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Jakarta ranks world's largest city, Bangkok 14th
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/01/2026
» Jakarta ranked as the world's largest city with 41.9 million inhabitants followed by Dhaka, while Tokyo slipped to third, a recent United Nations (UN) report shows.
Thai hotels cut room rates after falling tourist numbers
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/09/2025
» Thailand’s hotel sector is experiencing pricing pressure this year after four consecutive years of rate increases that have nearly doubled average room rates since 2021, as tourist numbers from China and other major Asian markets have dropped significantly.
Thailand rises in World Happiness rankings
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/03/2025
» Thailand rose nine places to be 49th in the World Happiness Report rankings for 2024 - and the third-happiest in Asean.
Thailand’s corruption score slips
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/02/2025
» Thailand’s score has in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) declined to 34 from 35 the year before, though its global ranking improved one place to 107th, according to Transparency International.
Bangkok slow to enforce new speed limit
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/02/2025
» A new speed limit has been in effect in Thailand's capital for more than a month but traffic police are still waiting for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to install AI security cameras to help them enforce it.
Hundreds wed as same-sex marriage law takes effect
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2025
» Same-sex couples across Thailand got married at district offices and shopping malls as the long-awaited Marriage Equality Act officially took effect on Thursday.
Thai Airways ranks in top 10 international airlines
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/07/2024
» Thai Airways International (THAI) is among the top ten best international airlines, according to a survey by Travel + Leisure.
26 Thais on global billionaires list
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/04/2024
» Twenty-six Thais are among a record 2,781 billionaires worldwide, according to an annual survey by Forbes magazine.
Thais among top social media users
R May, Published on 02/02/2024
» Thailand is among global leaders in time spent on social media and number of users of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and e-commerce, according to a digital report.
Thailand falls 7 places in corruption survey
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/01/2024
» Thailand has fallen seven places, to 108th out of 180 countries, in the annual survey on corruption published by Transparency International.