Thailand’s government will undertake a comprehensive review of all visa categories in a move designed to tighten oversight of foreign visitors and prioritise their overall quality rather than sheer numbers, according to authorities on Monday.
WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - A California man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a White House press gala last month pleaded not guilty on Monday, US media reported.
The high-profile conservation activist Siranudh “Psi” Scott has sent shockwaves across social media after he released a tearful video revealing long-hidden trauma and ongoing family conflict.
Eight new regulations controlling the consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages in certain spaces and areas were announced in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday, May 12, effective immediately.
On April 15, a group of developing countries launched the Borrowers' Platform to create a more powerful collective voice in debt-management discussions and international financial negotiations. While the initiative is grounded in the Sevilla Commitment, adopted at last year's Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, it was long in the making. To paraphrase the French literary giant Victor Hugo, nothing is stronger than an idea whose time has come.
Thailand's economic growth outlook is facing heightening risks from the impacts of the Middle East war, requiring a coordinated policy mix, the minutes of the Bank of Thailand's (BoT) April 29 policy meeting showed on Wednesday.
A 26-year-old Indian tourist has died and three others remain in hospital after mysteriously losing consciousness at a café in Phuket early Saturday morning, police confirmed.
Phuket: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed zero tolerance for mafia-style intimidation in this southern resort province after receiving complaints from residents and businesses about harassment by criminal gangs and influential groups linked to encroachment on public land along Bang Tao beach.
PATTAYA - The 31-year-old Chinese man arrested last week with a large cache of military grade weapons was rushed to hospital on Monday night after three days of interrogation and refusing food.
The government has ordered urgent action to address mounting problems with electric vehicles (EVs), including defects, service centre closures, and steep post-purchase price cuts.
Visa-free entry for tourists should be halved to 30 days, to prevent abuse, and there are also far too many kinds of visas, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkaeow said on Tuesday.
SURAT THANI - Hundreds of police and officials raided businesses and properties suspected of being illegally owned by foreigners on Koh Phangan as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited the tourist island Wednesday.
The Chinese man caught with a large home arsenal in Pattaya last week planned to attack a rival scam gang in Cambodia and had no intentions of carrying out a terror attack in Thailand, according to Thai police.
Police are expanding their investigation into a suspected illegal arms supply network linked to a Chinese national arrested in Chon Buri, with three suspects, one of them a Thai navy officer, now in custody for questioning.
Thailand will officially enter the rainy season on Friday, May 15, but with less rain than usual in the forecast, the Meteorological Department announced on Thursday.