In tourist hotspots like Pattaya and Phuket, the smell of cannabis is now as common as the scent of grilled seafood or motorbike exhaust. Since Thailand decriminalized cannabis in 2022, removing it ...

How far back do tensions go between the Southeast Asian neighbours? Who are the key figures involved? What could happen next? CNA correspondent Jack Board takes a closer look.

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When Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis in 2022, it sparked a major tourism boom – and a domestic industry now worth $1 billion. But now, the government is ...

Thailand is rolling back on its legal cannabis empire Government restricts marijuana use to medical purposes only and threatens to re-criminalise altogether, sparking fears for the $1 billion industry ...

A British tourist sparked outrage for allegedly trying to pay his taxi fare with a bag of cannabis in Thailand. The male passenger agreed to pay 2,000 baht (46 GBP) for a long-distance ride from ...

The Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a statement, recommending that Israeli nationals “avoid entering or staying in the border area” between Thailand and Cambodia in light of the cross-border ...

Cambodia wants an "immediate ceasefire" with Thailand, the country's envoy to the United Nations said Friday, after the neighbors traded deadly strikes for a second day. The envoy questioned how ...

The trigger for the clashes was a mine explosion along the border Wednesday that wounded five Thai soldiers and led Bangkok to withdraw its ambassador to Cambodia and expel Cambodia's.

These cannabis legislation proposals come after Governor Josh Shapiro called for the legalization of marijuana as part of his state budget back in February 2025.

Thailand said it will issue a formal condemnation and call for accountability from Cambodia for breaching the landmine treaty, and the army will also increase vigilance during border patrols.