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Thai authorities rebut claims of huge Israeli presence
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/03/2026
» Immigration police have come forward to rebut claims circulating on social media that hundreds of thousands of Israelis have settled in Thailand.
Fast immigration lanes for Chinese students’ families at Thai airports
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/07/2025
» Immigration police have set up fast lanes for Chinese students’ families at major airports to welcome them to Thailand during their school holidays.
Tougher checks for arrivals
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/05/2025
» National Police Chief Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch has ordered immigration police to step up the screening process for foreign arrivals.
New Thai digital arrival cards ‘will help track criminals’
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/04/2025
» The new Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC), which will replace paper cards from May 1, will help improve the screening of transnational criminals in addition to making arrivals more convenient for visitors, say immigration officials.
Immigration warns of fake ‘fast-track service’
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/03/2024
» The Immigration Bureau has warned tourists not to fall victim to online advertisements that offer fast-track immigration service for 2,900 baht per flight at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports.
CIB to probe Myanmar scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/11/2023
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has asked the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) to investigate a call centre scam after its victims were repatriated from conflict-ridden Myanmar.
Chinese abductor may face rape charge
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/09/2023
» Police will ask the Criminal Court to detain a Chinese man accused of kidnapping a Chinese woman, who managed to escape from his car after it was involved in a minor accident in Bangkok.
Free visa for tourists from China raises crime concerns
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/09/2023
» A free-visa travel privilege for Chinese visitors proposed by new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin could lead to more transnational crime, according to the Immigration Bureau (IB).
'Big Joke' faces down critics
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/02/2023
» Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn has vowed to stamp out graft rocking the Immigration Bureau (IB) and bring any corrupt officers to justice.
Police target tourist hunters
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/12/2022
» Police are stepping up measures to protect foreign visitors as scam artists and criminals are back on the prowl now the country has reopened to overseas tourists.