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Cannabis set to return to illegal drugs list after vote
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/07/2024
» A committee tasked with controlling illegal drugs has won a majority vote to have cannabis and hemp reclassified as narcotics, and the listing will take effect on Jan 1 of next year, according to Dr Surachoke Tangwiwat, deputy permanent secretary at the Ministry of Public Health.
EC to announce poll results next week
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 06/07/2024
» The Election Commission (EC) is preparing to announce the official results of the Senate poll next week amid calls to delay this following reports of irregularities in the election process.
Parnpree urges economic rejig
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 06/07/2024
» Former deputy prime minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara has suggested the government restructure the economy and learn from its competitors to keep Thailand moving forward during the current slowdown.
BYD urged to shield EV prices
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 06/07/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin called on BYD (Build Your Dreams), China's electric vehicle (EV) giant, to ensure protection and a proper pricing policy for consumers after some of its dealers offered steep discounts, leaving customers who had bought the vehicles before the discount campaign feeling "short-changed".
Thailand's cloud dream cut short by its energy policy
Oped, Published on 06/07/2024
» Despite successfully wooing big tech companies such as Microsoft to invest in a new data centre, Thailand's aspiration to become Southeast Asia's hub for cloud computing might just be a pipe dream. A major hurdle is its outdated energy policy.
Really fishy business
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/07/2024
» The latest report about local fishery officials and fishermen in Songkhla and Nakhon Si Thammarat trying to clear "Pla Mor Si Kang Dam" or blackchin tilapia from natural waterways to save native aquatic creatures is alarming.
Suspension awaits new provincial administrative organisation chair
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 06/07/2024
» Charn Phuangphet, who recently won the provincial administrative organisation (PAO) chairman election in Pathum Thani, will be suspended from duty as soon as he assumes office, said a highly placed source in the Interior Ministry.
Fascism rising in France, but don't panic…
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 06/07/2024
» Nothing else in France looks like the 1930s, so why should fascism? There really is a fascist movement in France, although it avoids torch-lit marches and jackboots. It has even stopped the Holocaust denial (mostly).
TAT sees seat capacity as key to enticing Chinese tourists
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 06/07/2024
» The government target to attract 8 million Chinese tourists this year remains achievable if airlines can ramp up seat capacity to more than 80% of pre-pandemic levels, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Inflation in Q3 expected to be low
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/07/2024
» Headline inflation in the third quarter is expected to be low, similar to the previous quarter, while it is likely to increase to 1% in the fourth quarter, aligning with the inflation target for the full year.