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Thailand and Australia to consider visa waivers
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/02/2024
» Thailand and Australia have agreed to consider the possibility of introducing a mutual visa exemption scheme for travel and business activity between the people of both nations.
Immigration updates 90-day online reporting
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/01/2024
» The Immigration Bureau on Monday updated its online service for foreigners who need to report their presence in the kingdom every 90 days.
Tech giants to invest B300bn in Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/11/2023
» The government has announced it has successfully convinced Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google and Microsoft to invest in Thailand, with a total investment worth about 300 billion baht.
Pattaya gangs face crackdown
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/07/2023
» Transnational criminal gangs in Pattaya will face a crackdown by police, following the arrest of suspects who allegedly murdered a German businessman in the city, according to deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn.
Meta launches 'Twitter Killer' Threads app
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/07/2023
» Meta's Mark Zuckerberg went live with the Wednesday launch of Instagram's much-anticipated Threads platform, a clone of Twitter.
Myawaddy households struggle without power from Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/06/2023
» Ordinary households in Myawaddy have been hit hard by the decision to cut off the supply of electricity across the border from Thailand, but big Chinese investors are unaffected, their huge complexes brightly lit as usual at night.
Thailand cuts power to two Myanmar towns
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/06/2023
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand has cut off the supply of electricity across the Moei river to two border towns in Myanmar where groups of Chinese businessmen have made huge illegal investments, at the request of the Myanmar government, Thai official sources said.
Couple get 12,640 years each for investment fraud
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/05/2023
» The Criminal Court on Wednesday handed down prison terms totalling 12,640 years each to a married couple who ran a fake savings scheme, with victims reporting total losses of 1.3 billion baht.
Chinese investors buying up real estate in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/03/2023
» Chinese investors are rushing to buy real estate in Phuket, snapping up condos, villas, shophouses and even durian orchards, according to property consultant Knight Frank Thailand.
New Pattaya train station previewed
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/02/2023
» A major real estate development is planned around the new station that will be built in Pattaya for the three-airport high-speed rail line, according to the deputy mayor of the resort city.