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Singapore a transit point for UK-bound cannabis from Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/01/2026
» Tourists have been using Singapore as a transit point to traffic cannabis from Thailand to the United Kingdom, customs officials say.
Cannabis backers start hunger strike
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/07/2024
» Pro-cannabis activists on Wednesday began a hunger strike to demand that the government listen to their views, as the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) affirmed that parts of the plant would be relisted as a narcotic on Jan 1.
Locals want scary statue moved
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/08/2023
» Two groups have called for the relocation of a statue of Khru Kai Kaeo from a hotel near the Ratchada-Lat Phrao intersection in Bangkok.
Pattaya cracks down on beggars
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/06/2023
» Pattaya City has launched an operation to purge the popular tourist destination of beggars.
Delivery driver steals B50K money bouquet
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/02/2023
» A woman wanting to surprise her boyfriend ordered a bouquet made of banknotes worth about 50,000 baht as a gift on his graduation, but the taxi driver making the delivery vanished with the cash.
Farmer walks 1,200km to marry sweetheart
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/02/2023
» A 52-year-old farmer finished a 1,200-kilometre-long journey on foot to marry the sweetheart he met on social media on Valentine's Day.
Weed vendors issued New Year warning
R May, Published on 21/12/2022
» The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) has warned vendors against getting involved in New Year parties where cannabis is used as part of the celebrations.
Six held following Khao San Road cannabis inspection
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/12/2022
» Six people have been arrested for allegedly selling cannabis and allowing customers to smoke inside shops on Khao San Road in Bangkok without permission.
Anutin calls for patience on cannabis bill
R May, Published on 17/11/2022
» A recent announcement categorising flowers or buds of the cannabis plant as "controlled herbs" is a temporary measure to slow recreational use while deliberation in parliament continues, Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday.