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Thailand mulls over longer hours for pubs, bars as Covid-19 cases drop
Thailand may allow bars, pubs and other entertainment venues to extend their hours beyond the current midnight limit as the tourism-reliant nation unwinds pandemic-era restrictions to bolster its economy.
The country's main Covid-19 task…
Thai PM faces no-confidence vote with elections just months away
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is facing a no-confidence vote in Parliament, with the opposition set to grill his government on a range of issues, including economic mismanagement, even as the ruling coalition grapples with…
Thai govt to temporarily scrap TM6 immigration form
The Thai Prime Minister has revealed the government will temporarily scrap the TM6 immigration form.
The form is the arrival and departure card foreigners fill in to provide passport details, name, address, etc., on their entry and exit…
Chicken farmers in Thailand swap antibiotics for cannabis
A farming community in Lampang in northern Thailand has been feeding its chickens cannabis and claims this new feeding regime has improved the quality of meat and eggs.
Sirin Chaemthet, president of the Peth Lanna community enterprise,…
Over 150,000 people in Thailand register for cannabis planting as crop is legalised
More than 150,000 people registered to grow marijuana and hemp in Thailand on Thursday (June 9) as the country became the first in Asia to decriminalize cannabis in a bid to promote its wider use in medicines, food and cosmetics.
A…
Thailand legalises cannabis trade but still bans recreational use
People in Thailand can now grow cannabis plants at home and sell the crop after the nation removed marijuana from its banned narcotics list.
The nation is the first to advance such a move in South-East Asia, a region known for…
Thai police and organizations award people money for videos of traffic violators
As part of a road safety campaign, Royal Thai Police collaborated with several organizations and companies to award people with cash for video clips of traffic violations. During the “7 Dangerous Days” of Thailand’s Songkran holiday, when…
Thailand reaping food export windfall with protectionism rising
Thailand — a major exporter of sugar, chickens and rice — looks set to benefit as many of its Asian neighbours limit shipments of agricultural commodities to shelter consumers from surging prices.
In recent days, Malaysia has banned…
Mekong people fight not to retreat, pleading for sacred things to protect the waters at the Bun Bun…
Mekong Community Network of 7 Northeastern Provinces joins Bun Bun Fai Festival at Nakhon Phanom province, held during the annual pre-boonvisakha bucha event.
This is the first time it has held the event after two years of absence from…
Bangkokians vote for governor for first time in 9 years
People in Bangkok flocked to polling stations across the capital on Sunday to vote for their governor for the first time in nine years, with unofficial results expected by 9 pm.
Voters continue to go to polling booths in 50 districts in…