by Teuvo Tuomi | May 9, 2024 | Business, Crime, Health, News, Thailand
Thailand will re-list cannabis as a narcotic by year-end, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. After becoming one of the first countries in Asia to decriminalize its recreational use, the domestic retail sector for marijuana has been booming in Thailand, with...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 7, 2023 | Laos, Economy, Thailand, Travel
81% of the 5th Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge Project has already been completed, including 69% of the bridge and 93% of related facilities. The bridge should be operational by the end of 2024. The project started in August 2019, funded by a 1.38 billion (USD 39 million)...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 3, 2023 | ASEAN, Finland, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Technology, Thailand
Singapore has been in the top five of the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking for several years, ending up third this year. The island nation excels in technology and the regulatory, capital, and technological frameworks. Finland was once again placed among the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 23, 2023 | News, Thailand
Pheu Thai’s candidate Srettha Thavisin has been named Thailand’s 30th prime minister, ending the nearly 100-day political deadlock. The former real-estate tycoon received 482 votes in the joint parliamentary sitting, higher than the required 374 votes. Against votes...
