T.i.T.

Thailand Mulls To Cut Tax On Luxury Goods Bernama

for upcoming tourist season

Thailand may need fresh funds to keep rice scheme going MSN Money

expect a tax hike

Los Angeles To Host First-Ever Annual Thai Food Festival Neon Tommy

Thai food in western countries is modified to western taste. Not the real Thai

Thai Government Seriously Considers Legalizing Kratom
(And Why...) Brendan Kiley

There's been an overkill of this headline in the media
The tree is a member of the coffee trees with minor opioid effects lasting for short periods. Outlawed in Thailand 70 years ago as it was cutting into the governments opium trade.
SPIEGEL:ONLINE has an article worth reading:

'This Is Working': Portugal, 12 Years after Decriminalizing DrugsBy Wiebke Hollersen

Thailand Starts 'Countdown' for Oscar Race Variety

Rihanna Sparks Sex Show Investigation: Arrests Imminent, Says Thailand's Tourism Minister - Phuket Wan →phuketwan.com

Latest Arrests of people involved in illegal sex shows on Phuket are imminent, a senior Thailand minister says after Rihanna exposes denigration of women and abuse of animals.