As Thai Elections Near so Does War of Words on Legal Cannabis
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The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine iterates to the public that it is against the law to sell cannabis to children under 20 years old, pregnant women, and breast-feeding women, following...
Thailand’s Top Cops Transferred to PMs Office Temporarily During Gambling Investigation
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At 11:00 AM, on March 20th, 2024, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin summoned Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukvimol, the commissioner general of the Royal Thai Police, and Pol. Gen. Surachet Hakparn, the Deputy National Police...
Analysis: Thailand’s Next Prime Minister Still Uncertain: Our Take on the Current Situation
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Pita Limjaroenrat, Move Forward Party Prime Minister candidate, says if he and his party fails to form the next Thai government, he will give the chance to his coalition partners the Pheu Thai Party.
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Thai Prime Minister pleased with reports of increased business for tourism sector during Songkran,...
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 The Thai government spokesperson stated yesterday that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was pleased to see hotels, tourism service sectors, and restaurants benefiting from the Thai government's approval to hold Songkran in a...
New Thai PM Srettha Thavisin Visits Bangla Road in Patong
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The Prime Minister of Thailand Srettha Thavisin visited the Bangla Road in Patong. The reason for visiting Phuket was because of it being the main gate, according to Mr. Thavisin, of the country's...
Proposal to Raise VAT Would be to Help Elderly, says Thai Government
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The Thai government is currently not considering a policy to raise the value-added tax (VAT) from its current 7% to 10%, the government on Sunday, August 27th, clarified. However, discussions have emerged that...
Pheu Thai Party PM Candidate Paetongtarn Infected With Covid-19
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Pheu Thai Party PM candidate Paetongtarn ‘Ung Ing’ Shinawatra, the daughter of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, has been infected with COVID-19 for the second time.
Ung Ing posted on her personal Instagram on...
Thailand abstains in U.N. vote to denounce Russia’s annexation of Ukraine
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Thailand is one of the 35 countries out of 193 that abstained in the vote to condemn Russia’s annexation of four partially occupied Ukrainian regions during the U.N. General Assembly on October 12th.
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Thai tourism gradually recovering after reopening, Government to extend visa period to attract 10...
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Thai tourism is gradually recovering after more than four million foreign tourists have arrived in Thailand since the full reopening at the beginning of 2022, Government spokesperson Anucha Burachaisri revealed on Wednesday, August...
Pheu Thai Party will Form New Thai Government Without Move Forward Party
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The Pheu Thai Party will now establish a new coalition without the Move Forward Party, rendering the memorandum of understanding between the previous coalition null and void.
The move, announced today in the middle...
