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City ramps up security for Quds Day
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/03/2026
» Bangkok police have stepped up security ahead of International Quds Day on Friday, monitoring potential protests and sensitive sites amid concerns that tensions linked to conflict in the Middle East could spark unrest.
Police in Pai on alert after Iran hit
Published on 01/03/2026
» Authorities in Mae Hong Son’s Pai district have been ordered to ramp up measures to protect Israeli tourists and Jewish community sites in the province amid the escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Badly behaved Israelis to feel the wrath of Thai law
Supapong Chaolan and Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 28/10/2025
» Thailand expects Israeli tourists to be better behaved in future following a meeting between Thai police and a top Israeli security official, amid growing discontent with visitors from the Jewish state.
Govt probes foreign land deals on Koh Phangan, Koh Samui
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 19/10/2025
» SURAT THANI: Corrupt officials and Thai nominees are under scrutiny amid probes into foreign investors exploiting legal loopholes related to business operations and land ownership on Koh Phangan and Koh Samui, the governor says.
Fears over Jewish New Year event in Phuket
Post Reporters, Published on 21/09/2025
» PHUKET: Patong municipality has denied authorising any public Jewish New Year celebrations on Patong Beach, following reports the event would take place from Sept 22–23.
Anutin swats away misinformation in Pai
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/02/2025
» Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday dismissed reports suggesting that Israeli tourists had “taken over” the resort town of Pai in northern Thailand, calling the claims exaggerated.
Israelis in Thailand encouraged to behave respectfully
Online Reporters, Published on 22/02/2025
» The Embassy of Israel in Thailand has issued guidelines to promote the good image and dignity of Israeli nationals in the kingdom after experiencing backlash over perceived unruly behaviour in Pai district of Mae Hong Son province.
Israelis under Thai immigration microscope in Pai
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/02/2025
» The Immigration Bureau says it will look into the activities of Israelis living in Pai, their visa and work permit status in response to complaints that have led to tensions in the popular northern Thai tourist town.
Thai police chief vows crackdown on unruly expats
Wassayos Ngamkham and Online Reporters, Published on 18/02/2025
» Thai police chief Kittharath Punpetch has set a seven-day deadline for officers to investigate foreign nationals living in Pai district of Mae Hong Son for alleged illegal activities and causing public disturbances.
UAE’s Gaza Strategy: Aid, Influence, and Reconstruction
Published on 30/01/2025
» With Israel and Hamas having reached a ceasefire agreement on January 15, 2025, which officially came into effect on January 19, 2025, the war has now ended. Meanwhile, our reporters have investigated the strategy of the United Arab Emirates in the region. The oil and gas-rich Gulf monarchy – a Middle Eastern heavyweight which has a strong rivalry with neighbouring Qatar – is spreading its influence and focusing on the period of reconstruction in the Gaza Strip, where the bombs have finally fallen silent.