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Thailand touted as medical marijuana tourist destination
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/08/2020
» Thailand’s ailing economy, particularly its tourism and agriculture sectors, is poised to get a boost from new rules that ease the private cultivation and sale of medical marijuana.
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Virgin Australia cuts staff deal with Brunei airline over sharia law
AFP, Published on 04/04/2019
» SYDNEY: The Australian arm of Richard Branson's Virgin Airlines has cancelled a staff travel agreement with Brunei's national carrier in response to the Asian nation's adoption of sharia law, including the death penalty for gay sex, the airline said Thursday.
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Turned off in Asia
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/06/2018
» Uruguay became the first country to legalise marijuana entirely in July last year. Residents over age 18 can smoke cannabis in public and purchase it either from a pharmacy or harvest a crop of up to six plants.
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High time for change
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/06/2018
» At a time when public alarm is rising about the scourge of opioid abuse, many countries are taking a closer look at marijuana as a safer option for treating pain. Legalisation of medicinal marijuana is on the rise across the western world, and some countries now allow recreational use.
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Grey shades in the rainbow
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 23/04/2018
» After years of legal invisibility, growing restlessness and protest, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities are finally seeing some progress toward global equality. Particularly in Europe, rising public awareness is being reflected in landmark legislation that recognises same-sex marriage, outlaws discrimination and promotes inclusive social policies.
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Asia in 2017
Asia focus, Published on 25/12/2017
» Nuclear threats, a humanitarian crisis, digital transformation and economic recovery among the themes that shaped the Asian agenda this year.
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Thailand kicks off Montreal Convention
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 02/10/2017
» Thailand's inclusion to the Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99) comes into effect today, bringing significant changes to the way air service providers handle, address and resolve claims.
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Out and about
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 08/02/2016
» The growing acceptance of same-sex relationships -- including the landmark US Supreme Court decision last year that made gay marriage legal in all 50 states -- has spurred major changes in society. But discrimination persists in many parts of the world, and the rainbow community continues to fight for gender equality and acceptance, not only in their home countries but also when travelling abroad.
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Long road to equality
Asia focus, Published on 13/07/2015
» Same-sex marriage has taken a major step forward in the United States but equal rights for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community remain elusive in many parts of Asia, with the possible exception of Taiwan.
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Pakistan on a dangerous path
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 22/12/2014
» It is not just difficult but impossible to describe the atrocity that took place last week in Pakistan, where the Taliban went on a killing spree at a school in Peshawar.
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