Employers’ Confederation in Thailand against blanket minimum wage hike
Nearly 200 entities in the private sector are opposed to the government’s plan to raise the minimum wage nationwide to 400 baht per day from October 1.
Former PM Thaksin only wants peace at Thai-Myanmar border: Pheu Thai leader
The former PM’s action has been criticised by several parties in Thailand, prompting the House Committee on National Security and Border Affairs to launch an investigation.
Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
The suspect, 27, was nabbed at a lodging in Phnom Penh at around midnight following a tip-off that a South Korean suspected of involvement in the case was spotted in the area.
Corrections Department, Thammasat clarify activist’s death, promise autopsy
Netiporn, a core leader of the Thalu Wang protest group, was being held at the Central Women’s Correctional Institution over lese majeste charges. The young activist suffered a…
Suspect behind murder of South Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested
On Saturday, Thai police officials discovered the victim’s body inside a black plastic container filled with cement in a reservoir in Pattaya.
Thailand to tighten border control amid Myanmar conflict: PM Srettha
PM Srettha said he had received reports from regional army commanders with proposals for closing points and checkpoints, along with the existing measures for border protection.
Severe solar storms could affect GPS services in Thailand, says space agency
The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency added that the current solar storm is the strongest in 20 years.
Thai city’s marijuana growers fret over unsold stock, change in government policy
As the second anniversary of the decriminalisation of ganja approaches on June 9, members of a community enterprise growing marijuana in Sakon Nakhon said that things had not…
PM Srettha clamps down on cannabis for recreational use
The PM tasked the Justice Ministry, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, and the Narcotics Suppression Bureau to work together to arrest drug dealers and seize their assets…
Thailand to re-criminalise cannabis as PM vows to get tough on drugs
The moves come despite the rapid growth of a domestic retail sector for marijuana, with tens of thousands of shops and businesses springing up in Thailand in the past two years in…