BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand is considering a departure tax on everyone leaving the country, with the Revenue Department opening public consultations on a draft law proposing an initial 1,000-baht levy for air travel. Thailand’s 450-Baht Tourist Fee Set for April 2027 Feedback is being accepted until 29 October via the department’s website, with the consultation […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Her Majesty the Queen took to the skies alone in a Gripen fighter jet on Thursday, completing her first solo flight in the aircraft at Wing 7 in Surat Thani’s Phun Phin district. Queen Suthida begins Gripen fighter jet training in Surat Thani The day began at 10am when the Queen received […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai authorities have ordered an elderly care centre in Kanchanaburi to close and begun evacuating its residents after metal cages were found enclosing patients’ beds, in a case officials say demanded urgent action. Israeli and Romanian Arrested Over Illegal Child Care Center on Koh Phangan Dr Akom Praditsuwan, deputy director-general of the […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered all southern provinces to brace for heavy rain from today through 14 October, telling the National Command Centre for Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation that the Meteorological Department and related agencies must keep the public accurately and regularly informed of forecasts and step up the frequency […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Simon Andriesz, a 57-year-old British banker and whistleblower, was found dead in Khlong Luang on the outskirts of Bangkok on the morning of 23 September, with local authorities recording the cause as asphyxiation from hanging. Major Banker Says Most Thais Have Financial Concerns Andriesz, who spent years on Wall Street and had […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand, Laos and Myanmar have rolled out a joint strategy to combat the seasonal haze and forest fires that blanket the Mekong sub-region in dangerous air pollution, with the plan unveiled by Thailand’s Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the governments of Laos and Myanmar. Indonesian Wildfire Haze […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – A 26-year-old former Thai Army private died outside Mueang Rayong police station shortly after midnight on 5 October after grabbing a patrol officer’s service pistol and using it on himself, police said. Gunman Attacks Police Officers in Bangkok Condominium Incident The man, identified only as Eknarin, was from Roi Et province and […]
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Police have detained a black pickup driver accused of pulling a firearm on motorists across several parts of Chiang Mai on the morning of 5 October, following alerts from units at four stations. Pattaya Vendor Alleges Foreign Man Fired Replica Gun at Her Stall The man was stopped at an agricultural […]
