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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.
Etihad plane lands safely in Phuket after hitting air pocket
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/01/2026
» An Etihad Airways bound for Phuket from Abu Dhabi encountered an air pocket over Phuket and landed safely at Phuket International Airport at around noon on Wednesday. No passengers were injured.
Hat Yai zone submerged 'for weeks'
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/11/2025
» Hat Yai continues to face severe flooding, with experts warning that the city's economic zone will remain submerged at least until mid-December.
More than 1,000 tourists stranded at Hat Yai airport, hotels
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/11/2025
» More than 1,000 tourists were stranded at Hat Yai airport and hotels in Hat Yai district on Sunday due to severe flooding.
Teen Author’s Investment Book Hits Global Charts
Published on 21/08/2025
» Bangkok, August 20, 2025 —At just 16 years old, Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn has achieved what many aspiring authors only dream of: turning her book into a best-seller. My Papa Taught Me to Invest soared to No. 1 on Amazon.com’s New Releases Chart in Morals & Responsibility in June 2025, and climbed to No. 3 in “Teen & Young Adult Business & Economics” within days of release.
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.
Police blitz on motorcyclists not wearing helmets
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/05/2025
» Police will begin a nationwide blitz on motorcyclists and their passengers not wearing crash hemets from June 1, with offenders facing fines of 2,000 baht.
Snakes released in condo hallway to protest noisy dog
R May, Published on 20/05/2025
» A resident of a Bangkok condominium that has a no-pets policy released two large snakes in the corridor to warn a neighbour who kept a noisy dog.
Thai Student Awarded Global Youth Action Fund 2025 for Transforming Hotel Waste into Humanitarian Aid
Published on 15/05/2025
» Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding to expand her initiative, Global Hospitality Aid (GHA), which pioneers upcycling of byproducts from Thailand’s hotel industry into survival kits for displaced individuals in conflict and disaster zones around the world.
Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand keep falling
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/04/2025
» Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand continue to nosedive, posting a low for 2025 of 5,833 arrivals on April 16, down from an average of 15,000 to 20,000.