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Opium seen as promising medicinal crop
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/11/2025
» Opium cultivation could become a viable option to enhance Thailand's proficiency in plant-based medicine while also assisting local farmers, says Deputy Public Health Minister Worachot Sukhonkhachon.
Army rangers seize smuggled drugs after border gunfight
Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 11/11/2025
» CHIANG MAI – Paramilitary rangers clashed with drug smugglers and seized 300,000 methamphetamine pills in this northern province on Monday.
Two smugglers killed, 4m meth pills seized in Chiang Rai
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 22/06/2025
» CHIANG RAI: The Pha Muang Task Force has reported another armed clash with a drug trafficking group near Thailand’s northern border, resulting in the deaths of two suspects and the seizure of 4 million methamphetamine pills.
Smuggler killed, 200,000 meth pills seized in armed clash
Online Reporters, Published on 05/06/2025
» CHANG MAI — A drug smuggler was killed and 200,000 methamphetamine pills and 20 kilogrammes of opium were seized in a clash between a group of armed traffickers and an army patrol in Fang district of this northern border province in the early hours of Thursday.
1.5m used meth in 2024: ONCB
News, Published on 05/06/2025
» About 1.5 million Thais use methamphetamine, with some 220,000 experiencing mental health issues, says the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).
Fleeing smugglers abandon 2.3m speed pills in Chiang Mai
Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 29/05/2025
» CHIANG MAI - More than 2 million speed pills were abandoned by fleeing smugglers in a border area of Chiang Dao district of this northern province, authorities said on Thursday.
500kg of crystal meth abandoned by fleeing smugglers
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 10/05/2025
» CHIANG MAI: Authorities seized 500 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine abandoned by fleeing smugglers following a car chase in Chiang Dao district of this northern border province.
Myanmar raid nets 29 suspects
News, Anucha Charoenpo and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/02/2025
» Seven Thai and 22 Myanmar nationals have been arrested in a recent crackdown in Myanmar's Tachileik on suspicion of being involved with illegal online gambling and scams, says a report by Tachileik News Agency, an online Myanmar news agency which publishes on Facebook.
Tatler Best of Asia 2024: Asia’s Hospitality Icons Revealed
Published on 16/12/2024
» The Tatler Best of Asia event dazzled at Dusit Thani Bangkok on 24 November 2024, as the region's top 100 hotels, restaurants, and bars were honoured during Day 1 of this prestigious gathering. With over 500 industry leaders in attendance, the awards celebrated the crème de la crème of Asia’s hospitality sector, made possible through partnerships with Tumi, Mastercard, The Macallan, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), and others.
New threats in regional drugs fight
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 16/12/2024
» Cross-border and multisectoral cooperation among countries in the greater Mekong subregion (GMS) is needed to mitigate illicit drugs, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).