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Trump hurting global trade in ideas
Oped, Published on 04/08/2025
» Much attention has been focused on Thailand's scramble to achieve a bilateral trade agreement with the United States to avoid a 36% tariff on all exported goods. Yet a different restrictive trade policy has received comparatively less scrutiny -- the Trump administration's clampdown on American universities, including a possible ban on the enrolment of international students.
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Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 30/07/2025
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With few help programs, Japan's sex offenders won't stop
Kyodo News, Published on 19/07/2025
» KYODO — Compared with other developed countries, Japan often gets a bad reputation for crimes related to sexual harassment including voyeurism, train molestations and worse.
Travel subsidy fails to attract Thais
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/07/2025
» The tourism and sports minister says the number of local tourists using co-payment privileges was lower than expected for the first 10 days of the scheme despite 1.58 million registrants, as travel sentiment may be unfavourable due to economic conditions.
Brighton College Bangkok Vibhavadi Welcomes Founding Head Master: Mr. Crispian Waterman
Published on 09/07/2025
» We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Crispian Waterman as the Founding Head Master of Brighton College Bangkok Vibhavadi, opening in August 2025.
Hotels pull out of tourism subsidy scheme
Published on 04/07/2025
» A number of Thai hotels, including large groups such as Dusit, have decided to temporarily pause sales linked to the government’s domestic tourism subsidy scheme because of back-end malfunctions in the system.
Bugs being fixed in travel subsidy sign-up system
Published on 02/07/2025
» Lessons learned from previous travel subsidy schemes that cost the government 2.3 billion baht due to fraud have the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) defending the complicated registration process for the latest programme.
B1.7bn co-payment scheme encounters inauspicious start
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 02/07/2025
» Hotel operators are enmeshed in the slow approval process for the first phase of the 1.7-billion-baht co-payment scheme, while some online travel agents (OTAs) have started to offer even lower prices than the government's subsidy scheme.
Thai tourism businesses unfazed by casino bill delay
Published on 26/06/2025
» The government’s decision to put its entertainment complex bill on the back burner should not affect Thailand’s tourism industry, as the country has welcomed plenty of tourists without this type of attraction in the past, according to the Thai Hotels Association (THA).
New minimum wage to lead to hotel layoffs
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/06/2025
» Large-scale layoffs in the hotel sector could be seen during this low season if the government agrees to raise the minimum wage to 400 baht from next week as planned, while the Thai Hotels Association (THA) has submitted a petition to the prime minister, asking for the policy to be cancelled.