Plans to relaunch tourism from China thrown out as warnings emerge of a new swine flu virus threat
G4 was highlighted earlier this month by a team of Chinese disease control experts and derives from the 2009 Swine flu or H1N1 virus. The… Read More ›
Mini cabinet meets to focus on efforts to boost Thailand’s decimated post virus economy – May’s exports fell
The move comes as Thailand’s economic leadership resumes regular meetings with dismal numbers emerging from the country’s industrial and export sector for May. Thailand’s exports,… Read More ›
Senior Thai officials and medical elite warn that Covid 19 remains a threat even with borders closed to travellers
Thailand’s Covid 19 centre has warned of complacency among the Thai public following the publication of an opinion poll this week which showed two-thirds of… Read More ›
Agony for stranded western foreigners as ‘Fast-track’ Chinese charter flight jets in from Shanghai
Recent Thai government regulations have granted ‘fast-track’ entry to Asian business people without quarantine extending to parties of up to 10 people. The arrival of… Read More ›
Mysterious death of Australian man found on Saturday in Pattaya ruled as suicide, case closed by local police
Maid at the Pattaya condominium remembered Mr Andrew Tomlinson as a quiet man who had lived there for 3 years without incident. His death, revealed… Read More ›
Thai economy has until October to rebound or bad debts will begin to weigh heavily on the banks
Grim prediction and outlook for Thailand’s economy, battered even before the Covid 19 emergency by changing world trends and trade tensions, but now, to quote… Read More ›
Russian woman arrested for suspected filicide in Pattaya after surviving 3rd-floor condo jump
Landlord told police that the 33-year-old Russian woman, named as Anna Efimova, arrived last Saturday evening and was alone with her infant girl. The woman… Read More ›
UK PM’s partner targets monkey coconut trade as animal rights group gets Thai products removed in shops
Boris Johnson’s partner applauds UK retailers for their ban on products using monkey labour linked with Thailand’s coconut farmers. Leading UK retailers turn their back… Read More ›
Drunk soldier who overturned pickup guns down a diligent policeman trying to rescue him in a stupor
The tragedy played out in the early hours of Friday morning leaving a popular police volunteer dead, a young man facing a murder charge and… Read More ›
Thailand is red-lighted in the UK for quarantine purposes alongside Brazil, China and the US, inexplicable move
Travellers from Thailand must quarantine for 14 days when entering the UK. Clarification late on Friday night is disappointing news for Thai authorities as the… Read More ›
Move to prevent a tourism wipeout as minister pushes 3 phase plan especially targeting Chinese tourists
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
The Tourism Minister envisages the return of tourism under tightly controlled conditions in August with access only to popular tourist hotspots for bookings made through… Read More ›
Prosecutors urge police to track down location of Red Bull heir to allow for extradition proceedings against him
The heir to a family fortune estimated in billions of dollars underpinned by the world-famous Red Bull drink, Vorayuth ‘Boss’ Yoovidhya, is somewhere out there… Read More ›
Buriram judge brokers justice for Danish man and his Thai wife after abrupt relationship breakdown
The case before the court was not decided but the judge indicated that their relationship was one of marriage and therefore suggested that assets, excluding… Read More ›
Lawyer tells senior CSD police that his hands are clean in relation to any alleged prison escape plot by Banyin
Korn Kanthieng met the police and answered questions for nearly five hours on Tuesday. They are investigating the alleged plot linked to former Deputy Commerce… Read More ›
IATA calls on countries like Thailand to think again over quarantine schemes and travel curbs costing jobs
The airline industry body representing over 290 airlines calls for a global standard and response to kickstart international travel between countries as Thailand faces a… Read More ›
Slow progress as list of foreigners allowed entry expands but there is some confusion at embassies
Thousands of foreigners around the world particularly in western countries have already applied or are preparing to apply to return to Thailand with a further… Read More ›
Election of a new ruling party leader, shifts focus now to the future of the economics czar Somkid and his team
The election last Saturday in Muang Thong Thani, just outside Bangkok, of Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan as the leader of the ruling Palang Pracharat… Read More ›
Supreme Court, in a final decision, confirms reduced jail sentences for five 2007 UDD Redshirt riot leaders
Lawyer for the five men sentenced ask that they be handed down suspended sentences at Friday’s hearing but the Supreme Court found the nature of… Read More ›
Committee advises the government to extend the State of Emergency in Thailand to the end of July for safety
The move is seen as important to the oversight of the reopening of Thai schools and ongoing quarantine efforts for incoming passengers entering the kingdom.… Read More ›
Thailand’s closure biting harder as one airline gets ready to cease operations forever and lays off staff
Country’s economy and firms are running out of money and time as one airline, NokScoot, is reported to be on the brink while the Thai… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
Bangkok Metropolitan police officer gets bail in court after admitting he killed his pretty wife unintentionally
June 23, 2020
32-year-old Pim Chadaporn Phu Yam Sai was reported
Banks ordered to cease dividends and shore up balance sheets on fears of loan quality erosion due to slump
June 21, 2020
Outgoing Bank of Thailand boss wants banks to halt
Foreign spouses can begin applying to go home to Thailand as ministry has released entry criteria this week
June 19, 2020
The breakthrough last weekend allowing foreigners with
Thai Airways probe into its low fare income for 2019 in move overseen by former met police commissioner
June 17, 2020
The clouds are darkening for Thai Airways as it
Key ministries met on Sunday to discuss access by foreigners to the kingdom and a tourism relaunch
June 15, 2020
Ministers and officials met on Sunday to coordinate
Only hope for foreigners locked out of Thailand as easing continues with strict government controls on entry
June 13, 2020
The pain and anguish being suffered by members of
Death of 32-year-old Olga Frolova on Ko Samui either suicide or natural causes – case to be closed by police
June 12, 2020
Death of Ukrainian woman on Ko Samui was either from
Tourism industry could be left on its knees if curbs on inbound foreigners are not relaxed or lifted in time
June 11, 2020
Increasing unease at the hit to the Thai economy being
Top Thai Doctor attacks the WHO over its unclear guidance on face masks and lack of leadership
June 10, 2020
Top Thai doctor, Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, has
Ministers suggest an easing of the travel ban for some tourists but a continued state of emergency
June 9, 2020
Top government members suggest that after July we
Thailand plans to prioritise Asian countries in its search for safe Covid 19 ‘tourism bubble’ partners
June 8, 2020
Plans to restart tourism to begin with bilateral
Thai economy in even greater peril as Covid 19 shutdown appears to have had a bigger impact than expected
June 7, 2020
The economic intelligence unit of one of
Australian envoy says his embassy and others continue to work on helping stranded foreigners get home
June 7, 2020
Australian ambassador in ongoing talks with the
Economic hole caused by virus pandemic yawns as Bank of Thailand flags large current account loss
June 4, 2020
Coronavirus impact on the Thai economy begins to bite
US is a better friend for Thailand than China says US ambassador as tensions grow between the 2 powers
May 31, 2020
US ambassador Michael DeSombre raised concerns about
Access to Thailand opening up. It will be cautious, quite expensive with tight regulation and ministry controls
May 29, 2020
Good news from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Thai Airways files for bankruptcy and gets court protection here as heavyweights are brought on board
May 27, 2020
Thai Airways files for bankruptcy at the Central
