Thailand
UPDATED: Thai night club fire kills at least 13, cause unknown
BANGKOK, Aug 5 (Reuters) - At least 13 people were killed and 35 injured when a fire broke out at a night…
Thai tourist arrivals reach 1 million for first time in 2 years
BANGKOK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Thailand's foreign tourist arrivals in July reached one million for the first time since early 2020 as…
Thai PM survives 4th no-confidence vote, last big test before polls
BANGKOK, July 23 (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and 10 cabinet ministers survived no-confidence votes in parliament on Saturday, with…
Thailand to offer land ownership to lure wealthy foreigners
BANGKOK, July 15 (Reuters) - Thailand will for allow foreigners to fully own land for residential use, a government official said on…
Thailand on verge of using voluntary chemical castration for sex offenders
Thailand is close to introducing chemical castration as a means of tackling sex crime after lawmakers approved a bill that will give…
Blinken calls on China, ASEAN countries to hold Myanmar accountable
BANGKOK, July 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday urged China and members of the Southeast Asian bloc…
‘Sell premium’ – Thailand discourages discounts, wants high value tourists
BANGKOK, July 4 (Reuters) - Thailand's hotels, businesses and private hospitals should refrain from offering big discounts to lure tourists and focus…
Thai tourism group sees 12-16 mln foreign visitors this year
BANGKOK, June 30 (Reuters) - Foreign visitors to Thailand are expected to number between 12 million and 16 million this year following…
Thailand rushes to rein in cannabis use a week after decriminalisation
BANGKOK, June 17 (Reuters) - Thailand hastily issued a raft of new regulations for cannabis use this week after a long-planned decriminalisation…
Thailand eases entry rules for tourists, scraps mask policy
BANGKOK, June 17 (Reuters) - Thailand announced on Friday it would abandon its much-criticised pre-registration process for foreign visitors and no longer…
Photo story: Jurassic World Dominion promotion in Bangkok
A girl runs by in front of life-size and realistically moving robotic Tyrannosaurus Rex (L) and Giganotosaurus (R) dinosaurs presented during the…
Thailand legalises growing, consumption of marijuana
BANGKOK, June 9 (Reuters) - Thailand legalised the growing of marijuana and its consumption in food and drinks on Thursday, the first…