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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.
Hun Sen to visit Thaksin
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/02/2024
» Thaksin Shinawatra is preparing to welcome another former prime minister on Wednesday when Hun Sen flies in from Cambodia to visit the parolee at his Bangkok home.
Chiang Mai tourism hit by smog
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/04/2023
» Severe haze pollution has not only posed a health hazard to residents in Chiang Mai, but also hit tourism.
Silom raid exposes Chinese woman's 'illegal' business dealings
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/04/2023
» A police raid on a building in downtown Bangkok has exposed a Chinese woman with Thai citizenship by marriage and a long history of alleged involvement in fraud, human trafficking, surrogacy and document forgery.
Buakaw affirms Thai nationality
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2023
» Muay Thai superstar Sombat “Buakaw” Banchamek has clarified that he has Thai nationality after Cambodian boxing fans had claimed he is of Cambodian descent.
99 Thai workers rescued in Phnom Penh
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/11/2021
» Cambodian police on Thursday rescued 99 Thai workers tricked and forced into working illegally in Phnom Penh where they were held in a building by a Chinese gang.
Emergency decree extended
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/07/2020
» The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Wednesday approved the extension of the emergency decree for another month until Aug 31. The current ban on public gatherings will, however, be lifted as soon as the extension takes effect.
Thailand's internet censorship rates 6/10
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/01/2020
» Thailand has received a score of 6 out of 10 for internet censorship, on par with various regional peers, according to UK-based tech research firm Comparitech.
Corruption rising in Thailand, survey says
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/01/2019
» Thailand dropped to 36 points, one lower than the year before, in Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index released on Tuesday.