion", (Editorial, July 19) and "Really fishy business", (Editorial, July 6). The BP editorial highlights the problem created by an invasive species of freshwater fish called blackchin tilapia. Tilapia are the third world's salmon, a valuable food fish rich in protein and easy to cultivate.
Thailand remains major source of drugs smuggled into S.Korea
Online Reporters, Published on 19/07/2024
» Thailand continues to lead in illicit drug seizures by South Korean authorities this year.
PM tells Amlo to target assets of 'big fish' drug syndicates
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/07/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has instructed the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) to give priority to seizing the assets of so-called "big fish" drug networks in a bid to cut the lifeline of the narcotics trade.
Thailand's spreading rot of irregularity
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 19/07/2024
» The rot in Thailand's institutional makeup has become so deep, dense and widespread that it can be found nearly everywhere there is controversy. Newly elected Senator Keskamol Pleansamai is the latest case in point. Just about everything that comes with her meteoric rise to the Senate spurs accusations of irregularity and impropriety.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: July 17-23
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 17/07/2024
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Narcotics Suppression Bureau vows to crush drug trade
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/07/2024
» The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) has asserted that it can accomplish Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's ambition to eradicate drugs and trafficking in 25 of the country's worst-affected provinces in three months.
Is cannabis a viable health option?
Oped, Published on 17/07/2024
» Cannabis has been known as a herbal plant with psychoactive effects for thousands of years. The herb has been used for both medical and recreational purposes. As the plant is addictive, several countries have categorised it as a narcotic drug.
Relisting 'will cause 27-billion-baht loss'
Published on 16/07/2024
» The government’s plan to put cannabis back on a list of illegal drugs will cause a 27-billion-baht loss to the local cannabis industry, said Wisan Potprasat, CEO of the Cannabis Medical Industrial Estate Association of Thailand.
Hunger-striking cannabis advocate admitted to hospital
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 16/07/2024
» A member of a pro-cannabis group was hospitalised on Monday, five days after going on a hunger strike to protest the government's plan to relist cannabis as a narcotic.
N.Korean hackers sent stolen crypto to Cambodian payment firm
Published on 15/07/2024
» LONDON - A major Cambodian payments firm received crypto worth over $150,000 from a digital wallet used by North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus, blockchain data shows, a glimpse of how the criminal collective has laundered funds in Southeast Asia.