Hong Kong seizes record HK$2.2bn worth of narcotics
(Hong Kong) Customs enforcers seized more than 3½ tonnes of illegal drugs worth almost HK$2.2 billion (8.46 billion baht) in 2020, the largest amount in a single year since records began nearly two decades ago. With the Covid-19 pandemic crippling global travel and shutting borders, international trafficking syndicates switched from using human couriers to transporting […]
Read MoreCommerce Ministry launches new site
The Commerce Ministry has launched the MOC Online One-Stop Service to simplify business processes and to spare clients the hassle of visiting a ministry office or provincial commercial office. Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the new website gathers 85 services covering new business registration, intellectual property, international and internal trade, earlier provided by nine agencies […]
Read MoreLegalisation of prostitution gathers momentum
More than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for prostitution to be decriminalized in the Kingdom of Thailand. Empower Foundation, an NGO that supports sex workers, said it aims to present the petition to parliament to help persuade lawmakers to consider changing the country’s prostitution law. “The law punishes sex workers – 80% of […]
Read MorePoll: Covid-19 vaccination side-effects worry Thais
(Bangkok) – A vast majority of Thai people want to be vaccinated against Covid-19, but many worry about possible side effects, according to the result of an opinion survey by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat University. The poll was conducted online on 1,570 people throughout the country during Jan 22-29. Asked whether they wanted to be […]
Read MoreGovt critic faces 15-years jail
THE Criminal Court has ordered leading government critic Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit to delete allegations on social media that question the business ethics of His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister. The government said Mr Thanathorn’s Progressive Movement claims that the Kingdom’s coronavirus vaccine policy unfairly favours a company owned by His Majesty the King. Now […]
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