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Thai state agencies spend B250m a year on trips abroad
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/03/2026
» The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand has urged state agencies to put an end to overseas study trips that are largely tourism-oriented.
Visa blowback
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/03/2026
» Re: "MFA proposes slashing visa-free tourist period in half", (BP, March 25) & "Explainer: Thailand's new visas", (Podcast, Aug 5, 2024).
Contractor nabbed for posing as anti-graft fixer
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/03/2026
» A construction contractor posing as a well-connected fixer has been arrested for allegedly attempting to extort millions of baht from a senior government official by claiming he could influence a ruling by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
68 Indians held in Pattaya online gambling raids
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 25/03/2026
» Police in Pattaya have dismantled two online gambling networks in a single day with a combined annual turnover of 2.3 billion baht, following separate raids on two villas that netted 68 Indian nationals.
Protracted war could cut arrivals to Thailand by 10%
Published on 25/03/2026
» The number of foreign visitors to tourism-reliant Thailand is at risk of falling to its lowest level in three years as the Middle East war threatens global travel, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
25 Indians held in Pattaya online gambling raid
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 25/03/2026
» PATTAYA - Twenty-five Indian nationals have been arrested following a raid on a luxury villa allegedly used as a base for a large online gambling operation generating more than 700 million baht a year, immigration police said on Wednesday.
‘No fee charged’ for transit of Thai tanker through Hormuz
Published on 25/03/2026
» A Thai oil tanker that passed safely through the Strait of Hormuz was not required to pay any fees to Iran, according to a source in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Thailand’s largest mall operator plans $3.4 billion expansion
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/03/2026
» Central Pattana Public Company Limited, Thailand’s largest shopping mall developer, plans to invest more than 110 billion baht (US$3.4 billion) in the next five years to expand its portfolio, betting on growth in major cities and a tourism rebound.
MFA proposes slashing visa-free tourist period in half
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 25/03/2026
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has proposed reducing the visa-free tourist period from 60 days to 30 days, citing national security concerns.
Lumpini Park set to host Thai dance
Life, Published on 25/03/2026
» Following warm public response, "Khon-Concert in the Park" returns with another evening where Thai classical performing arts meet symphonic music, at Lumpini Park, Rama IV Road on Sunday at 5pm.