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‘Buy here, or don’t get back on the bus,’ tour group told
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/10/2025
» A Chinese tour guide has been recorded forcing a group of Chinese tourists travelling in Thailand to purchase goods at a store he recommended, or they would not be allowed back on the bus.
Strongman warning
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/09/2025
» Re: "Authoritarians' brave new cities", (Opinion, Sept 23).
Foreign-run e-bike tour firm busted on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/09/2025
» A German man and a Myanmar national have been arrested on Koh Phangan for illegally running a tour firm that rented electric motorcycles to tourists.
Foreign-run e-bike tour firm busted on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 23/09/2025
» SURAT THANI - A German man and a Myanmar national have been arrested on Koh Phangan in this southern province for illegally running a tour firm that rented electric motorcycles to tourists.
Malaysians visiting southern Thailand becoming more adventurous
Published on 16/09/2025
» Malaysian visitors to southern Thailand are looking beyond Hat Yai city where massage, food and other traditional activities are offered, to more adventurous destinations.
Understanding Thailand’s 40 reserved occupations exclusively for Thai nationals
Online Reporters, Published on 04/09/2025
» Although Thailand is relatively open in allowing foreigners to work through legal work visas, the law still restricts certain occupations exclusively for Thai nationals. Foreigners who do not receive specific exemptions are prohibited from engaging in these professions or roles.
New tourism path for climate survival
Oped, Published on 20/08/2025
» Hotel bookings are vanishing. Tour buses sit idle. Empty beaches. The culprit? Not mass protests. Not pandemics. But smoke, dust, and heat. Tourism fuels Thailand's economy, yet smog, heat waves, and flash floods are rapidly choking it. Can paradise still sell if it's unbreathable?
The Pacific island nation that wants to mine the ocean floor
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS) — A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining.
Fewer Malaysian visitors to Hat Yai hiring guides
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/07/2025
» SONGKHLA - Visitors from Malaysia are changing a pattern by increasingly favouring travel to southern Thailand in private vehicles, causing concern to tour guides who fear losing their livelihoods.
Community-based tourism on the rise
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 23/06/2025
» Local communities continue to be a critical stakeholder in the Thai tourism supply chain.