MPs slam Bhumjaithai’s weed bill
A Bhumjaithai Party-sponsored bill on cannabis and hemp is likely to be voted down by both the opposition and some government coalition partners if allowing the recreational use of marijuana in the draft remains unchanged.Continue Reading
15 nabbed in raids over scams
Police have arrested 15 Chinese and Thai citizens over their suspected links to a string of illegal businesses and phone scam rings, from which they seized assets valued at over 42 million baht, deputy national police chief Torsak Sukvimol said on Thursday.Continue Reading
As T-bill interest rates rise, more are investing their CPF savings in them. Should you do the same?
More than 3,000 applications – amounting to S$450 million – were made by CPF members to invest their Ordinary Account savings in the three T-bill auctions last month.Continue Reading
‘Teen vaping crisis’ drives public unease
A domestic tobacco control network has voiced concern about young children smoking e-cigarettes.Continue Reading
New clinic a haven for LGBT users
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has jointly launched a new facility with an LGBTQ+ organisation to help treat drug users among the LGBTQ+ community and protect them from sexually transmitted infections (STIs).Continue Reading
Airport, City Hall ‘ready for action’
Suvarnabhumi airport and City Hall are ready to welcome the leaders of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) nations for the 2022 edition of the summit this month.Continue Reading
Singaporean dies in crash
PHUKET: A 29-year-old Singaporean man on a motorbike was killed yesterday when he reportedly crashed into a truck in Kathu district.Continue Reading
PM touts China ties ahead of Xi’s visit
Thailand will be honoured to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping for the Apec Summit 2022 in Bangkok later this month, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said during his address at the Thailand-China Investment Forum in Bangkok yesterday.Continue Reading
Charter vote wins House nod
The House of Representatives yesterday unanimously voted for an opposition-sponsored motion calling for a referendum on the drafting of a new constitution, after the voting was deferred for more than one month.Continue Reading
Govt defends foreign land ownership proposal
Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda on Thursday defended the ministry’s foreign land ownership proposal, saying the move would attract investments and stimulate the economy.Continue Reading