Foreigners

New ministers take the reins in a formal audience with King Rama X & Queen Suthida at Dusit Palace

New ministers take the reins in a formal audience with King Rama X & Queen Suthida at Dusit Palace

August 13, 2020

Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Ceremony on Wednesday took place at the Dusit Palace in Bangkok. Seven ministers took their oaths of office before the King and Queen. Thailand’s new… Read More ›

Minister warns Facebook of possible legal action including Computer Crime Act criminal charges

Minister warns Facebook of possible legal action including Computer Crime Act criminal charges

August 11, 2020

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New intensity in efforts to monitor and control illegal and dangerous content online coming as minister warns of the dangers of division, hatred and possible… Read More ›

UK man in Phuket jailed on drunk driving charge just hours before flying to reunite with family

UK man in Phuket jailed on drunk driving charge just hours before flying to reunite with family

August 11, 2020

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

60-year-old Peter Murray has lived in Phuket for 4 years and was the subject of an alarm raised by his family last Friday when he… Read More ›

Boss Vorayuth criminal case descends into chaos with mounting review panels and extra lines of enquiry

Boss Vorayuth criminal case descends into chaos with mounting review panels and extra lines of enquiry

August 10, 2020

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A range of investigations into the handling of the case has now been established with agreements and disagreements over a myriad of issues. However, the… Read More ›

Bailed protest leader and activist vows to speak again in Chiang Mai in defiance of a key court condition

Bailed protest leader and activist vows to speak again in Chiang Mai in defiance of a key court condition

August 9, 2020

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Protest pair released on a surety of ฿100,000 as police net widens to include up to 31 people with 16 new arrests warrants to be… Read More ›

Expats banned and then unbanned from Bangkok Midnight Marathon as Thailand’s tourism industry crumbles

Expats banned and then unbanned from Bangkok Midnight Marathon as Thailand’s tourism industry crumbles

August 8, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The gaffe this weekend by the Bangkok Midnight Marathon can be explained by a growing fear in Thailand towards expats driven by the Covid 19… Read More ›

American and Thai wife arrested for operating an illegal visa business in Bangkok using fake official stamps

American and Thai wife arrested for operating an illegal visa business in Bangkok using fake official stamps

August 5, 2020

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Press were briefed on Tuesday at 4.30 pm by Lieutenant General Sompong Chingduang who revealed that a cannabis factory for the production and distribution of… Read More ›

Broken-hearted Swede fears history will repeat itself as shock parting left him stranded in Laos for 4 months

Broken-hearted Swede fears history will repeat itself as shock parting left him stranded in Laos for 4 months

August 3, 2020

Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

A Swedish Thai couple drove 700 kms on the 19th of March last to enter Laos near Nong Khai to apply for Michael Lundin’s Non-Immigrant… Read More ›

Cabinet reshuffle with six new ministers sent for the King’s approval this week by Prime Minister

Cabinet reshuffle with six new ministers sent for the King’s approval this week by Prime Minister

August 1, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

New lineup sees only two sitting Palang Pracharat MPs and one ex-MP elevated to a ministerial role. It is also coming at a time of… Read More ›

Facebook under investigation over translation blunder as minister criticises the social network

Facebook under investigation over translation blunder as minister criticises the social network

July 31, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Minister for Digital Economy and Society, Buddhipongse Punnakanta, criticised Facebook this week for offering ‘little cooperation’ to Thai authorities in removing material requested under current… Read More ›

Expert stands by evidence that Red Bull Boss Vorayuth’s Ferrari was travelling at 177 km/h at the scene

Expert stands by evidence that Red Bull Boss Vorayuth’s Ferrari was travelling at 177 km/h at the scene

July 30, 2020

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan has addressed and rejected outright any speculation linking his brother, Admiral Sitthawat Wongsuwan, with the decision by a prosecutor at… Read More ›

Lowering of US flag in Chengdu is a wake-up call for foreigners living in Thailand and with close ties here

Lowering of US flag in Chengdu is a wake-up call for foreigners living in Thailand and with close ties here

July 28, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The escalating tensions between the US and China are now at unprecedented levels. It is time for foreigners in Thailand and those with ties to… Read More ›

Army chief Apirat calls for restraint in the exercise of free speech and unity as the kingdom faces the virus crisis

Army chief Apirat calls for restraint in the exercise of free speech and unity as the kingdom faces the virus crisis

July 27, 2020

Culture, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Protest leader, Tattep Ruangprapaikitseree, denies a suggestion by the army chief that there are forces behind the student protests in Thailand. He accused General Apirat… Read More ›

Two Immigration Bureau officers in Nonthaburi suspended after video appears to show bribe request

Two Immigration Bureau officers in Nonthaburi suspended after video appears to show bribe request

July 26, 2020

Crime, Foreigners, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Details were given by Colonel Kissana Phathanacharoe of the Royal Thai Police who confirmed that a full probe is now underway into the incident. The… Read More ›

June export figures show a 23% decline on last year but the economy will recover by end of 2021

June export figures show a 23% decline on last year but the economy will recover by end of 2021

July 24, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Dismal set of figures from the Ministry of Commerce on exports just adds to the economic woes facing the Prime Minister’s proposed new economic team… Read More ›

Foreigners arriving in Thailand in now increasing numbers targeted by a fake news campaign online

Foreigners arriving in Thailand in now increasing numbers targeted by a fake news campaign online

July 22, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The deepening economic effect of this crisis is leaving behind a ravaged tourism industry in hotspots such as Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket. Swathes of the… Read More ›

Visa amnesty agreed as emergency decree is linked to the controlled entry of Thais and Foreigners

Visa amnesty agreed as emergency decree is linked to the controlled entry of Thais and Foreigners

July 21, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Deputy Army Chief, Nattapol Nakpanich, says the State of Emergency is required to manage the screening and entry of returning Thais and foreigners into the… Read More ›

Public virus fear: Poll shows that 95% of people want foreigners barred from entering Thailand at this time

Public virus fear: Poll shows that 95% of people want foreigners barred from entering Thailand at this time

July 19, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The shocking poll number comes as one of Thailand’s leading health practitioners, Dr Prasit Watanapa of Siriraj University, has called for the government to tighten… Read More ›

PM facing a political challenge from within the ruling party which put him into power in 2019 over cabinet plans

PM facing a political challenge from within the ruling party which put him into power in 2019 over cabinet plans

July 18, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

A flurry of phone calls and approaches to top business and financial executives in the past week has been made as Prime Minister Prayut Chan… Read More ›

Visa amnesty ‘grace period’ being drafted says government official but must first get top-level assent

Visa amnesty ‘grace period’ being drafted says government official but must first get top-level assent

July 17, 2020

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Mr Natapanu Nopakun of the Covid 19 Administration Centre made the announcement at a regular news conference today. He said a formal announcement would follow… Read More ›