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'Buy property, get visa' plan upsets Phuket tourism operators
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2026
» Phuket tourism operators oppose the government's policy allowing foreigners who buy real estate worth 3 million baht to qualify for a long‑stay visa, arguing the investment threshold is too low and could attract "non‑quality" visitors as well as risking an increase in property prices.
Plan to sell Dutch embassy in Bangkok draws flak
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/06/2025
» The Dutch Association in Thailand is taking steps to prevent the sale of the Dutch Embassy compound in Bangkok, a unique property on 206 Wireless Road, to local developers.
Tourism tax to start with air travel
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/10/2024
» Collection of the 300-baht travel tax may start with air passengers in the first phase, with the system needing at least six months before starting, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Anger over luxury Ekkamai high-rise
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/05/2020
» Residents of Soi Sukhumvit 61 are protesting against a luxury 43-storey high-rise condominium, which developers are planning to build on the street.
PM insists cash splurge not populist as poll looms
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/11/2018
» The government will plough 63 billion baht into cash handout packages aimed at assisting low-income earners, the elderly and retired officers, but Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged both the public and the media not to view this as a populist move aimed at shoring up support ahead of the election.
Overseas experience
Itsarin Tisantia, Published on 25/08/2018
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