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Thai authorities have uncovered more concerning details around a case involving the abduction and extortion of five Chinese businessmen from a hotel in Bangkok...
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Where are the world’s top 100 beaches? And how many are in Thailand? Well, Thailand scored 3 of the world’s Top 100 beaches. Two...
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Thailand’s tourism landscape in March 2024 showss Bangkok as the leading destination for both domestic and foreign travellers. That’s according to the Ministry of...
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The construction of a new international airport in Phang Nga province is set to begin in 2027, according to Airports of Thailand. The new...
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There’s no let-up in Chiang Mai’s air pollution, with wildfires continuing to exacerbate the problem in recent days. According to a Bangkok Post report,...
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Not all foreigners in Thailand are behaving badly, despite what it may seem like some days… A kind-hearted American is giving away free motorbike...
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The director of Airports of Thailand wants to see Suvarnabhumi on a list of the world’s top 50 airports by next year. Kirati Kijmanawat...
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A summons has been issued for suspended deputy national police chief, Surachate Hakparn, along with 4 other suspended police officers. The Bangkok Post reports...
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A human rights lawyer currently serving time in prison on charges arising from his political activism has been given another 2 year prison term....
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Amnesty International claims Thailand’s human rights record remains “dismal”, as it urged the government to drop all charges against child protesters. In a report...
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Thailand has joined 17 other countries whose citizens are being held hostage in Gaza to call for their immediate release. Again. Yesterday, April 25,...
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The travel website Agoda has reported a jump in searches for Thailand among Japanese holidaymakers. As Japan’s Golden Week holiday approaches, Thailand’s rise in...
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A private hospital in Bangkok, the Vibharam Hospital, has been fined 100,000 baht for refusing to treat a critically injured patient who later died...
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Police on Koh Samui have arrested a Russian man for alleged assault and possession of illegal weapons. It’s understood Bophut Police were acting on...
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Furious social media users have criticised the lax enforcement of road traffic laws after a Bangkok taxi struck a man using a pedestrian crossing....
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The Thai government has confirmed that visa-free entry for Russian tourists, which was due to expire at the end of this month, will be...
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An elderly Swiss man has been critically injured and remains in a coma following a road traffic accident in Pattaya. 73 year old Andreas...
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The Thai PM has met with Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali to discuss Thailand potentially hosting the Grand Prix. Srettha Thavisin met with Mr...
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The former deputy national police chief, who has been temporarily suspended, has accused the Thai PM of an abuse of power and “malfeasance”. The...
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Police in Bangkok have arrested a French woman they suspect was involved in a plot to kidnap the daughter of a Thai businesswoman. Pansa...
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Thailand’s deputy police chief, Surachate Hakparn (aka. Big Joke), has been suspended as an investigation into a gambling website and money laundering continues. Kitrat...
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Forest fires that broke out on Chiang Mai’s Doi Suthep mountain have now been extinguished, according to the governor. The fires broke out just...
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A Chinese man, embarrassed by the behaviour of two Chinese women unknown to him, has coughed up for their restaurant bill after the two...
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As Thailand’s tourist tsars seem hellbent on weaponising Songkran as an annual tourist money spinner, the extended Songkran holiday has certainly generated at least...
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The authorities in Thailand continue to crack down on foreign criminals operating businesses illegally, using Thai nominees, lacking work permits, overstaying and “stealing” Thai...
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Police in Pattaya have arrested a Thai man who threatened people with a ‘real’ gun during the Songkran celebrations. According to a report from...
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Five out of six people travelling in a passenger minivan fell ill and lost consciousness due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Nation Thailand reports...
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A Japanese man has died after he jumped from a Bangkok hotel, landing on a car parked below. Khaosod English reports that at around...
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A foreign tourist has died after drowning in a Bangkok canal while celebrating Songkran. Nation Thailand reports that the tourist’s body was recovered from the...
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Two flights that left Thailand for Tel Aviv yesterday were forced to turn back, landing at Suvarnabhumi amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran....
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A Thai woman has been stabbed to death in London, with police criticised for their slow response to concerns for her welfare. Kamonnan Thiamphanit,...
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A couple from the Philippines has been arrested in Bangkok, accused of shipping 10 kilograms of dried cannabis to Manila. It’s alleged the couple...
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A 23 year old British backpacker, Joseph William Kershaw, was detained by authorities along the Ao Nang boardwalk after he stripped naked in front...
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Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a popular celebrity chef and the son of a famous Spanish actor, has started his trial for the murder of Colombian...
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A woman who was filmed vaping while on a plane will be charged, according to Chiang Rai airport authorities. The authorities at Mae Fah...
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The Thai PM has made another unannounced visit to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), his third surprise visit this year. Nation Thailand reports that PM Srettha...
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A Thai Airways pilot has taken to social media to discuss the severity of Chiang Mai’s air pollution, saying it had the potential to...
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A British man who was too drunk to unlock the gate to his Pattaya home impaled himself after trying to climb over it. The...
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A group of foreigners, accused of touching a whale shark’s tail while diving in Phang Nga’s Mu Ko Surin National Park, are to be...
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Hot, DAMN hot! The kingdom will face unprecedented temperatures this month, according to data from the Thai Meteorological Department. The TMD has issued an...
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Officers from Krabi Immigration have arrested a British man and a British woman for working illegally at a nightclub in Ao Nang. The Phuket...
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Security measures are being tightened at Bangkok’s Don Mueang as the airport expects a surge in passenger numbers over the Songkran holiday. More than...
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A Hong Kong Airlines flight that took off from Bangkok en route to Hong Kong was forced to turn back to Suvarnabhumi due to...
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An Australian man who was rescued from drowning at Pattaya Beach remains in a coma. The incident happened shortly after 3.00am yesterday, April 1....
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All the Thai airlines are currently recording a massive uptick in passengers as locals and foreign tourists take to the Thai skies again. The...
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Alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking will be banned in Chiang Mai’s designated water splashing areas during the Songkran holiday. We’d guess you can put...
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The southern province of Krabi is facing a water crisis due to a prolonged lack of rain, with officials having to implement water rationing...
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A Thai woman has filed a police report against her Austrian husband, claiming he physically assaulted her. The 53 year old woman, named only...
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An unnamed source says Thailand’s deputy national police chief may be arrested if he fails to report to police for a third time. Surachate...
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Don’t fall for offers of being fast-tracked through airport Immigration say officials… there’s no such service. A senior official from Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has...
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Thai and Indian officials have agreed to increase the frequency of flights between both countries, according to a press release from the Thai government....
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Thailand has taken a significant step towards becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to recognise same-sex marriage. Yesterday, March 27, the lower House...
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A Norwegian man and his Thai fiancée, who lost their savings to pickpockets in Bangkok, have turned to social media in an attempt to...
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An off-duty police officer who killed a Bangkok ophthalmologist after speeding through a zebra crossing on a Ducati big bike has been ordered to...
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69 individual small packages! A Nigerian man has been arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport after he was found to have swallowed 69 lumps of...
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A recently-divorced man has died after shooting himself in the Bangkok hospital where his ex-wife works. According to a Bangkok Post report, 46 year...
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As Thailand’s tourism industry roars back to full speed, and attracting many new nationalities to the Land of Smiles, there has been a noticeable...
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Thailand’s Transport Ministry says it’s considering new measures to address a raft of complaints about taxis after a huge number of complaints in a...
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A billboard ad, paid for by the Tinder dating app, has triggered a women’s right group in the northeast of the country. The group’s...
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A Hong Kong citizen has been arrested in Phuket for working illegally as a tour guide on the island. The arrest came as police...
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The Department of Employment says it’s seeing an increase in the number of Chinese and Indian nationals working illegally in positions reserved for Thai...
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The Thai PM has transferred the national police chief and his famous deputy, amid an internal dispute within the senior ranks of the Royal...
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Two coach drivers have been killed and 44 passengers injured after the bus they were on slammed into a steel pole holding a road...
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And so it continues… Another foreigner is in trouble with the Thai authorities, this time a Russian woman who allegedly kicked an 8-month pregnant...
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The Thai PM has refused to declare the northern province of Chiang Mai a disaster zone, saying doing so would negatively impact tourism. The...
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Foreigners in Thailand can expect increased scrutiny from the authorities in the wake of several high-profile criminal cases. Khaosod English reports that police have...
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Police in Pattaya have arrested a US national, wanted for allegedly running an illegal property business in Phuket and Surat Thani provinces. The 58...
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Thirteen sailors have been injured after a Thai Navy warship accidentally fired at another docked frigate. The incident happened at the Sattahip Naval base...
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In an ever-growing list, officials are investigating 9 more Phuket companies to determine if Thai nominees are being used to get around the law...
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Not the former prime minister Thaksin… we’ll get to him in a moment. But first, the current Thai PM, Srettha Thavisin, is heading to...
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There’s been a purge to arrest people working in Thailand without a work permit. Now, this… Police, acting on a tip-off that a foreign...
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One of Thailand’s low-cost airlines is facing accusations of discrimination after a wheelchair passenger was refused boarding. The Department of Empowerment of Persons with...
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Thailand’s tourism officials are hopeful this year’s Songkran holiday will generate 24.4 billion baht in revenue. The Tourism Authority of Thailand says the 5...
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After being lumped into the list of ‘worst’ airports around Asia last week, the Thai government is keen to promote a latest list from...
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Police in Bangkok have arrested a Chinese man for allegedly stealing from a fellow passenger on a flight from India to BKK. The suspect,...
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Six Thai airlines plan to add extra flights to their schedules during next month’s Songkran holiday. The carriers have all requested permission from the...
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A Swiss man accused of a violent attack on a Thai woman in a Trang shopping centre has been barred from leaving the kingdom....
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The Thai government has questioned the authority of a UK publisher that included Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports in a list of the worst...
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A report from the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand shows that an average of 7 women a day are sexually assaulted in the...
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A Swiss retiree accused of a violent assault on a Thai woman has rejected a bail offer from his former wife. And police say...
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Police on Koh Pha Ngan have officially arrested an American woman after it was found she was running a nursery/child care facility without permission....
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Police in the southern province of Trang have arrested a Swiss man for a violent assault that left a 58 year old Thai woman...
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Officials in Bangkok are ramping up safety measures ahead of next month’s Songkran holiday, with increased use of AI and security cameras. City Hall...
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A Thai woman has been hospitalised with serious injuries, including a broken nose, after being attacked by a Swiss man in southern Thailand. The...
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An international animal welfare organisation is criticising Thailand for the captive breeding of elephants for use as tourist attractions. Nick Stewart, Global Campaigns Director...
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Police in Bangkok have had to intervene in a scuffle involving around 20 transgender women from the Philippines and 4 Thai ladyboys. Nation Thailand...
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A power outage at Krabi International Airport at the weekend resulted in several flight cancellations and hundreds of stranded passengers. Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit...
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Six Thai airlines have agreed to lay on an extra 38 domestic flights during the Songkran holiday, to address the issue of expensive airfares....
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Police at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport have arrested a Chinese national attempting to smuggle 3 kilos of heroin in baby formula containers. Phanurat Lakboon from...
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The Thai tourism minister says a total of 5,981,234 international visitors arrived in the kingdom between January 1 and February 25. Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol estimates...
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Officials in the southern province of Songkhla have issued a warning about the presence of the stinging Portuguese man-of-war. The jellyfish-like creature has been...
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Wildfires have devasted around 30,000 rai of forest land across 3 Chiang Mai districts, according to the National News Bureau of Thailand. The fires...
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Tourism operators are calling for reciprocal visa-free entry between India and Thailand, similar to the recently-introduced arrangement between the kingdom and China. The vice-president...
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A joint operation is underway between Thailand and the US to search and remove hazardous material from the sunken Navy frigate, HTMS Sukhothai. The...
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Thai PM Srettha Thavisin has paid a second unannounced visit to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi and expressed disappointment with his findings. The PM posted that he’d...
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A policeman has gone on the rampage in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, stabbing two women. One of the women has died....
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Police in Samut Prakan, just south of Bangkok, have charged 22 people after a group of teenagers blocked a road in order to race...
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Two students died and 13 other people were injured after a truck ploughed into a checkpoint in the southern province of Songkhla. Wissanu Tongsai,...
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Police in Pattaya are investigating the death of a 72 year old Dutch man, whose body was discovered at his condo on Tuesday evening,...
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Specifically Phang Nga. The former president of the Tourism Council of Phang Nga says the southern province is enjoying a bumper high season, thanks...
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Police in Pattaya have arrested a man on suspicion of the attempted rape and robbery of a Chinese tourist. A 41 year old Thai...
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The Thai PM has confirmed that the current visa exemption being offered to tourists from Kazakhstan will be extended. Srettha Thavisin says visa-free entry...
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But is there anything they can do? Probably not. Thailand’s transport minister says he’s responding to complaints about the high cost of domestic flights...
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Officials in Bangkok are showing off their new bridge over the Chao Phraya River, known as the second Rama IX bridge. It runs alongside...
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Thailand’s health minister Cholnan Srikaew has confirmed the current legal hours for alcohol sales will remain unchanged, despite a push to change the long-running...
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A Mongolian man has been arrested after trying to smuggle protected wild animals out of Thailand. The unnamed man was detained at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi...
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The Corrections Department says the release on parole of Thaksin Shinawatra is in line with the law. The department issued a statement to clarify...
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National Park officials are to take legal action against a tour boat company after one of their boats tied up to a coral reef...
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Thailand continues to move closer to enshrining marriage equality in law, according to a report from the National News Bureau of Thailand. The Bill...
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The government is introducing a medical coverage scheme for tourists on holiday in the kingdom, Nation Thailand reports. Foreign visitors will receive coverage of...
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Police in Bangkok are seeking two Scottish men in connection with the murder of a Burmese businessman on Tuesday, February 13. The three were...
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The body of a British man who went missing while kayaking in the southern province of Surat Thani has been recovered. Rescuers located the...
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The Thai singer, Lisa, a member of the hugely popular South Korean band Blackpink, will join the case of The White Lotus. The popular...
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Hot, damn hot! Even hotter than the hot season last year. The Thai Meteorological Department says many parts of the kingdom will see higher...
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In what will come as a surprise to nobody, Thaksin Shinawatra will soon be released on parole, without having spent a single night behind...
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The Chinese New Year holiday has brought 13.3% more foreign tourists to the kingdom, according to Thailand’s tourism ministry. Tourism minister Sudawan Wangsuphakitkoson says...
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Officials searching for a missing British tourist, who fell into the Ratchaprapha Reservoir in the Ban Ta Khun district of Surat Thani, are using...
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The Department of Revenue will collect tax on foreign-sourced income from this year, including income from overseas employment or rental income. Whilst there has...
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A search is underway for a British tourist who fell from a kayak and disappeared in a Surat Thani reservoir. The incident happened at...
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Well, kite-surfing actually. An 8 year old boy has become the youngest person ever to kite-dsurf across the Gulf of Thailand. Thanawat “Shane” Promwaen...
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A Canadian man is in police custody in Chiang Mai after opening an emergency exit door on a Thai Airways flight as it was...
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Thailand’s Immigration Bureau is preparing for a surge in foreign arrivals over Chinese New Year, with particular attention being paid to the automatic biometrics...
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“I believe that North Korea not only has disciplined people, but also maintains traditional culture and traditions.” Thailand’s education minister is facing criticism after...
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Thailand’s Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew say the a revised version of the Cannabis & Hemp Control Bill is set to be presented at...
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The Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday its intention to pursue legal action against any current or former military members implicated in the illicit trade...
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Nothing screams “I’ve been backpacking in Thailand” quite like a pair of elephant pants. Except now, it seems those elephant-patterned trousers so beloved of...
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The Thai PM has carried out a “surprise” visit to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, to check how passenger procedures are working (or not). (His ‘surprise’...
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A 69 year old British man has died in Pattaya after falling from the window of his hotel room. The Pattaya News reports that...
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A new hotel boasts Thailand’s highest glass skywalk, offering a 360-degree view at the stunning Samet Nangshe on Phang Nga Bay, in southern Thailand....
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The extension of 30 day visa-free tourism, to 90 days, is back in the news again. Tourism officials are requesting visa-free stays to be...
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The Royal Thai Police are introducing more options for testing drunk drivers, including more timely hospital testing. The new measures were endorsed by the...
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There has been a significant rise in online searches for Thailand in China, since both countries signed a reciprocal visa waiver agreement. Google Trends...
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A Swiss man who reported his Thai wife as missing has admitted to strangling her. The 53 year old, named only as “Roland”, claims...
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A feasibility study for a “second Phuket airport” (to be located in Phang Nga) is going ahead, according to a Nation Thailand report. Transport...
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Signed, sealed, delivered. The Thai and Chinese governments have signed a reciprocal visa waiver agreement, aimed at boosting tourism between both countries. Thai PM...
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A British man has died after his parachute failed to open after he jumped from a building in Pattaya. 33 year old Nathy Odinson...
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The State Railway of Thailand will soon introduce a new service all the way between Bangkok and the Laotian capital Vientiane. Trials of the...
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Two French men have been arrested in Thailand and France on suspicion of selling fake ID cards online. The Thai authorities say the men...
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Come here kitty, kitty… Residents in Pattaya have filed a police complaint about a foreign national keeping two lions as pets. One of the...
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There were long queues of passengers at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday after a breakdown in the immigration biometrics system. The whole affair started around...
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Thai tourism officials are banking on a million foreign arrivals over the Chinese New Year holiday next month. This year, the holiday falls between...
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Come on, just one more try. Thai immigration officials say the online website for 90-day reporting has been “revamped” and expats should give it...
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BREAKING: Pita Limcharoenrat, former Move Forward Party leader and aspirant Thai PM, thanked supporters after the Constitutional Court ruled that he didn’t violate the...
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The body of a rare leatherback turtle, caught in a fishing net, has been discovered on a Phang Nga beach. The female turtle was...
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A Thai woman could face a prison sentence or a stiff fine after her Indian friend took her pet lion for a car ride...
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Police looking for an Indian national suspected of killing and dismembering a Burmese man have enlisted the help of the Indian Embassy in Bangkok....
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Political activists plan to protest alleged preferential treatment of Thaksin Shinawatra, according to a Bangkok Post report. The convicted former PM will be eligible...
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While many expats would like to see it done away with completely, the 90-day reporting requirement is at least set to become upgraded. According...
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A container carrying 25 tonnes of frozen chicken has parted company with the truck it was loaded on to, plunging from an elevated motorway...
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If you are flying domestically in Thailand, a new rule means the name on your boarding pass must match exactly how it appears in...
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National Park officials are investigating new tiger footprints found in a forest in the southern province of Chumphon (about halfway from Bangkok to Phuket)....
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Thailand’s goal of becoming Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle hub could be one step closer after it was agreed that two mineral sites in Phang...
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The accommodation booking site Airbnb says Thailand was the most popular destination with Chinese tourists during the current winter season (December 2023 to February...
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Following a third fireworks factory explosion in just over 6 months, there are growing calls to overhaul the licencing laws of such facilities. Thai...
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Around 300 Thai Airways passengers found themselves stuck at Zurich airport in Switzerland, after the carrier postponed their planned flight to Bangkok. Not once...
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The Thai authorities have responded to speculation that Thaksin Shinawatra is staying in an “apartment”, insisting the convicted former PM remains in the Police...
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Another explosion at a fireworks factory in Thailand has killed all 23 employees at the facility in the central province of Suphan Buri, just...
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An off-duty police officer who killed a woman on a pedestrian crossing by ploughing into her on his motorbike has had his prison term...
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Two foreign tourists have provoked outrage after a photograph of them sunbathing at a Buddhist temple was shared online. According to a Nation Thailand...
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The governor of Bangkok says up to 50,000 people will work from home if air pollution in the capital reaches the Red Level and...
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Thai restaurant owners are calling on the government to relax the laws governing alcohol and to lift the ban on alcohol sales between the...
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The national parks “passport”, introduced by Thai officials so people can receive a stamp for each park visited, has sold out, thanks to the...
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Police in Bangkok have arrested a South Korean national believed to be leader of a drug smuggling network. The 29 year old, named only...
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Thailand has welcomed over 600,000 foreign visitors during the first week of 2024, with the Chinese topping the list for the first week of...
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Five police officers have been transferred following a huge raid on a nightclub in central Thailand that was serving nearly 500 underage drinkers. The...
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A section of Bangkok’s Pink Line railway that was damaged when a part of the conductor rail fell onto the road below will be...
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The Thai government’s decision to implement a bilateral visa waiver scheme with China from March 1 has been welcomed by the local aviation industry....
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Netizens in Malaysia are up in arms over a video that appears to show a Thai woman filling her Thai-registered car with Malaysian-subsidised fuel....
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The authorities have discovered 7.5 kilograms of heroin concealed in a seat cushion and heading for Australia. Khirisak Tantinawachai, commander-in-chief of the Narcotics Suppression...
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Airports of Thailand expects to welcome at least 8 million Chinese travellers this year, according to AoT director, Kirati Kijmanawat. From March 1, a...
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From March 1, Chinese citizens can enter Thailand without a visa. And the same privilege will be accorded to Thai travellers to China. The...
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What used to be known as the Seven Days of Danger has been “rebranded” to become “Seven Days for Campaigning for Safe Driving”. However,...
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A 14 year old boy, who allegedly carried out a shooting rampage at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon shopping centre last October, is to remain at...
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Thailand successfully wrapped up the year with just over 27 million tourists, aligning with earlier predictions by tourism stakeholders. The surge in arrivals was...
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Bangkok has topped a list of the world’s most visited cities, beating Paris into second place. According to a Nation Thailand report, both Phuket...
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We’ve heard it all before of course. Nevertheless, Thailand’s new national police chief has vowed to crack down on drunk drivers over the upcoming...
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Rescuers searching for two women, missing after a dive boat sank near the Surin Islands in off the Phang Nga coast, believe they may...
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Following several incidents in the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand, tourism operators are calling for more marine safety measures to be implemented. Eight...
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A fugitive, who remains on the run since he escaped custody in October, has been given a life sentence in absentia. Chavalit Thongduang was...
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Seven boats have sunk in the last 5 days, with eight people still missing following incidents in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman...
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A bus carrying 30 passengers has crashed in the southern province of Chumphon after the driver fell asleep at the wheel. This follows a...
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A Bangkok worker has died after a steel sheet fell on him at an MRT construction site. Nation Thailand reports that the unnamed man...
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Another turtle nest has been discovered at Khao Lampi-Hat Thai Mueang National Park, just north of Phuket in Phang Nga province. National park officers...
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In a recent incident off the shores of Pattaya, a tourist boat named Sea Beach capsized on Saturday evening, leaving 27 foreign tourists stranded,...
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One near Chiang Mai, the other just north of Phuket. Thailand will get two more international airports, to cope with an increase in both...
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The lower house of the Thai parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of 4 same-sex marriage bills in their first reading. Campaigners say Thailand’s...
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An Indian national has been arrested in the central province of Nonthaburi, northwest of Bangkok, for alleged loan shark activities. Following his arrest, immigration...
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The Thai government has reminded hospitals of their obligation in law to accept ALL emergency patients, including foreign tourists. A private hospital in Bangkok...
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Police in southern Thailand have arrested a Thai pickup driver and his cargo of 15 Bangladeshi workers, bound for Malaysia. The Bangkok Post reports...
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The Thai Cabinet has agreed to forward the marriage equality bill to the House of Representatives, according to the PM. Srettha Thavisin has been...
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Bangkok officials are rolling out a long list of safety measures that will be in force during New Year celebrations in the capital. The...
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Thailand’s national police chief says it’s too soon to determine the impact of extending closing time for nightlife venues. Since December 15, registered bars...
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A tourist from Ghana has been arrested in Chiang Mai after one man died and two others were injured in a drink-driving incident. Nation...
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The government could extend the number of zones where nightlife venues can remain open until 4am. So says Interior Minister Anutin Charvirakul, after inspecting...
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From today, nightlife venues in certain parts of Thailand can remain open until 4am. Bars and clubs in designated areas of Phuket, Bangkok, Chon...
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Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is warning nightlife venues that they must check the age of their customers by insisting patrons carry their ID cards...
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“He is a foreigner, has no relatives, we don’t know how to seek reimbursement of his medical bills. Why don’t you take him to...
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Thai cuisine has taken 17th place in a Taste Atlas list of the 100 Best Cuisines in the World, according to a Nation Thailand...
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A private hospital in Bangkok is facing charges after refusing to treat a Taiwanese tourist who subsequently died from his injuries. The tourist, named...
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An investigation is underway following the death of a critically injured tourist who was allegedly denied treatment by a private hospital in Bangkok. Nation...
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But only on January 1. The Thai government has confirmed that all bars and clubs in the kingdom can remain open until 6am on...
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But only at the BKK airport. Foreign nationals departing Thailand will be able to use automatic passport scanning machines at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport from...
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It’s turtle laying season and at least turtle has made their way to a Phang Nga Beach over the past week. National Park officials...
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A prisoner who escaped custody by fleeing a hospital where he’d had surgery for a penis infection has been recaptured. Earlier he had some...
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Interior minister Anutin Charnvirakul led a raid on a Bangkok pub on Saturday night, in which over 120 customers failed a drugs test. Thai...
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From December 15, nightlife venues in parts of Phuket, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Chon Buri and Koh Samui can remain open until 4am. Officially. The...
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Looking to drive around Thailand? Legally? Apart from getting a proper Thai license, or having a legal international license that is recognised in Thailand...
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Two Thai police officers who allegedly allowed a German tourist facing child sex charges to flee the country are to face disciplinary action. The...
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Vietnamese rice has been judged the world’s best, followed by rice from Cambodia and India. According to a Nation Thailand report, Vietnam took the...
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“99% of people on Soi Nana are not good.” Bloggers beware! Police in Bangkok say a Chinese influencer who posted “negative content” about the...
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Thailand is set to exceed its target of 27 million foreign arrivals this year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. However, it’s also...
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The reputation of the Thai education system is taking a hammering lately, with the latest findings showing 15 year old Thai students rank below...
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Footage of a Chinese tourist wearing the uniform of a Thai police officer is going viral on social media and caused a bit of...
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An inter-provincial bus transporting passengers from Bangkok to the southern province of Songkhla crashed into a tree in the early hours of this morning,...
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Thailand’s deputy national police chief, Surachate Hakparn, has ordered an investigation following allegations by a foreign media outlet that Thai police accepted a bribe...
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The chargé d’affaires at the Royal Thai Embassy in Beijing says he’s confident the temporary visa exemption for Chinese tourists will pay off given...
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Songkran, Thailand’s New Year holiday, is being given formal UNESCO recognition as a world intangible cultural heritage. Nation Thailand reports that the holiday will...
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The government’s proposal to abolish duty-free on arrival at Thailand’s airports has met with a lukewarm reception from Airports of Thailand. The airports operator...
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No news is not good news, say the government’s critics, with calls mounting for an update on the health of Thaksin Shinawatra. The convicted...
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Thailand’s education ministry has been tasked with improving English proficiency in the country after it was ranked “very low”. Thailand came in last place...
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand says the country is set to meet its target of 25 million overseas visitors by the end of 2023....
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The Thai government is considering a raft of measures aimed at boosting tourism, including transforming the kingdom into a duty-free mecca for foreign travellers....
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Thai Airways is integrating its subsidiary, Thai Smile, as part of the restructuring process being undertaken by the flagship carrier. Thai Airways will now...
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Thailand’s aviation industry is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels in the coming year, before reaching the top 10 worldwide in ten years’ time....
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A Russian man has been arrested in southern Thailand for alleged involvement in illegal online financial transactions. According to a Phuket Express report, the...
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A total of 10 Chinese airlines are being forced to cancel flights to Thailand due to low demand. The airlines – Air China, China...
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Thailand has fared poorly in the English Proficiency Index 2023 from EF, the global English teaching institute. The index is compiled by testing 2.2...
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Thai Airways is floating a substantial aircraft order, potentially acquiring up to 90, mostly, widebody planes from Airbus and Boeing as part of a...
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Thailand’s justice system is under additional scrutiny after the escape of Chaowalit Thongduang, also known as “Sia Pang Na Node,” and his subsequent 5-week-long...
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Immigration police have arrested 6 foreign nationals, implicated in 3 separate cases, just over the past week, according to a Bangkok Post report. Pantana...
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An Iranian source says 23 Thai nationals being held captive in Gaza could be released soon as part of a hostage swap deal arranged...
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The Thai PM is defending the temporary visa waiver recently introduced for Chinese tourists, despite several airlines cancelling slots due to low demand. According...
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Eight suspects (some media are reporting up to 10) are in custody suspected of being involved in a fatal Bangkok shooting that killed a...
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Tourism officials are hoping to persuade expats to do some travelling in the kingdom to help boost the tourism coffers. Nation Thailand reports that...
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Thai police have arrested a number of Chinese nationals begging on the streets of Bangkok, including one woman who appears to have been physically...
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Two fireworks traders and a building contractor in the southern province of Narathiwat are being sued by hundreds of people impacted by a fatal...
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The Marriage Equality Bill has been given the green light by the Thai Cabinet, as the country progresses towards the legalisation of same-sex marriage....
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A 16 year old boy has been shot dead in Bangkok, in what is understood to have been a targeted shooting. The teenager was...
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The Thai PM has ordered an investigation into a video that appears to show Hamas militants taking a Thai citizen to hospital. The Bangkok...
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Two men, one from Cameroon and the other from Myanmar, have been arrested for alleged involvement in the murder of a Taiwanese man found...
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Hundreds of Thais who were scammed into travelling to Myanmar, enticed by offers of well-paid work, have been rescued. They were being forced to...
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The Thai government is continuing its drive to attract more tourists to the kingdom, with the latest proposal being 90 day stays for European...
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“The updated legislation prohibits the sale of cannabis buds for smoking or the provision of smoking equipment within shops.” The Thai Public Health Ministry...
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An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Myanmar at 8:37 am on Friday, leaving a seismic impact felt across the neighbouring regions,...
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A Taiwanese man, who had been bound and gagged, has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room. The body of the 48 year...
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The Royal Thai Police have cleared over 9 million criminal records of Thai citizens, restoring their right to seek employment and other rights. According...
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Police on Koh Samui have arrested a 23 year old German citizen who stole a motorbike from a local resident while intoxicated. Following his...
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Airports of Thailand has reiterated a warning to anyone thinking of releasing floating lanterns in the vicinity of airports. The penalties for doing so...
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Ten Bangkok commuters have been injured following a road rage incident between a bus and a songthaew. A Bangkok bus crashed into the side...
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The Thai PM has hit back at suggestions that Chinese police officers could soon be patrolling the streets of Thailand. Srettha Thavisin was responding...
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The government says the number of international visitors to Thailand this year stands at over 23 million. Total tourism revenue is over 980 billion...
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…and not just for Russian tourists this time. Thailand’s tourism ministry is discussing a proposal to offer ‘European’ tourists visa-free stays of up to...
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The online debate continues over a proposal to invite Chinese police officers to Thailand, to “boost confidence among Chinese tourists”. A lack of clarity...
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The mother of a young teacher shot dead in Bangkok has urged investigating officers to arrest the perpetrator as soon as possible. According to...
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Paratroopers have joined the ongoing hunt for escaped prisoner Chaovalit Thongduang in the mountains of the southern province of Phattalung. Chaovalit has been on...
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The health ministry appears to be tying itself in knots trying to appease anti-drink-drive campaigners while allowing nightlife venues to remain open until 4am....
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A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the district of Pai, in the northern province of Mae Hong Son, yesterday afternoon, with widespread tremors reported. Pia is...
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Airport bosses and other relevant bodies in Thailand are preparing to welcome tourists from India and Taiwan, who can arrive visa-free from tomorrow. Temporary...
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There are conflicting stories circulating in the media in relation to the fate of an escaped convict in southern Thailand. Earlier, Thai PBS World...
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Whoops! Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has apologised for getting it wrong when he stated recently that extended nightlife hours would not cover alcohol sales....
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Officers from Thailand’s Cybercrime Suppression Division have arrested a man on suspicion of making an online death threat against the PM. Thai PBS World...
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Thailand’s tourism industry has been grappling with a significant shortfall in one particular demographic: Chinese tourists – in the past a principal source of...
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The Thai PM has confirmed that 23 Thai hostages being held by Hamas are safe and will be released “soon”. Srettha Thavisin was speaking...
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It seems the question of whether or not to extend nightlife operating hours in popular tourism areas hasn’t been put to bed yet. The...
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A Thai man has been arrested in Japan, following a stabbing incident in the city of Yokohama, in which one person died. A 53...
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What about us?! With nightlife venues in Phuket, Chon Buri, Bangkok and Chiang Mai being granted extended opening hours, other provinces want to do...
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It’s not the first time Anutin’s comments have triggered disbelief and frustration. This time Anutin Charnvirakul has provoked exasperation among nightlife operators. The Interior...
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Two public servants are being sought by police on suspicion of helping a convicted criminal escape. The Nakhon Si Thammarat provincial court has issued...
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Thailand has welcomed over 22 million tourists so far this year, according to government officials. The latest figures show that between January 1 and...
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A flight bringing Thai nationals home from Israel yesterday was the last such flight to be chartered, according to a government spokesman. Chai Wacharonke...
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The Grab company has had to issue a statement in response to a viral video posted by a Thai TikTok user, which claimed to...
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From November 10, travellers from India and Taiwan will be able to enter Thailand without a visa and stay for up to 30 days...
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The Thai government has confirmed that nightlife venues in some provinces, including Phuket, will be given permission to extend closing time to 4am. Interior...
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The government has confirmed that the country’s nightlife will be able to remain open until 4am, starting from the New Year holiday period. The...
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Thailand has been declared the “Best Destination Outside Europe” at a travel awards ceremony in Denmark. The Danish Travel Awards 2023 voted Thailand the...
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From tomorrow, Chiang Mai International Airport plans to operate around the clock – but not everyone’s happy about it. Residents from the nearby sub-district...
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From Wednesday, Chiang Mai International Airport will operate 24 hours a day. Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has confirmed the facility has been given the...
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The BBC News has confirmed that one of 12 boys and their coach rescued in a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 committed suicide...
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A 1 million baht reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a convicted criminal who escaped custody in southern Thailand....
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Thailand is throwing its hat in the ring to host World Pride 2028. If successful, the government hopes it will reflect the kingdom’s “progressive...
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Thai nationals make up the largest single group of foreigners killed or missing following the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel. According to a...
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The bodies of another 7 Thai nationals killed in the October 7 Hamas attack are being flown back to Thailand today. Thai PBS World...
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The owner of a karaoke bar in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat has been arrested for trafficking minors. The defendant has been...
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From 2024, Thailand is expected to have another 5 airlines operating, with a total investment of at least 3.85 billion baht. Thailand is already...
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A 29 year old Spanish man has been officially charged with murdering and dismembering his Colombian partner on Koh Pha Ngan in August of...
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Anyone seen this man? Thailand’s acting assistant police chief has issued a warning to officers attempting to track down a convict who escaped from...
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The Thai PM has been vocal in his criticism of Israeli bosses who’ve offered more money to Thai workers in a bid to get...
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The Thai government has approved an extension to nightlife operating hours, which will apply in certain areas only. The Phuket Express reports that Cabinet...
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Thailand’s most famous prisoner is currently recovering in hospital ICU after orthopedic surgery. Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra had orthopedic surgery and is now...
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Dengue fever is a clear and present danger for tropical countries, including Thailand. Over the past year cases and deaths have increased up to...
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Despite the government’s temporary visa exemption (up to the end of February 2024) for Chinese tourists, Chiang Mai is reporting a drop in the...
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Thai PM Srettha Thavisin says his administration is doing “everything it can” to secure the release of Thai nationals being held hostage by Hamas,...
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Thailand’s Corrections Department has agreed to let Thaksin Shinawatra extend his stay at the Police General Hospital. The convicted former PM is currently undergoing...
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Most Thais are against extending the closing time for nightlife venues to 4am, according to a new NIDA poll. The findings were the result...
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Thailand has recently taken steps to lift the long-standing emergency rule in several districts in its restive southern provinces, where a persistent Muslim insurgency...
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Around Thailand today, Phuket is one of the only provinces with clear air quality. The South, as well as Bangkok and parts of the...
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Bangkok rescue workers have saved the life of a suicidal Filipino man who was threatening to slash his own throat on the roof of...
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“SnackGate” continues to fill the pages of Thai social media as everyone is taking sides over the Ambulance drivers’ “quick snack stop”. So, just...
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The governor of Bangkok says he’s not opposed to extending nightlife closing time to 4am. Governor Chadchart Sittipunt was responding to a proposal from...
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Two Thai women have been widely praised on social media for rescuing 32 Thai workers, some of whom were injured, from a “red zone”...
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“Why only Russian people?” “They’re waging war against Ukraine and they get special treatment. Why?” “It’s cold in Canada as well. Can I also...
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Chiang Mai residents have expressed their frustration at plans by the city’s international airport to operate 24 hours a day. Disgruntled residents say they...
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The Thai government has confirmed that the number of Thai nationals killed in Israel has risen to 29. PM Srettha Thavisin says the latest...
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The Thai government has temporarily extended the visa-free entry period from 30 days to 90 days for Russian tourists. Speaking after yesterday’s Cabinet meeting,...
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A road traffic accident in Phang Nga has claimed the lives of 4 people who were heading to Phuket on holiday. The dead include...
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The Thai PM says 4 commercial aircraft are on stand by to evacuate Thai citizens from Israel. Srettha Thavisin says two planes each from...
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Police in Chiang Mai have arrested an American man who allegedly stabbed two Dutch tourists in the main city district. Other media reported victims...
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The Thai government is working to identify pilot locations for a trial of late-night closing for the country’s nightlife. Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says...
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PM Srettha Thavisin has announced the death of another Thai national in Israel. This brings to 21 the number of Thais killed in the...
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An elderly woman has been given a six month prison sentence for verbally abusing former PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha. The incident happened in March, while...
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The Thai government says the number of citizens killed in Israel has now risen to 18, while efforts to evacuate over 3,000 continue. Nation...
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Tourism operators have expressed concern that world events, such as the Israeli – Gaza conflict, coupled with the recent mall shooting in Bangkok, could...
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The sole suspect in the murder of a former Thai ambassador to Denmark has fled to Myanmar, according to a Bangkok Post report. The...
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Israel is doing everything in its power to help Thais and other nationalities caught up in the attack by Hamas militants, according to the...
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UPDATE 2 at 4.15pm: Reuters: Thailand’s foreign ministry on Monday confirmed 12 Thai nationals had been killed in unrest in Israel, plus 11 more...
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With Khao Lak the chosen location for a new airport to serve Phuket and other neighbouring provinces, attention is turning to road safety in...
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A worker at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport has been fired after otters and other wild animals were smuggled onto a flight bound for Taipei. The...
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A 58 year old Norwegian national has been arrested in Chiang Mai, on suspicion of murdering his gay lover. Nation Thailand reports that Ben...
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Thai police have arrested 3 men on charges of providing a 14 year old boy with a gun and ammunition used in a deadly...
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Police searching the home of the 14 year old gunman accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at Siam Paragon mall earlier this week...
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Not that closing hours have been rigidly enforced much in the past BUT the new government say they are going to review them anyway....
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Along with the new prime minister’s wishes to expand airport services, and even major airports, in preparation for this year’s high season, Chiang Mai...
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UPDATE: Prosecutors are to press five charges against the 14 year old shopping centre gunman who killed two and injured five others, two seriously,...
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Thai police have been described as “the best in the world” by a Spanish tourist who got his missing camera back from Don Mueang...
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The Chief Commercial Officer of Thai Airways has credited a temporary relaxing of visa rules with an increase in the number of Chinese passengers...
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Thailand’s new police chief has dismissed reports that the Royal Thai Police is rife with infighting, saying people are “imagining things”. According to a...
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Two badly decomposed bodies have been found in a shipping container at the Inland Container Depot in the Lat Krabang district of Bangkok, just...
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Statistically, it’s the wettest time of the year. So it should be no surprise that Thailand is going to have a wet week ahead....
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The Thai PM, Srettha Thavisin, will forego his monthly prime ministerial salary, instead donating it to a number of charitable foundations. The decision has...
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Media organisations have announced an investigation into so-called “news fees” allegedly paid to journalists by Thailand’s deputy national police chief. Surachate Hakparn volunteered the...
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Foreign business leaders in Thailand are urging the government for political stability and transparency as they roll out stimulus packages to boost the country’s...
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The body of a Russian tourist who went missing after a tragic speed boat accident near Koh Larn’s Tian beach in Pattaya Bay on...
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“There is currently no policy in place for recreational use, and such considerations are not on the table.” The new Thai government is quickly...
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Thailand’s Revenue Department has made a significant change in its tax policy, announcing that local residents, including foreigners who live in Thailand, who earn...
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The new SAT-1 satellite terminal is now set to open at Suvarnabhumi on September 28, a key component of the Suvarnabhumi Airport’s Phase-2 development....
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In yesterday’s morning raid, the Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn expressed his belief that the search of his residence was driven...
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Once a favourite destination for Chinese tourists, Thailand is facing a tourism crisis due to social media rumours, and one particular blockbuster movie, that...
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UPDATE: Over the past week the Thai baht has stabilised its earlier declines agains the USD. The graph shows us that, between September 19...
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Thailand’s Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, has used a Bloomberg TV interview in the US to announce plans to amend Thailand’s cannabis laws. The proposed...
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“Let’s play it by ear.” Yes, you heard right. In a recent interview at the UN General Assembly in New York, Thailand’s new Prime...
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The Thai baht has plummeted to its lowest level against the USD since November last year, driven by concerns of ‘stagflation’ in countries that...
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Power bills down. Diesel prices down, a bit. And a 3 year moratorium on farmer and small business debt. The new government has been...
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Rain in the central and north of Thailand but more sunshine in the south, at least until the weekend. Rain, heavy at times, is...
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Si Thep Historical Park, in Thailand’s northern province of Phetchabun, has achieved recognition as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site during the 45th extended...
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Thailand’s revenue department has introduced new guidelines last week mandating that all income earned from abroad, whether from work or savings, will now be...
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A tragic incident occurred near Hat Yai in southern Thailand as a tour minivan collided with a truck, resulting in 1 fatality and injuries...
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In response to a rising number of obese passengers several airlines, including Thailand’s Bangkok Airways, are temporarily implementing a new practice – weighing passengers...
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Thailand’s new Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, has announced the creation of a special committee to combat illegal narcotics. The new PM was visiting Chiang...
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In a recent opinion poll conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA Poll), a significant number of respondents voiced their belief that...
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UPDATE: Pita Limjaroenrat has resigned as leader of the Move Forward Party, just days after being included in the list of TIME Magazine’s 100...
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Thailand’s new PM, Srettha Thavisin, has spoken out for the first time, expressing his feelings about last year’s delisting of cannabis as an illicit...
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Thailand’s tourism stakeholders are hoping to attract more tourists from China with the new visa-free scheme, starting on September 23. But the new visa-free...
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UPDATE: The Grab driver is reported to have died in hospital, succumbing to his injuries after being shot. The incident has now turned into...
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Thailand’s new tourism minister has asked Thais to refrain from making sweeping generalisations about Chinese visitors. Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol was responding to concerns raised about...
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Nearly 18.5 million foreign tourists have visited Thailand so far this year, with the Malaysians leading the way. Of the total number of foreign...
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Airports of Thailand says a trial run of the new Satellite 1 (SAT-1) terminal at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport “has been a success”. The AoT...
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The superior of Sivakorn Saibua, the policer officer shot dead at a party last week, has killed himself. Police commander Wachira Yaothaisong died at...
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Thailand’s new transport minister has given his backing to a proposal to build a new international airport in Phang Nga. Following PM Srettha Thavisin’s...
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The Digital, Economy and Society Minister says there’s no longer any plans to shut down access to Facebook in Thailand. Prasert Chantararuangthong was responding...
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Arrest warrants were sought for a number of people, including 6 police officers, after the fatal shooting of a police inspector last week. Many...
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Thai airlines have responded to accusations of high airfares, pointing to the rise in jet fuel pricing. The Airlines Association of Thailand will meet...
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Pattaya’s Floating Market, a popular tourist magnet in Pattaya’s Sukhumvit Road, has been burnt to the ground by a fire that broke out last...
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Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission says 86% of police stations around the country have failed to pass transparency and integrity tests. According to a Bangkok...
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The secretary-general of Thailand’s National Counter-Corruption Commission says a total of 15 people helped Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya evade justice after a fatal hit-and-run incident...
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On a Tuesday night at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok an 82 year old Australian man was found dead in the arriving passengers terminal....
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Thailand’s Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has issued an arrest warrant for former Culture Minister and mayor of Pattaya, Ittipol Khunpluem....
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Thailand’s Immigration Bureau is raising concerns over PM Srettha Thavisin’s proposal to offer free visas to Chinese tourists. The PM’s plan is aimed at...
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Chiang Mai officials and tourism operators have met to discuss preparation for the forthcoming high season, including measures to deal with crime. Tourism operators...
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The governor of Bangkok has ambitious hopes of turning the Thai capital into a hub for international business. Chadchart Sittipunt says transforming Bangkok into...
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Thailand is considering granting a temporary visa exemption for Chinese tourists from October, in an effort to boost arrival numbers. The number of Chinese...
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Police believe that the driver of a Bangkok to Hat Yai interprovincial bus that crashed in Chumphon may have fallen asleep at the wheel....
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UPDATE: In a swift and unexpected development, His Majesty the King has issued a Royal commutation, effectively reducing the prison term of convicted former...
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Thailand’s property sector is hopeful that PM Sretta Thavisin’s plan to offer free visas to Chinese and Indian tourists will boost condo sales. Nation...
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Following the discovery of mysterious debris on beaches in Phuket and Phang Nga earlier this week, more of the same has been found washed...
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Nine people have been arrested and assets valued over a billion baht were confiscated, in another major crackdown on online scam operations. The raids...
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The Thailand Privilege Card Company, which runs the Thailand Elite Card program has undergone a rebranding and repackaging process. The company, operated under the...
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A UN report says criminal gangs have trafficked hundreds of thousands of people to work in online scam centres in Cambodia and across Southeast...
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Thailand’s new government is looking to ease visa rules for, initially, Chinese and Indian tourists as PM Strettha Thavisin seeks to boost tourism revenue...
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Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport is to get a third passenger terminal, to improve capacity at the capital’s second airport. The project was confirmed by...
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Health officials in Chon Buri are warning workers and nearby residents to wear face masks after a chemical fire at the deep seaport in...
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New Thai PM Srettha Thavisin has held talks with the country’s aviation bosses, aimed at boosting the number of tourist arrivals during the last...
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Police in Bangkok have arrested a Cambodian couple, charged with pickpocketing shoppers in the capital and entering the kingdom illegally. Nation Thailand reports that...
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The governor of Surat Thani has urged low-cost carrier Thai Smile to continue its service between BKK Suvarnabhumi and the southern province. The carrier...
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Tourists arriving at Pattaya’s Bali Hai Pier at the weekend were greeted by the sight of rival speedboat operators punching each other. It’s not...
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Concerns about a drop in exports to China, along with a drop in Chinese tourists heading to Thailand, is fuelling concerns, especially in tourist-dependent...
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Police say 31 people are being summoned to hear charges of alleged online purchases of cyanide for “wrongfully intended purposes”. Deputy national police chief,...
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The condition of a Move Forward MP who collapsed in parliament during the PM vote is reported to be improving. Arnuparp Likhitamnuaychai, from the...
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A peaceful transition of government is underway after the caretake PM spoke yesterday about the successful vote for a new PM in parliament on...
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UPDATE: Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra has been transferred from Bangkok Remand Prison to the Police General Hospital early this morning, suffering from “chest pain,...
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100 days after the general election, Thailand finally has a new prime minister. Yesterday, Srettha Thavisin from the Pheu Thai Party was elected the...
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Thailand’s caretaker digital minister has threatened to shut down access to Facebook in the kingdom if the platform doesn’t do more about scams. Chaiwut...
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Police have arrested an American man and his Thai wife, who are accused of running a huge prostitution website for foreign customers. According to...
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After an extended period of 17 years living in self-exile, except for a brief visit to Thailand back in 2008, the former prime minister,...
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Political paths converge on August 22, a day that deserves the nickname “Super Tuesday” in Thailand. First there’s the return of Thaksin Shinawatra to...
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Residents who lost their homes in a fatal explosion at a fireworks warehouse in the southern province of Narathiwat plan to sue. Twelve people...
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra will be arrested as soon as he lands tomorrow, August 22, according to officials who say outstanding arrest warrants...
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Police in Germany have launched a murder investigation after the body of a Thai woman was found in the courtyard of her Berlin home....
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Despite a campaign pledge to never align with pro-junta political parties, Pheu Thai has gone and done just that, in a desperate bid to...
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Police in Chiang Mai have arrested a 30 year old man who allegedly picked up a 5 year old boy at his school and...
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The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning says an impact study will be carried out on the proposed Andaman coastal road that...
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Thailand may finally get a new PM next week – more than 3 months since the May 14 general election. Lower house speaker Wan...
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An MP from the Move Forward Party is accused of violating a ban on advertising alcohol after he shared a photo of a beer...
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Thirteen people have been arrested after officials raided a number of Bangkok pharmacies and found opioid-based pills being sold without the requisite licence. Nation...
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In a unanimous decision made at a meeting yesterday, the Move Forward Party resolved that it will not vote for Pheu Thai’s PM candidate....
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Rescue workers reported yesterday that a landslide at an “unregulated” jade mine located in a remote part of Myanmar has resulted in at least...
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Thailand has reported its first death from the monkeypox virus, according to a Thai PBS World report. Dr Tares Krassanairawiwong from the health ministry’s...
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand says foreign visitor numbers to the kingdom could reach a total of 30 million this year. They claim this...
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Top of the agenda. A spokesperson for the Pheu Thai Party says it will use its first cabinet meeting (if and when the new...
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Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating assistance for Thai nationals caught up in the wildfires ravaging the US state of Hawaii, specifically on...
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Political activists in Bangkok have held rallies at the HQs of the Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties, furious at attempts of the Pheu Thai...
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A search operation is underway for a missing tourist after a freak waterspout capsized a tour boat in the province of Phetchaburi. Another tourist...
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Thailand’s national police chief has defended the police officers stationed outside Pheu Thai headquarters during violent protests on Monday, August 7. According to a...
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The leader of the Move Forward Party, which won the most seats in the May 14 general election, says there was no reason to...
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As mooted by immigration officials last month, visa requirements for Chinese travellers to Thailand will now relaxed and the processing time accelerated, according to...
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Government? What government?! Thailand’s tourism officials say the country needs a new government as a matter of priority, in order to boost the sector...
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Eight provinces near the Mekong River are at risk of flooding due to heavy rainfall from today until next Tuesday, August 15. The National...
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A group of Kuwaiti motorbike riders tried to block Pattaya rescue workers from taking their friend to hospital after he was injured in a...
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Last week they dumped Move Forward from the original coalition. Yesterday they were sitting across a table discussing possible strategies moving forward. Paetongtarn Shinawatra...
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From November 6, taxi passengers, even in the back seat, must wear their seatbelts, with a legal onus on taxi drivers to make sure...
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The deputy leader of the Move Forward Party says no decision has been made yet on whether or not MFP will back Srettha Thavisin...
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The Thai government says the Tourism Authority of Thailand will expand its overseas office empire, with plans for new offices in the US and...
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Police in Pattaya have instructed motorbike operators to keep a “strict eye” on renters from the Middle East, with many accused of creating disturbances...
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Once bitter former political foes, the Pheu Thai and BhumjaiThai parties have agreed to kiss and make up, forming the basis of a new...
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Police on Koh Pha Ngan are continuing their murder investigation as forensics officers confirm that human remains found at a landfill site belong to...
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A Move Forward MP has urged Pheu Thai to backtrack on a decision to abandon plans to form a government with MFP. Posting on...
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Police on Koh Pha Ngan have arrested a Spanish tourist, who has confessed to murdering, then dismembering, the body of his partner. The victim...
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The ongoing expansion of Krabi Airport is set to be complete by late 2024, with the new facility operational by 2025. According to the...
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The secretary-general of the Move Forward Party has apologised to supporters for being unable to form a government. Chaithawat Tulathon addressed the media after...
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The Pheu Thai Party formally announced this afternoon that it will nominate property tycoon Srettha Thavisin as its PM candidate when the next joint...
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The owners of a fireworks warehouse that exploded last week, killing 12 people, have surrendered to police. According to a report by the National...
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As Pheu Thai’s prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin seeks to drum up more support for his nomination, he has pledged not to touch Thailand’s...
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As the Pheu Thai Party leads efforts to form a new government, it looks like the Move Forward Party is being left out in...
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Thai tourism operators have expressed concern that street protests could erupt if the new government consists of parties the majority of the country didn’t...
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The Move Forward Party says they’re not fazed by speculation it could be ejected from the 8-party coalition trying to form a government. Most...
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A foreign man has collapsed and died after allegedly drinking tea laced with marijuana at a premises on Pattaya’s Walking Street. According to a...
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Another fireworks warehouse explosion, this time in the very south of Thailand, compared to last week’s explosion in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. An explosion...
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A six-day holiday period gets underway for Thailand today, with tourism officials expecting a jump in domestic travel and hotel occupancy. The holiday period...
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Officials have given a less than enthusiastic response to a proposal from tourism operators that a visa fee waiver scheme should be introduced. Tourism...
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Fugitive, and former, Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra met with former Future Forward Leader and 2019 PM candidate Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on Tuesday this week, adding...
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The Constitutional Court will decide next Thursday whether to accept a petition for the re-submission of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s name for the...
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A child has tragically drowned at the Ton Song Preak Waterfall, in the southern province of Phang Nga. The Pattaya News reports that a...
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Following the tragic incident where a passenger had to have her leg amputated on site after it became stuck in a moving walkway at...
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Thailand’s former, and self-exiled, prime minister Thaksin Shinwatra is set to return to Thailand on Thursday August 10. The news has been passed on...
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Thailand will be without a new PM for a bit longer. Or longer than that. Nobody really knows after the House Speaker postponed the...
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Suffice to say, this Thursday’s next attempt to vote for a new PM is in doubt. The leader of political group Thai Mai Thon...
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An explosion at a fireworks factory in northern Thailand has injured 11 people, including an unconfirmed number of children. The injured have been transported...
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Much of the country can expect heavy rainfall between now and Tuesday, July 25, according to the Thai Meteorological Department. According to a report...
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A Thai doctor is urging her fellow citizens to get out in the sun, saying blood tests show most are deficient in Vitamin D....
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The fate of the Move Forward Party is in the hands of Pheu Thai, who meet tomorrow to decide if MFP will remain in...
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More than two months after the actual election, and after two joint-parliamentary sittings to elect a new Thai PM, and we are no closer...
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An alleged serial killer, her ex-husband (also an ex-police officer) and her lawyer, have been indicted at the Criminal Court. All three were indicted...
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The Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat was suspended as an MP and his hopes of becoming Thailand’s next PM were thoroughly dashed. The leader...
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Bangkok officials say they will begin using artificial intelligence to manage the flow of traffic on Ratchadapisek, Prasertmanukit and Ratchapruek roads in the capital....
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The family of an Australian teenager who died while on holiday in Phuket, Thailand is desperately trying to raise funds to repatriate his body....
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The opportunity to find a winning lane is rapidly vanishing for PM-hopeful Pita Limjareonrat. The 8-party Move Forward-led coalition that is currently trying to...
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Thailand has been named the 9th best place in the world to retire in, according to the well-recognised authority on the matter – International...
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A senator has accused 2 netizens of “bullying” him online and threatened them with a defamation lawsuit. The move follows last Thursday’s parliamentary vote,...
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There are calls for a deferred feasibility study into building an airport in Phang Nga to be resumed. The Joint Public and Private Sector...
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The secretary-general of the Pheu Thai Party has called on Move Forward to explain comments made by its leader in relation to amending Section...
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Move Forward supporters have held a car rally in Bangkok, demanding the resignation of senators who were no-shows for last Thursday’s PM vote in...
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One senator has reacted by saying “bring it on!” Thai senators found themselves in the crosshairs of backlash from supporters of the Move Forward...
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Brollies at the ready, the wet weather is set to make a return from Sunday, according to the Thai Meteorological Department. According to the...
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Yesterday’s political fiasco, where Pita Limjaroenrat failed to become PM despite his party winning the most votes in the general election, has left Thailand’s...
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The leader of the political party that won the most votes in Thailand’s May 14 general election has failed in his bid to become...
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Pro-democracy activists and Move Forward supporters rallied in Bangkok last night, in a show of defiance against what they see as a last-ditch attempt...
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The daughter of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, currently in exile overseas after 17 years, says her father has delayed his plans to return to...
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The chances of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat becoming Thailand’s 30th prime minister are not looking good, according to a Bangkok Post report today...
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“The Election Commission’s last minute application to the Constitutional Court is seen as a high-level impediment to the success of Pita Limjareonrat’s hopes of...
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In what could be a major blow to Pita Limjaroenrat’s PM bid, Thailand’s Election Commission has sent his shareholding case to the Constitutional Court...
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Thai police have arrested 3 suspects, all foreigners, in relation to the murder of a German expat in Chon Buri. The dismembered body of...
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Former, and current caretaker, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has confirmed he is stepping down as a member of the United Thai Nation Party and leaving...
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Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are meeting in Jakarta today, with Myanmar’s deadlocked political shambles dominating discussions. Indonesia, the...
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In 2018 the same man was charged with pedophile and human trafficking charges involving a 17 and 15 year old girl. Read more about...
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A construction worker has died and at least 8 other people have been critically injured after a Bangkok overpass that was still under construction...
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The son of a woman who had to have part of her leg amputated after a shocking incident on a moving walkway at Bangkok’s...
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Hundreds of Bangkok residents have responded to a call from prospective PM Pita Limjaroenrat to come together in a show of support for his...
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Thailand’s Department of Disease Control is warning of a threefold rise in dengue fever cases, with the mosquito-borne illness having claimed 33 lives so...
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Pichet Chuamuangphan from the Pheu Thai Party says he believes Pita Limjaroenrat could be elected PM on July 20, after 3 rounds of voting....
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Former House Speaker Chuan Leekpai has rushed to defend Prawit Wongsuwan, after he was seemingly pictured asleep in parliament, and not for the first...
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand says Thailand can expect up to 30 million visitors this year, with nearly 13 million having arrived in the...
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Thieves have allegedly stolen over 2 million baht worth of items from a partially-constructed pool villa in Ao Nang, Krabi. The Phuket Express reports...
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A woman who had to have part of her leg amputated on-site after she fell on a moving walkway at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport,...
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Thailand’s newly-elected House Speaker says the vote to decide who will be the country’s next prime minister will be held next Thursday on July...
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Officials at Thailand’s Marine Department have put forward a proposal to develop dedicated cruise ship terminals in Phuket, Pattaya and on Koh Samui. The...
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The leader of the Pheu Thai party says there’s currently no contingency plan if Pita Limjaroenrat fails in his bid to become Thailand’s next...
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After weeks of wrangling over which party gets the House Speaker role, Move Forward and Pheu Thai have agreed it won’t be either of...
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A month-long free trial on the Yellow Line of Bangkok’s monorail system ends today, according to a Thai PBS World report. The Mass Rapid...
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A broken suitcase wheel may have been behind last week’s shocking incident at Don Mueang Airport, with a woman losing part of her leg...
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D-Day approacheth. A meeting of Pheu Thai MPs and the party’s executive committee takes place today, with the House Speaker position expected to top...
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It seems there’s been a breakthrough in the stalemate over who gets the role of House Speaker when Thailand’s new government is formed. The...
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Safety checks are to be carried out on all moving walkways at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport, after a woman lost part of her leg...
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Thailand’s caretaker PM has called for the formation of a new government to be peaceful and prompt. Asked if he’ll try for another term...
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Thailand’s planned 300 baht levy/tax/fee on foreign arrivals, often referred to as a “tourism tax”, has been delayed once again. The additional levy was...
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“Up to 90% of Chinese arrivals in Thailand at present are independent travellers, with the tour group market accounting for just 10%.” Tourism officials...
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A member of Thailand’s hand-picked Senate has predicted that the leader of the Move Forward Party “won’t even get 5 votes” from the 250...
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Police investigating alleged serial killer Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn say they believe they have enough evidence to charge her with at least 6 of the...
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A meeting between the Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties, originally scheduled for yesterday, June 28, has been moved to Sunday, July 2. It’s...
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The ongoing disagreement between the Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties over who should get the House Speaker role will be resolved in a...
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Thailand’s deputy national police chief says over 9.3 million names have been removed from the country’s criminal record files. Surachate Hakparn says this is...
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The leader of the Move Forward Party says he and his fellow MPs are confident he’ll receive enough votes to become Thailand’s next prime...
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A particularly dangerous species of jellyfish has been reported in Krabi, prompting the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources to issue a warning to...
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court has requested an update on a petition lodged against the Move Forward Party and its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat. The petition was...
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A member of the Thai Senate says other names could be put forward for the PM role and that the Move Forward leader doesn’t...
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Thailand’s military and police are preparing for mass protests if Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat is prevented from becoming prime minister. The selection of...
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There’s been a lot of discussion in Thai social media about the country’s shortage of doctors and medical staff, in reaction to various political...
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The director general of Thailand’s Department of Mineral Resources says an earthquake triggered by a major active fault line in Myanmar would not pose...
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The campaign to prevent Pita Limjaroenrat becoming Thailand’s next PM continues, with another activist petitioning the Election Commission. Nopparuj Worachitwutthikul has called on the...
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Low-cost carrier Thai Vietjet has just launched its “mid-year mega sale” with zero baht fares (excluding taxes and fees) to destinations on the carrier’s...
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Rehearsals are underway for the selection of House Speaker, 2 deputy House speakers, and Thailand’s next PM. Thai PBS World reports that officials from...
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The president of the Khao San Road Business Association says operators are concerned about a downturn in domestic tourism while the country waits for...
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The leader of the Move Forward Party and PM hopeful, Pita Limjaroenrat, has contracted Covid-19, leading to the postponement of tomorrow’s planned coalition meeting....
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A powerful earthquake has struck just off the coast of Myanmar, with Bangkok feeling the effects. According to a Coconuts report, tremors were reported...
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A prominent Thai lawyer, known for providing free legal advice via his popular Facebook page, has called for the probe into Move Forward leader...
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Show me the money! It’s a mystery that has investigating officers baffled – where could 140 million baht in online gambling bribes have gone?...
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A flight bound for Bangkok was delayed several hours after an owl struck its engine while the aircraft was parked at Khon Kaen Airport,...
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Thailand’s deputy national police chief says the number of police officers accused of extorting a gambling gang has now risen from 8 to 12....
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Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation has created a special protected area for dugongs in Trang province. The move is in...
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South Korea’s national airline has sent a team of volunteers to carry out various activities in a village in the northern province of Chiang...
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A school at the centre of controversy after it expelled a teenage activist, has denied her political actions were the reason for the expulsion....
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Pita Limjaroenrat says his fate will be decided by the legal process and for now, he’s focused on solving the problems faced by ordinary...
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Five people have been injured after a minivan travelling from Hat Yai to Krabi crashed in the southern province of Phatthalung. Three foreign tourists...
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Thailand’s Foreign Ministry has rejected suggestions that the visa application for Chinese tourists is overly complicated and potentially “off-putting” to travellers. The ministry was...
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Police report that cases against alleged serial killer Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, aka. ‘Am Cyanide’, will be presented to prosecutors on Friday. Thailand’s deputy police chief...
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Four separate complaints that could have led to the dissolution of the Move Forward Party, have been dismissed by the Election Commission. According to...
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A newborn baby boy has been found abandoned at a BTS station in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok. Coconuts.co reports that an eye witness...
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An Eva Airways plane has collided with a Thai Airways aircraft on a runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, according to a Thai PBS World...
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Bangkok polling stations have completed their recount of votes cast in Thailand’s May 14 general election and at each station, the result remains unchanged....
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The Thai government says the first phase of a high-speed rail link between China and Thailand should be complete by 2026. According to a...
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Thailand’s Election Commission has unanimously dismissed three official complaints against Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, who was accused of holding 42,000 shares in...
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand says that if Chinese visitor numbers bounce back, foreign arrivals could reach 30 million this year. Prior to the...
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A group of political activists protesting what they see as an unnecessary delay in confirming the results of Thailand’s general election will rally today....
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The brother of a Malaysian woman who went missing in Thailand says he believes she’s been captured in a CCTV recording. According to a...
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Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat has held a meeting with the Bangkok governor to discuss how the new government and City Hall can work...
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Thailand’s outgoing PM has implied that he doesn’t see any possibility of him returning to power for another term. Prayut Chan-o-cha was addressing reporters...
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Millions of Vietnamese workers, including drivers, street vendors, cleaners, builders, and farmers, who form the backbone of society, have been disproportionately impacted by the...
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The mother of a young Malaysian woman who has gone missing in Thailand has pleaded with the public to help find her daughter. According...
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The leader of the Move Forward Party has pledged to bring back a bill that seeks to legalise same-sex marriage in Thailand. Pita Limjaroenrat...
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The Pheu Thai Party says deserting the Move Forward Party in order to form a new coalition with parties in the current administration would...
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A former Move Forward MP has taken to Facebook to criticise Thailand’s ban on the sale of alcohol on Buddhist holidays. Amornrat Chokpamitkul says...
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A former national police chief is calling on senators to vote for Move Forward leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, as Thailand’s new PM. Sereepisuth Temeeyaves is...
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Thailand has been ranked as the third most popular location for digital nomads, those whose professions allow them to work remotely, from wherever they...
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A now-deleted tweet from Thai health officials trying to link a rise in monkeypox cases with Pride Month has prompted outrage from disbelieving netizens....
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The secretary-general of the Move Forward Party says the party’s choice for House Speaker candidate should be confirmed by the middle of this month....
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Outgoing PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha, says too many people, including Thailand’s military and police, are against amending Section 112 of the Criminal Code. Section 112...
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A Bangkok taxi driver, who overcharged a Taiwanese passenger, has been fined 2,000 baht and had his licence suspended for 90 days. Thai PBS...
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Charges brought against 7 officials by disgraced former national parks chief Rutchada Suriyakul na Ayutya have been dismissed by Thailand’s Criminal Court for Corruption...
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The members of Thailand’s new 8-party coalition meet today and the leader of the Move Forward Party is in no doubt about what will...
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A teenage mother who dumped the body of her 8 month old baby in a river has been released and 9,000 baht bail returned...
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The leader of the Pheu Thai Party says demands that the party leave the newly-formed coalition will be considered and the appropriate decision made...
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An elderly Chiang Rai resident has been rescued after climbing to the top of a 100-metre phone signal tower, because she “wanted to enjoy...
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Krabi Provincial Police have arrested an Indian man accused of stealing a phone from a Thai woman in Ao Nang. The Phuket Express reports...
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The deputy leader of Move Forward says the party remains insistent on getting the House Speaker post, despite Pheu Thai wanting it. Sirikanya Tansakul...
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The results of Thailand’s May 14 general election have been released by the Election Commission as of yesterday, May 25. The official results confirm...
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A prominent engineer has outlined what he believes are the 5 risk factors contributing to the collapse of a school roof in northern Thailand...
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Cannabis growers in Thailand are expressing concern about a potential U-turn on legislation governing the recently-decriminalised plant, once the Move Forward Party is officially...
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A member of the Thai Senate says most of the 250 senators still haven’t made up their minds when it comes to voting for...
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The US says it won’t sell any F-35 fighter jets to Thailand as the Royal Thai Air Force lacks the necessary facilities and security...
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Will they, won’t they… It’s not yet known if Thailand’s plan to impose a 300 baht levy on international arrivals will go ahead. The...
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This time it wasn’t the brakes. A bus has crashed in the southern Thai province of Songkhla, injuring 10 people, after the driver tried...
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The Move Forward Party leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, has captured the imagination of Thai social media today after arriving on a motorcycle taxi to attend...
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Five foreign tourists have been rescued, along with their guide and boat driver, after a tour boat capsized in Phang Nga. The tourists, all...
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Six students have been killed and another 18 injured, after the roof of a school collapsed during heavy rain yesterday evening. Thai PBS World...
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A political protest group has organised a rally in Bangkok this evening, to protest against senators who claim they will not vote for Move...
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Fewer people are out of work in Thailand, with the jobless rate reaching a 3-year low during the first quarter of 2023, according to...
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Concerned residents in Chiang Mai are urging officials to fix a huge crack in the city’s ancient Suan Dok Gate before it collapses. Residents...
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Police investigating alleged serial killer Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn have confirmed they’re seeking an arrest warrant for someone believed to be another accomplice in the, so...
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A teenager arrested and charged with violating Thailand’s strict lèse majesté law has been released after 51 days in detention. The Central Juvenile and...
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Two men and a 17 year old girl, arrested in connection with the murder of a Chinese businessman in Trang, southern Thailand, have been...
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A pregnant woman accused of killing at least 14 people by poisoning them with cyanide had huge gambling debts, according to police. Thailand’s deputy...
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Three suspects wanted in relation to the alleged murder of a Chinese businessman have been arrested in the southern province of Satun. Thai PBS...
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A former visa clerk at the Thai embassy in Beijing has been arrested and charged with forging official travel documents. The Bangkok Post reports...
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The ex-husband of alleged serial killer Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn has been charged with helping to destroy evidence, according to Surachate Hakparn, deputy national police...
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Thai police have arrested a Polish man on suspicion of murder after the mutilated body of his Ukrainian girlfriend was found in a Bangkok...
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The current caretake PM has said very little following the rejection of his administration in last weekend’s election. But yesterday afternoon, following the weekly...
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A staff member at a resort in Trang, southern Thailand, has found the body of a Chinese man, with multiple stab wounds. Trang Police...
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The suspect in a series of cyanide poisonings has told Thai police that she did give cyanide to one person, but did not intend...
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The deputy leader of the United Thai Nation Party says its leader, Prayut Chan-o-cha, may leave political life behind, following Sunday’s general election. Prayut...
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The president of Thailand’s Election Commission says the country recorded the highest voter turnout in its history during Sunday’s general election. The people of...
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The leader of the Move Forward Party, Pita Limjaroenrat, has begun forming a coalition government with the Pheu Thai party and four other smaller...
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Following a decisive defeat of Thailand’s old guard establishment in yesterday’s general election, the leader of the Move Forward Party says he’s ready to...
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With nearly all the votes counted, Thailand’s opposition parties have delivered a stunning blow to the military-backed incumbent government. The liberal Move Forward Party...
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“If you are heading offshore during this period, heed the advice of your tour operator and boat captain who have the best forecast information...
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After four years of support from the ruling coalition government, Thailand is expected to vote against the decriminalisation of marijuana in Sunday’s general election....
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Tourism officials in Thailand are urging the government to increase the number of tourist visas being issued to Chinese nationals. The Tourism Authority of...
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Five Buddhist monks, accused of helping a former abbot embezzle funds from a temple in north-east Thailand, have been denied bail. The 5 monks,...
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Thai national park officials have had to issue an explanation after a video clip showing 85 tourists floating in the sea went viral. The...
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Police investigating suspected serial killer Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn say they have found 78 million baht in accounts linked to her. Sararat has been dubbed...
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A minivan driver has been seriously injured after colliding with a parked trailer truck in the southern province of Phatthalung. Eleven passengers were also...
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The government has instructed the education and health ministries to increase Covid-19 prevention measures in the country’s schools ahead of classes resuming later this...
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Thailand’s deputy national police chief has stated that no charges will be brought against actress Preechaya “Ice” Pongthananikorn, for an online purchase of cyanide....
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The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare is threatening to bring legal action against the Expressway Authority of Thailand and CBT Consortium, the contractor...
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An actress who bought cyanide from the same batch allegedly used by serial killer suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn has explained her reasons to police. Thai...
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A man has died while working on the construction of the Rama II elevated expressway yesterday afternoon. Thai PBS World reports that the unnamed...
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With the introduction of a 300 baht tourism arrival “tax” postponed, the Thai government was rumoured to be considering an additional 1000 baht international...
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Last night, approximately 20,000 tourists attended the famous, or infamous, Full Moon Party on Koh Pha Ngan, which is expected to put tens of...
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Three people have been seriously injured in a passenger van incident in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. The Phuket Express reports that...
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Police investigating suspected serial killer Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn are to summon an actress over an alleged cyanide purchase. Deputy national police chief Surachet Hakparn...
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From June 1, passengers departing from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport can self-check-in up to 5 hours ahead of departure. Airports of Thailand has confirmed the...
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Those pesky brakes again… A truck driver is pointing the finger at his faulty brakes after crashing his lorry into a Krabi pharmacy. The...
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Police investigating alleged serial killer Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn say they believe she can’t have operated alone and must have had an accomplice. Their attention...
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If it sounds too good to be true… The Thai authorities have issued a warning over fake Facebook pages masquerading as the pages of...
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After one of the worst “burning seasons” on record, creating massive swathes of poor air quality across mainly northern and central Thailand, and hospitalising...
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All Thai banks will soon require facial recognition via the National Digital ID platform for customers wishing to make large withdrawals, according to a...
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An investigation has been launched into claims that government officials in Pattaya accepted 2 million baht in bribes in return for allowing an illegal...
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Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, recently announced that his ministry is working on developing the coastal areas of the Gulf of...
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Thai health officials are warning of the risk of non-communicable diseases from being overweight, eating junk food, and not exercising. Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai, director-general...
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Thailand continues to ban the sale of e-cigarettes and liquids, as well as vaping. But another country is getting in on the same act....
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The Public Health Ministry is launching an annual Covid-19 vaccination program, involving a single dose administered once a year. The National News Bureau of...
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Police investigating alleged serial killer Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn are seeking another 8 arrest warrants for murder, according to a Nation Thailand report. The 36...
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Does China have a spare panda? The Chinese consulate in Chiang Mai says China might send another giant panda to Thailand, once they’ve confirmed...
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Police in the western province of Ratchaburi are investigating a pharmacist who is the sister of a woman accused of poisoning at least 13...
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Following recent murmurings from AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes that he plans to shift his focus away from aviation, Thai AirAsia has offered assurances that...
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This election there’s going to be TWO no alcohol days, instead of the usual one. As Thailand’s general election looms, so does the inevitable...
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Police officers from the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division, accompanied by conservation officials, have arrested a suspected wildlife smuggler in the northeastern...
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Ker-ching! A surge in spending on real estate and home improvement is being attributed to the post-pandemic revival of tourism in Thailand. The Bangkok...
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Around 212 Thai citizens, and 3 foreign spouses, have fled Sudan via Saudi Arabia, according to a Nation Thailand report. It’s understood the evacuees...
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A Thai runner has set the Guinness World Record for “fastest marathon dressed in Thai traditional dress”, according to a Nation Thailand report. Somewhat...
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Police in Bangkok have arrested 6 Chinese nationals, charged with selling fake gold to Bangkok residents. It’s understood the men scammed residents in Bangkok’s...
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Hellfire Pass is a cutting through a hill in northern Kanchanaburi to allow a train line from Thailand into (then) Burma during World War...
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Bangkok’s popular Khao San Road is to get an expanded water splashing area for next year’s Songkran, according to officials in the capital. The...
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Thailand’s Foreign Ministry is working with other government agencies to plan the evacuation of Thai citizens stuck in Sudan as conflict rages in the...
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Not that it feels like it at the moment. The current heatwave affecting Thailand is nearing an end, according to the Thai Meteorological Department....
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And households as well. Thailand’s restaurants and entertainment venues are struggling with rising electricity bills and fewer customers due to the current heatwave gripping...
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A Belgian national has died after his second attempt at jumping from a condo in Pattaya yesterday morning. Nation Thailand reports that the 52...
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Residents in the Krabi district of Nuea Klong have found a headless dugong washed up on a local beach, according to a Phuket Express...
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A British tourist is in police custody in Chiang Mai, after allegedly starting a fire at his hotel. Nation Thailand reports that the 27...
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One of Thailand’s most popular dishes is being added to a Thai cuisine cooking course for people who want to improve their income and...
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The tourism industry is requesting much clearer guidelines on the implementation of the much-discussed 300 baht tourism fee, which the caretaker Minister for Tourism...
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Songkran might be over but the massive clean up continues around the country. Chonburi’s popular Bang Saen Beach and the surrounding roads are covered...
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Four Thai nationals, including a former beauty contestant, have been arrested over the alleged kidnapping of a wealthy Chinese man named Wang Namfen. Phetcharada...
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A suspect is in police custody following a shooting incident at a Bangkok nightclub that left 8 people injured. The shooting at the Onyx...
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Major unseasonal storms are battering the northeast and parts of southern Thailand along the Gulf coast, with nearly 1,800 homes damaged and searches continuing...
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The first SIX days of Thailand’s Songkran festival, which started on April 11, has seen an overall increase in traffic accidents compared to last...
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The Thai government says it’s continuing to monitor the issue of high airfares and working to implement measures to address the problem. Government spokesman...
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Surprisingly, Thai officials are claiming that a failure to wear seat belts is behind over 91% of serious injuries in road traffic incidents over...
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Patee Sarasin, a veteran in Thailand’s fraught aviation industry, has launched his own airline in Thailand, called Really Cool Airlines. Patee is well known...
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Over the course of Friday, the fourth day of the Seven Days of Danger for the annual Songkran holiday, 44 people lost their lives...
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Tourism representatives say most of Thailand’s Songkran tourists are domestic, while most international visitors are from neighbouring countries, where Thailand is a short haul...
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As Songkran kicks off, the police are busy cracking down on dangerous or reckless driving behaviour, with hundreds of probation orders handed out already....
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The crewmember of a speedboat has died following an explosion on the vessel, which was docked at a pier in Phang Nga. Nation Thailand...
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Thailand’s Foreign Minister says the issue of the cross-border haze currently plaguing much of the North will be discussed at an ASEAN summit next...
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With Bangkok (bad) and much of northern Thailand (worse) shrouded in a blanket of smog, officials are urging people to keep their face masks...
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Market vendors are reporting a surge in plastic water gun sales as both Thais and tourists prepare themselves for the looming Songkran water battles,...
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Thailand’s billion-dollar sex trade operates in plain sight, with massage parlours, nightclubs and girlie bars pulsing with activity in the country’s red-light districts –...
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Two individuals, a British man and a Thai woman, have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking in Pattaya on April 5. Police raided...
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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport is getting ready to face the Songkran surge, with some 1 million passengers expected to travel through the airport during the...
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Koh Kradan, off the coast of the southern province of Trang, has taken the top spot in the Top 100 Beaches on Earth 2023....
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Thailand’s Acting Transport Minister says a quicker-than-expected recovery in the tourism sector is behind the high cost of flying within Thailand. Atirat Ratanasate was...
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Thai health officials have issued a heatwave alert as temperatures rise across many parts of the country, with the Bangkok district of Bang Na...
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An Australian man murdered at the Krabi resort he ran with his Thai wife had accused the murder suspect’s wife, who worked at the...
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The Australian owner of a holiday resort and bar in Krabi has been stabbed to death, allegedly by the husband of one of his...
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An Airports of Thailand spokesperson says 14,220 flights, carrying 2.37 million passengers, are expected at 6 Thai airports during the Songkran holiday. AOT currently...
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“He expects Chinese to be the top foreign tourists in Phuket in April…” The Tourism Authority of Thailand is addressing concerns over the monopolisation...
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Starting last Saturday, April 1, visitors from 64 countries, including Europe, the UK, US, Russian, Japan and Australia will only be allowed to stay...
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It’s like there is some competition to see how long you can stay in Thailand without a valid visa. Now, a Swedish man has...
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Without either confirmation or a change of mind, the 6 month tourist promotion, extending the tourist visa waiver from 30 to 45 days, and...
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The secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Kao Kim Hourn, has pledged to support efforts to combat transboundary haze pollution in...
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A group of eight Thai police officers has been sentenced to jail and hefty fines over allegations of abusing their power and taking kickbacks...
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Thailand has exceeded its target for tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2023, with a total of 6.15 million visitors from January to...
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Bangkok has again proven to be Asia’s foodie central taking out four of the top 10 spots in the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Award...
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According to property consultant Knight Frank Thailand, Chinese investors are in a rush to buy real estate in Phuket, with a surge in demand...
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Don’t pay your fine, don’t receive your registration sticker. As the deadline approaches, a government spokesperson reminded motorists that starting from April 1, unpaid...
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“Exposure to PM2.5 pollution was responsible for an estimated 26,000 premature deaths in Thailand in 2019.” Chiang Mai and northern Thailand is having one...
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Bangkok is gearing up to host the World Table Tennis Star Contender 2023 series tournament in late April. More than 300 professional table tennis...
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Police in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur have ordered the cancellation of a performance by Thai cross-dressing men, after protests from a number...
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Police in the central province of Nakhon Pathom have officially ended the search for a baby boy who has been missing since February 5....
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Thailand’s general election, set for May 14, is likely to be dominated by old grudges between the military/royalist/establishment and populist opposition parties – the...
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Thailand’s popular penang curry has been named the world’s best, according to a report from the National News Bureau of Thailand. The culinary website...
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The Election Commission has confirmed that a general election will be held in Thailand on May 14. This follows the dissolution of the House...
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Four officers from Thailand’s Immigration division have been fired after being accused of demanding a cryptocurrency bribe from a Chinese visa applicant. According to...
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On Koh Pha Ngan in the Gulf of Thailand, a 34 year old Russian man has been arrested for overstaying his legal visa conditions...
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Thais are now officially off to a general election, sometime in the first few weeks of May this year. Thailand’s PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha, has...
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Last October the Thai cabinet decided to increase the length of the visa waiver for tourists who arrive from 64 countries from 30 days...
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Hail storms, dropping hailstones as large as golf balls, and usually high winds and rain ripped through sections of Chiang Mai province on Saturday...
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Not only could it NOT detect a bomb, or anything for that matter, the best it could do would be to poke out your...
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On Tuesday, the Thai Cabinet greenlit a draft extradition treaty with Russia. This development comes as reports suggest that a growing number of Russians...
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A Thai photographer who was one of the official photographers at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles has shared her excitement on social media....
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In Thailand, the issue of cannabis has become a major topic of debate among the country’s political parties. Last June’s decriminalisation of cannabis for...
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Two policewomen who covered an elderly protester’s mouth and tried to push her out of the way during a visit by the Thai PM...
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A foreign man has died while on a visit to Doi Inthanon, Thailand’s tallest mountain, in the northern province of Chiang Mai. It’s understood...
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After a suspension in September 2022, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is resuming the free electric boat services on the Phadung Krung Kasem Canal...
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An elderly woman has been dragged away after shouting and cursing at the Thai PM as he visited the western province of Ratchaburi. According...
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The Thai Transport Ministry has announced that there are four companies seeking licenses to operate airline services in Thailand – P80 Air, Really Cool...
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An American provider of business forecasts and personal finance advice has published its list of the “10 Cheapest Countries to Visit” – and Thailand...
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On Saturday, police in Bangkok and Nakhon Pathom, to the west of the city, confiscated vaping devices and accessories valued at over 80 million...
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Despite Thailand’s current experiments with the decriminalisation of cannabis, all other south east Asian countries remain firmly opposed to any recognition of the drug...
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Thai tourism officials have set a target of 80 million foreign visitors by 2027, but the tourism minister says congestion must be alleviated at...
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A fruit seller from Myanmar has been stabbed to death outside the popular Platinum shopping mall in downtown Bangkok, next to the huge CentralWorld...
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The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand says he expects 6 million European tourists to visit the kingdom this year, according to a...
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A food delivery rider has been honoured by the Royal Thai Police for saving a child who had run into traffic. According to a...
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A Swedish man has been found dead inside a tent at Ao Nang Beach in Krabi province. Police in Ao Nang say they were...
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A man in Thailand has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling calendars featuring inflatable yellow duck that were deemed to defame...
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Two transgender women have been arrested on charges of luring school boys into performing sex acts, which the suspects allegedly ‘filmed’ and ‘sold’ on...
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Air pollution has become a major concern in Thailand as the haze pollution has exceeded safe levels in 36 provinces, mainly in the North....
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Some good news from Thailand’s Department of Disease Control, which has confirmed that the rate of Covid hospitalisation is continuing to drop. According to...
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A hungry elephant gave a passing truck a gentle nudge with his trunk – and tipped the vehicle over. Nation Thailand reports that the...
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According to data from the Deep South Watch, an independent organization that monitors the conflict in Thailand’s southern provinces, between 2004 and 2021, over...
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Army personnel working in the southern province of Narathiwat have been told not to enter locations until they’ve been confirmed as safe, following a...
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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport is urging passengers to allow extra time as the airport upgrades security screening at the departure terminal. According to a report...
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On Sunday, a massive fire broke out in a Rohingya refugee camp located in southeastern Bangladesh, leaving thousands of people without shelter. The blaze...
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One in ten Thai children is now considered obese, according to a report from the country’s Department of Health. The data shows that over...
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On Friday, an army bomb disposal squad was attacked by a southern insurgent IED while traveling in a four-car convoy with Maj-Gen Paisal Nusang,...
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A Chinese man in Pattaya has sparked concern among neighbours after allowing his pet lion cub to roam freely within his residential area. According...
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Thailand is bracing for scorching temperatures as summer officially begins this Sunday, with the season expected to last until around mid-May. Bangkok is expected...
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The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has issued an urgent alert as thousands of forest and plantation fires have been detected...
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The Director of the Narcotics Control Board, Wichai Chaimongkhon, has reported to Thai media today about a recent heroin case involving the NCB, Customs,...
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The Royal Thai Navy plans to ask the Defence Ministry for 200 million baht to raise the sunken HTMS Sukhothai. The vessel is currently...
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A tourist from Taiwan has died while snorkelling in Krabi, according to a Phuket Express report. The man has been named as 36 year...
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The Pollution Control Department is reporting that most northern provinces in Thailand are experiencing an unsafe level of PM2.5 dust on Wednesday, with measurements...
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The body of an 8 month old baby boy who has been missing for weeks has been recovered from a canal near his home....
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The rebound in foreign tourism continues for Thailand, with the kingdom welcoming over 2 million foreign arrivals in January. The latest data shows that...
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Resonance Consultancy, a leading tourism consultancy firm, has ranked Bangkok as the 30th best city in the world and the second-best in the ASEAN...
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A security guard at a popular nightspot on Bangkok’s Khaosan Road has been fired for handcuffing a foreign customer, then slapping him (twice) with...
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Thailand’s tourism minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has met with China’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Hu Heping, in Beijing. Also present were Atthayut Srisamut, Thailand...
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Contrary to comments made by Thailand’s public health minister Anutin Charvirakul last Friday, when he said legalising vaping and e-cigarettes would be ‘impossible’, the...
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A Grab driver in north-east Thailand has delighted diners at a Khon Kaen bakery by performing a musical number while waiting for his food...
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The mother of a 22 year old student who died in a hit-and-run incident in the US state of Michigan has praised Thai police...
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Peter, a 62 year old Dutch man, arrived at the court in Udon Thani, north east Thailand with his lawyer Nobi yesterday to commence...
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The Thai capital is suffering under a veil of smog, smoke and haze today with PM2.5 levels the highest they have been this year....
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A 57-year-old Thai-American woman who fled to Bangkok after fatally hitting a 22-year-old American student with her car, has returned to the United States...
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National police chief Damrongsak Kittiprapas has vowed to conduct a fair investigation into allegations that 116 immigration police and over 100 other police officers...
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The Association of Thai Travel Agents says that despite the global economic slowdown, Chinese tourists’ spending has not been affected, due to pent-up demand...
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Thailand’s deputy national police chief says the biological father of a missing 8 month old boy will be charged with statutory rape of a...
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A new species of orchid has been discovered near the Paribatra waterfall area in the southern province of Songkhla. The National News Bureau of...
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UPDATE: Thai Airways has suspended members of a flight cabin crew for failing to remove three food trays from passengers’ tables during a flight...
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Police in Narathiwat, a southern province in Thailand, are currently investigating the murders of three men whose bodies were discovered in the trunk of...
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The Thai government has confirmed that the import of all plastic waste will be banned from January 1, 2025. In addition, regulations will be...
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The National Institute for Child and Family Development at Bangkok’s Mahidol University is urging parents to fit child seats and child seatbelts in their...
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Thai Airways is promising to investigate after a passenger accused cabin crew of failing to clear food trays from passengers’ folding tray tables prior...
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Sad to report, more fatal violence in southern Thailand. On Tuesday morning, government forces in Yala, a province in the restive Deep South of...
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The body of a Burmese woman missing after a cargo boat capsized near Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand has been recovered from...
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A Russian expat couple living in Pattaya have been fined 10,000 baht each after they were caught riding jet skis in a protected area...
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Last night, the Royal Thai Navy’s Mekong River patrol unit and paramilitary rangers successfully seized approximately 6.4 million methamphetamine tablets from a boat on...
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Last Sunday, the captain of the Wild Boar soccer team, 17 year old Duangphet “Dom” Promthep, collapsed in his room in England and was...
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There are growing calls for increased scrutiny of Thailand’s Tourism Fund, with concerns raised about how the money will be used. The fund was...
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Low-cost airline Thai Vietjet has been awarded the “Fastest Growing Low-Cost Airline – Thailand 2022” by the International Finance Awards 2022. The award was...
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At least 5 people have died and another 5 have been criticallyinjured after two pickup trucks collided in Krabi. According to a Phuket Express...
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Bangkok permanent-secretary Khajit Chatchavanich says emergency and response teams in the capital have been put on standby as thunderstorms are forecast until Friday. The...
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An 8 month old baby boy, missing from his home in the central province of Nakhon Pathom is still unaccounted for, according to a...
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The Association of Thai Travel Agents has welcomed the early return of Chinese tour groups, which it believes will help the country reach pre-Covid...
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Thailand’s Meteorological Department is advising 50 provinces to prepare for some unseasonal thunderstorms, strong winds and falling temperatures, with a drop of 1-3 degrees...
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The authorities in the US are calling on a Thai woman who fled to Bangkok after she struck and killed a student with her...
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The Thai Cabinet has given the green light to the proposal from the National Tourism Policy Committee to impose a “landing tax” on all...
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Police in the southern province of Chumphon have arrested 4 people in possession of 400,000 methamphetamine pills. The Narcotics Suppression Bureau says they were...
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On Tuesday, the Thai Cabinet approved the 300 baht “landing fee” for foreign air travellers, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn. The...
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A Thai woman is still missing after the massive earthquake that struck Türkiye and northern Syria last week. The woman, who has been named...
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The Thai PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha, has applauded the nation’s holiday accommodation providers after they were recognised by the 2023 Traveller Review Awards from Booking.com....
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Starting from April 1, drivers who have outstanding traffic fines will not be issued with the annual vehicle registration tax sticker for their windshield,...
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Thailand’s Transport Minister has issued a directive to Suvarnabhumi Airport to tackle the issue of lengthy wait times at immigration and baggage claim. The...
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PM2.5 air pollution levels in 16 northern and northeastern provinces of Thailand have surpassed the 50-micron safety threshold (recently revised down to 37 by...
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The Thai Red Cross is pledging 2 million baht for relief efforts following the devastating earthquake that struck Türkey and northern Syria on Monday....
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Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim has pledged to support Thailand in finding a peaceful solution to the ongoing insurgency in the Deep South. The conflict,...
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“International Air Transport Association’s prediction that there will be roughly 200 million foreign arrivals in 2031 to Thailand.” The government of Thailand is taking...
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Thai immigration police have raided a disused warehouse in the southern province of Songkhla, arresting 33 illegal migrant workers from Myanmar. Another 3 suspects,...
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The Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai have expressed their condolences to the people of Turkey after the devastating earthquake that...
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Bangkok Airways has announced the temporary halting of two of its services, suspending flights to Hat Yai in southern Thailand and Da Nang in...
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“Only 10 cases being Chinese nationals, accounting for 4% of all Chinese arrivals.” The Covid-19 situation in Thailand is showing a steady improvement, with...
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A 1 year old baby girl has been rescued after being trapped in a well for 17 hours in the northwestern province of Tak....
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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 4,000 people and leaving thousands of buildings in ruins. The latest death...
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Horror! A Thai food listed as one of the ‘worst’ culinary servings in the world!! Thai diners are reeling in shock as their beloved...
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The ‘visas-for-cash’ scandal continues to spread throughout Thai immigration officialdom. The Royal Thai Police are now investigating the actions of 110 immigration officers who...
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Chinese travel agencies are resuming outbound group tours to 20 countries including Thailand from today. The Bangkok Post reports that the number of Chinese...
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Koh Pha-ngan’s second Full Moon Party after the pandemic ‘restrictions’ took place yesterday and was a “massive success” with an estimated 20,000 participants. The...
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The disgraced former director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya, has filed a lawsuit against 7...
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Thailand’s national police chief has ordered checkpoint officers to store body cam footage for 20 days. The order from Damrongsak Kittiprapas comes after two...
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Six police officers in Bangkok have been jailed without bail after being accused of accepting a bribe from a Taiwanese actress and her friends...
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This time of the year is ‘burning season’ in parts of Thailand. Not only in the agricultural areas of Thailand, but in many of...
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The Thai Government introduced a ban on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or ‘vaping’), shisha smoking, and electronic shishas in 2014, for “health reasons and to...
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The Metropolitan Police Bureau is getting tough on Bangkok checkpoints, following the extortion scandal involving a Taiwanese actress. According to a Nation Thailand report,...
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With China having lifted its Covid-19 travel restrictions, their travellers are eager to venture beyond their country’s borders once more. And according to recent...
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First thing… keep calm. Let the the police lead the conversation and don’t say anything other than answering their questions. Secondly, the vast majority...
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A total of 11,548 road users have had points deducted from their licences since the new system launched on January 9. According to a...
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Thailand’s tourism and sports minister has responded to allegations that members of the Elite Card program have been linked to dodgy Chinese businesses –...
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A pirate-themed floating restaurant, aimed at foreign tourists, has sunk in rough seas off Pattaya, according to a Nation Thailand report. The restaurant was...
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Thailand’s Department of Health says it’s working with the private sector in a bid to raise awareness of the health risks associated with too...
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The government is considering the introduction of much stricter penalties for amphetamine possession, according to a Nation Thailand report. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul...
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The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) is investigating an alleged extortion incident involving Huai Khwang police officers. They fronted up to Thai media today admitting...
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Songkran, or the Thai New Year celebration, has been included on a tentative UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list. According to a National News Bureau...
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The northern city of Chiang Mai has been named the safest in Southeast Asia, beating Davao in the Philippines into second place and Singapore...
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The Thai government is warning people not to be caught out by scammers posing as officials from the Revenue Department. According to a report...
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Three Chinese men have been rescued off Krabi after strong winds caused the yacht’s mast to collapse and the engine failure of their sailboat....
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Prominent hotel mogul William “Bill” Heinecke has expressed disappointment at the Thai government’s ongoing policy of holding tight to the reins of Covid vaccine...
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Tourism operators in Thailand are ready to welcome the return of Chinese tour groups, after Beijing lifted restrictions on the outbound group tour market....
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A total of 11.15 million foreign tourists visited Thailand during 2022, a huge increase on the 428,000 figure from 2021. Last year’s total arrivals...
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The Department of Disease Control has reported a sharp drop in the number of Covid-19 patients being hospitalised or dying in the third week...
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The Thai authorities have reminded drivers that they now face a fine of up to 4,000 baht (previously 1,000 baht) if they fail to...
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Whilst Phuket is enjoying a respite from the long, sunny days (with an afternoon of some rain showers crossing the island), Greater Bangkok and...
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Good news if you are looking for a boost vaccine for Covid 19. Thailand’s health ministry is to create Covid vaccination centres around the...
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Thailand’s deputy national police chief says his investigation into 80 immigration officers accused of helping around 5,500 Chinese nationals convert their tourist visas into...
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The Thai government is budgeting nearly 31 billion baht for the construction of interprovincial motorways and a bridge connecting the Krabi islands of Koh...
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The new Malaysian PM, Anwar Ibrahim, will visit Thailand for security talks next month, with a view to deepening cooperation between both countries. The...
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A Chinese national sought by Interpol on fraud charges has been arrested by Thai immigration police in northeast Thailand. Following the issuing of a...
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Thailand is switching to online influencers as a key strategy in its new approach to attracting new tourists to visit the kingdom. With the...
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An American online news and lifestyle publication has included Thailand in its list of the world’s best travel destinations for 2023. Alesandra Dubin, News...
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A woman has died and 2 other people have been injured following a collision between a pick-up truck and an express train in the...
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The Thai government says it’s working on extending the e-visa service to more nationalities, as tourists return in increasing numbers. A spokeswoman for the...
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The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre will host this year’s Bangkok Film Festival, starting today and running until Sunday. The event is part of...
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A Chinese national accused of being the leader of various Chinese triads operating in Thailand has been indicted on multiple charges. Chaiyanat Kornchayanant is...
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Direct flights from China have landed in Phuket and Chiang Mai today, for the first time in nearly three years. The two flights were...
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Officials will meet next week to once more discuss a possible “tourism arrival fee”, whose introduction has been repeatedly postponed since being proposed at...
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Thai tourism officials are proposing that the current extension of the 30 day visa exemption program, available for arrivals from over 50 countries, could...
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UPDATE: 15:30 Wednesday Six more bodies have been recovered after explosions ripped through an oil tanker during welding maintenance at a dockyard southwest of...
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The number of malaria, dengue fever and chikungunya cases are expected rise by 3-4 times this year, when compared to 2022, around Thailand. Dr....
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A Singaporean man, with a Thai/Italian model girlfriend, suspected of being the ‘mastermind’ of a massive Ponzi scheme in Thailand, was arrested at Phuket...
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Eleven baby sea turtles have been found washed ashore in Sattahip last September, all ultimately died due to ingesting garbage. The turtles were found...
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The next wave of tourists will come for Chinese New Year and airports around Thailand are bracing for the rise of visitors to celebrate...
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We thought we’d check out the latest ‘chat bot’ that everyone’s talking about – ChatGPT. It’s a new artificial intelligence that seeks to compile...
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A prominent Thai virologist says healthy people no longer need to wear face masks, according to a Nation Thailand report. Dr Yong Poovorawan says...
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The Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, connecting the northern province of Tak and the Burmese town of Myawaddy, re-opened yesterday, with officials from both countries in...
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Chiang Mai’s provincial public health chief says the northern province is launching a Covid vaccination campaign as a precautionary measure, as visitors from China...
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First you did, then you didn’t, then you did again, then you didn’t after all… After another abrupt U-turn from the Thai government, officials...
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A young German man has been seriously injured after falling at the famous Tiger Cave Temple in Krabi province. The Phuket Express reports that...
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Thailand’s Department of Disease Control has reported a drop in the number of Covid patients being hospitalised during the first week of this year....
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More changes. The public health minister, via the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, has cancelled the requirement for foreign arrivals, from countries which require...
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The Governor of Bangkok says the city is taking all necessary precautions as more tourists are expected to return to the capital this year....
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The Royal Thai Navy has called on fishing associations and private local rescue crews to help in the search for missing crewmen following the...
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After a month of debate over the merits of allowing Chinese tourists back into the country, whilst China suffers from rising Covid cases, the...
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From today, a new points system comes into effect for Thailand’s motorists, although the authorities say they’ll initially be adopting a “gentle” approach to...
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UPDATE: Monday 3pm – Thai Public Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul has CANCELLED the need to provide proof of Covid vaccination certificates before entering Thailand on...
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Foreign tour operators are criticising Thailand’s re-introduction of entry restrictions, saying no warning was given before the rules were suddenly changed. According to a...
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UPDATE: There has been another NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) issued in the past 24 hours which changes Item 5, which MAY provide an...
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The HTMS Sukhothai underwent a full process of repairs before being recommissioned, according to a statement from the Royal Thai Navy. Nation Thailand reports...
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Thailand’s tourism sector is gearing up to welcome the return of Chinese tourists, as China finally eases nearly 3 years of tough travel restrictions....
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For the LATEST in this story go HERE. ORIGINAL STORY: Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has this afternoon adopted four measures that will be applied...
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Five missing Navy crew members have still not been found following the sinking of the HTMS Sukhothai, as the Royal Thai Navy completes its...
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A British woman, employed as a “beautician” in the UK, may never walk again after falling from the balcony of her hotel in Koh...
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Train services between Hat Yai and Khlong Nagae in the southern province of Songkhla were briefly suspended yesterday due to the risk of an...
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The Thai PM has spoken over his confidence that Thailand “can handle the return of Chinese tourists and any potential Covid-19 risk”. According to...
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A nursery (child care centre) in the northeastern Thai province of Nong Bua Lamphu, which became the scene of Thailand’s deadliest mass killing, re-opens...
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Six people have been arrested and assets valued over 230 million baht seized after major drug raids across the country, from Isaan to the...
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The authorities in the eastern Thai province of Sa Kaeo have confirmed that 9 Thai nationals remain missing following a devastating blaze at a...
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In a poll carried out by the travel app, Hopper, Bangkok has been named in the top three most popular destinations with American travellers....
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A Royal Thai Navy spokesman has confirmed the ill-fated HTMS Sukhothai set sail in rough conditions without its chief engineer on board. Five crew...
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With China experiencing a surge in Covid infections and simultaneously about to re-open its borders, tourism staff in Thailand are being urged to have...
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UPDATE: As Thailand health officials ponder possible precautionary screening for Chinese travellers arriving at Thai airports, the Disease Control Department says that Chinese visitors...
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Proposals have been prepared for Thailand as a preliminary response to the potential arrival of Chinese visitors from early January. A meeting of the...
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The huge fire that broke out at a casino in the Cambodian city of Poipet, on the Thai border, has killed at least 19...
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A husband has presented himself to Khian Sa Police in Surat Thani, admitting he killed his wife and dumped her body on a hill...
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A fire that has broken out at a casino in the western Cambodian city of Poipet is thought to have claimed at least 10...
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Thailand’s Chief of the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has been arrested for allegedly demanding bribes and misappropriating funds. Ratchada Suriyakul na...
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A New Zealand national has died while trying to take a selfie from a train travelling along the so-called “death railway” in western Thailand...
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A woman’s body has been found in a rubbish bin on a hill in Phang Nga, just north of Phuket. The Phuket Express reports...
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From January 8, China will no longer require inbound travellers to carry out 5 days’ mandatory quarantine at a government facility, followed by 3...
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A fire which tore through 4 houses in Bangkok early this morning has claimed the lives of 2 people, according to a Thai PBS...
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Police in Phang Nga have arrested 2 drug suspects and confiscated 18,000 methamphetamine pills and 2 kilogramss of crystal meth (a very large quantity),...
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The police colonel wife of an alleged Chinese crime boss has been arrested in Bangkok on money laundering charges. Police Colonel Wattanaree Kornchayanant (aka.Ying...
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The Royal Thai Police will no longer reveal the nationalities of foreign suspects, following complaints that doing so risked damaging relations with the countries...
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The Thai Navy has found the bodies of three more crew members who drowned when the HTMS Sukhothai sank in bad weather on December...
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The French serial killer Charles Sobhraj is to be released from prison in Nepal, according to a Reuters report. Sobhraj, who was charged with...
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Airbnb, the online homestay booking platform says the top trending destination in the world during 2022 was Bangkok. And for 2023, it’s still doing...
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The low down on this year’s celebrations – don’t drink and drive, and expect (officially) nightspots to close at 2am. The Thai authorities have...
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The authorities in Thailand have warned of a crackdown on drink-driving and on the use of cannabis during the New Year festivities. The announcement...
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As we emerge from the 2 and a half ‘dark years’, Thailand remains a favourite destination for trips. A BBC poll that surveyed holidaymakers...
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Thai AirAsia says it’s on the way to a full recovery and expects to end the year having carried 10 million passengers. The airline...
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The foreign tourists are flocking back to Bangkok’s Khao San Road, but they may notice that service is a bit slower than normal. Businesses...
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A spokesman for the Royal Thai Navy says 1 sailor has been rescued and 23 are still missing following the sinking of a Navy...
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An air and sea search for the 30 missing crew (some media report up to 33) of the HTMS Sukhothai frigate continues. One crew...
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Southern Thailand is experiencing ongoing heavy rainfall, with 3 people dead and 9 provinces severely flooded. According to a Phuket Express report, the Department...
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After earlier reports that all crew were safe, the Royal Thai Navy has now advised officials that 31 crew are missing. The HTMS Sukhothai,...
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Wildlife officials in Thailand are working with their counterparts in Laos in a bid to track down 30 tiger cubs believed to have been...
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The State Railway of Thailand is resuming dining car services on a number of routes from January. It follows a closure of nearly 3...
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It’s one of the busiest times for travel during the year, and especially this year as people take advantage of the ability to travel...
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The Thai PM has praised the resilience of the country’s tourism sector after Thailand scooped top place in the Agoda Gold Circle Awards. Government...
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Their Majesties have become infected with Covid-19 along with reported “mild symptoms’, according to an official announcement from the Royal Household today. “The overall...
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…but you’ll still be isolated if you arrive and test ‘positive’. Hong Kong has announced an easing of entry restrictions for vaccinated international travellers,...
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The Royal Household Bureau in Thailand has issued an official statement today that HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha has “lost consciousness due to heart condition” yesterday...
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Don’t worry, the Chinese will be back soon… That’s the message from Thai tourism officials, who are hoping China will lift its outbound travel...
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has given the go-ahead for New Year’s Eve parties in the capital, but says people shouldn’t forget that Covid-19 still...
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…and probably inside Thailand as well. Red flags are appearing at many foreign Thai consulates and embassies which process foreigner visas. Increased flights, arrivals...
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Thailand’s deputy national police chief says at least 27 immigration officers have helped Chinese triad members to remain in the kingdom illegally. Surachet Hakparn...
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The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, more commonly known as UNAids, has praised Thailand for eradicating mother-to-child HIV transmission. In recognition...
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Thailand’s Department of Disease Control says nearly 4,000 people have been hospitalised with Covid-19 infections in the last week, and 107 deaths have been...
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The deputy director of Chiang Mai Airport says the facility is now welcoming between 18,000 and 20,000 passengers a day, thanks to an increase...
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Thailand’s national police chief has announced that he will take over the investigation into alleged Chinese crime boss Chaiyanat Kornchayanant, aka “Tuhao”. Damrongsak Kittiprapas...
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They’ve searched in Bangkok, seized a private plane in Hua Hin, searched eight companies in Phuket. Now the instigation into alleged Chinese triads is...
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Fifteen alleged drug smugglers have been killed in a gunfight with border authorities in Chiang Mai, according to a Nation Thailand report. It’s understood...
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Politicians are urging the Thai PM to reverse a decision to remove cannabis from the Category 5 narcotics list, according to a Thai PBS...
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Officers from the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division of the Royal Thai Police have arrested 3 people accused of luring a Thai man to Dubai...
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The former Thai leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, says that if the Pheu Thai Party is elected in the next general election, the minimum wage could...
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The countdown is on for the arrival of Thailand’s 10 millionth foreign visitor this year, according to Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority...
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The same enthusiasm he expresses for Thailand’s cannabis future doesn’t not extend to increased opening hours for the country’s nightlife. Thailand’s health minister, Anutin...
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The Thai PM has instructed the Transport Ministry to liaise with airlines to increase the number of international flights serving the kingdom. PM Prayut...
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The government has conferred certificates on 2 coconut plantations in western and central Thailand, in recognition of their monkey-free harvesting practices. The certificates are...
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UPDATE: Three more Thai railway workers are missing, believed to have been killed, while four others have been injured, in another explosion this morning....
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Following last evening’s heavy rains across parts of Phuket, officials are issuing flood warnings for parts of Phuket and several other southern provinces between...
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Thai Airways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore Airlines to expand their codeshare flights. Both airlines will initially operate codeshare flights between...
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Officials in the southern province of Surat Thani say it’s likely a dead dugong found on a beach in the district of Chaiya was...
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A senior boss at the online travel platform Klook says Thailand’s tourism sector is experiencing a slow recovery due to a shortage of flights...
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The points system has been threatened for many years. Maybe this time it’s really going to happen. Thailand’s National Police Chief says a new...
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Thai authorities have visited a number of cannabis retailers on Bangkok’s popular Khao San Road, to warn against selling the plant for recreational purposes....
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Burmese narcotics officers have seized a large haul of drugs that were heading to Thailand, just over the border from Chiang Rai in far...
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UPDATE: The driver of the vehicle, also a foreigner, has been identified and currently helping police with their enquiries. EARLIER STORY: A hit-and-run incident...
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It seems Phuket’s bar and club owners, along with other relevant stakeholders, need to wait a bit longer for a decision on whether or...
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Tourism numbers are good at the moment, especially with the surprisingly swift surge of Russian visitors. But is it sustainable? The Tourism Authority of...
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Not to be deterred by a recent ruling to keep Thailand’s bars and nightlife closed (officially) by 2am, the operators and other stakeholders are...
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Parking will be free at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport this weekend, to mark Father’s Day and the anniversary of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol...
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The beleaguered national carrier, Thai Airways, has appointed a new CEO as it continues its financial rehabilitation process. TTR Weekly reports that Chai Eamsiri...
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Thailand’s ministry of Public Health has issued an “advisory” statement for people in Thailand, in public or crowded locations, to wear a face mask....
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Thailand’s Transport Minister has threatened to revoke Thai Airways baggage handling contract at Bangkok’s main international airport if delays continue. Saksayam Chidchob was speaking during...
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A senior editor from Thai news outlet The Matter has asked a House Committee to investigate alleged police brutality against reporters during last week’s...
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Thais are travelling in their own country more. Domestic tourism is once more on the up, with the number of Thai tourists travelling around...
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As the world emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic and global tourism restarts, an increasing number of Thais are holidaying in Japan. Anake Srishevachart from...
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Senior government officials, including the leader of the cheer squad, public health minister Anutin Charvirakul, have insisted there is no going back and that...
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With electricity bills expected to rise from January, the Thai government is considering more relief measures for low-income households. Nation Thailand reports that Energy...
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Hardly hard-core influencers, but the delegates and politicians that visited APEC have been posting during and since last weekend’s APEC gab-fest in Bangkok. Thanks...
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From February 1 next year, AirAsia will introduce a new direct service between Chiang Mai and Singapore. The service will operate 4 times a...
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UPDATE: 252 people have now been confirmed dead following yesterday’s afternoon’s earthquake 100 kilometres south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta. People have been trapped...
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A large car-bomb has exploded in one of the ‘safe zones’ in the town area of Narathiwat, in Thailand’s south this afternoon, killing a...
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Two Thai women who were on a trekking holiday in Nepal have died, according to media reports. It’s understood 49 year old Pataya Philaisengsuri...
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A doctor and a number of opposition MPs have filed a lawsuit against Thailand’s health minister over the decriminalisation of marijuana earlier this year....
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Activists from the organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will protest outside the Theppadungporn Coconut Company’s headquarters in Bangkok today. According to...
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A campaigner representing the Motorcycle Safety Thailand project is urging the Thai government to do more to improve road safety for motorcyclists. Dr Chamaiphan...
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A spokesperson for the Thai government says the PM is confident Thailand will see a boost to tourism following the APEC Summit. Trisulee Trisaranakul...
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Officials from the Narcotics Control Board will meet tomorrow to discuss making cannabis illegal again. The meeting is in response to calls from those...
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UPDATE: More arrests this morning after a protest group calling itself “Citizens Stop Apec 2022’’ tried to make their way to the site of the...
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A total of 23 Phuket restaurants and street food spots have made it on to the 2023 Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand list. According to...
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A French man who went missing in Khao Sok National Park in Surat Thani has been found dead. Gollino Cyrit Tizzlano had been missing...
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Protesters, generally, like (or need) to be where the cameras are. And, in the case of the current protests over the APEC conference, the...
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After all the talk, APEC is now here. In Bangkok anyway. Security has been tightened in Bangkok as Thailand prepares kicks off the official...
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A French tourist remains missing after he left his hotel to go for a hike in Khao Sok National Park, in the southern province...
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A memorandum of understanding covering visa-free travel (for some) between Thailand and Saudi Arabia has been approved by the Thai Cabinet. Under the agreement,...
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Thai health officials say the number of serious, new Covid infections reported in Bangkok and other “tourist destinations” is on the rise. Tares Krassanairawiwong...
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The Thai government will seize undeclared assets valued at 1.35 billion baht from former police chief Thitisan Utthanaphon, aka.“Joe Ferrari”, because of his collection...
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The government has delayed a discussion on extending opening hours for nightlife venues in tourist areas until the end of November. The proposal to...
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The Thai PM is calling on the general public to help the government be “good hosts” during this week’s APEC Summit in Bangkok. Prayut...
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Tourism officials in Phang Nga have been celebrating the arrival of the one millionth tourist to visit the southern province this year. With much...
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The World Health Organisation has praised Thailand, describing it as a “world leader”, for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The biggest pat on...
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The Ministry of Public Health issued a new edict yesterday to tighten controls and try to allay some of the confusion over the June...
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There’s a tug of war in Thai government circles at the moment over opening times for entertainment venues around the country, particularly in hot...
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Electricity restrictions? Thailand’s Energy Minister is looking to the private sector to help start saving on power as the cost of generating the country’s...
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There’s turbulence ahead, but not for drones. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand is implementing a ban on flying drones over Bangkok’s Victory Monument...
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Immigration officials are piloting an “Electronic Extension of Temporary Stay” service which will allow expats to apply online for a visa extension. But not...
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration says the city’s residents celebrated the Loy Krathong holiday with over half a million krathongs. BMA spokesperson Aekwaranyoo Amrapal says...
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The Thai government has approved a budget of 7 billion baht to compensate those affected by recent flooding across the country, including in Phuket....
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A draft directive to allow wealthy foreigners to buy land in Thailand has been shelved by Cabinet today, apparently “to allow for public feedback”....
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Thailand’s National Police Chief says more than 62,000 suspects have been arrested in Bangkok, as part of a crackdown on crime ahead of the...
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The price of methamphetamine pills, aka. ‘yaba’ has crashed in recent times due to “extreme volumes’ of the drugs flowing in from across the...
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Visitors to Sairee Beach in Chumphon, facing the Gulf of Thailand in southern Thailand, discovered the sand strewn with various sizes of milled timber...
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APEC is approaching and, despite Thais’ general boredom about the topic, Bangkok is getting ready to welcome some of the region’s leaders, representatives and...
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As Thailand puts the local Covid-19 pandemic into its history books, one of the final steps has been taken. Thailand’s Public Health Ministry is...
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Human rights organisation Amnesty International has accused the Burmese junta of diverting fuel intended for civilian aircraft to the military instead. According to an...
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Hundreds of Grab delivery drivers have joined a mass rally in Bangkok today, protesting rule changes they claim negatively affect their earnings. The GrabFood...
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OPNION by Tim Newton The Thai PM has been forced to quash rumours about the possible dissolution of parliament and an early election. And...
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Train enthusiasts, or people just needing to get around Thailand at the lowest price, can now purchase tickets to most of the train routes...
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Protests are popping up now in opposition to last week’s announcement from the Thai Cabinet that they would support the Thai government allowing qualifying...
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The severity and number of tropical storms traversing the north west pacific each year is increasing. The latest storm, designated as Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae,...
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The Thai and Malaysian authorities have rescued a 13 year old Thai girl from prostitution in Malaysia, along with a Thai woman and 2...
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The Bangkok Governor has ordered relevant officials to ensure there is no repeat of the Seoul crowd crush tragedy during upcoming festivities. Chadchart Sittipunt...
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Thailand’s Centre for Addiction Studies reports that, for people under the age of 20 years old, the recreational use of cannabis and marijuana has...
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155 people have been killed killed and 82 others injured, including 19 foreigners, in what Seoul police are describing as a crowd surge in...
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The Thai government ruling coalition, led by the Palang Pracharat party and PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, is underfire today after links have emerged with a...
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The Thai PM has ordered the National Security Council to zone in on critical security issues in the lead up to the APEC meeting...
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More than 100 police raided a “drug party” involving 237 Chinese, along with 29 Thai, Vietnamese and Cambodian acting as staff in Bangkok. The...
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Police in the southern province of Trang are continuing a manhunt for a member of the police SWAT team who is wanted in relation...
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A police panel in Pattaya has denied that officers ever demand bribes from the city’s nightlife venues, according to a Nation Thailand report. The...
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Consider yourself rich? Congratulations, you’re now allowed to buy land and property in Thailand. Nation Thailand reports that yesterday, the Cabinet agreed to grant...
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Thai police have launched a manhunt for the person they see as the key player behind a smuggling operation of 10 million methamphetamine pills....
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With a shortage of cabs at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport leading to a surge in complaints, airport bosses are urging more taxis to register as...
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30+ people have been confirmed as killed during an air strike attack during a concert hosted by ethnic opposition groups against the Burmese Junta....
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Officials are praising a 12 year old boy who administered CPR on a 6 year old child rescued from a Bangkok canal. The younger...
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Thai tourism officials are optimistic they will hit a target of at least 500,000 Singaporean visitors this year. The Bangkok Post reports that flights...
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A tour bus heading for Phuket has caught fire, after a tyre exploded, on Rama 2 yesterday morning. The bus was travelling along the...
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Thai Airways is responding to, what is describes, as an uptick in demand by “expanding its fleet” and resuming flights on a number of...
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The deputy governor of Bangkok says more homeless shelters will be built in the capital and more job opportunities created for the homeless. Sanon...
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From next month, Thai Vietjet will increase the number of flights offered from Taipei to Bangkok, up from 3 times a week to a...
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Please don’t embarrass us… Or words to that effect. The Thai government is appealing to pro-democracy activists to lay low during an international summit...
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand is introducing the next phase of a domestic tourism subsidy scheme, offering between 3 and 4 million additional hotel...
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There has been no confirmation yet if Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend an international economic summit taking place in Bangkok next month. Foreign...
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The Thai Meteorological Department is warning of flash floods in the south of the country, but says the fallout from tropical storm Nesat will...
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The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund is calling on Thailand to do more to help families with children affected by poverty following the...
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A blaze that broke out at a Chon Buri pub in early August has claimed its 25th life. A 26 year old woman named...
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The Thai Metrological Department has warned the wet weather is not over yet, with more heavy rain forecast for the south of the country,...
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Another seasonal tropical typhoon is heading across the South China Sea, currently tracking westward at around 20 kilometres per hour with wind speeds reaching...
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The tropical storm ‘Sonca’ has weakened considerably since crossing the Vietnamese coastline yesterday. This from the Thai Meteorological Department… “The moderate high-pressure system covers...
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The director of Ayutthaya Historical Park says around 70 temples and other historical sites are at risk of collapse due to flooding. Pattarapong Kao-ngern...
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand is confident it will meet its target of 10 million arrivals during this year’s high season. Nation Thailand reports...
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Thailand’s health ministry has begun the rollout of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for the country’s toddlers, according to a Bangkok Post report. It’s understood...
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Since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military draft in September to send hundreds of thousands of conscripted young Russian men to fight in...
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A funeral ceremony has taken place for 18 toddlers and a teacher who died during a shooting and stabbing massacre at a childcare facility last...
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Cash donations from the public, the police and Thailand’s private sector will be handed over today to the families of those killed in the...
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A newly-issued decree states that motorists in Thailand can now use a phone while driving BUT only if it’s handsfree and Bluetooth-enabled. According to...
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Two CNN reporters, accused of trespassing at the scene of a mass shooting in north-east Thailand, may be fined and deported, according to a...
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A Russian woman on Koh Samui has been caught in southern Thailand for overstaying her visa. Thai immigration officials have been taking a hardline...
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An American tourist arrested for causing a “public nuisance” in Nakhon Si Thammarat reportedly spent 2 days straight drinking Thai whiskey. The man, named...
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A spokesman for the Royal Thai Police is urging netizens to refrain from sharing photos and video clips of yesterday’s mass shooting in the...
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A former policeman in the north east Thailand area of Nong Bua Lamphu killed at least 36 people in a child care centre, including...
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The sacked policeman who carried out yesterday’s mass shooting in which at least 36 people were killed, most of them children, once confessed to...
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But not for Phuket. November 16, 17, and 18 have been confirmed as public holidays, but only in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan, to...
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The Thai Meteorological Department says Thailand will enter the winter season at the end of October, according to an AP report. Colder weather, or...
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Thai Airways has launched its flight schedule for winter 2022 – 2023, with more flights being offered on routes to India, to celebrate the...
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The Department of Medical Services in Thailand says Covid patients who only experience mild symptoms can treat themselves at home but need to practice...
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The death toll from the deadly blaze that broke out at a Chon Buri province pub in Sattahip on August 5 has now risen...
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High tides in the Gulf of Thailand, a torrent of central Thailand floods heading south and localised rain in the city. A trio of...
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Thailand’s Tourism Minister says the sector is targeting new markets in central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn says there has...
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Bangkok and Phuket often feature high on the lists of best places to retire or expats to live. Now Bangkok has been ranked #5...
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Bangkok roads have been left flooded after yesterday’s torrential downpours in the capital, with the Thai Meteorological Department saying there’s more wet weather to...
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Widespread flooding is causing issues in districts in 14 provinces around Thailand, mostly in the north and north-east of the country. And in Bangkok...
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Thailand’s Department of Disease Control is calling on all elderly people who are still unvaccinated against Covid-19 to get vaccinated “as soon as possible”....
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Many things changed in Thailand as of October 1. Let’s go through the list… Tourist arrival visas granted extra 15 days Visitors arriving as...
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An area just north of Bangkok has been declared a flood disaster zone as the mop up starts following heavy monsoonal rains coupled with...
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UPDATE: Thailand’s constitutional court, and its 9 judges, have ruled in favour of Prayut Chan-o-cha, who can now return to Government House in his...
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Over 4,000 residents in the north-eastern province of Ubon Ratchathani have been forced to leave their homes, due to the flooding risk from storm...
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A vocal critic of the military regime in Myanmar has touched down in Toronto, after the Canadian government granted her asylum. Thaw Nandar Aung,...
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After storming through the Philippines, Vietnam and, today, Laos, the remnants of Typhoon Noru has crossed over the Mekong River into the north east...
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No more face masks, no more ‘distancing’. From Saturday, the government will lift all disease prevention measures introduced in Thai schools during the Covid-19...
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Typhoon Noru, now downgraded to a tropical storm, and probably downgraded further to a tropical depression before it reaches Thailand tonight and tomorrow, will...
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UPDATE: Typhoon Noru has reached the coastline of central Vietnam overnight. In Da Nang, Vietnam’s third largest city, high rise buildings shook in the...
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A former beauty pageant contestant from Myanmar, who openly criticised the military regime in her country, has been granted asylum in Canada. Han Lay...
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All remaining Covid-19 travel restrictions will be dropped in Thailand from October 1 and the longstanding and repeatedly extended emergency decree will also become...
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by Tim Newton Thai Cave Rescue is the latest movie, documentary or series to make its way onto a screen near you about the...
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After killing at least 6 people (updated since the earlier report) and causing widespread devastation in the Philippines, Typhoon Noru is heading for Vietnam and...
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More wet weather on the way, this time thanks to super typhoon Noru, which is currently headed for Vietnam after storming through the Philippines...
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Five rescue workers have died as a result of Typhoon Noru, which made landfall in the Philippines yesterday and is predicted to gather strength...
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An ancient city wall near Chiang Mai’s Chang Phuak Gate has partially collapsed following heavy rain in the northern province. Thai PBS World reports...
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A Burmese model who has been outspoken in her criticism of the military junta in her country has been refused entry to Thailand. Han...
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A prominent Thai virologist says there is a downward trend in the number of severe Covid-19 cases in the kingdom. This follows a declining...
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At the moment official closing times (despite what may be happening in the real world) are still 2am, around the country. That applies for...
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The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration is looking at more ways to boost tourism as Thailand’s case numbers continue to fall. Daily infections started...
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Two announcements from the Public Health Ministry were published in the Royal Gazette yesterday, confirming that Covid-19 will be removed from Thailand’s list of...
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It seems the Tourist Police in Bangkok have had enough and intend to show taxi drivers in the capital that they can no longer...
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The Thai government claims tourism in Phuket and other popular destinations is “recovering to pre-Covid levels”, according to a Bangkok Post report. Government spokesman...
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A Swedish man has died after he was hit by a car as he crossed the road in the southern province of Phang Nga,...
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A spokesman for the Tourist Police Bureau says the office has received a wave of complaints about Thai taxi drivers who refuse to pick...
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Bosses at the troubled low-cost carrier Nok Air say it’s taking steps to resolve its financial woes, in response to a warning from the...
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A boy has died during a computer class at a school in the central province of Nonthaburi, with early reports stating his keyboard had...
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Bangkok officials have declared the district of Lat Krabang a disaster zone, following torrential rainfall and severe flooding in parts of the capital. Thai...
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Two army clerks have died and another has been injured at a military college in Bangkok after an army sergeant went on a shooting...
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Following a stuttering start, in which the inaugural flight was met with huge fanfare from local officials only for flights to be suspended a...
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Thailand’s Cannabis Bill, the laws and guidelines that would clarify the June 6th ‘decriminalisation’ of cannabis, is dead in the water. For now anyway....
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Thai AirAsia is launching new aircraft paint jobs based on the ‘Amazing Thailand, Amazing New Chapters’ campaign being run by the Tourism Authority of...
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An opposition MP is urging Thailand’s anti-corruption body to investigate the source of luxury watches worn by deputy PM (and current caretaker PM) Prawit...
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court will today start deliberations on the tenure of currently suspended PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha. Judges will consider whether the PM has exceeded...
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The worst is yet to come for Bangkok with regard to the current wet weather and consequent flooding, according to an environmental academic in...
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A young Malayan sun bear, thought to be around 4 months old, is in the care of wildlife officials after being rescued. The baby...
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Umbrella time again! Despite some much better weather arriving in Phuket over the weekend, there will no respite from the wet weather just yet...
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Whilst we have generally fine and sunny weather in Phuket today, it’s not looking good for the Thai capital. City officials in Bangkok are...
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Covid-19 could be downgraded to a “communicable disease under surveillance” from next month, according to a Nation Thailand report. The virus is currently classified...
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A man arrested and charged with the murder of 3 Krabi 18 year old students has been moved to solitary confinement after he attacked...
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Severe flooding has affected several areas in Bangkok, following torrential rainfall that started yesterday evening and continued into the early hours of this morning,...
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Thai officials have discovered more Rohingya on a small island off the southern province of Satun in the Andaman Sea after Thai fishermen rescued...
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Thai Vietjet is celebrating 6 years in operation by introducing promotional fares starting from just 666 baht. According to a TTR Weekly report, the...
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The full force of Thailand’s wet season descended on Bangkok last night with five hours of torrential rain reported yesterday evening. According to Thai...
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There will be a grace period of 3 months during which traffic police will not enforce new, harsher fines for traffic violations, according to...
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Two teenage girls have died and a third has been seriously injured after an Australian man’s vehicle struck the motorbike they were riding. The...
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by Tim Newton Today it is ten years since Senior Police Sergeant Major Wichian Klanprasert was mown down and killed whilst on duty riding...
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Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has warned pharmacies that Covid-19 drugs should only be provided to patients with a doctor’s prescription. The warning comes after...
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Anti-government activists will protest at the Ratchaprasong intersection (Central World) in Bangkok this weekend, demanding the removal of the “3 Ps”. According to a...
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A major police crackdown in the upper southern provinces of the country, including Phuket, has netted over 69,000 methamphetamine pills, over a kilogram of...
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It was announced with great fanfare a few weeks ago, now here’s the official announcement and media release from the TAT, the Tourism Authority...
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The Director of Disease Control Department, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, says that Thailand has encountered rain continuously in many areas causing floods and pools of...
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The deputy secretary-general of Thailand’s anti-corruption body, essentially the second in charge, has been fired over his “unexplained wealth”, according to a Nation Thailand...
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Officials in Bangkok are cracking down on motorcyclists riding or parking their bikes on pavements and sidewalks. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration says any bike...
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A Pattaya restaurant has been ripped apart in a major explosion in which a Lao man has been left with serious injuries. The 29...
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A 33 year old Indian tourist is the latest victim of a theft from two ‘ladyboys’ who had earlier tried to solicit him for...
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The push for extended closing times persists, in Phuket and around the country. Nightlife operators in Phuket and elsewhere continue to push for longer...
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From Thursday, anti-viral medication for the treatment of Covid-19 will be available at pharmacies for patients with a doctor’s prescription. According to a Thai...
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CNN Travel has praised Thai cuisine, adding a number of national dishes to its list of 50 best Asian street foods. Sai krok Isaan...
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More regional flight resumptions and good news for both future travellers and Thailand’s tourist industry. Thai AirAsia X is to launch direct flights between...
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Thailand has announced its 7th confirmed case of Monkeypox. The first case it announced was in July. Around the world there has now been...
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From next month, the post check-in at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport should be a faster and altogether more efficient process. That’s according to a Nation...
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An Irrawaddy dolphin calf, found stuck in a tidal pool off the Gulf of Thailand coast of Rayong in the east of Thailand, is...
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A devastating blaze at a Chon Buri pub earlier this month has claimed its latest victim, who succumbed to severe burns yesterday. The fire...
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Will he stay or will he go? We won’t know for some time yet. A Thai legal expert says the Constitutional Court’s verdict on...
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A story that Thailand is about to be hit by 9 storms simultaneously has topped a government list of fake news items circulated on...
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With tourists starting to slowly filter back to Thailand, even during the traditional low season, the Government is confidently predicting that they could reach...
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Noodles up. And it’s the first time the price of noodles has risen in over a decade in Thailand – another sign of domestic...
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Prawie Wongsuwan has taken over the big desk at Thailand’s Government House in the wake of a Constitutional Court decision to suspend sitting prime...
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The Constitutional Court has suspended the Thai prime minister from his duties, pending a full hearing into the legality of his tenure leading the...
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Will Prayut Chan-o-cha be Thailands prime minister after today? Depending how you count the days of his tenure, the current PM could be serving...
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand expects to see a fivefold increase in China-Thailand flights from next month. According to the CAAT, flights between...
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Twenty seven mostly students – two men and twenty five women – have been injured last night after passengers lost balance and fell over...
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Thailand will have the CCSA disbanded and the lifting of the the emergency decree from October 1, according to the Thai PM today. An...
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Heavy and even continuous rain has been forecast for much of Thailand over the next four days. Residents in flood-prone areas are being warned...
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The former president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to end his stay in Thailand next week and return to the island nation....
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The Thai government’s Covid-19 task force meets today to discuss downgrading Covid-19 to a communicable disease under surveillance. The virus is currently classified as...
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Who are Thailand’s biggest ad spenders? You see their hard work everywhere you go – from the screens above the tracks at the BTS...
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Four million foreign travellers have passed through Thailand’s arrival turnstiles since the start of the year up to August 16. The Tourism Authority Governor...
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Thailand’s tourism ministry has met with businesses on Bangkok’s popular Khao San Road to discuss extending nightlife operating hours until 4am. Similar plans are...
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The new Governor of Bangkok says he wants the Bangkok Marathon to be a world-class event that will stimulate tourism and boost the economy....
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The Thai PM has praised the kingdom’s cuisine, as a famous dish from the north of the country has been named World’s Best Soup....
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The president of the Tourism Council of Thailand says the country is losing out to its neighbours, in particular, Singapore. Chamnan Srisawat says tourism...
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The real owner of the Mountain B pub and bistro has presented himself to police after conjecture arose as to who was the real...
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Heading out for a run in the Thai heat will certainly have you breaking into a sweat in no time, but Thai netizens say...
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Thai health officials say a woman returning from Dubai has become the country’s fifth monkeypox patient. Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, chief of the Department of...
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The death toll from the August 5 fire at the Mountain B pub in Sattahip, south of Pattaya, has risen to 19. A 23...
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Thailand’s Covid-19 task force meets this Friday to discuss a possible extension to nightlife operating hours in tourist areas, but not all are in...
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China is conducting 10 days of joint air military exercises with the Thai Air Force in northeastern Thailand from today (Sunday). The Falcon Strike...
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A week to go until we learn of a proposal to ‘officially’ extend opening hours in some key spots around Thailand will happen. Thailand’s...
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Following the ousting of former Sri Lankan president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Thailand has agreed he can seek temporary shelter here. Thai PBS World reports that...
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Three tourists have been rescued in two separate rescues in Gulf of Thailand island destinations in the past 24 hours. Two in Koh Pha...
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Buckle up. In the backseat. That’s now the law with a 2,000 baht fine awaiting drivers and passengers from September 5 around Thailand, including...
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Thailand’s health ministry is considering closing down the country’s ‘hospitel’ and hotel isolation facilities as most Covid-19 patients now self-isolate at home, or aren’t...
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Thailand’s Marine Department is pushing ahead with its plans to carry out a study into the creation of a maritime hub along the Andaman...
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The Minister of Tourism and Sports, Pipad Ratchakijprakarn is now ready to formally propose to the next CCSA meeting on August 19 the extension...
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Thai health officials have agreed that Covid-19, currently classified as a “dangerous communicable disease”, will be downgraded to a “communicable disease under surveillance”. The...
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An Australian man who visited a Pattaya condo, claiming he was interested in renting it, spontaneously jumped to his death during the viewing. The...
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Hotels in Thailand are facing severe staff shortages as a result of the Covid-19 fallout, with workers needed across all departments. The Thai Hotels...
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The Thai Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain with strong winds for much of Thailand, and waves 2 – 3 metres...
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Dance and drink, officially, until 4am. But only in selected areas and parts of Thailand. Sounds like the latest move to make Thailand as...
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The owner of the Mountain B bar, that exploded into fire on Friday night, killing at least 15, has now been arrested and detained...
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Thai Airways has responded to escalating tensions between Taiwan and China by cancelling flights between Bangkok and the disputed territory. According to a Nation...
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There’s been a major fire in Pattaya’s Sukhumvit Road overnight. At least 13 people, 9 men and 4 women, are believed to have perished...
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Thailand’s aviation authority has issued a warning to Thai carriers amid escalating tensions between China, the US and Taiwan. The Civil Aviation Authority of...
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Airport officials at Chiang Rai’s Mae Fah Luang Airport have confirmed the facility will remain closed until at least 10.00pm on Friday. The airport...
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It will come as no surprise to many, and it’s now official: Thailand is one of the worst countries in the world for road...
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Nok Airlines is defending the slow evacuation process for the passengers stuck on the plane that crashed off the Chiang Rai runway on Saturday...
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale has struck Myanmar, with tremors also reported in northern Thailand. The quake was...
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Thai health officials say the first lot of monkeypox vaccine doses are expected to arrive in the kingdom later this month. However, the Department...
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Political activists are reminding the Thai PM that his term in office ends this month and he must step down. The current prime minister’s...
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Chiang Rai airport has been forced to close for 4 days after a Nok Air plane skidded off the runway at the weekend. The...
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Two people are dead and cars damaged following the collapse of a huge piece of concrete beam that weighed approximately five tonnes. The huge...
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A Nok Air flight has slid off the main runway at Chiang Rai’s Mae Fah Luang airport on Saturday night, just after 9pm. The plane...
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A new road speed regulation announced by the Expressway Authority of Thailand this week is capping speed limits on the country’s highways and expressways....
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There is an investment wave sweeping Phuket, and other popular holiday spots in Thailand, at the moment as the ownership landscape changes, mostly due...
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Thailand’s Transport Minister, Saksayam Chidchob, has told the country’s aviation agencies to learn lessons from Europe and the US and get ready for a...
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Thai police are warning people who use online dating sites and apps not to make false claims that could violate the Computer Crimes Act...
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Staff and airlines serving Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport are coping with a busy long weekend of holiday travel. It started on Wednesday, HM the King’s...
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Islamic groups in Thailand’s South are not giving up on their anti-cannabis campaign without a fight. Muslim leaders have vowed to take action against...
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Thailand has featured twice in a list of the 20 most beautiful beaches in the world, as compiled by a UK newspaper. Both Satun’s...
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This weekend marks July’s second long holiday weekend in Thailand in celebration of HM the King’s birthday, and then two weeks later by the...
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A new penalty points system will be introduced for rogue taxi, tuk-tuk, and motorbike taxi drivers from January 1, 2023, in an effort to...
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Airports of Thailand president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn says he’s optimistic that the sector will have fully recovered from the Covid-19 fallout by the end of...
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“Anutin has called for calm, reassuring the public that this virus is nothing like Covid-19 in terms of transmissibility.” Thailand’s health ministry has upgraded...
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Rescuers in northern Thailand have recovered the body of a Belgian tourist who was swept away while white-water rafting in Chiang Mai. The body...
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After surviving the fourth censure motion against him and his coalition government, the Thai PM now faces a far more serious accusation – alleged...
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The Nigerian man, originally detected in a Phuket hospital as the first case of Monkeypox in Thailand, has been arrested in Cambodia. Police in...
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The first case of the Omicron sub-variant, BA.2.75, has been reported in Thailand after being detected in a man who attended an international meeting...
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Thailand’s health ministry could allow private clinics to offer Covid-19 treatment such as Molnupiravir tablets, as part of the move to declare the virus...
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Islamic groups in Thailand’s South are calling on the government to perform a U-turn on the legalisation of cannabis, according to a Phuket Express...
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Thailand’s tourism sector is not holding out much hope that various stimulus measures proposed to PM Prayut Chan-o-cha will be implemented. Despite Monday’s meeting...
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A New York neighbourhood in the borough of Queens is expected to be officially recognised as “Little Thailand”. The area between 76th and 79th...
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Just as we’re tentatively removing our face masks while outdoors, the Thai government is back-pedalling from earlier concessions for people to wear their masks...
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Thai tourism ministry officials have decided on the final details of the proposed ‘tourism tax’. But it won’t just be for tourists, it will...
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The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, the CCSA, has announced another 2 month extension of Thailand’s Emergency Decree, effective up to the end of...
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If you’re travelling to Thailand or Phuket at this time, here are the latest vaccination requirements as updated by the Thai government on June...
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Thailand’s emergency decree will stay in force, at least for now. That’s according to the secretary-general of the Thai National Security Council, General Supot...
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Travellers leaving Thailand are being warned not to carry cannabis products or marijuana with them to neighbouring countries, despite the June 9 announcement that...
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Thai health officials have confirmed that 10 suspected monkeypox cases in the kingdom are in fact herpes simplex or skin infections. Opart Karnkawinpong from...
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It’s official – the wearing of a mask is a voluntary practice from now on, so that people on Phuket and elsewhere in Thailand...
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The Thai PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha, has ordered health officials to be on guard in the event of a Covid resurgence sparked by 2 new...
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A popular tourist viewpoint on the island of Koh Samui has been ordered to shut temporarily, after officials found it was operating without a...
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In a bid to give domestic tourism a much-needed boost during the off-peak season, the Thai government has extended the We Travel Together subsidy...
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Thailand’s emergency decree is going nowhere – at least for now. That’s according to Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, who insists the measure is needed,...
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