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TEST YOURSELF: Changes coming to airports
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/02/2024
» Problems remain at Bangkok's airports, but passenger charges are increasing.
Women seek arrest of US dating app voyeur
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/01/2024
» One of three women who claim they fell victim to a violent voyeur they met online asked police on Monday to arrest him.
TEST YOURSELF: Waste warriors
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/11/2023
» Thailand’s waste collectors risk injury to keep the city clean.
Srettha disagrees with recreational use of cannabis
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/09/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday he did not agree with allowing recreational use of cannabis, though its medical use would remain under his administration.
Myanmar orders all workers abroad to remit 25%
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/09/2023
» The military government in Myanmar is demanding that expatriate workers remit at least 25% of their foreign currency income through the country’s banking system, according to local reports.
Chinese buyers cool on Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/08/2023
» Thailand dipped to fifth among destinations for Chinese property buyers, down one spot from last year and the top ranking in 2021, due to a slow recovery of travel and pricey flights.
Wealth of Thailand's 50 richest rises to $173bn
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/07/2023
» The Chearavanont Brothers of the Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group have retained the top spot on the 2023 Forbes list of Thailand’s 50 richest, with the combined wealth of all tycoons rising by almost 15% to US$173 billion.
Thailand cuts power to two Myanmar towns
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/06/2023
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand has cut off the supply of electricity across the Moei river to two border towns in Myanmar where groups of Chinese businessmen have made huge illegal investments, at the request of the Myanmar government, Thai official sources said.
Buying cannabis in Thailand may get harder
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/05/2023
» The days of easily buying marijuana in Thailand may soon be over.