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Tourists hit the beach as bars close for early voting
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/02/2026
» Thai and foreign tourists chose to relax on Pattaya beach on Saturday night, when entertainment venues were closed for advance voting on Sunday ahead of the general election the next Sunday.
Restaurants slam new alcohol law
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/12/2025
» The Restaurant Association opposes the new alcohol law requiring restaurant operators to share some responsibility for any issues caused by drunk patrons.
Thailand to review stiff fines in new booze law
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/11/2025
» A Thai government committee overseeing alcohol policy will meet on Thursday to review new rules that impose harsh fines for drinking during times when sales are prohibited, the government said on Tuesday.
Drinkers face steep fines under new alcohol rules
Published on 10/11/2025
» People in Thailand enjoying an afternoon drink risk large fines from Saturday under amended alcohol control rules that strengthen enforcement.
Express buses tested from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/09/2025
» The state-owned Transport Co Ltd has begun a trial operation of special express bus services for Bangkok to Chiang Mai and Phuket, from yesterday to March 8.
Lebanese men arrested on Koh Samui for drugs, illegal clinic
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/08/2025
» Immigration officers on Koh Samui have arrested two Lebanese men accused of running a restaurant as a front for drug dealing and operating an unlicensed Chinese medicine clinic.
Bangkok's Song Wat Road targeted as new tourist hotspot
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/08/2025
» The Commerce Ministry plans to promote Song Wat Road as a new Bangkok landmark.
Foreign women arrested for prostitution on Soi Nana
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/05/2025
» Fifteen women of four nationalities were arrested for alleged prostitution in Bangkok's Sukhumvit area during a late-night police raid.
Two British fugitives caught on Koh Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/05/2025
» Thai immigration police have arrested two British men wanted for robbery and fraud in the UK, after discovering they had been illegally operating tourism-related businesses on the resort island of Koh Samui.
'No public nudity' signs erected on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/04/2025
» Signs banning public nudity have been put up at beaches on Koh Phangan, home of the full moon parties, after frequent complaints about tourists going naked.