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Thailand plans to regulate, limit cryptocurrency payment for goods, services
The Finance Ministry, Bank of Thailand, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have agreed to a plan to regulate and limit the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of paying for goods and services, to prevent such transactions from affecting Thailand’s financial stability and economic system, pending public hearings on the matter.
SOURCE – Thai PBS World
Tens of thousands of drivers in Bangkok face fines for encroaching onto the zebra crossing
Bangkok’s Thonglor traffic police plan to notify over 25,000 motorists and motorcyclists, who were caught by surveillance cameras encroaching on zebra crossings at the Asoke-Sukhumvit intersection, to pay their fines.
SOURCE – Thai PBS World
Cannabis, hemp greenlighted to be decriminalized in Thailand, recreational use remains banned
Thailand’s Narcotics Control Board today (Tuesday) endorsed the Ministry of Public Health’s drafted announcement on decriminalizing cannabis and hemp, by removing the two plants from Category 5 of the drug list, which will pave the way for their legal cultivation.
SOURCE – Thai PBS World
Covid to be declared endemic by year’s end in Thailand
The Public Health Ministry plans to declare Covid-19 an endemic disease by the end of this year, using its own criteria and with or without World Health Organization confirmation.
SOURCE – The Bangkok Post
Test and Go Thailand a boost for Thai tourism
Following an improvement in Thai tourism during the festive season in December, the industry faced a rocky start to the New Year due to the rise of Omicron, the highly transmissible Covid 19 variant and the suspension of the Thailand Pass.
SOURCE – The Bangkok Post – Pattaya News
The Phuket Sandbox News Report
Scathing Phuket hospitel report spurs action
Phuket officials have launched a public relations offensive after a scathing report about the state of the Hotel Isolation quarantine in effect in Phuket was published by journalist Jonathan Miller, famous for being the first foreign correspondent to interview King Vajiralongkorn after he was crowned King of Thailand.
Foreigner shot at Patong resort
Patong Police have confirmed the arrest of a Thai man for shooting a foreign man at a resort in Patong in the early hours of this morning (Jan 26).
Phuket Immigration: COVID Visa Extensions until Mar 25, all other visas roll back to pre-COVID times
Phuket Immigration has confirmed that COVID Visa extensions will continue to be provided through to Mar 25, but that extensions to stay for foreigners on Non-Immigrant visas will no longer be automatically issued. Instead, the requirements will now roll back to pre-COVID conditions.
SOURCE – The Phuket News – The Thaiger News – Phuket Xtra
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