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Health ministry considers lowering possession limit
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/05/2024
» A meeting on Thursday will consider lowering the maximum number of methamphetamine pills a person can have in their possession before it is considered a criminal act, according to Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin on Monday.
No change to ‘five-pill rule’, says minister
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/04/2024
» Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew insists no more changes will be made to a new regulation that specifies the maximum amounts of certain drugs that will be considered for personal use if found on someone’s person.
Animal smugglers caught at airport
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/03/2024
» Six Indian nationals have been arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport on charges of attempting to smuggle 87 wild animals, among them a red panda, out of the country.
3 tigers spotted in Chumphon forests, cheering conservationists
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/01/2024
» Chumphon: Three tigers believed to roam back and forth between Thailand and Myanmar have been spotted in the forests of Chumpon province.
Agencies to combat wildlife trafficking
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/12/2023
» Ratchaburi: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation plans to tighten borders with Thailand's neighbouring countries to prevent illicit wildlife trafficking.
'Safe zone' can help prevent violence
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/11/2023
» Civil society groups are urging authorities to aggressively enforce the law against criminals who commit violence against women and children and designate a safe zone in each community to protect young people.
Depts to work on surrogacy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/06/2022
» The Department of Health Service Support (DHSS) and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) are working together to suppress illegal surrogacy in order to change the country's sullied reputation as a hub for illegal fertility treatments.
Surrogate babies stranded by Covid
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/01/2021
» The Covid-19 outbreak has left many newborn babies of illegal surrogate mothers stranded in Thailand because of international travel bans.
Songkhla zookeeper in spotlight over missing rare animals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/01/2021
» The Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand (ZPOT) is pursuing action against a zookeeper over exotic animals which have gone missing from Songkhla Zoo.
Transfer spurs zoo frenzy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/10/2020
» A transfer order is likely to have triggered the fatal shooting of the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand (ZPOT) chief on Saturday while he was at Songkhla Zoo to follow up on the disappearance of a rare albino barking deer.