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New cannabis controls ban most smoking in shops
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/06/2025
» The public health minister's new regulation on the sale and use of cannabis products includes a ban on smoking inside cannabis shops unless under medical supervision.
Russian 'high on cannabis' jumps to death in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/05/2025
» A 27-year-old Russian tourist fell to his death from the ninth floor of a condominium in the Jomtien area after allegedly experiencing hallucinations brought on by cannabis use.
Tourists smoking and drinking in national park draw anger
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/04/2025
» An online video showing foreign tourists smoking and drinking alcohol on the open waters off Phi Phi Island in Krabi province has drawn widespread public disapproval.
Foreigners warned over condo rentals
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/03/2025
» The government has issued a warning to foreigners who buy condominium units and rent them out as hotels that they are violating Thai law.
Korean prisoner livestreamed while in custody
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/10/2024
» Two immigration officers in Chon Buri face punishment for allowing a South Korean drug suspect to livestream while in police custody.
New bill plans to keep cannabis legal
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/09/2024
» Thailand has proposed a new bill to regulate its cannabis industry and restrict marijuana uses to health and medical purposes, the latest effort to control recreational smoking after several policy u-turns.
Pattaya pub raid nets illegal Canadian DJ, sword-carrying Brit
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/09/2024
» Police raided a nightclub and arrested a Canadian DJ working illegally and a sword-carrying Brit in Pattaya on Saturday night.
Thai arrested at Hong Kong music festival
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/06/2024
» A 34-year-old Thai woman and a local man, 33, were arrested at a Hong Kong music festival over the weekend for allegedly possessing illegal drugs and drug-taking equipment, police said on Monday.
Hospital chief admits slapping and stripping teen
Published on 16/05/2024
» A lawyer has asked police to press charges against Maj Gen Dr Rienthong Nanna, the director of Mongkutwattana Hospital, who has admitted to slapping the face of a 14-year-old boy and ordering him to walk naked out of the hospital as punishment for smoking in a restroom.
Masturbating train station thief was high on drugs
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/05/2024
» A 26-year-old man who later admitted to being high on drugs has been arrested for masturbating in public, assaulting a 30-year-old woman and stealing her bag at Kheha BTS skytrain station on Tuesday.