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Visitor fed wristband to turtle, faces arrest
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/11/2025
» Park officials are searching for a visitor accused of feeding a wristband to a sea turtle at Mu Ko Similan National Park.
No foreign guides, govt warns
Published on 24/10/2025
» The Labour Ministry has warned that tour guiding is a profession strictly reserved for Thai nationals, and that foreigners working as guides will face legal action or deportation.
‘Buy here, or don’t get back on the bus,’ tour group told
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/10/2025
» A Chinese tour guide has been recorded forcing a group of Chinese tourists travelling in Thailand to purchase goods at a store he recommended, or they would not be allowed back on the bus.
Foreign-run e-bike tour firm busted on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/09/2025
» A German man and a Myanmar national have been arrested on Koh Phangan for illegally running a tour firm that rented electric motorcycles to tourists.
King Power closing shops, cutting staff
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/07/2025
» King Power is streamlining its duty-free business by closing its three downtown branches in Bangkok and Pattaya and launching a voluntary redundancy programme for employees.
Five tourists rescued from leaking tour boat off Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/07/2025
» Five foreign tourists were safely rescued from a tour boat that began leaking during a return trip from a diving excursion off Phuket.
Cannabis becoming a turn-off for Phuket tourism
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/06/2025
» Businesses in Phuket say widespread use of cannabis on the southern tourist island — home to 1,500 weed shops — has started to have a negative impact on tourism in Thailand.
Fire damages two boats at Bangkok hotel
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/05/2025
» A fire damaged two boats docked at the pier of the Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort on Charoen Nakhon Road in Bangkok on Thursday morning.
Similan Islands closed to tourists due to severe weather
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/05/2025
» Thailand’s Similan Islands National Park are temporarily closed to tourists on Monday and Tuesday due to severe summer storms and strong winds affecting the area.
PM orders revision of visa-free scheme
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/04/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday ordered a revision of the visa-free entry scheme, because of the number of visitors overstaying and working illegally in Thailand, a government spokesman said.