A network of medical staff, academics, and civil society groups has called on political parties to clarify their cannabis policies and positions during the election season.

A group calling itself Academics for Society are urging voters to impose an “electoral boycott” on political parties it says are hostile to Thailand’s long-term development, warning that the country is nearing a critical breaking point ahead of the Feb 8 general election.

The Immigration Bureau (IB) has opened an investigation into whether police officers, lawyers or other officials were involved in the allegedly unlawful release of two Chinese detainees.

PHUKET – Marine officials have launched a campaign to restore shattered tourist confidence in Phuket’s tour boat sector in the wake of a fatal speedboat collision and a huge fire over the past week.

Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said intelligence operations need to be comprehensively overhauled following the weekend bombings and arson attacks in the southern border provinces.

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva declared that the Democrats would not join any coalition government that he described as “family-run” or one that fuels social division.