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Fake building permit racket uncovered on Koh Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/03/2026
» Authorities on Koh Samui are widening an investigation into construction permit forgery involving at least 10 projects and potentially involving both municipal staff and outsiders.
Thai hotels cut room rates after falling tourist numbers
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/09/2025
» Thailand’s hotel sector is experiencing pricing pressure this year after four consecutive years of rate increases that have nearly doubled average room rates since 2021, as tourist numbers from China and other major Asian markets have dropped significantly.
Bangkok's Song Wat Road targeted as new tourist hotspot
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/08/2025
» The Commerce Ministry plans to promote Song Wat Road as a new Bangkok landmark.
Seven Thai locations make top 100 for digital nomads
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/07/2025
» Thailand is home to seven of the world’s best places in which to work as a digital nomad, with Bangkok in first place, according to a ranking by the hotel-finding website Hotelwithtub.
Calls for a new PM grow
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/07/2025
» Anti-government demonstrators have vowed to ramp up their calls demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, while denying accusations that they want a military coup.
Fire breaks out at Bangkok condo construction site
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/06/2025
» A fire erupted at a condominium tower under construction in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok on Thursday afternoon.
Bangkok on alert as flood threat grows along Chao Phraya
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/05/2025
» Bangkok is on heightened alert for potential flooding as high sea levels threaten low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River through to Sunday.
Chinese construction firm investigated
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/04/2025
» The government is stepping up its investigation into other construction projects linked to the Chinese contractor of the State Audit Office's (SAO) under-construction building that collapsed in Bangkok during last Friday's earthquake.
New terminal named one of world's best
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/11/2024
» Suvarnabhumi Airport's Midfield Satellite Terminal 1 (SAT-1) has been named one of the World's Most Beautiful Airports for 2024 by Prix Versailles, Thailand's transport minister said.
Investment dispute ends in hotel cyanide tea party
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/07/2024
» Police suspect a 56-year-old Vietnamese woman with US citizenship of using a lethal mixture of cyanide and tea to poison five compatriots when they met at a hotel in Bangkok to resolve a financial dispute.