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BANGKOK, June 25 (Bloomberg): A weaker currency and the recent legalization of cannabis may help attract more tourists back to Thailand as it ends most pandemic-induced curbs, Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said. "A surge in oil prices makes traveling costs higher everywhere, but the weak Thai baht and a not-that-high cost of living will make us stand … [Read more...] about Cannabis and currency may help lure travellers back to Thailand; govt also assures all famous nightlife will now be back on track

BANGKOK, June 25 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thailand's Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday (June 25) that in the past 24 hours there are 2,236 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, one of whom has arrived in Thailand from abroad. Death toll increased by 16, while 1,892 patients were cured and allowed to leave hospitals. Cumulative cases in the country … [Read more...] about Thailand records 2,236 new Covid-19 cases and 16 deaths on Saturday (June 25)

Walking along the streets of Bangkok this morning I may as well be in a time loop. There was only one person not wearing a mask as I walked to breakfast. Me. Everyone else, everyone, was wearing a face mask, just like over the past 2 years and 2 months. It was 7.30am, it’s not as if it was busy. Some sort of campaign to encourage Thais to remove their masks will certainly … [Read more...] about Back to the future – the resistance to taking off masks in Thailand | OPINION

While Thailand has earned a rap for its enthusiasm over face masks, one politician in Bangkok is celebrating the country’s removal of mask requirements in open spaces. Bangkok’s new Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has posted a video of himself on a daily jog through the city- with his face uncovered. In the video, Chadchart and a bunch of friends or colleagues wear matching … [Read more...] about Bangkok’s new governor posts video of his maskless jog

SONGKHLA: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department will step up checks at border gates to curb the smuggling of cannabis, including products containing banned substances, into Malaysia. Bukit Kayu Hitam Customs Department enforcement chief Suhaila Mohamad Noor said the department would increase the inspection of vehicles and passengers crossing the border to avoid the entry of … [Read more...] about More Customs checks at M’sia-Thai border to weed out cannabis smuggling