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Bangkok Songkran to be alcohol-free and end at 10pm
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/04/2026
» Bangkok will ensure water splashing remains alcohol-free citywide during Songkran, with all such activities to end by 10pm.
Petrol stations may be closed overnight
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/04/2026
» Petrol stations may be ordered to close from 10pm to 5am after Songkran, to help conserve fuel, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul warned on Tuesday.
Russian tour guide arrested
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/04/2026
» Tourist police in Phuket arrested a Russian national for illegally offering tour services on a Destination Thailand Visa (DTV).
Hotels slash rates to lure Songkran market
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/03/2026
» Concerned by a drop in European arrivals and low confidence due to fuel shortages among local travellers, hotel operators have started to offer discounts of 20-40% to attract tourists during the upcoming Songkran holiday.
European tourists abandon South, head to eastern attractions
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/03/2026
» European tourists' interest has shifted from southern Thailand to eastern attractions less affected by the Middle East war, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
‘Ong Bak’ star reportedly battling cancer
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/02/2026
» Thai action movie star Tony Jaa has been receiving treatment for gallbladder cancer, according to local media outlets.
Mystery death, stolen ring and an intruder during Phuket music festival
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/01/2026
» A young Indian man died mysteriously, a young couple lost a 300,000-baht diamond engagement ring and there was an attempted break-in at a woman DJ’s hotel room - all during the three-day Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in Phuket.
Thaksin’s daughter posts family photo taken at prison
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/11/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was visited by his three children and their families at Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok on Thursday.
Shooting at southern Thai festival leaves 2 dead
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/07/2025
» A second victim has died from injuries sustained in a shooting rampage at a festival in Nakhon Si Thammarat province late Tuesday night.
Foreign influencer blasted for loud music on Bangkok MRT
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/05/2025
» A foreign influencer has been criticised after posting a video of himself dragging a loudspeaker and playing music at high volume inside a moving MRT train in Bangkok, prompting fellow passengers to shout at him in protest.