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Cannabis shops face clampdown
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/01/2026
» The Ministry of Public Health is pushing to enact a new ministerial regulation on cannabis before the next government takes office, with the draft now under review by the Office of the Council of State.
Health ministry pledges to review weed laws
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/10/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has pledged to review restrictive cannabis regulations following mounting pressure from the group "Writing Thailand's Cannabis Future," which has urged swift government action to revive the struggling industry.
Thailand's cannabis dreams go up in smoke
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Chakkrapan Natanri, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/06/2025
» In the fertile plains of Nakhon Ratchasima, Somkiat Nitiketkosol tends to his cannabis farm, Suan Fah Yim, with a heavy heart. For years, small- and medium-sized cannabis growers like him have weathered fierce competition, plunging prices and shifting government policies.
PEA gets tough over pole use
News, Published on 18/12/2024
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) says it will prosecute private firms and state enterprises that have illegally installed communication cables on its power poles.
Lawyer given another 2 years for lese-majeste
Online Reporters, Published on 03/12/2024
» The Criminal Court on Tuesday convicted human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa of lese-majeste and computer crime offences and sentenced him to two years in prison. The ruling brings to 16 years and 2 months the total time he has to serve, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).
Malaysia to deploy elite force on Thai border to combat crime
Online Reporters, Published on 26/11/2024
» Malaysia will assign a special force to take the lead in guarding the border with Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok district from Sunday as the neighbouring country takes serious action against smuggling and other cross-border crimes.
Malaysia's security council to decide on border wall
Online Reporters, Published on 11/11/2024
» The decision whether to build a proposed border wall in Malaysia along the riverbank across from Narathiwat province in Thailand will be made by Malaysia's top national security body.
Tourists offered free Thai holiday if they smuggle weed back to Britain
Online Reporters, Published on 06/11/2024
» British authorities have asked Thai police to arrest Britons smuggling cannabis back to the UK in exchange for a free holiday in Thailand with pocket money.
Juice sales plunge amid Shine Muscat grape fears
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 29/10/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Grape and fruit juice vendors are reporting plunging sales amid consumer concerns over the contamination found in imported Shine Muscat grapes.
Illegal internet cables found installed across Thai-Lao bridge
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/10/2024
» MUKDAHAN - Authorities have severed internet cables found to be illegally carrying services from Mukdahan province across the friendship bridge and about five kilometres deep into Laos.