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A court in western Japan on Monday rejected claims for damages from the state by three same-sex couples, ruling that not recognising same-sex marriage in the country does not violate the constitution, in a blow to gay rights activists.

Most households in the Northeast plan to plant cannabis to eat or sell, but won’t smoke it, according to an opinion survey by Khon Kaen University.

The father of Deputy Education Minister Kanokwan Vilawan has surrendered to face corruption charges related to alleged encroachment in the Khao Yai National Park, a spokesman of the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) said on Tuesday.

Governor Chadchart Sittipunt unveiled the steps he will take to tackle the capital’s chronic air pollution problem at Tuesday’s online seminar titled “Bangkok Air Pollution: Policy, Civil Society and Business”.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the eighth International Day of Yoga by saying that yoga brings peace to society. He was in Mysuru in Karnataka on Tuesday for the celebrations.

A forensic doctor and toxicologist has called on the government to hold a referendum on whether marijuana use should be fully free or should be controlled, warning that its side-effects could be fatal.

Providers of the GrabBike motorcycle taxi service have until July 15 to register their bikes as public transport vehicles, Grab Thailand announced on Monday.

Private bus operators will reduce services by 80 per cent from July 1 due to the high fuel price while the state-run interprovincial bus operator, Transport Company, vowed to keep operating at the same price.

A 23-year-old soldier in Udon Thani was caught on Monday red-handed as he was trying to sell off one of the two gold necklaces worth 127,400 baht that he had allegedly snatched.

The price of diesel will be maintained at 34.94 baht per litre despite the surge in global oil prices, the Oil Fuel Fund’s Executive Committee said on Monday.

Drivers said the Khmer-style vehicle is better for tourists, because it can carry up to four people, and offers much better views for tourists.

The Thai Cycling Association has banned for a year a cyclist who pushed and bumped other competitors and left one person severely injured during an event over the weekend.

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The first cat-to-human transmission of Covid-19 was documented in a Prince of Songkla University study and published in the June 6 edition of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal.

Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) invite the public to learn how to save electricity through a short video clip, which can be viewed at facebook pages of the three electrical authorities. Viewers could also win special gifts.

After more than 20 years of trying, the Commerce Ministry finally succeeded in negotiating a free trade pact with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul presided over “Thailand Moving Together: Hug, Eat, Fly, Travel, Live Together” meet and greet session and hosted a public hearing with operators in tourism and transport sectors examining ways to make the transition to the endemic phrase of Covid-19, allowing increasing numbers of tourists to enter the kingdom.

The Royal Thai Army has revoked its order prohibiting all military units from shopping on Lazada and keeping Lazada delivery trucks out of military complexes, deputy spokesman Colonel Sirichan Ngathong said.

The baht opened at 35.32 to the US dollar on Tuesday, weakening from Monday’s close of 35.30.

Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday (June 21) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 1,714 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, three of whom have arrived in Thailand from abroad.

Dmitry Muratov, the co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and the editor of one of Russia's last major independent newspapers, auctioned off his Nobel medal on Monday for a record $103.5 million to aid children displaced by the war in Ukraine.

Republican Eric Greitens, who is seeking a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri, released a campaign ad on Monday depicting him and a group of armed men going hunting for "RINOS," or "Republicans in name only" - prompting social media platforms to flag or take down the video.

Israelis voiced mixed feelings on Monday after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid agreed to dissolve parliament.