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New bill plans to keep cannabis legal

New bill plans to keep cannabis legal

Thailand has proposed a new bill to regulate its cannabis industry and restrict marijuana uses to health and medical purposes, the latest effort to control recreational smoking after several policy u-turns. 

US firm settles Thai bribery case

US firm settles Thai bribery case

The US agricultural and construction equipment firm Deere has agreed to pay $10 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that its Thai subsidiary bribed state agencies to win business.

Eight plead not guilty in Red Bull case

Eight plead not guilty in Red Bull case

The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has scheduled a seven-month trial period for the alleged mishandling of the 2012 fatal hit-and-run case involving Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya.

Critics pile pressure on new PM

Critics pile pressure on new PM

Critics have vowed to scrutinise Pheu Thai"s digital wallet scheme, as well as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her shares in a company which bought a controversial monastic plot in Pathum Thani.