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An in depth look at Thailand’s “Green Rush” and upcoming marijuana industry

Editors Note: This article originally was posted in the Diplomat. In 2018, Thailand’s military junta-appointed parliament gave the Thai people a “Christmas gift” by voting to amend the 1979 Narcotics Act, legalizing cannabis for medicinal and...

Finance Minister tells people and investors not to panic over bombings, authorities can handle...

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana on Friday afternoon (August 2) asked people not to panic following a series of small explosions in Bangkok. Despite a drop in the SET index, Uttama said he believes that the...

Taxi motorcycle drivers protest against legalizing Grab and other ride sharing apps in Thailand

Dozens of taxi motorcyclists rallied in front of the Transport Ministry on Thursday morning against the planned legalisation of app-based ride-hailing motorcycle services, as officials stood firm on the plan. Leading the demonstrators, Chalerm Changthongmadan...

Thai Superpoll Research Office conducts survey on Thai people’s favourite Minister….can you guess who...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is the Thai people’s favourite cabinet minister, while Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiseth is the most courageous for her protection of national interests, according to Super Poll director Noppadol Kannikar. The...

Philip Morris Thailand fined 1.22 billion baht for customs duty evasion

Philip Morris (Thailand) Ltd. was today fined 1.22 billion baht by the Thai Criminal Court after the cigarette importer was found guilty of customs duty evasion by under-declaring the value of cigarettes imported from...

Thai Government announces its New Year’s gifts for the people

BANGKOK(NNT) - To brighten the coming New Year celebrations, many ministries have prepared special gifts to help reduce the financial burden on all groups of people. - The Ministry of Energy will stabilize the electricity...

Legends music festival cancelled due to outbreak China coronavirus

Bangkok- The outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus is spreading faster than expected – more than five hundred people have been confirmed with the disease that at the time of writing has no medicine or vaccine....

Legend Siam Pattaya temporarily closes due to the economic impact of the COVID19 Coronavirus...

Pattaya-The Legend Siam Pattaya has closed temporarily due to the current economic situation in Thailand caused by the novel Coronavirus and all workers laid off. The Legend Siam has issued the following announcement to all...

Bank of Thailand cuts its key interest rate by 25 basis points to a...

BANGKOK, March 20- Thailand’s central bank on Friday made the decision to cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to a record breaking low of 0.75% in a special emergency meeting, effective...

Nearly 20 million people crash Thai government cash payout website for informal workers briefly...

Bangkok- Nearly 20 Million people attempted to login and register to the governments cash payout website that opened for registration last night according to officials from Krungthai Bank, significantly higher than the previous...
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