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26 Chinese arrested in raid on loan shark op
Online Reporters, Published on 09/08/2025
» Twenty-six Chinese nationals have been arrested during a raid on a loan sharking business operating from a luxury pool villa near Pattaya.
US to require bonds of up to $15,000 from some visitors
Published on 05/08/2025
» Addressing what it calls “a clear national security threat”, the United States will require that some foreign visitors pay bonds of up to $15,000 to help ensure they do not overstay their visas, under a State Department trial programme announced on Monday.
Put a foreigner in charge
Postbag, Published on 03/08/2025
» Re: "More tourism stimulus possible", (Business, July 29).
Thailand Elite Visa Launches New Family Promotions
Published on 01/08/2025
» Thailand Privilege Card Co., Ltd. announced a series of limited-time updates to its Thai Elite Visa program, introducing more accessible pricing options for families and current members while confirming the official end of the Bronze Membership package this December.
Trump envoy to visit Gaza as pressure mounts on Israel
AFP, Published on 01/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff held talks in Israel on Thursday ahead of a rare US visit to aid distribution sites in Gaza, where nearly 22 months of grinding war and dire food shortages have sparked an international outcry.
Japan needs true vision of peace
Oped, Published on 31/07/2025
» In 1979, Harvard University professor and American sociologist, the late Ezra Vogel, published a book that became a runaway bestseller in both Japan and the United States. While most commentators at the time focused on its eye-catching main title, Japan as Number One, the subtitle was equally compelling: Lessons for America.
UK wants Thai investors for modern industry plans
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 29/07/2025
» The United Kingdom (UK) is inviting Thai investors to participate in "Modern Industrial Strategy 2025", a 10-year plan it recently launched to bolster future industries and strengthen UK-Thailand relations.
Shippers offer mixed review of government
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 28/07/2025
» Dhanakorn Kasetrsuwan, chairman of the Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC), assessed the government's performance over the past year by categorising progress in three groups: achievements, pending tasks, and areas of concern.
India ends 5-year ban on tourist visas for Chinese
Published on 23/07/2025
» HONG KONG - India will resume issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens on Thursday, its embassy in China said on Wednesday, the first time in five years as both countries move to repair their rocky relationship.
Written in blood
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/07/2025
» In 2015, Joe Freeman and Aung Naing Soe noticed the prominent status of poetry in Myanmar politics. At the time, both journalists heard that Maung Saungkha, a 23-year-old poet, posted a poem about having a tattoo of an unnamed president on his penis on Facebook. Saungkha, however, was charged for defaming former president Thein Sein under telecommunication law, serving a six-month jail term.