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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Visa extension scams on Phuket police radar, Smugglers caught by airport customs || June 28

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Ready for BIE inspection for Phuket Expo 2028 bid, urges Governor

Ready for BIE inspection for Phuket Expo 2028 bid, urges Governor

Phuket marks 1.7mn tourists up until June

Phuket marks 1.7mn tourists up until June

Anutin tests COVID positive on European return

Anutin tests COVID positive on European return

Cabinet waives tariffs on car seats

Cabinet waives tariffs on car seats

Ghislaine Maxwell gets 20 years for sex trafficking

Ghislaine Maxwell gets 20 years for sex trafficking

‘Motivated’ Serena brushes off retirement talk despite Wimbledon defeat

‘Motivated’ Serena brushes off retirement talk despite Wimbledon defeat
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Insomniacs get weed treatment
Insomniacs get weed treatment
Wednesday 29 June 2022, 10:45AM
BANGKOK: The government said it supports Chao Phraya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital in using cannabis to treat insomnia as it aims to tap the B2.4-trillion global sleeping pill business.
Phuket Opinion: Keeping it green
Phuket Opinion: Keeping it green
Sunday 26 June 2022, 09:15AM
PHUKET: The move to have more than 100 rai of a mangrove forest reserve on Phuket’s east coast dedicated to be protected and used as an ecotourism attraction is one great leap forward for Phuket. The only problem is that we need more of them.
Deep South Muslims say ‘no’ to three key social bills
Deep South Muslims say ‘no’ to three key social bills
Saturday 25 June 2022, 02:15PM
BANGKOK: The League of Islamic Council of Southern Thailand has issued a statement opposing three draft bills - the Cannabis and Hemp Bill, Progressive Liquor Bill and Civil Partnership Bill - as going against Islamic law, saying practising Muslims cannot abide by them.
Prayut issues ganja ban for military
Prayut issues ganja ban for military
Saturday 25 June 2022, 08:13AM
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) not to use cannabis and a Democrat MP has asked the House Speaker to ban any use of the drug in parliament.
Medical Services Dept issues warning over weed binging
Medical Services Dept issues warning over weed binging
Friday 24 June 2022, 09:00AM
BANGKOK: The Department of Medical Services reports nine people have sought medical treatment for consuming too much cannabis at three hospitals in Bangkok under its jurisdiction, since the decriminalisation of marijuana on June 9.
Ratsada to create mangrove eco-tourism nature trails
Ratsada to create mangrove eco-tourism nature trails
Thursday 23 June 2022, 05:44PM
PHUKET: Ratsada Mayor Nakarin Yosangrat has gained support to use one tract of 101 rai of natural forest and mangroves and another area covering 10 rai to use together as a protected nature reserve complete with nature trails as an eco-tourism attraction.
Tree-planting to honour Queen Sirikit’s 90th birthday
Tree-planting to honour Queen Sirikit’s 90th birthday
Tuesday 21 June 2022, 03:02PM
PHUKET: Phuket officials will organise a mass planting of trees in public areas as part of the activities to honour the 90th birthday of Queen Sirikit, mother of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua, on Aug 12.
Bill to limit households to 10 cannabis plants
Bill to limit households to 10 cannabis plants
Tuesday 21 June 2022, 11:11AM
BANGKOK: A new bill being vetted by a House committee on cannabis and hemp will limit the number of cannabis plants which a household could grow to 10 and require large-scale cannabis growers to pay a progressive levy to the government which increases with the size of the operation.
Cannabis site ban grows
Cannabis site ban grows
Monday 20 June 2022, 09:01AM
BANGKOK: The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) has banned the sale of food and drinks with cannabis as an ingredient as well as use of the plant for recreational purposes on the premises of universities and agencies under the ministry.
Cannabis set to be banned from most schools
Cannabis set to be banned from most schools
Thursday 16 June 2022, 08:59AM
BANGKOK: The Ministry of Education plans to issue an order making many schools nationwide cannabis-free zones following the plant’s recent decriminalisation.
Cannabis worries outlined
Cannabis worries outlined
Tuesday 14 June 2022, 11:40AM
BANGKOK: Cannabis use should be limited to medical purposes only, the chief of the Department of Medical Services said yesterday (June 13).
Kanokwan granted bail on Khao Yai encroachment
Kanokwan granted bail on Khao Yai encroachment
Saturday 11 June 2022, 09:18AM
BANGKOK: The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases approved a bail request for Deputy Minister of Education Kanokwan Vilawan after public prosecutors submitted her case to the court on Friday (June 10).
Over 150,000 people register to grow cannabis
Over 150,000 people register to grow cannabis
Friday 10 June 2022, 08:54AM
BANGKOK: More than 150,000 people registered to cultivate cannabis via the application and website of the Food and Drug Administration yesterday morning (June 9) as the legalisation of cannabis and hemp took effect.
Thousands of cannabis offenders being released
Thousands of cannabis offenders being released
Thursday 9 June 2022, 03:40PM
BANGKOK: More than 4,200 inmates serving sentences for cannabis offences were initially eligible for release from prisons nationwide today (June 9), when the delisting of cannabis as a narcotic drug took effect.
Phuket marks World Oceans Day
Phuket marks World Oceans Day
Thursday 9 June 2022, 11:06AM
PHUKET: Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE), at Loma Park in Patong Beach yesterday (June 8) presided over a major event to mark World Oceans Day that was broadcast to more than 30 countries worldwide.
Boom time for Thai cannabis
Boom time for Thai cannabis
Wednesday 8 June 2022, 03:34PM
BANGKOK: Cannabis is scheduled to be removed from the Category 5 narcotics list tomorrow (June 9), allowing people to grow an unlimited number of plants at home.
Phuket reservoirs at risk of overflowing
Phuket reservoirs at risk of overflowing
Thursday 2 June 2022, 12:11PM
PHUKET: Phuket has received so much rainfall over the past week that the three main reservoirs on the island are now in danger of overflowing, Udomporn Kan, Chief of the Phuket Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office (DDPM-Phuket), warned yesterday (June 1).
Pacific nations reject China security pact
Pacific nations reject China security pact
Tuesday 31 May 2022, 02:28PM
SUVA: Ten Pacific island nations rebuffed China’s push for a wide-ranging regional security pact yesterday (May 30), amid worries the proposal was designed to pull them into Beijing’s orbit.
Phuket Opinion: Sucking Phuket dry
Phuket Opinion: Sucking Phuket dry
Sunday 29 May 2022, 10:00AM
PHUKET: Phuket observers this week were introduced to one of the most absurd ideas to land on our island for quite some time: a project to further tap into underground water sources as a way to bolster water supply for local residents.
Laem Sai villagers granted permission to live on state land
Laem Sai villagers granted permission to live on state land
Saturday 28 May 2022, 10:00AM
PHUKET: Thirty-four villagers living at Baan Laem Sai in Tambon Thepkrasattri have avoided having their homes demolished for being built on government land.
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