Kuwaiti man arrested on Pha-ngan Island for 16 days of overstay
Pha-ngan, Surat Thani-
A 56 year-old Kuwaiti man was arrested on the Pha-ngan Island in Surat Thani for 16 days of overstaying his legal visa conditions.
Surat Thani Immigration officers told the Phuket Express that they...
63-year-old American arrested in Phang Nga for 745 days of overstay, hadn’t left his...
Phang Nga –
 A 63-year-old American man was arrested in the Tai Mueang district for 745 days of overstaying his visa. He did not leave his house for two years.
The Phang Nga Immigration Chief...
Dugong found dead, with signs of having been hunted for its fangs, in Surat...
Surat Thani –
A dugong was found dead with its mouth tied with rope and fangs cut out on a beach in the Chaiya district.
The Surat Thani Governor Witchawut Jintoe and the Chaiya Fisheries Office...
Chinese woman arrested in Surat Thani for overstay, Five people arrested for overstay in...
Surat Thani –
 A 31-year-old Chinese woman was arrested in Surat Thani for 19 days of overstaying while five others were arrested in Chiang Mai in what Royal Thai Immigration is calling a national...
Female beer vendor on Bangla Road takes off her clothes in protest after being...
Bangla Road –
A female beer vendor took off her clothes in protest after she was warned by officials for illegally selling alcohol on the Bangla Road in Patong.
Our previous story:
Business operators on Bangla Road...
Frenchman arrested in Rawai for illegal possession of whale skeletons
Rawai –
A French man has been arrested in Rawai for illegal possession of parts of whale skeletons.
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) officials told the Phuket Express that they received a tip-off...
Thailand’s Narcotics Control Board to discuss proposal by cannabis opponents to recriminalize the plant...
Thailand-
 Thai Public Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today to the Thai media that in his opinion cannabis cannot be reverted back into an illegal narcotic drug and he is...
Thailand’s Narcotics Control Board to meet next week to discuss making cannabis an illegal...
Thailand-
Thailand’s Narcotics Control Board, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, will meet in Bangkok on Tuesday, November 22nd, to discuss proposals made by cannabis legalization opponents to make the plant an illegal narcotic...
Proposal to extend nightspot closing hours to 4 AM rescheduled to end of November...
National —
A proposal to extend the legal closing hours for nightlife venues in tourist areas from 2 AM to 4 AM has been rescheduled for consideration by the Cabinet, as more areas have requested...
New regulation controls cannabis flowers in Thailand
Thailand-
A new regulation to control the use of cannabis flowers has been issued for medical and industrial purposes.
Traisulee Traisaranakul Deputy Government Spokesperson revealed to the press. “The Public Health Ministry Anutin Charnvirakul has signed...
