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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.
Thailand scores poorly in corruption ranking
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/02/2026
» The government has said it will act after Thailand scored 33 out of 100 and ranked 116th in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
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.
Lifting crane and load fall and crush family home
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2026
» A 29-year-old man was lucky to escape with his life when a heavy crane lifting a prefabricated house toppled over and crushed his family home in Khon Kaen.
Nipah screening at airports, travel warning for India
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2026
» Disease control has been intensified at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and Phuket airports, screening travellers from West Bengal in India where there is a confirmed outbreak of the potentially deadly Nipah virus disease.
Rama II Road crane collapse kills two
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/01/2026
» Two people were killed and five injured when parts of a construction crane collapsed onto Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon on Thursday morning, reportedly hitting two vehicles travelling below.
Moving train hits collapsed crane, 22 killed
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/01/2026
» A Bangkok-Ubon Ratchathani train collided with a collapsed construction crane in Nakhon Ratchasima, killing 22 passengers and injuring 55 others.
Chinese woman bound, robbed, left in crashed Mercedes
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/01/2026
» A Chinese woman found wrapped in adhesive tape inside a crashed Mercedes-Benz at the back of a Pattaya housing estate told police she had been lured there and robbed.
Floating market hit with overpriced omelette complaint
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/01/2026
» A plain omelette costing 400 baht and other dishes featuring sky-high prices at a restaurant in the famous Damnoen Saduak floating market in Ratchaburi have become the target of tourist complaints.
Fire destroys around 20 speedboats in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/01/2026
» Some 20 fully speedboats caught on fire at Chalong Pier in Phuket on Wednesday morning.