Thailand

The country is tightening its laws on marijuana use, just 18 months after becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize the drug.

Arnon Nampa, a prominent leader of the mass protests of late 2020, faces 14 charges under the country's draconian lese-majeste law.

Amid claims of preferential treatment, the Department of Corrections says that its refusal to refer to Thaksin Shinawatra as an "inmate" is standard practice.

The former leader has been in hospital since returning from self-exile and beginning a prison term for abuse of power in August.

There is still a lack of clarity about the government's plans to take out foreign loans to fund the $14.3 billion scheme.

The move extends makes and permanent a temporary visa waiver that the Thai government introduced in September.

Deliberation over incremental increases to Thailand's minimum wage underscores a delicate balance between the imperative for fair compensation and the necessity to preserve economic competitiveness. 

Three decades after the first iteration of the “Go South” policy, changing geoeconomic realities are making the idea more attractive than ever.

Cambodia has every right to stand its ground over a needless Little War

The lower house overwhelmingly passed a package of four laws that would redefine marriage as a union between any two individuals.

In 2023, the government published several documents detailing the steps necessary to enhance the country's maritime governance.

Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun is accused of having ties with Myanmar businessman Tun Min Latt, who has close links to junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.