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Cannabis shops face clampdown
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/01/2026
» The Ministry of Public Health is pushing for a new regulation on cannabis before the next government takes office, with the draft now under review by the Office of the Council of State.
Tourist 'tricked' in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/01/2026
» A 46-year-old Indian tourist has filed a police complaint in Pattaya after allegedly being tricked into buying overpriced herbal products by a group of foreign fraudsters.
Health warning for 2 herbal inhaler brands
Published on 30/10/2025
» Many samples of herbal inhaler products have proved to be unsafe, and weak and elderly people are at risk, according to health authorities.
China-only livestreamers busted at Bangkok mall
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/06/2025
» Police have arrested a group of Chinese and Thai nationals who set up a livestreaming operation in a shop at a Bangkok mall to sell unlicensed Thai products exclusively to Chinese people, generating at least 30 million baht per day.
Bangkok minimarts raided for selling unlicensed drugs
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/06/2025
» Five employees were arrested and more than 5,000 unlicensed drugs and herbal products seized during a police-led raid on six Bangkok minimarts, some of which employed migrant workers as pharmacists.
New bill plans to keep cannabis legal
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/09/2024
» Thailand has proposed a new bill to regulate its cannabis industry and restrict marijuana uses to health and medical purposes, the latest effort to control recreational smoking after several policy u-turns.
Weed for wellness touted
R May, Published on 21/12/2023
» Thailand is in need of a "holistic wellness" approach to capitalise on the use of cannabis to boost tourism, according to Dr Kampon Sriwatanakul, chairman of the Thailand National Charter of Health.
PM seeks cooperation for reopening
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/10/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has asked the public and businesses to follow disease controls, and protesters not to damage the national image, to ensure the country's reopening on Monday is a success.
Lockdown eased from Monday
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/05/2020
» The government has announced the third stage of the easing of the business and activity lockdown, effective from Monday.
Bangkok malls to close, 89 new virus cases
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/03/2020
» City Hall has ordered Bangkok shopping malls to close from Sunday until April 12 as it steps up the battle against the spread of the coronavirus.