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Imprisoned Thai lawyer Arnon receives human rights award
Online Reporters, Published on 23/05/2025
» A Thai lawyer currently incarcerated for speaking out against the monarchy has been awarded an international human rights prize, in recognition of his commitment to free expression and democratic principles, according to media reports.
Cannabis users in Thailand ‘will need medical certificates’
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/05/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin says cannabis users in Thailand will be required to have medical certificates to make sure that the plant is used for medical purposes only.
Biker given death sentence for Pattaya murder
Online Reporters, Published on 21/12/2024
» A member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club has been sentenced to death and two others given life imprisonment for the gruesome murder of a German property broker whose dismembered body was found in a freezer in Pattaya last year.
Thailand unveils new bill to regulate cannabis while keeping it legal
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/09/2024
» Thailand has proposed a new bill to regulate its cannabis industry and restrict marijuana uses to primarily health and medical purposes, the latest effort to rein in recreational smoking after several policy U-turns.
Driving out the gangs
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/08/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will now look into five major biker gangs based in the country after arresting the leader, an Austrian national, and some members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club in Pattaya on July 21.
Outlaws Motorcycle Club leader among 4 raid arrests
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 22/07/2023
» CHON BURI: Police arrested four foreign suspects, including the leader of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club in Pattaya, in a raid connected to a club member's alleged murder of Hans Peter Walter Mack, a German property broker in Nong Prue district.
PPRP wants to 'turn bribes into taxes'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/02/2023
» The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) wants the state to relax its stringent rules on entertainment venues and alcohol sales to stamp out bribery and raise tax revenues, said its deputy leader Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn yesterday.
Researchers support cannabis bill
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/11/2022
» The Association of Researchers of Thailand (ART) on Monday submitted a letter to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul showing support for the Cannabis and Hemp Bill and a ministerial announcement on cannabis.
Torture bill tied in knots
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/10/2021
» Getting a draft law fighting torture and enforced disappearances to parliament was an uphill battle but fleshing it out may be a lot harder to do, according to experts.
Calls mount for shift in sex workers' legal status
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/09/2021
» The recent online broadcast of sexual acts performed by Nong Khai Nao and her boyfriend has renewed calls for sex workers to be recognised by law and protected.