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Visa changes aim to boost tourism
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/02/2026
» The cabinet on Tuesday endorsed a comprehensive visa package proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to boost tourism, attract long-stay visitors and stimulate the economy.
French tuk-tuk sex-show couple deported, blacklisted
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/02/2026
» Immigration authorities have revoked their visas and blacklisted a French couple after a video of them engaging in explicit sexual activity on a public tuk-tuk in Phuket sparked widespread outrage online.
Foreign women arrested in Pattaya prostitution sweep
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/12/2025
» Eight women from Africa and Central Asia have been arrested for soliciting for purposes of prostitution along Pattaya beach.
Police bust Indian-run online black market in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/12/2025
» Nineteen Indian nationals have been arrested at a residence in Pattaya, where they operated a website selling contraband goods, according to the Immigration Bureau.
Raid on Chiang Mai luxury villa finds 20 Chinese scammers
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/10/2025
» Twenty Chinese people were arrested at a luxury pool villa in Chiang Mai on Thursday, suspected of operating scams targeting compatriots in China.
Two Israelis arrested with fake US dollars on Koh Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/10/2025
» Two Israeli men were arrested with fake US dollar bills totalling US$5,653 after they exchanged some of them for Thai baht at Samui airport.
US visa applicants must make social media accounts public
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/06/2025
» Applicants for three types of non-immigrant visas to the United States must set their social media accounts to public mode as part of the submission process, the US embassy in Thailand said on Monday.
China-only livestreamers busted at Bangkok mall
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/06/2025
» Police have arrested a group of Chinese and Thai nationals who set up a livestreaming operation in a shop at a Bangkok mall to sell unlicensed Thai products exclusively to Chinese people, generating at least 30 million baht per day.
Bangkok Bank cracks down on foreigners’ accounts
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/05/2025
» Bangkok Bank has adopted stricter requirements for opening new accounts in Thailand for foreign customers, affecting tourists and potentially any expats who do not hold long-term visas.
'No public nudity' signs erected on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/04/2025
» Signs banning public nudity have been put up at beaches on Koh Phangan, home of the full moon parties, after frequent complaints about tourists going naked.