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Cannabis revolution targeted as MPs and public confront the Bhumjaithai Party’s populist gambit on pot

What MPs have described as a ‘distorted’ marijuana bill which was supposed to control the recreational use of the drug has instead provided a framework for just that which it was supposed to suppress with minor, obvious and insignificant restrictions. The revolt against the bill in September has already led to bad blood between the Bhumjaithai Party and Democrat Party in the coalition government. It will be a contentious issue for the next General Election when the public will have its voice on the subject. It is an issue which will decide the future course of the populist Bhumjaithai Party which has now staked its future on the mission to legalise pot and placing it at the centre of the economy. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/24/recreational-cannabis-targeted-as-mps-revolt-anutin-bhumjaithai/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.
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Nov 26, 2022
18:37

Narathiwat bomb explosion leaves one senior police officer dead. PM demands tighter security

The bomb went off at approximately 12.40 pm on Tuesday opposite a local school in the centre of Narathiwat at a police housing complex. The device was placed in a vehicle parked by a man dressed as an officer. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/22/fatal-narathiwat-bomb-attack-on-police-homes/ News Desk report from Narathiwat and Bangkok.
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Nov 22, 2022
3:53

Chuvit claims Chinese gangster billionaire may be still at large in Thailand as is his executive jet

The former candidate for Governor of Bangkok, underworld figure and massage parlour boss has emerged as an unlikely campaigner against huge flows of corrupt money flowing into Thailand. It is understood that Chuvit Kamolvisit has already supplied the Royal Thai Police with valuable and useful information which has led to a high-profile task force launching a huge crackdown and widening probe which is now pursuing Thai nationals who acted as nominees and facilitators for the drug trafficking gangs. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/21/chuvit-says-chinese-drug-kingpin-still-in-thailand/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.
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Nov 21, 2022
10:20

Central bank boss worried about General Election political promises and rising geopolitical threats

The bank is confident that Thailand’s economy will grow at not less than 3% in 2023 and has projected 3.8%. Meanwhile, a key monetary policy official has explained that the baht, while depreciating against the dollar since February 2022 and then appreciating since October, has moved within an acceptable range and that the country’s financial markets have been both strong and stable because of their underlying, robust nature and investor confidence in Thailand as a commercial centre where money can flow in and out without impediment. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/20/bank-boss-worries-over-election-promises/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.
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Nov 20, 2022
9:59

Thailand looking at new modular US nuclear reactors as a future sustainable power source

Successful summit was wrapped up by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha in Bangkok on Saturday as he handed over the baton to the US delegation led by US Vice President Kamala Harris. The summit produced another constructive exchange between China and the United States following the meeting in Bali, earlier in the week, between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden. It also saw Thailand forge a consensus on the need to foster more stability and open up free trade in the Asia Pacific while advancing sustainability as a critical economic imperative. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/19/thailand-looks-at-modular-us-nuclear-plants/ James Morris reports from Bangkok.
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Nov 19, 2022
11:19

Surat Thani governor promises review after body of missing French tourist is found on a mountain

Rescue officials and police obtained the cooperation of a friend of Mr Tizzlano’s in Krabi who he is believed to have spoken to by mobile phone before his death last Saturday and this allowed them to locate his body on nearby Khao Phanthurat mountain at 12.20 pm on Thursday afternoon. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/18/surat-thani-to-review-french-tourist-death-gollino-cyrit-tizzlano/ News Desk report from Surat Thani province.
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Nov 18, 2022
5:14

President Xi Jinping touches down in Bangkok for APEC Summit hosted by Thailand, PM at airport

National Police Commissioner General Damrongsak Kittiprapat has implored the public in Bangkok to assist the police in carrying out the mammoth security operation for the summit and to report any suspicious activities via hotline numbers. On Thursday, there were already standoffs and scuffles in the street between protesters and riot police. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/17/president-xi-jinping-touches-down-in-bangkok/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.
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Nov 17, 2022
5:36

Pattani bombs put Thai security agencies on alert as they gear up for APEC Summit in Bangkok

Deputy Prime Minister issued a new order to Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) in the South and other agencies to step up already heightened vigilance as the government fears the APEC Summit may be used by subversive and protest groups to highlight their cause and damage the kingdom’s image during the two-day event which is being viewed as important to the country and a watershed moment in its political development. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/16/pattani-bombs-alert-thai-agencies-over-apec/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Pattani and Bangkok.
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Nov 16, 2022
10:17

Bank of Thailand moves against cash and the US dollar in a plan to reduce cash in half by 2026

The new policy to halve the amount of cash in circulation by 2026 comes as the Bank of Thailand joined four other Southeast Asian central banks in creating a cross-border payment zone that uses QR codes and avoids converting and reconverting to US dollars. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/15/bank-of-thailand-to-curb-cash-and-dollar-use/ James Morris reports from Bangkok and Bali, Indonesia.
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Nov 15, 2022
5:35

Net set to widen on Chinese money gangs, top police officer warns of powerful financial interests

General Surachate Hakparn or ‘Big Joke’ underlined that police do not fear being sued by the criminal gangs but said that they had to approach the case from this point with care and diligence as they were fighting groups who were financially very powerful. At the same time, he underlined the importance of pursuing the evidence tenaciously to uphold the law. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/14/net-set-to-widen-on-chinese-money-gangs/ Carla Boonkong reports from Bangkok.
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Nov 14, 2022
4:42
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