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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.
Thailand leads push for 6-nation visa
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/04/2024
» Thailand is steering a plan for a joint-visa programme with six Asean countries that together hosted about 70 million tourists last year.
Crackdown to curb ‘job-stealing’ foreigners
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/03/2024
» Chinese and Indians are among the foreigners taking jobs reserved for Thais, according to the Department of Employment.
Bus crash kills drivers, 44 passengers hurt
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/03/2024
» The two drivers on a long-haul bus were killed and 44 passengers injured when it hit a steel support for a road sign in Nakhon Ratchasima early Tuesday morning.
Bangkok-Vientiane train to start in April
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2024
» The State Railway of Thailand plans to extend its Bangkok-Nong Khai train service to reach Vientiane in April.
Choking smog hits 55 provinces
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/01/2024
» People in 55 of the 77 provinces were breathing dirty air on Wednesday morning, with red-coded pollution levels in 20 provinces, mainly in the Central Plains.
Choking smog hits 55 provinces
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/01/2024
» People in 55 of the 77 provinces were breathing dirty air on Wednesday morning, with red-coded pollution levels in 20 provinces, mainly in the Central Plains.
Choking smog hits 55 provinces
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/01/2024
» People in 55 of the 77 provinces were breathing dirty air on Wednesday morning, with red-coded pollution levels in 20 provinces, mainly in the Central Plains.
Unsafe dust levels in most provinces
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/01/2024
» Forty-one of the 77 provinces saw unsafe levels of ultra-fine dust, the greatest number in the Central Plain, on Monday morning.
PM wants action on PM2.5
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/12/2023
» Bangkok is facing a critical surge in PM2.5, and the government says it is trying to fix it.