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Nearly 2,000 LGBTQ Couples Wed As Thailand's Equal Marriage Law Takes Effect
Almost 2,000 same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect in a first for Southeast Asia.
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Activist Accused Of Insulting Monarchy In Thailand Dies After Hunger Strike In Detention
Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, was part of a small anti-monarchy group called "Thaluwang," a name that translates to "shattering the palace".
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British Tourist Arrested In Thailand For Giving False One-Star Reviews To Restaurant
Alexander maintains his innocence but is now facing legal proceedings in Phuket after being transferred to the Sakhu Police Station.
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Myanmar Stops Foreign Work Permits After Military Service Law Sparks Rush
Myanmar's junta has suspended the issuing of permits for men to work abroad, it said, weeks after introducing a military conscription law that led to thousands trying to leave the country. In 2020, 4 million Myanmar nationals were working abroad.
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No More Cannabis In Bangkok? New Thailand Laws To Clamp Down On Marijuana
The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on Tuesday, after the kingdom decriminalised the drug in 2022.
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Cannabis Tourism Not Welcome In Thailand, Says Health Minister
Thailand's health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have largely decriminalised the drug.
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Thai Central Bank to Gain More Power in Crypto Regulation After Amendments to Current Digital Assets Law
Thailand is reportedly planning to amend its law on digital assets to tighten the oversight of the crypto sector, particularly trading platforms offering the Thai central bank more power to oversee the sector.
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Thailand Investigating Users' Losses From Crypto Exchange Zipmex
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday it was working with law enforcement to look into potential losses among the public after the crypto exchange Zipmex temporarily suspended withdrawals last week.
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Thailand Bans Crypto Payments, Businesses to Have Until End of April to Adhere to New Law
Thailand regulators have banned the use of crypto assets as payment option in the country. The move comes aiming to stop the promotion of crypto assets as an alternative to fiat, that could threaten the national economic stability. Thailand also wishes to prevent its native firms to help sanctioned Russian tourists to liquidate their crypto assets.
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Clubhouse Emerges as Platform for Thai Dissidents, Government Issues Warning
Thailand warned users of Clubhouse not to break the law after the audio social media app emerged almost overnight as a platform for discussion of the monarchy, the latest example of the fast-growing app drawing the ire of governments in Asia.
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Thailand Woman Gets Record 4-Decade Jail Term For Insulting Royal Family
A Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed Tuesday for more than 43 years, a legal rights group said, the harshest punishment ever handed out under the country's strict lese majeste laws.
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Thailand Takes First Legal Action Against Facebook, Twitter Over Content
Thailand launched legal action on Thursday against tech giants Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms.
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Thai Journalist Sentenced Over Tweet Warns Of Threat To Media Freedom
Thai journalist Suchanee Cloitre sentenced to two years in prison for defaming the owner of a poultry farm via a tweet said Thursday the kingdom's criminal libel laws are eviscerating media freedom.
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HIV-Infected Thai Sergeant Accused Of Raping 75 Teenage Boys
An HIV-infected Thai sergeant major has been arrested and charged with raping an estimated 75 mostly teenage boys after luring them to meet him in the northeast of the country, a senior law enforcement offical told AFP Thursday.
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Thai Court Jails Blind Woman For One And Half Years Over Royal Insult
A Thai court on Thursday jailed a blind woman for 1-1/2 years for violating the country's royal insult law, her lawyer and a court official said.
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Nearly 2,000 LGBTQ Couples Wed As Thailand's Equal Marriage Law Takes Effect
Almost 2,000 same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect in a first for Southeast Asia.
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Activist Accused Of Insulting Monarchy In Thailand Dies After Hunger Strike In Detention
Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom, 28, was part of a small anti-monarchy group called "Thaluwang," a name that translates to "shattering the palace".
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British Tourist Arrested In Thailand For Giving False One-Star Reviews To Restaurant
Alexander maintains his innocence but is now facing legal proceedings in Phuket after being transferred to the Sakhu Police Station.
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Myanmar Stops Foreign Work Permits After Military Service Law Sparks Rush
Myanmar's junta has suspended the issuing of permits for men to work abroad, it said, weeks after introducing a military conscription law that led to thousands trying to leave the country. In 2020, 4 million Myanmar nationals were working abroad.
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No More Cannabis In Bangkok? New Thailand Laws To Clamp Down On Marijuana
The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on Tuesday, after the kingdom decriminalised the drug in 2022.
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Cannabis Tourism Not Welcome In Thailand, Says Health Minister
Thailand's health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have largely decriminalised the drug.
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Thai Central Bank to Gain More Power in Crypto Regulation After Amendments to Current Digital Assets Law
Thailand is reportedly planning to amend its law on digital assets to tighten the oversight of the crypto sector, particularly trading platforms offering the Thai central bank more power to oversee the sector.
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Thailand Investigating Users' Losses From Crypto Exchange Zipmex
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday it was working with law enforcement to look into potential losses among the public after the crypto exchange Zipmex temporarily suspended withdrawals last week.
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Thailand Bans Crypto Payments, Businesses to Have Until End of April to Adhere to New Law
Thailand regulators have banned the use of crypto assets as payment option in the country. The move comes aiming to stop the promotion of crypto assets as an alternative to fiat, that could threaten the national economic stability. Thailand also wishes to prevent its native firms to help sanctioned Russian tourists to liquidate their crypto assets.
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Clubhouse Emerges as Platform for Thai Dissidents, Government Issues Warning
Thailand warned users of Clubhouse not to break the law after the audio social media app emerged almost overnight as a platform for discussion of the monarchy, the latest example of the fast-growing app drawing the ire of governments in Asia.
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Thailand Woman Gets Record 4-Decade Jail Term For Insulting Royal Family
A Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed Tuesday for more than 43 years, a legal rights group said, the harshest punishment ever handed out under the country's strict lese majeste laws.
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Thailand Takes First Legal Action Against Facebook, Twitter Over Content
Thailand launched legal action on Thursday against tech giants Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms.
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Thai Journalist Sentenced Over Tweet Warns Of Threat To Media Freedom
Thai journalist Suchanee Cloitre sentenced to two years in prison for defaming the owner of a poultry farm via a tweet said Thursday the kingdom's criminal libel laws are eviscerating media freedom.
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HIV-Infected Thai Sergeant Accused Of Raping 75 Teenage Boys
An HIV-infected Thai sergeant major has been arrested and charged with raping an estimated 75 mostly teenage boys after luring them to meet him in the northeast of the country, a senior law enforcement offical told AFP Thursday.
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Thai Court Jails Blind Woman For One And Half Years Over Royal Insult
A Thai court on Thursday jailed a blind woman for 1-1/2 years for violating the country's royal insult law, her lawyer and a court official said.
