Thailand

With 2 weeks to go before the election of Bangkok's new governor, the Election Commission has launched a campaign to urge the public to vote and trucks with loudspeakers are travelling all 50 districts; it is the first governor's election in 9 years

Justin Bieber will bring his Justice World Tour to Bangkok on November 6, with tickets going on sale yesterday from 2.500 ($73) to 16.500 baht ($482)

Though international refugee laws forbid the return of people where their lives may be in danger, Thailand has sent back home thousands of people who fled violence by Myanmar’s military, according to interviews with refugees, aid groups, Thai authorities

Phuket's Soi Dog Foundation plans to give a $250.000 grant to a clinic in Poland for Ukrainian pets whose owners fled the Russian invasion

Almost half of Thais have used cannabis products in the past two years, while about 62% say they are interested in consuming such products in the next 12 months, according to market research and data analysis company YouGov

The country plans to dam a branch of the Salween River to provide the necessary water to farmers in 27 provinces who are expected to benefit from the project, but communities upriver are united in their opposition

The 2022-2027 smoke-free project has 6 pillars: consumption regulation, awareness of harmful effects, assistance for quitters, disclosure of tobacco product contents, ban on smoking in public places and tobacco tax reform with fight against illegal sales

Customs and livestock officials are now in service with dogs trained to sniff out pork meat that might be smuggled across the border

McDonald's Thailand will offer a special Thai-style ice cream sundae with chilli paste and pork thread until April 5, in a collaboration with famous Thai sauce company Deksomboon

The Phuket zoo, described by animal rights activists as 'a great spectacle of human cruelty', closed its doors not because of petitions but because of economic problems; the animals must now be relocated, with further financial and logistical difficulties

In Chiang Mai, the top of the country's highest mountain has been filled with tents of tourists who have chosen the mountains to celebrate the New Year's holiday in connection with nature