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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.
Contractor discharges black water into Jomtien sea
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/02/2026
» The contractor hired to improve the drainage system along Jomtien beach faces legal action after an outlet released wastewater that stained the sea black near Pattaya on Monday.
Latest 2025 tax rules for foreign workers in Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/10/2025
» Foreigners working legally in Thailand face tighter tax regulations as the Thai government moves to align its tax system with international standards.
Typhoon Matmo to bring heavy rain to Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/10/2025
» Typhoon Matmo has intensified over the upper South China Sea and made landfall in China’s Guangdong province on Sunday, according to the Thai Meteorological Department.
Young man sets himself on fire in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/10/2025
» A 21-year-old man set himself on fire at a bus stop and ran out into the traffic on Phahon Yothin Road in Bangkok on Tuesday, horrifying pedestrians and motorists.
Regular metro fares to resume as 20-baht cap ends
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/09/2025
» Operators of Bangkok's suburban Red and Purple metro lines are preparing to revert fares to standard rates from Oct 1, as the previous government's 20-baht fare cap policy ends.
More bank accounts may be frozen: Bank of Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/09/2025
» More people could face frozen bank accounts as authorities widen investigations into transfers linked to mule accounts, in an effort to recover money for scam victims, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has warned.
Flooding hits 5 provinces in northern Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/09/2025
» Heavy rain resulting from former Storm Nongfa caused flooding in five northern provinces, affecting more than 5,000 people.
Landslide kills two as storm hits North
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/08/2025
» Two people were confirmed killed and another was missing after a landslide hit a village in Mae Chaem district of Chiang Mai as heavy rain pounded the North of Thailand on Wednesday morning.
B20 commuter fare launch faces delay
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/08/2025
» The planned start of the 20-baht-flat mass-transport fare in Greater Bangkok in October is likely to be delayed.