Is the sky falling on Thailand’s nascent cannabis industry? Not according to some of its biggest players.  After the votes were counted Sunday, cannabis entrepreneurs were even more confident that the future of weed is green, with most saying the outcome gave them more confidence that much-needed regulation will be rational and reasonable under a…https://ouo.io/YlSm90

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra conceded last night that the popularity of upstart progressive party Move Forward prevailed in the election in a post-mortem of the second-place showing of the movement he’s led directly or indirectly for over two decades. Addressing fans in a livestream, the Clubhouse-loving fugitive Pheu Thai Party founder congratulated all newly…https://ouo.io/bFLOEN

A female activist said she was physically assaulted by a famous Thai filmmaker yesterday on the sidelines of a large cultural event.  Rukchanok “Ice” Srinork, a well-known pro-democracy activist, said she filed a complaint against Yuthalert “Tom” Sippapak, the director of numerous blockbusters including Killer Tattoo, Buppha Ratree and Krasue Valentine. Rukchanok, 27, wrote last…https://ouo.io/HmEU5tE

Festival fans will have only 72 hours next month to acquire Wonderfruit tickets next month, at least before they’re left to the mercy of scalpers and Viagogo. Festival organizers announced early this evening that the 72-hour window, meant to limit attendance – though simply capping tickets sales would do the same – will begin at…https://ouo.io/aonQef

Fuck your PowerPoints. Fuck your phone. Look on the fucking positive side because a foul-mouthed comedian-guru known for hilarious self-help videos is coming to pass on his unique form of laugh therapy later this month in Bangkok. South African funnyman Mahsood Boomgaard, who’s become known for dispensing unconventionally demotivating advice (“Do less! It is much…https://ouo.io/2dmwfM

The parks department is seeking a long overdue bump in the salaries of park rangers to kick in Oct. 1. Attapol Charoenshata, acting chief of national parks, said today that a formal letter was sent to the finance ministry asking for 13,000-plus ranger salaries to be increased from THB9,000 to THB11,000 per month. Though it…https://ouo.io/dEiKsB3

A mood for change is in the air, and for one cop, it should start with his hair. Six years after all cops were required to get identical haircuts, Thirawat Panyatammakul of the Royal Thai Police is encouraging his fellow officers to post photos of their preferred hairstyles in an effort to reassert control over…https://ouo.io/95alLc

Scattered complaints of vote buying, malfeasance and abuse of power led what amounted to nearly 170 election-related complaints, the Election Commission said Monday. Commissioners Ittipon Boonprakong and Saewang Boonmee summarized the conduct of Sunday’s general election, reporting that there had only been 168 complaints of misconduct. On Election Day, 24 were cases of torn ballots,…https://ouo.io/a4Qx6V5

In his first speech since last night’s upset win for his upstart political party, Pita Limjaroenrat struck a confident note in his ability to form a ruling coalition and vowed to move forward with its plans to reform Thailand – including the monarchy. Pita laid out an alliance with six opposition parties including Pheu Thai,…https://ouo.io/dqwEjH

Days after claiming it had rectified a problem with about 100 mismarked ballots and guaranteeing it wouldn’t happen again, the Election Commission is again telling people to believe it has fixed a much larger problem less than 48 hours before polls open. In addition to the 100 erroneous ballots, the postal service brought to light…https://ouo.io/VWYE89