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'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.
Oil spill cleanup underway after cargo ship sinks near Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/02/2026
» Marine authorities are rushing to remove the oil spill from the Andaman Sea after the sinking of a Panama‑flagged cargo ship about 3 miles off Laem Phromthep in Phuket on Saturday while en route from Malaysia to Bangladesh.
Thai citizenship-for-sale ring busted in Chiang Mai
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2026
» Six officials have been arrested in Chiang Mai for allegedly falsifying permanent residency documents to grant Thai nationality to foreigners, mostly Chinese.
Chinese men stab Pattaya bar guards
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/12/2025
» Three security guards were stabbed by a gang of Chinese nationals after one them was ordered to leave a South Pattaya bar following a heated argument with a woman there on Sunday night.
Pattaya welcomes 2,600 cruise visitors
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/12/2025
» Pattaya was bustling on Wednesday morning as it welcomed about 2,600 tourists and crew members arriving at Bali Hai Pier from a moored cruise ship.
Help for injured Indian tourist refused boarding at Chiang Mai airport
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/11/2025
» Tourist police helped an Indian traveller who was not allowed to board her flight home at Chiang Mai airport because of her medical condition after a motorbike accident.
11 arrested for procuring schoolgirls for prostitution
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/11/2025
» Eleven people, mostly women, have been arrested in multiple raids for allegedly procuring schoolgirls for a sex service operating as a fake modelling agency.
200 arrested in Bangkok gambling den bust
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/08/2025
» Two hundred gamblers have been arrested after authorities raided a large-scale gambling den in Bangkok which generated more than 500 million baht per month.
Motorbike gang crash kills 2 in high-speed street race
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/08/2025
» Two men were killed and three others seriously injured after five motorcycles collided during a high-speed street race involving over 100 riders in Samut Prakan province early Saturday morning.
Thai govt tells the world Cambodia broke ceasefire agreement
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/07/2025
» The Thai government on Tuesday complained to the international community, accusing Cambodia of continued attacks on Thai soil after their ceasefire agreement came in to effect at midnight.