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Marijuana revolution and overdoses raise concern with calls for action to outlaw recreational use

Cannabis revolution places Thailand in danger: Police and drug control agencies agree that under the current legal provisions in force, unrestricted recreational use of cannabis is legal and the order of the day. It is only subject to official advice and health regulations governing smoke from the drug in restricted spaces. The current situation is being described as potentially dangerous with police trying to find a framework to prohibit the abuse of marijuana by members of the public in control of mechanically propelled vehicles on Thai roads. Despite this being illegal in theory under the Road Traffic Act Section 43(1), it is currently difficult to enforce. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/06/15/pot-cannabis-marijuana-revolution-call-to-ban-recreational-use/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.
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18 giu 2022
24:43

Police still probing ‘booze fest’ party at which Russian woman died in Phuket – 3 to be charged

Police chief in Phuket warns of the danger to foreigners who become intoxicated and the duty of care that exists to foreign visitors who are arriving on the island in increasing numbers as police continue the investigation into the tragic death of a 37-year-old Russian woman in the morning of June 7th in the Patong nightlife district with three foreign tourists facing charges. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/06/14/phuket-police-still-probe-russian-woman-death/ Carla Boonkong reports from Phuket.
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18 giu 2022
9:19

Ferrari Joe could still face death penalty when case outcome is later reviewed by the Court of Appeal

The Ferrari Joe case involving the torture and murder of a 24-year-old drug suspect in police custody on August 5th last in Nakhon Sawan shocked and horrified Thailand. The case raised unsettling questions about the sense of impunity which drove the city police chief and his subordinates to act in the way they did. Later revelations about the mid-level young policeman’s extraordinary wealth also painted a disturbing picture. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/06/13/ferrari-joe-could-still-face-death-penalty/ James Morris reports from Bangkok and Nakhon Sawan province.
S1 · E107
14 giu 2022
11:02

Visa free for all put forward by industry meeting hosted by Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)

The proposals from the meeting which ranged from declaring Thailand mask-free outdoors to eliminating temperature checks on arrival, come as the kingdom’s foreign tourism numbers appear to be climbing with some industry insiders suggesting the tourism authority’s target of 8 million visitors this year may be surpassed and a figure of up to 15 million seen by the end of 2022. However, a fly in the ointment may still be the proposed retention of a requirement to show the health status of arrivals and medical cover which will still leave the kingdom at a disadvantage to its competitors and would probably lead to more difficulties than retaining the Thailand Pass application. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/06/12/visa-free-for-all-plan-to-boost-tourism/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok and Phuket.
S1 · E106
13 giu 2022
11:55

Concern for the Thai baht and liquidity if Thailand does not move swiftly to raise interest rates

Some analysts in the United States suggest that interest rates there could reach 2.7% to 3% by the end of 2022 leading to a wider divergence between interest rates stateside and in Thailand where even if the central bank does raise rates from August, most economists predict that they will only reach 1% by the end of the year, leaving a wider spread, thus encouraging capital flight and further deprecation of the baht. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/06/10/concern-for-baht-and-financial-liquidity/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.
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12 giu 2022
11:28

Police warn foreign fugitives Thailand is no longer a safe haven after Pattaya arrest of UK paedophile

The sort of tourist Thailand does not need or want: Dempster is facing a 10 year and 6-month prison term ahead of him when he is finally extradited to the United Kingdom after legal proceedings are completed here. He was convicted in 2014 of distributing images of underage girls from 2008 to 2013 in Scotland. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/06/08/fugitive-pattaya-arrest-william-dempster-paedophile-scotland/ James Morris reports from Pattaya.
S1 · E104
10 giu 2022
5:13

Proposal to scrap Thailand Pass comes as moves to return to normal face a new hurdle: politics

Thailand’s economy is facing rising inflation and slowing export growth with fears of a GDP contraction in the second quarter. The scrapping of the Thailand Pass regime altogether is one of the last cards the government has to play to boost foreign tourist numbers along with later nightlife opening hours and the abolition of the outdoor face mask mandate. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/06/07/minister-wants-to-scrap-thailand-pass-app/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Phuket.
S1 · E103
8 giu 2022
10:32

Rohingyas found on an Andaman Sea island to face illegal entry charges and return to Bangladesh

On Saturday, Police Lieutenant General Surachate Hakparn was dispatched by headquarters to find out more about the group who were detected on Saturday on the remote, monkey inhabited island of Ko Dong about 70 to 80 km off the coast of Satun. The group of 59, including men, women and children, had been stranded on the island for a week after being dropped off by human traffickers and told they had already reached Malaysia. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/06/05/rohingyas-found-on-island-to-face-charges/ Carla Boonkong reports from Satun province.
S1 · E102
7 giu 2022
7:43

Conflicting signals nationwide and in Phuket on face mask mandate with two volte-faces this week

Impatience appears to be growing in the nightlife sector and across the foreign tourism industry for not only a return to full normality but stronger support for Thailand’s vibrant nighttime culture which is at the heart of the country’s attraction to foreign visitors. This took on a political tone this week with the Thai cabinet voting down a proposal from public health officials to rescind the face mask mandate in June while the new Governor of Bangkok and former Pheu Thai Party minister, Chadchart Sittipunt, has voiced support for such a move in the capital. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/06/04/face-mask-volte-faces-in-bangkok-and-phuket/ James Morris reports from Bangkok and Phuket.
S1 · E101
7 giu 2022
7:41

Arrested foreigners uncooperative with Phuket police after Russian woman dies in balcony fall

Impatience appears to be growing in the nightlife sector and across the foreign tourism industry for not only a return to full normality but stronger support for Thailand’s vibrant nighttime culture which is at the heart of the country’s attraction to foreign visitors. This took on a political tone this week with the Thai cabinet voting down a proposal from public health officials to rescind the face mask mandate in June while the new Governor of Bangkok and former Pheu Thai Party minister, Chadchart Sittipunt, has voiced support for such a move in the capital. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/06/04/face-mask-volte-faces-in-bangkok-and-phuket/ Carla Boonkong reports from Phuket.
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4 giu 2022
5:45
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