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Thai private schools facing mass closures this year
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/04/2026
» Private schools in Thailand face a wave of closures this year, with up to 80 institutions expected to shut, reflecting mounting financial pressures across the sector.
Saudi fined for obscene act
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/01/2026
» A Saudi Arabian tourist has been detained and fined for committing an act of public indecency in Phuket.
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.
Thailand faces lower tourist numbers
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/04/2025
» The average number of tourists from Asia that visit Thailand has dropped.
Tourist rescued after 5 hours at sea off Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/12/2024
» A Saudi Arabian woman was rescued after five hours at sea following a jet ski accident off the coast of Pattaya.
Viral Muay Thai comment breaks Instagram record
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/10/2023
» An American boy's challenge on Instagram has given Muay Thai a viral boost, and set a record for "likes" on a comment, said former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij.
Tuk-tuk drivers arrested for assault on tourist
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/10/2023
» Three tuk-tuk drivers were arrested on Monday after a tourist from Saudi Arabia was assaulted outside a Phuket hotel on Sunday.
Chiang Mai wants more Saudi visitors
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/07/2023
» Chiang Mai is hoping for a surge in visitors from Saudi Arabia with various agencies planning to stage a roadshow in the Middle East country later this year to draw visitors here.
Phuket tourism set to take a bigger hit
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/05/2023
» Foreign arrivals to Phuket may fall to a lower than expected level during the upcoming low season, due largely to the slowdown of the Chinese market and the bankruptcy of an Indian airline.
Thai evacuees from Sudan to arrive Thursday night
R May, Published on 27/04/2023
» The first group of Thai evacuees from Sudan, 78 people, will arrive in Bangkok at 10pm on Thursday, according to the air force.