Anutin Charnvirakul

The former PM believes legalized gambling will help revive Thailand's moribund economy, but political rivals are using the issue to challenge his authority.

More than 70 construction workers remain trapped beneath the rubble of the State Audit Office building, which collapsed during the March 28 earthquake.

The draft legislation seeks to curb recreational use of cannabis products, but stops short of relisting the plant as a narcotic.

The Constitutional Court's unseating of Srettha Thavisin has once again plunged the country into political uncertainty.

The plan to ban the drug, two years after its historic decriminalization, has opened up a political rift in PM Srettha Thavisin's coalition government.

The move comes less than two years after the Thai government became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize the cultivation and consumption of marijuana.

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

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told a local news outlet that he only supported the use of cannabis in medical settings.

As a product of political compromise, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's cabinet contains a number of familiar faces.

The pact between the two parties, which came in second and third in May's general election, could spell an end to Thailand's protracted post-election deadlock.

In recent years, Myanmar-based drug syndicates have driven a regional boom in the production of amphetamine-style stimulants.

In June, the country became the first in Asia to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes. But a booming recreational market has prompted a sharp backlash.