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Govt's visa-free policy 'too easy'
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/03/2026
» The 60-day visa-free entry policy, which was intended to boost tourism recovery, is now under review as authorities weigh its economic benefits against security concerns.
SEA Games gambling-advert incident reported to police
R May, Published on 10/12/2025
» The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has filed a complaint with police after fans advertising a gambling website was seen on a SEA Games live broadcast.
Thai Students Earn Global, National Recognition for RiceSense
Published on 06/10/2025
» Two Thai high school students have brought pride to the nation after their invention was honoured internationally and nationally within the same month.
Asia’s Next Generation of Leaders
Published on 12/09/2025
» The ASEAN-China-India Youth Leadership Summit (ACIYLS), now in its third year, is back to empower youth across Asia to tackle some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges, focusing this year on United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities and SDG 13 – Climate Action.
Chinese gang escapes after attempted kidnapping in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2025
» A group of Chinese men attempted to kidnap compatriots for ransom at a Pattaya villa this morning, but fled after a Thai woman escaped and alerted police.
New cannabis controls ban most smoking in shops
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/06/2025
» The public health minister's new regulation on the sale and use of cannabis products includes a ban on smoking inside cannabis shops unless under medical supervision.
Thai Student Awarded Global Youth Action Fund 2025 for Transforming Hotel Waste into Humanitarian Aid
Published on 15/05/2025
» Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding to expand her initiative, Global Hospitality Aid (GHA), which pioneers upcycling of byproducts from Thailand’s hotel industry into survival kits for displaced individuals in conflict and disaster zones around the world.
Russian woman falls to death from Pattaya condo
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/04/2025
» Police are investigating the fatal plunge of a 26-year-old Russian woman from the 14th floor balcony of her condominium room in Bang Lamung district on Monday afternoon.
Alleged Russian hackers arrested in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/02/2025
» Police have arrested four Russians living in Phuket who are wanted in Switzerland and the United States on multiple charges of using ransomware to demand payments totalling US$16 million baht.
Bangkok ranked 2nd best city
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/02/2025
» Bangkok has been ranked second after the South African city of Cape Town in Time Out magazine's 50 Best Cities in the World 2025 list.