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Visa-free stay to be cut for 'quality boost'
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/04/2026
» Thailand is preparing to end the 60-day visa-free scheme to improve screening and support sustainable growth in the tourism sector, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul.
Panic as Myanmar bomb lands inside Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/04/2026
» Thai villagers along the Salween River in Sob Moei district fled their homes on Monday after a bomb dropped by the Myanmar air force landed inside Thai territory during air strikes against ethnic Karen forces.
Ferry to Koh Larn sinks after hitting pier
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/04/2026
» Panic briefly gripped passengers when a three‑deck ferry struck a pier structure while docking at Koh Larn on Wednesday, causing it to partially sink. All on board escaped unharmed.
Pattaya reins in Walking Street security guards
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/04/2026
» Tourist police have moved to tighten control over private security guards on Pattaya’s Walking Street following online criticism over alleged violence against tourists.
Two die as air force plane crashes in Chiang Mai
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/01/2026
» A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) plane crashed on Thursday morning in Chiang Mai province, killing the two pilots onboard.
Two seriously hurt after Grab car mounts pavement in Chiang Mai
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/01/2026
» A Grab car carrying two foreign passengers mounted the pavement and crashed into a soy milk stall outside the Chiang Mai Gate Market on Wednesday morning, leaving a vendor seriously injured and one passenger in critical condition.
Starving lions, bears found caged in abandoned Cambodian casino
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/12/2025
» Five animals - two lions and three bears - were found abandoned in cages when Thai marines inspected a captured casino building immediately across the border from Trat province.
Cambodia begins dismantling coastal barrier in Koh Kong
Published on 22/12/2025
» Cambodia has agreed to dismantle its controversial breakwater built into the Gulf of Thailand while the Royal Thai Navy has rejected media reports claiming it issued demands or threats to force Cambodia to dismantle the structure.
Ayutthaya man arrested with 8m speed pills in Chiang Rai
R May, Published on 08/12/2025
» A 35-year-old Ayutthaya man has been arrested after dozens of sacks containing 8 million speed pills were found hidden in his van parked at a shopping mall in Muang district of Chiang Rai province.
No foreign guides, govt warns
R May, Published on 24/10/2025
» The Labour Ministry has warned that tour guiding is a profession strictly reserved for Thai nationals, and that foreigners working as guides will face legal action or deportation.