Father surrenders after fatally shooting drug-addict son in Nakhon Si Thammarat

Traffic in Nakhon Si Thammarat
Traffic in Nakhon Si Thammarat. Photo: Matthew Clark / flickr. CC BY 2.0.

A father has turned himself in to police after he fatally shot his 30-year-old son, who struggled with drug addiction, following a heated argument at [Read More…]

Thai PM Srettha Thavisin unveils new plan to fight drug abuse

NSB Police Commando and DEA arresting a drugs suspect.
NSB Police and DEA in a large-scale operation against five drug trafficking networks. Photo: U.S. Consulate Chiang Mai.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Tuesday launched a new initiative aimed at reducing the harm caused by illicit drugs in front of ministers, state agencies [Read More…]

Possession of more than 5 meth pills in Thailand to constitute dealing

Methamphetamine pills also known as Ya Ba
Methamphetamine pills also known as Ya Ba. Photo: พีรพล อนุตรโสตถิ์ (journalist).

Public health, anti-narcotic officials and the police have reached a consensus that possessing more than five meth pills will constitute dealing in the drug, as [Read More…]

Thailand Changes Criteria for Number of Methamphetamine Pills that Makes Someone Legally a Dealer

Ya Ba tablets
Ya Ba tablets, a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine. Photo: Octahedron80 / พีรพล อนุตรโสตถิ์ (journalist).

On November 1st, 2023, Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon, the Assistance Commissioner – General of the Royal Thai Police, publicly revealed per the Ministry of [Read More…]

Intoxicated Man Stabs Himself in Sri Racha in Front of Shocked Crowd

Songthaews in Sriracha.
A row of Songtaews, also called baht bus, in Sri Racha, Chonburi province. Photo: Ilya Plekhanov.

A man went wild and stabbed himself four times after drinking alcohol in Chonburi’s Sri Racha district yesterday, February 1st. Sri Racha rescue workers rushed [Read More…]