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Bangkok becoming a weed Wild West
AFP, Published on 15/12/2022
» From sleek boutiques to rickety stalls, hundreds of cannabis dispensaries have sprouted across Bangkok since decriminalisation, but in a country once infamous for tough drug laws, vendors are asking: can the high times last?
US to help Thailand develop small nuclear reactors
AFP, Published on 19/11/2022
» The United States will help Thailand develop nuclear power through a new class of small reactors, part of a programme aimed at fighting climate change, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced on a visit Saturday.
Blinken hails Thai help in US push to Asia
AFP, Published on 10/07/2022
» US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday hailed Thailand's role in the renewed US push in Southeast Asia, a key area of competition with China, on a trip where he also sought new ideas on how to restore democracy in Myanmar.
Govt bans coral-damaging sunscreens
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» The government on Wednesday banned sunscreens containing chemicals that damage coral reefs in marine national parks.
The 97km that frustrate China's mastery of the Mekong
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» CHIANG KHONG: Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
Protectionism slammed as Asean leaders rally to trade pact
AFP, Published on 23/06/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made an impassioned plea against protectionism on Sunday at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders where the fallout from the US-China tariff war has dominated talks.
Cheese fans upset over plans for pasteurised camembert
AFP, Published on 30/04/2019
» FLERS, France: Surrounded by mottled brown-and-white cows basking in the Normandy spring sunshine, Patrick Mercier admits his prized raw-milk camembert doesn't come cheap, but suggests not everyone should have to make the cheese this way.