Talk of lifting the alcohol ban on Phuket is scrapped as the island faces an escalating COVID-19 outbreak and is pursuing a third booster vaccine… Read More ›
The latest broadside is a court order directing the National Anti-Corruption Commission to disclose a summary of its findings of an investigation into Deputy Prime… Read More ›
Thailand’s reopening to foreign tourism amid a continued COVID-19 outbreak is sending a signal that the government is determined to push forward on a pledge… Read More ›
The new scheme, if successful, will see Thailand charting a more innovative course to economic development which diverges from conventional thinking. The country already has… Read More ›
New digital currency will be secure but it will need to be traceable to prevent fraud while offering its users far more security. The ‘new… Read More ›
Thai premier heralds a further decade of deeper cooperation between China and the 10 member ASEAN bloc based on combating a common public health threat… Read More ›
The Minister of Tourism and Sports, Mr Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, last week talked of a nationwide reopening to foreign tourists without quarantine based on the kingdom… Read More ›
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The Thai Council of State is currently reviewing a draft public health emergency law which will come to parliament in November to replace the Emergency… Read More ›
Figures from Phuket show an average spend of ฿57,949 for each visitor but nearly 50% of this went on certified accommodation and medical bills. The… Read More ›
Readers survey has some good news for the government as problems grow for the Phuket Sandbox with a ‘crisis’ now on the island according to… Read More ›
With a floundering Phuket Sandbox which followed the now-forgotten Special Tourist Visa, the message for the Thai government on recovering the foreign tourism industry is… Read More ›
The Phuket Sandbox has now come to represent Thailand’s efforts to refloat its foreign tourism industry. Last week saw Police Lieutenant General Surachate Hakparn or… Read More ›
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The baht rallied by 1% on Tuesday along with the stock exchange after it became clear that the Thai government is intent on reopening the… Read More ›
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A Suan Dusit economic opinion poll on Sunday appears to show a more resilient population with 32.31% of people saying they could survive for between… Read More ›
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The latest test for the government comes as the country’s last engine of economic growth finds itself under attack from the Delta variant of the… Read More ›
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Online media stands out in 2021 as it is projected to make a 14% gain together with in-store promotion as advertising executives adopt new strategies… Read More ›
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The economy continues to be impacted by extended lockdown measures and trillions of baht lost through the effective closure of the foreign tourism industry. Amid… Read More ›
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Figures published this week show a strong financial system but a deeply dysfunctional economy plagued by growing inequality. Thailand’s economic problems date back to well… Read More ›
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The Thai government is facing ever more dismal economic prospects as an export sector leader warns of calamity if firms continue to lose hundreds of… Read More ›
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The collapse of Thailand’s foreign tourism industry since April 2020 has seen Thailand, a country already experiencing a lower than normal growth level, become the… Read More ›
‘Ferrari Jo’ arrested by police, accuses the media of slandering him, says it made him feel suicidal on the run 
Officials switch to prioritising economic recovery as CCSA expected to agree a new Covid approach 
Prime Minister calls for unity as he promises the kingdom is set to make a sustainable recovery from the crisis 
Richest man in Thailand says COVID-19 is like a World War, the kingdom could end up a big loser 
Bigger crisis than 1997 as taxis give up and central bank urges up to ฿1 trillion more in public debt 
Thai woman brutally murdered by 18 year old who ambushed her on an Ayutthaya road seeking sex 
Redshirt leader calls for a peaceful rally with car horns blaring for removal of the Prime Minister 
Foreigners in Thailand have nearly ฿600 billion in the bank as inequality and poverty rise alarmingly 
Accused tells press he murdered the Swiss tourist last week in Phuket and stole ฿300 for drugs and orange juice 
Rising prospect of GDP contraction for 2021 may see government breach the legal public debt limit 
Police: truthful reporting not a target as a state official is arrested over false online coup reports in Chachoengsao 
Western nations and Japan come to Thailand’s assistance as the COVID-19 emergency escalates 
A dead mother beside her children and a taxi driver who slept, show us a nation riven by an extended crisis 
Party leader and popular candidate for PM calls for political unity, presents a plan to defeat the virus 
State regulatory process linked with Thailand’s vaccination programme’s chronic delays admits top official 
Death penalty for crazed school director who murdered a 2-year-old boy upheld by court 
Chinese submarine payments deferred again by PM as funding is needed to manage the crisis 
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