Category: Thailand
Significant developments in cannabis farming in Thailand
In what’s thought to be the first-ever industrial scale manufacturing facility for medical cannabis within the Asean Region, Maejo University in Chiang Mai has planted [...]
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Thailand’s Department for Disease Control issues Chikungunya warning
Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai from the Department of Disease Control says over 10 people in central Thailand have contracted chikungunya since July, and urges people [...]
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Thanathorn richest MP with B5.6bn
Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit is the richest MP, with net worth of 5.6 billion baht. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) disclosed the [...]
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Thailand’s August exports fall further than expected
Some more lumpy economic news for Thialand as the focus is on the monthly customs clearances to provide a compass for the country’s economy. Customs-cleared exports [...]
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New traffic laws come into force for Thailand today
From today, an amendment to the Land Transport Act means traffic police can no longer confiscate driving licences. Police can still record the details of a driver’s [...]
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Young climate strikers ‘drop dead’ at environment ministry
About 200 young people stormed into the environment ministry on Friday and dropped to the ground, feigning death as they demanded government action on climate change along [...]
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Future Forward secretary-general floats idea of another debate
Future Forward secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul says the Opposition will consider the option of holding another parliamentary debate over the next 3 months. His [...]
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Thailand’s northern province imposes 6-month ban on movement of live animals in face of swine fever scare
Thai Livestock Development Department on Thursday confirmed that livestock officials in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai have banned the movement of live pigs [...]
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Thai PM says police need to gather data on Muslims
Thailand’s prime minister on Tuesday defended police for requesting information about minority Muslim students from universities around the country, after criticism of [...]
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Thailand culls 200 pigs amid heightened fears over African swine fever
Thailand has culled more than 200 pigs this week, authorities said on Wednesday, in the first such action amid heightened fears of a potential outbreak of African swine [...]
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Haze from Indonesian fires reaches southern Thailand
The southern Thai provinces of Yala and Songkhla have been hit by haze from Indonesia’s forest fires, with the PM2.5 air quality readings there exceeding the safety [...]
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Panda death in Thailand stirs suspicion in China
Chinese experts arrived in Thailand to investigate the death of a beloved giant panda, zoo officials said Thursday, as millions of netisens in China questioned the cause of [...]
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US-China Trade Jitters Drive Spike in Thailand’s Residence Programme Applications
Latest data suggests that Thailand is set to become an unintended beneficiary of the current turbulent trade relations between the world’s two most powerful economies. [...]
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Things to do in Thailand in low budget for Budget Trip
Thailand is often listed as one of the budget-friendly countries for travellers. Although the cities like Bangkok, Phuket, etc are often labeled as a party destination for [...]
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Thailand’s sex-shy giant panda dies aged 19
A beloved male giant panda on loan to Thailand from China has died aged 19 in Chiang Mai, leaving Thais on Tuesday to mourn the death of a mammal whose sex life captivated [...]
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