Thailand Lowers Wine And Nightlife Taxes To Attract Tourists
BANGKOK - Beginning 2024, the Cabinet has approved measures recommended by the Ministry of Finance to promote Thailand as a tourism destination, with the...
A British Tourist Arrested In Phuket For Assaulting His Friend
PHUKET - The investigating police officers were able to arrest the suspected British tourist, who used a firearm to assault another foreign tourist.
The...
Thai FM Will Sign the Visa-Free Entry Deal With China in February
BANGKOK - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin confirmed again on Wednesday that the permanent visa exemption agreement between Thailand and China, which will take effect...
Thai Smuggler Carrying Bangladeshi Workers to Malaysia Is Caught
PATTANI - An immigration officer arrested Mr. Abdullah, age 56, for smuggling Myammar workers and now Bangladeshi migrants.
He was charged with the crime of...
Thailand Aims To Create 200,000 Jobs In The EEC Smart City
BANGKOK - The Thai government approved on January 2, 2024, the establishment of the EEC Business Center and Livable Smart City, a special economic...
Japan Begins Probing Cause Of JAL Jet Collision At Tokyo Airport
TOKYO - Japan's transport authorities on Wednesday began investigating the cause of a collision that occurred at Tokyo's Haneda airport between a Japan Airlines...
At Least 62 Killed In Noto Quake, Rescuers Race To Find Survivors
TOKYO - At least 62 people were killed in the powerful earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on...
Thailand Encourages European Tourists And Has a Deal With China To Lift Visas
BANGKOK - Thailand and China have agreed on a bilateral deal to lift visa requirements for tourists on March 1, 2024, in order to...
Srettha Is the Second PM To Reside in Government House
BANGKOK - The government officials revealed images of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's bedroom on the 2nd floor of the Thai Khu Fa Building, Government...
Planes Catch Fire After a Collision at Japan’s Haneda Airport, Killing 5
TOKYO (AP) — A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst...
