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Talks over World Cup TV rights for Thailand falter as sponsors show a lack of interest and cost surges

Talks over World Cup TV rights for Thailand falter as sponsors show a lack of interest and cost surges

May 23, 2026

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Thailand faces the risk of a World Cup TV blackout as FIFA demands up to ฿1.7 billion for the 2026 rights. With Anutin ruling out… Read More ›

Stronger ties, AI investment and access to Europe for Thai travellers pushed as Anutin lands in France

Stronger ties, AI investment and access to Europe for Thai travellers pushed as Anutin lands in France

May 22, 2026

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PM Anutin arrives in Paris for a six-day mission on energy, AI, trade and culture talks with Macron, IEA and UNESCO, amid EU visa proposals… Read More ›

Higher foreign tourism levy now being proposed by minister to allow for enhanced visitor insurance cover

Higher foreign tourism levy now being proposed by minister to allow for enhanced visitor insurance cover

May 21, 2026

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Thailand is preparing a higher foreign tourist levy alongside tougher visa rules, stricter entry screening and tighter monitoring of arrivals as officials confront rising hospital… Read More ›

Bad news for the Thai economy as loan growth falters while consumer confidence fell off a cliff in April

Bad news for the Thai economy as loan growth falters while consumer confidence fell off a cliff in April

May 20, 2026

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Thailand’s economy faces mounting danger as lending stalls and inflation surges, while consumer confidence sinks to a four-year low. Businesses warn that the Middle East… Read More ›

India may be biggest loser in new get tough foreign tourism visa policy approved by cabinet on Tuesday

India may be biggest loser in new get tough foreign tourism visa policy approved by cabinet on Tuesday

May 19, 2026

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Thailand is set to scrap its expanded 60-day visa-free stay scheme in a sweeping immigration crackdown tied to illegal business activity and foreign crime concerns.… Read More ›

Opposition and Prime Minister highlight corruption which is damaging the kingdom’s credibility abroad

Opposition and Prime Minister highlight corruption which is damaging the kingdom’s credibility abroad

May 19, 2026

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Thailand launches a new anti-corruption commission as the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party revives the Rolls-Royce bribery scandal, investor fears deepen and surveys name 26… Read More ›

GDP up, highest in eleven years but so is runaway inflation. Finance Minister warns of high oil prices

GDP up, highest in eleven years but so is runaway inflation. Finance Minister warns of high oil prices

May 18, 2026

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Thailand posts its strongest growth in 11 years as exports and investment surge, but soaring oil prices, rising inflation, weakening tourism and a deepening Middle… Read More ›

Police in Bangkok revealed train driver and linesman in Saturday’s disaster tested positive for drugs

Police in Bangkok revealed train driver and linesman in Saturday’s disaster tested positive for drugs

May 17, 2026

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Bangkok police probe a deadly train-bus crash that killed 8 after the train driver tested positive for drugs. CCTV showed a barrier worker gave only… Read More ›

Community tensions rise between locals and Israelis in southern Thailand particularly on Koh Phangan

Community tensions rise between locals and Israelis in southern Thailand particularly on Koh Phangan

May 17, 2026

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Alarm grows over Koh Phangan’s expanding Israeli community as MPs warn of security risks, illegal businesses and foreign influence, while Phuket authorities tighten enforcement amid… Read More ›

Eye of an economic storm as Thai government insists 400 billion loan must go ahead despite opposition

Eye of an economic storm as Thai government insists 400 billion loan must go ahead despite opposition

May 16, 2026

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Thailand faces mounting economic turmoil as the government pushes a ฿400 billion loan plan amid soaring inflation, rising energy costs, and BoT warnings over weak… Read More ›

Anutin visits Koh Phangan as nominee crackdown shows 68% of firms with foreign ownership links

Anutin visits Koh Phangan as nominee crackdown shows 68% of firms with foreign ownership links

May 14, 2026

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PM Anutin Charnvirakul landed on Koh Phangan as 300 officers raided firms, land plots and businesses in a huge crackdown on suspected foreign nominee networks.… Read More ›

Prime Minister promises the Thai public free access to the 2026 World Cup despite 1.3 billion baht price

Prime Minister promises the Thai public free access to the 2026 World Cup despite 1.3 billion baht price

May 13, 2026

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Thailand is scrambling to secure 2026 World Cup rights weeks before kickoff as PM Anutin Charnvirakul vows every match will air free despite a reported… Read More ›

Finance Minister defends 400 billion baht loan decree as opposition files Constitutional Court challenge

Finance Minister defends 400 billion baht loan decree as opposition files Constitutional Court challenge

May 12, 2026

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Thailand faces a political and economic storm as soaring oil prices, Middle East war fears and a Constitutional Court battle over a ฿400 billion emergency… Read More ›

Government sends strong warning to EV industry after a dramatic surge in consumer complaints

Government sends strong warning to EV industry after a dramatic surge in consumer complaints

May 12, 2026

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Thailand launches EV crackdown as 1,300 complaints spark showroom raids, legal threats and lawsuits over defective cars, false range claims, collapsing service networks and plunging… Read More ›

Tourism Minister talks of limiting tourist arrivals with screening as kingdom aims for quality visitors

Tourism Minister talks of limiting tourist arrivals with screening as kingdom aims for quality visitors

May 11, 2026

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Thailand launches sweeping tourism crackdown with shorter visas, tougher screening, higher airport fees and a new ฿300 levy as ministers target foreign crime, nominee networks… Read More ›

Thai Airports to become far more expensive after government jacks up service charge by 50% from June

Thai Airports to become far more expensive after government jacks up service charge by 50% from June

May 10, 2026

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Thailand will hike international airport passenger charges by 50% from June 20, pushing up airfares and making Thai airports among Asia’s most expensive as officials… Read More ›

Hoteliers and leading foreign tourism entrepreneurs ask government to help as industry crisis worsens

Hoteliers and leading foreign tourism entrepreneurs ask government to help as industry crisis worsens

May 10, 2026

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Thailand’s tourism slowdown deepens as arrivals fall 7%, spending slumps and Pattaya hotel occupancy crashes to 30%. Khao San Road businesses report collapsing revenues, rising… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin and Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet hold three way meeting at ASEAN summit

Prime Minister Anutin and Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet hold three way meeting at ASEAN summit

May 10, 2026

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Thailand and Cambodia agreed to restart border talks under UNCLOS after crunch ASEAN summit negotiations in Cebu, as PM Anutin Charnvirakul defended tearing up the… Read More ›

Root and branch review of the Landbrige project ordered by the PM to be completed in 90 days

Root and branch review of the Landbrige project ordered by the PM to be completed in 90 days

May 9, 2026

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PM Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered a dramatic 90-day rethink of Thailand’s trillion-baht land bridge project as ministers, security chiefs and business leaders reassess costs, environmental… Read More ›

Wave of badly behaved foreign tourists hits Thailand’s already crisis hit industry with numbers down 7%

Wave of badly behaved foreign tourists hits Thailand’s already crisis hit industry with numbers down 7%

May 8, 2026

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Sex romps, fake payment scams, dine-and-dash disputes and a tourist accused of deliberately sneezing on a Phuket food stall have sparked nationwide outrage as PM… Read More ›

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