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Thailand reviewing visa-free stays as local complaints pile up
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/02/2026
» Thailand’s caretaker government is considering a reduction of the 60‑day visa‑free stay period, following numerous complaints that foreigners have been exploiting the system to engage in illegal activities or exploit local residents, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.
'Buy property, get visa' plan upsets Phuket tourism operators
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2026
» Phuket tourism operators oppose the government's policy allowing foreigners who buy real estate worth 3 million baht to qualify for a long‑stay visa, arguing the investment threshold is too low and could attract "non‑quality" visitors as well as risking an increase in property prices.
Human skeleton found in house ceiling
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/01/2026
» Construction workers found human remains above ceiling tiles in a house under renovation in Pathum Thani on Tuesday.
Starving lions, bears found caged in abandoned Cambodian casino
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/12/2025
» Five animals - two lions and three bears - were found abandoned in cages when Thai marines inspected a captured casino building immediately across the border from Trat province.
Fugitive Chinese scam suspect arrested at Suvarnabhumi
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/12/2025
» A Chinese fugitive wanted in his home country in connection with a major scam operation was arrested on Tuesday evening at Suvarnabhumi airport as he was about to leave Thailand using a fake Mexican passport.
Chinese illegal caught selling drugs on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/11/2025
» A 40-year-old Chinese man was arrested at a rented house in tambon Ban Tai on Koh Phangan on Sunday evening on charges of illegal entry and selling drugs to partygoers.
Second Thai woman found dead in Poipet
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/11/2025
» A 28-year-old Thai woman has been found dead in a hotel room in Poipet, only a week after another Thai woman fell to her death in the Cambodian border scam hub.
Russian wanted over Phuket robbery found hiding in car on Koh Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/09/2025
» Thai police have arrested a 26-year-old Russian man wanted in connection with a violent robbery in Phuket, after finding him hiding in the back seat of a car on Koh Samui.
Violence erupts after B4,000 crab order sent to wrong address
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/08/2025
» An expensive food delivery was sent to the wrong address and eaten, leading to a violent fight.
Foreign vendors leap into sea to flee Pattaya police
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/08/2025
» Pattaya police have arrested eight foreign nationals who were selling snacks to tourists in a predawn raid on Pattaya Beach.