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Free visa for Chinese tourists raises crime concerns
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/09/2023
» A plan for free visas for Chinese visitors proposed by new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin could lead to more crime, says the Immigration Bureau (IB).
Warning over new hotel regulations
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 05/09/2023
» New ministerial regulations allowing places of accommodation with no more than eight rooms and 30 guests to be excluded from the hotel business would lead to a 15-20% loss of tourism revenue and an increase in safety risks, according to the Thai Hotels Association (THA).
Free visa for tourists from China raises crime concerns
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/09/2023
» A free-visa travel privilege for Chinese visitors proposed by new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin could lead to more transnational crime, according to the Immigration Bureau (IB).
Immigration cops arrest scammers trafficked by Chinese gangs
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/09/2023
» The Immigration Bureau (IB) has arrested at least 20 Chinese nationals smuggled into the country from Cambodia over the last few month while en route to Myanmar to work for call-centre gangs.
Thai 'tortured' after refusing sex in Myanmar's Shan state
News, Published on 03/09/2023
» CHIANG RAI: Thai and Myanmar authorities have rescued a woman from Udon Thani who fell victim to human trafficking in Myanmar's Shan state.
Chinese couple held for B1.5-billion fraud
Published on 29/08/2023
» A Chinese couple has been arrested for allegedly running fraudulent investment schemes in China causing more than 1.5 billion baht in damage, according to the Immigration Bureau.
Police chief selection postponed
News, Published on 26/08/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin yesterday thanked outgoing prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for postponing the selection of the new police chief until the inauguration of the new government for the sake of appropriateness.
Torsak tipped to become new police chief
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/08/2023
» Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol will be the new national police chief, replacing Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas, a police source has said.
German national linked to Hells Angels detained
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/08/2023
» Police have detained a German national wanted by the German authorities in a criminal case linked with the Hells Angels international outlaw motorcycle club, the Immigration Bureau said yesterday.
‘German Hells Angels member’ faces extradition
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/08/2023
» Immigration police in Chiang Rai have arrested a German man believed to be a Hells Angels member who is wanted for severe assault of a man in his home country.