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Online driving licence renewal starts next year
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/09/2025
» Drivers under 55 years old will be able to renew their driving licences online starting March next year.
Thailand tightens mobile banking transfer limits
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/08/2025
» The Bank of Thailand has set a daily transfer limit of 50,000 baht for children and the elderly using mobile banking, seeking to curb financial fraud.
Tougher immigration checks for arrivals
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/05/2025
» National Police Chief Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch has ordered immigration police to step up the screening process for foreign arrivals.
Checks underway on 700,000 Thai mobile phone numbers of foreigners
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/04/2025
» Authorities will verify the names of foreign subscribers of 700,000 mobile phone numbers before deciding whether to terminate their mobile banking services in Thailand in June, according to the minister of digital economy and society (DES).
Bangkok slow to enforce new speed limit
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/02/2025
» A new speed limit has been in effect in Thailand's capital for more than a month but traffic police are still waiting for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to install AI security cameras to help them enforce it.
Bangkok to step up haze fight
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/01/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will ask the government to declare Bangkok as an air pollution control area as PM2.5 levels are expected to surge again over the next seven days.
Police profile transgender individuals in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/12/2024
» Police are collecting information on transgender people working at a well-known nightlife area in Phuket to enhance public safety.
New visa promotions, retiree insurance reduced
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/05/2024
» The cabinet approved several new visa promotions to attract more tourists on Tuesday, including visa-free and visa-on-arrival schemes and longer stays for students, and a reduced level of compulsory health insurance for retirees.
All imported goods to face VAT
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/04/2024
» The government looks set to impose a 7% value-added tax (VAT) on imported goods valued from one baht up, starting in May.
Chiang Mai sets B10,000 reward for reporting forest burners
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/03/2024
» The governor of Chiang Mai has announced a 10,000-baht reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest of a person who sets fire to forest areas.