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Ex-Arsenal Player Pleads Guilty to Drug Smuggling Plot

Former Arsenal player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has pleaded guilty to involvement in an attempt to smuggle cannabis into the UK from Thailand.

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Cannabis users in Thailand ‘will need medical certificates’

Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin says cannabis users in Thailand will be required to have medical certificates to make sure that the plant is used for medical purposes only.

Bangkok Post

Thailand vows tighter controls of cannabis as smuggling cases among tourists soar

Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis in 2022, which has boosted the country's tourism industry and spawned thousands of shops.

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LGBTQ Thai Ghost Story Turns Political In Cannes

Film director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke felt Thailand's popular gay cinema needed to branch out and do more politics, so he enlisted one of the country's top influencers to help.

International Business Times

Thailand to crack down on cannabis after tourists allegedly caught smuggling drugs

Tourism in Thailand boomed after it became the first Asian country to decriminalise cannabis

The Independent UK

Thailand vows to tighten control on cannabis after smuggling cases involving tourists soar

Thai officials on Wednesday vowed to tighten regulations on sales of cannabis after cases of tourists attempting to smuggle the drug out of the country soared in recent months

The Independent UK

Young British woman held on drug charges in Sri Lanka could be linked to Culley case

Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, flew from the same Bangkok airport as Bella May Culley, who was arrested a day earlier

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Thailand and Indonesia announce strategic partnership, vow to boost economic and defense ties

Indonesia and Thailand agreed Monday to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership, during the first state visit by an Indonesian president in 20 years, and agreed to push for greater trade and investment

The Independent UK

American basketball player could face firing squad in Indonesia after allegedly trying to smuggle cannabis candy

Police raided the former college basketball star’s apartment after package from Thailand addressed to him was flagged at airport

The Independent UK

Thai police rescue 2 baby orangutans and arrest a trafficking suspect

Police in Thailand’s capital Bangkok have rescued two baby orangutans and arrested an alleged trafficker

The Independent UK

Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur to resume direct train service by end of 2025

The revived service will enable travellers to move between the two countries without multiple transfers

The Independent UK

Thai construction tycoon and engineers charged over deadly Bangkok high-rise collapse

The building, meant to house Thailand’s State Audit Office, was the only structure in the Southeast Asian country to collapse in the quake in neighbouring Myanmar, killing 92 people.

Euronews

Vietnam and Thailand upgrade relations to strategic partnership

Vietnam and Thailand have upgraded their ties to strategic partnership

The Independent UK

Everything we know about the British teen who went missing in Thailand before being arrested in Georgia

It is understood Bella could be sent to Georgia’s only female prison, the controversial Prison No. 5

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Reuters: Arrest warrants issued following deadly Bangkok skyscraper collapse

It was the only skyscraper to collapse during tremors caused by a massive 7.7 magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar

The Guardian - UK

British teenager Bella Culley held in Georgia on drug charges

Eighteen-year-old great-granddaughter of late Labour MP Frank Cook faces potential life sentence if found guilty

Bangkok Post

Thai Student Awarded Global Youth Action Fund 2025 for Transforming Hotel Waste into Humanitarian Aid

Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding…

International Business Times UK

Bella May Culley: British Teen 'Missing' in Thailand Found Arrested in Georgia for Drug Smuggling

Bella May Culley, 18, vanished in Thailand and reappeared in Georgia, where she was arrested for smuggling cannabis. Now facing up to life in prison, her case has sparked global concern and raised questions about her sudden travels and business ties.

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Teen Who Went Missing In Thailand Shows Up Allegedly Pregnant After Being Accused Of Smuggling

A nursing student disappeared in Thailand in early May — and has now reappeared, claiming she is pregnant after getting caught smuggling illegal substances.

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Sugar Prices Fall on the Outlook for a Global Sugar Surplus

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.12 (-0.66%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -4.50 (-0.88%). Sugar prices today are under pressure on the outlook for a global sugar surplus. Consultant Datagro said today that it projects a 2025/26 global sugar...

Total Film

Thailand's record-breaking hit with an almost perfect Rotten Tomatoes score is getting an English-language remake

It was one of the best movies of 2024

The Independent UK

British teenager reported missing in Thailand found detained in Georgia on drug smuggling charges

Bella May Culley, 18, from Billingham, Co Durham, was filmed by local media walking into a court in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi in handcuffs

Evening Standard

British teenager facing years in Georgia jail accused of 'smuggling cannabis’ claims she is pregnant

Bella May Culley, 18, who reportedly vanished while on holiday in Thailand, allegedly carried 13 kilos of drugs into Eastern Europe

Euronews

Bangkok officials end search operation at skyscraper that collapsed after earthquake

The high-rise building, meant to be the new office for the State Audit Office, was the only building in Bangkok that collapsed following the 28 March earthquake in Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

Similan Islands closed to tourists due to severe weather

Thailand’s Similan Islands National Park are temporarily closed to tourists on Monday and Tuesday due to severe summer storms and strong winds affecting the area.

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