Thailand Pass is being upgraded but passenger stress stories continue with cancellation threats
A UK man with a wife who was seeking to visit her terminally ill mother found the Thailand Pass application extremely stressful this week as… Read More ›
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Kingdom may see up to 1 million tourists this year but it will be an uphill battle to get back to 2019
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The decision by Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha to reopen the kingdom on the 1st November more decisively and liberally appears to be delivering results… Read More ›
Vaccinated tourists from 63 countries can leave SHA plus hotels after 1st night says top official in Phuket
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Protests from small business operators who feel excluded from the reopening process in Phuket on Friday drew a clear response from Deputy Governor Pichet Panapong… Read More ›
Fears for travellers trying to access Thailand in the interim period as Thailand Pass launch nears GO
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Hoteliers have generally given a warm welcome to the new urgency driving the November 1st reopening injected by Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha but are… Read More ›
Russian and Indian travellers unhappy at entry rules for November 1st, call for simpler plans
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A key problem emerging for many tourist hotspots in Thailand for the high season is the problem with lack of recognition of the Russian Sputnik… Read More ›
Most tourists will be able to travel freely in Thailand once they pass their first test on arrival here
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Details emerging on the November 1st reopening are encouraging and appear to show a determination by the Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan ocha, to make… Read More ›
46 countries green-lighted as Thailand’s tourism business is set to take off from November 1st
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Thailand’s foreign tourism big bang: 46 countries listed below from November 1st with nightlife to reopen on December 1st next. The Minister of Public Health,… Read More ›
Pheu Thai Party deputy leader proposed Thaksin’s former wife as lead candidate for Prime Minister
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The government’s top legal expert, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, has dismissed the significance of the video conversation as mere political discourse despite efforts by… Read More ›
Southern surge in COVID-19 cases sees daily cases jump by 20% on Friday as doctors issue warning
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New outbreak comes as Bangkok is preparing ‘swab hubs’ to cater for a strong inflow of foreign tourists from November as Thailand ramps up its… Read More ›
TAT boss: quarantine remains for 1 day to test all visitors, no going back to old tourism pub scenes
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TAT boss rules out going back to the old Thai tourism formula of crowded bars and nightlife. He insists the kingdom is instead pursuing a… Read More ›
Pheu Thai set to unveil ‘wow’ candidate for PM before the next election but Prayut has the aces
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No matter what happens, it is clear that if Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha is in office after August 2022, there will be a Constitutional… Read More ›
New ‘high quality’ economy again touted by the government’s economics czar amid storm clouds
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The government’s key economics minister underlined its green credentials as he put the environment at the centre of agricultural, tourism and industrial policy in explaining… Read More ›
Goal is to live with COVID as an endemic disease as Dr Yong urges everyone to get their vaccine shots
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Thailand orders 200,000 courses of a breakthrough drug to treat COVID-19 developed by scientists at US pharma giant Merck. The new treatment, taken in pill… Read More ›
Another GDP contraction looms as Thailand tries to boost its economic fortunes by spending more
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Bank of Thailand senior director Ms Chayawadee Chai-Anant pointed towards a relaxation of public health curbs and rising government stimulus to prop up the economy… Read More ›
Dutchman’s tenacious fight over tiered healthcare costs firmly rejected by a Thai provincial court
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Thailand’s public health system is a combination of public and private hospitals and the Ministry of Public Health has been moving towards reform and regulation… Read More ›
Brit to be deported as Immigration Bureau boss ordered to get tough with dangerous foreigners in the kingdom
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Police are still reported to be investigating the activities of 34-year-old Benjamin Robert Simpson even after his arrest in Hua Hin this week based on… Read More ›
Public apathy towards politics as government hinges on the bond between two ex-army generals
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The latest opinion poll again shows the public are switched off politics with nearly one third expressing no preference for any leader with General Prayut… Read More ›
Canadians highlight the confusion, expense and hurdles facing tourists visiting Thailand right now
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On Monday night in Phuket, local police launched a crackdown on bars selling alcohol in Patong, a resort on the western side of the island… Read More ›
Government borrows more to bring the economy through an extended Covid 19 crisis with GDP flat
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In the aftermath of the announcement to borrow more and further fiscal stimulus approved by the cabinet on Tuesday, Kasikorn Research Centre has pointed out… Read More ›
New money for residency scheme may go live in January 2022 says government spokeswoman
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There is concern the new scheme could be used as a vehicle by wealthy Chinese investors to snap up hotel and tourism industry businesses and… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
4 women behind multi-million dollar counterfeit racket smashed by police in Nakhon Pathom after raid, arrests
November 3, 2021
Girl power team operating a US dollar counterfeiting
Economy climbing out ‘of a hole’, foreign firm’s confidence levels rose sharply during October
November 1, 2021
The Finance Ministry is insisting the economic growth
US businessman in Bangkok kidnap plot seeks justice as police link him to damaging American TV report
October 29, 2021
Senior officers with the Food and Drug Administration
Thailand starts CPTPP application process driven by fears for inward investment and the economy
October 26, 2021
Vietnam is emerging as Thailand’s key competitor for
Police investigate the rape of a party hostess in Chonburi, three men accused have been arrested
October 24, 2021
The latest case highlights the dangers of
Thailand planning an infrastructural overhaul aimed at improving regional transport links to boost the economy
October 23, 2021
Plans for a landbridge between the coast of Chumphon
New health insurance regime for retirees living in Thailand means foreign firms can provide cover
October 20, 2021
Statement by Thailand’s Deputy Minister of Public
Online skimming scam impacting thousands of Thai bank account holders shut down by officials
October 18, 2021
The scam highlights the importance of data protection
Thailand calls for Myanmar talks as besieged coup leader is barred from the ASEAN summit in Brunei
October 17, 2021
In September, the parallel government declared an
Bright lights may be turned on again for foreign tourism as hated Certificate of Entry is to be axed
October 14, 2021
Thailand’s foreign tourism industry is set to fly
PM’s reopening order-only the beginning of the end of this cataclysmic crisis for Thai tourism
October 13, 2021
There is already growing opposition in some medical
New Immigration Bureau boss signals new orders so police can easily track down foreign suspects in Thailand
October 10, 2021
The newly installed immigration police chief wants to
Policeman gunned down in Din Daeng as Chief voices increased concern about organised street violence
October 7, 2021
Police chief has instructed Bangkok police commanders
High-quality tourism dream may be making the COVID-19 crisis for the industry even worse than it should be
October 5, 2021
The Phuket Sandbox only achieved 38,000 visitors in
American tourist faces a Khon Kaen court on assault, rape charges after his arrest in Bangkok on Saturday
October 2, 2021
Robert Andrew, high on speed pills and crystal
Tourism chief again plans to open up Thailand’s rock bottom tourism industry to cryptocurrencies
September 30, 2021
The devastating impact of COVID-19 on the tourism
Virus endgame for Thailand in sight as herd immunity is credited for falling UK infection rates
September 27, 2021
The news from the UK comes as officials in Bangkok and
