Thailand
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- Crime News
Thailand’s prisons to release thousands monitored with ankle bracelet
Thailand’s prisons are overcrowded. To fix the problem, they’re sending…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok expo planned to fill 1 million job vacancies
Thailand has a lot of job opportunities. About a million.…
- Tourism News
Tourists flock to Sichon temple, worship a spirit known for granting wishes
Thai tourists destinations have gone quiet due to the pandemic,…
- World News
Malaysia closes main southern checkpoint into Thailand
Malaysia has closed the Bukit Kayu Hitam border checkpoint, the…
- Thailand News
Thai Kra Canal – numbers don’t stack up
OPINION The possibility of Thailand being sliced into 2, with…
- Tourism News
3 to 4 years for tourism revenue to recover, research centre says
It’s going to take years for Thailand’s tourism revenue to…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok DJ infected with more contagious, less severe Covid-19 strain
The Bangkok DJ who recently tested positive for Covid-19 was…
- Crime News
Phuket health chief supports medical cannabis cultivation
Phuket’s health chief says he backs the production of medical…
- Crime News
Police bust factories: Used medical gloves resold and painkillers sold as herbal medicine
Police busted 2 factories. The first allegedly produced medicine illegally,…
- World News
Tak immigration officials arrest 30 Burmese migrants and Thai driver
Immigration police in the northern province of Tak have arrested…
- Covid-19 News
Border police camps to be turned into quarantine centres
Border patrol police camps might be turned into quarantine bases…
- South Thailand News
Ships want a shortcut: Studies to start on Thai canal and land bridge
Thailand could actually sliced in half by a canal right…
- Thailand News
Suicides spike during pandemic, police ask social media influencers for help
Suicides are on the rise in Thailand and some say…
- Visa Information
Long-term tourist visa in the works, Thai Cabinet to discuss next week
A special long term visa is set to be discussed…
- Northern Thailand News
‘Snake’ cave closed after visitors, looking for lottery numbers, graffiti the rocks
A cave known for its rocks resembling snakeskin is closed…
- Crime News
Teen arrested for allegedly killing school security guard in Pathum Thani
A teenager at a Pathum Thani school allegedly has killed…
- World News
Thailand tries to seal land borders to prevent migrants bringing virus into country
Officials have ordered all provinces bordering Myanmar to increase patrols…
- Politics News
PM ignores opposition calls for him to step down… “I have a job to do”
Calls from opposition parties for Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to…
- World News
23 Cambodians found in Thai forest after allegedly crossing the border
Nearly 2 dozen Cambodians were found in a forest near…
- Crime News
Former mayor gets 2 months detention for indecent act on journalist
The former mayor who ordered a journalist to strip down…
- Bangkok News
Protest calling on Thai Head of State reform set for September 19
Pro-democracy activists are planning a 2 day protest in Bangkok…
- Tourism News
Tourism authority says Thailand must prepare for virus cases as part of re-opening
The Tourism Authority of Thailand says the country must re-open…
- Economy News
Source says 3,000 baht handout coming soon, PM says it’s a rumour
Thais are getting some extra cash … Well, maybe. Reports…
- Politics News
Rumours of a new coup “were pure nonsense” – Thai PM
Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has scoffed at a range of…
- Covid-19 News
Trials and tribulations 2. Returning to Thailand in the Covid era – a personal view
by guest writer David Jackson Part II in the series…
- Crime News
UPDATE: Win motorbike shooter turns himself in
A 55 year old motorbike taxi driver turned himself in…
- Business News
Bangkok airport security staff file lawsuit over pay cuts
“They saw us as security guards and looked down on…
- Tourism News
Thailand is the fourth most searched-for destination for your next holiday
Since early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has stopped us from…
- Phuket News
Not so fast! Phuket’s plans to reopen slow down
“We have to rely on domestic tourism demand for now…
- Politics News
Rumours of another coup are false, PM says
Coup? What coup? Rumours have been floating around about an…
