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Drug Scare in Bangkok School Misuse of over-the-counter cough suppressants at a Bangkok school is raising apprehension about public education on drug use and the value of controls on drug sales by pharmacies. About 80 students, most of them in Prathom 4 and 5 (Grade 4 and 5), at Wat Tha Phra school in Bangkok [...]

Seizure of Suspected Speed Sellers Thai Police have seized another 1.6 million methamphetamine tablets at a residence on Theparak Road in the latest of a succession of concentrated efforts against drug sellers which started on Thursday. Samrong Nua police searched a house on the Ban Rom Pho 2 estate and found the speed tablets along [...]

Drugs, Drugs, Drugs, Two Arrested Two men, alleged to be members of a gang linked to alleged drugs kingpin Wei Sia Kang are under arrest for possessing a large quantity of illicit drugs, including heroin, valued at more than 500 million baht. The two suspects are named Arthit (also known as Tee) Sae Tao, 26, [...]

Tobacco Sellers Harassed by Activists Hundreds of anti-smoking activists are protesting outside Tabinfo Asia 2009 at Impact Arena, in Bangkok. The tobacco industry exposition in has drawn 3,000 participants from around the globe. It has also drawn widespread denunciation for its promotion of smoking throughout Asia. Around 650 people on behalf of students, professionals, academics [...]

New Drug Task Force to Take Fight to Northern Provinces The Thai government is creating a new drug control force linking civilians and law enforcement to boost the fight against drug smuggling near the border. The new force would operate in perimeter provinces such as Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, which are main routes for [...]

Pomegranates Conceal Contraband Thai Police have confiscated 142,000 methamphetamine tablets, known as yaba, four kilogrammes of heroin and another two kilograms of crystal meth in the northernThai province of Phrae on Thursday. Police released a statement that a 10-wheel truck loaded with pomegranates from Chiang Rai overturned in Phrae’s Song district. The truck driver, Montri [...]

First Ever Positive Results of An AIDS Vaccine Resulting data from an Aids vaccine trial conducted in Thailand was given to scientists on Tuesday for the first time, confirming the trial vaccine as only being partially effective against the HIV virus but still a step in the right direction. Volunteer patients who received the vaccine [...]

Drug Traffickers Feel the Heat Thai Police have placed under arrest nine suspected drug traders, including several foreigners, in separate incidents in Bangkok, Suphan Buri and Trang. Seized were about a ton of marijuana and more than 60,000 amphetamine pills. According to Deputy national police chief Chumpol Manmai, Phoon Ken Huat, 26, a Malaysian man, [...]

Guns Seized, Six Arrested Thai Police are investigating the criminal backgrounds of six drug suspects arrested for carrying war weapons and illegal drugs in the vicinity of the home of Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul. Bangkok Metropolitan Police chief Worapong Chiewpreecha said the examination would focus on locating the source of the weapons and examining the [...]