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Visa on arrival's queue at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok

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February 28, 2024

Thai Government Urged to Consider Long-Term Visa-Free Deal for India

Tourism leaders in Thailand are calling for discussions on establishing a long-term visa-free travel arrangement with India, anticipating significant benefits as India is expected to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2027. The temporary visa exemption for Indian travelers has already shown positive effects, with plans to extend the policy for two additional years after […]

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Mosque at Bang Khao, Nong Chik District in Pattani, Southern Thailand.

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February 27, 2024

Prime minister Srettha visiting restive south amid heightened security

Security has been increased in Pattani’s Mueang district today, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to this southernmost province. Suspected insurgents detonate bomb in front of a gold shop in Narathiwat The district is also home to the Krue Se Mosque, which was the scene of a massacre in 2004, in which […]

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News

February 27, 2024

Taiwanese murder gang fled to Cambodia

After murdering a Taiwanese man and dumping his heavily tattooed body near Suvarnabhumi airport, a gang of four Taiwanese men and one Thai woman visited a casino in Poipet before leaving for Phnom Penh, according to police. Tattooed Asian man found dead, shot in head near Suvarnabhumi airport Detectives in Samut Prakan asked immigration police […]

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February 27, 2024

Air Quality Improves in Bangkok, Wildfires Worsen in North

BANGKOK (NNT) – Bangkok residents are set to experience improved air quality this week, with PM2.5 pollutant levels predicted to decrease in the days ahead. The Air Quality Monitoring Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), known as AirBKK, reported PM2.5 concentrations in the capital on Sunday (Feb 25) morning were below the 24-hour safe […]

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Court of Justice Thailand. Criminal Court Tower, Ratchadapisek Rd., Chatuchak, Bangkok

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February 25, 2024

Criminal Court refuses bail for hunger striking monarchy reform activists

The Criminal Court rejected bail applications for two hunger striking monarchy reform activists today, Tantawan Tuatulanon and Natthanon Chaimahabutra, on the grounds that they are now under the close observation of doctors in hospital and there is no need to change that. Thai Police Seeks Arrest Warrants For Royal Motorcade Honkers The Criminal Court has […]

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Daughter of Thaksin Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Thai PM Srettha Thavisin.

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February 24, 2024

Thai PM Srettha Thavisin visits Thaksin at his residence in Bangkok

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin paid a private visit to former prime minister and prison parolee Thaksin Shinawatra at his Ban Chan Song La residence in Thonburi on Saturday morning. Yingluck Shinawatra’s return has to be soon, but things can get complicated He was seen arriving in a brand new “sonic titanium” Lexus LM350H Executive 4-seater […]

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Yingluck Shinawatra and her Brother Thaksin at the airpor,t before going back to Thailand.

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February 23, 2024

Yingluck Shinawatra’s return has to be soon, but things can get complicated

In what has become one of Thailand’s most-scrutinised photos of late, ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra sat near a pool apparently reminiscing about something. How he was dressed, how soft medical aids were applied and how “healthy” or how “sick” he looked have been widely studied. Thai Supreme Court acquits Yingluck over transfer of NSC chief […]

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TVB News reporter at Phuket International Airport.

News

February 23, 2024

NBTC asks Thai media to be cautious when presenting sensitive content

General Sittichai Makkunchorn, spokesperson for the Chairperson of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), has requested digital television operators to exercise caution in news reporting and to consider their social responsibility. NBTC Proposes National Committee to Push For 5G Development This comment followed public complaints about broadcasters showing violent content, specifically a case where […]

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