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Thailand steps up screening of ‘suspicious’ foreign nationals
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/03/2026
» The Thai Immigration Bureau has denied entry to more than 30 foreign individuals deemed suspicious after adopting heightened screening measures during the conflict in the Middle East.
Thailand’s search for fuel takes on more urgency
Post Reporters, Published on 05/03/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered a stepped-up effort to secure more oil and gas after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut off access to about half of Thailand’s regular supply.
Thailand offers visa relief after flights canned
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/03/2026
» The government has introduced visa relief measures after 166 flights were cancelled amid Middle East fighting, with immigration waiving overstay fines for stranded travellers.
Thailand reviewing visa-free stays as local complaints pile up
Post Reporters, Published on 18/02/2026
» Thailand’s caretaker government is considering a reduction of the 60‑day visa‑free stay period, following numerous complaints that foreigners have been exploiting the system to engage in illegal activities or exploit local residents, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.
Austrian arrested at Phuket airport for forged stamps, long overstay
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/11/2025
» PHUKET — Immigration officers at Phuket International Airport arrested a 41-year-old Austrian with forged entry and exit stamps in his passport who had overstayed his visa by 578 days.
Visa help for Cambodian labour 'in limbo'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/07/2025
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a six-month extension for Cambodian migrant workers employed in border provinces.
Police nab 5 foreigners on Koh Phangan
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/06/2025
» SURAT THANI: Police have arrested five foreigners on Koh Phangan in three separate cases involving illegal employment, visa overstay and drug and firearm-related offences.
Five Chinese now held after shooting in Pattaya
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 02/06/2025
» Another two Chinese men and a Thai woman have been arrested as police expand their investigation into a shooting at a rented house in Pattaya's Bang Lamung district on Saturday.
British overstayer busted with cocaine on Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 24/04/2025
» SURAT THANI - A Briton who failed to stop his motorcycle for a police search has been arrested after being found with cocaine and an expired visa.
Deported Korean back in Pattaya, arrested
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/10/2024
» A 42-year-old South Korean man deported and blacklisted in 2017 has been arrested in Pattaya for illegal entry and suspicion of involvement in drug trafficking.