Todd Ruiz - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/rss/517535/feed Todd Ruiz first reported from the front lines in Afghanistan in late 2001 and then worked at newspapers in Los Angeles after earning a degree in Journalism. He's covered news, politics and culture in Thailand and Southeast Asia for 15 years as a reporter and newsroom managing editor. His work spans topics from human rights to underground music. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png Todd Ruiz - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com Thailand’s cannabis industry is lawyering up as the cabinet weighs a bill to roll back legal weed, which industry insiders say is propelled by political calculation rather than sound public health policy. While the cabinet did not take up the Cannabis and Hemp Act at its weekly meeting on Tuesday, entrepreneurs, producers and cannabis advocates forecast grave economic harm and a storm of litigation should lawmakers adopt the proposed regulations, which in present form, would ban recreational... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3251843/thai-government-could-face-thousands-lawsuits-it-seeks-ban-recreational-cannabis-use?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3251843/thai-government-could-face-thousands-lawsuits-it-seeks-ban-recreational-cannabis-use?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Feb 2024 09:35:12 +0000 Thai government could face ‘thousands’ of lawsuits as it seeks to ban recreational cannabis use It didn’t take long for the aliens to reveal themselves. Thailand’s first UFO music festival hadn’t even started when a shimmering vessel sailed through the twilight sky over a hilltop that’s become a transdimensional conduit for representatives of a galaxy-spanning alien federation. At least that’s the fast-held belief of those who trek to Khao Kala, where devotees believe an ancient stargate makes such encounters possible. As the sun dipped towards the sugar cane-field horizon on January 12,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3249062/thailand-hosts-ufo-music-festival-city-cult-claims-area-51-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3249062/thailand-hosts-ufo-music-festival-city-cult-claims-area-51-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Jan 2024 07:54:54 +0000 Thailand hosts UFO music festival in city that sect claims is ‘Area 51 of Asia’