Thai police have arrested a British man for a negative review left on Google Maps over a conflict with a Phuket restaurant owner. Officers from the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok have arrested a British man wanted in Phuket province since the middle of last year for negative reviews of a Phuket restaurant left on…
Apple apologized to Thailand and removed a scandalous commercial that drew criticism. Apple has apologized to Thailand for its “The Underdogs: Out Of Office (OOO)” commercial, which was widely criticized for its outdated and stereotypical portrayal of the kingdom. Some users even called for a boycott of the company’s products. The controversial short film was…
Thai authorities are offering displaced people the opportunity to obtain Thai citizenship by undergoing a genetic test to prove Thai ancestry. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has joined forces with the Ministry of Justice to continue genetic testing for likely displaced Thai nationals in the Malaysian border town of Kota Bharu. The Consulate General of…
The Thai Constitutional Court has made a significant ruling, removing contradictions between the Civil Code and the Constitution. This ruling now allows wives to take legal action against their husbands’ lovers. The Bangkok Post reported that wives could sue mistresses and their husbands’ lovers after the Thai Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Civil Code came…
A simple device from Thailand is conquering the world, becoming a popular alternative to bidets and toilet paper. Thailand is famous for its deep cultural traditions related to personal hygiene after using the toilet. Initially, a small bowl of water was used for washing. Over time, this practice evolved into the use of a bidet…
Nineteen students were hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning, presumably after eating chicken rice for school lunch. On Monday afternoon, 9 June 2025, in Prachinburi Province, Thailand, there was a mass poisoning among secondary school students. Nineteen students were rushed to the hospital with symptoms of acute diarrhea and vomiting, presumably after eating their school lunch….
Thailand’s Songkran Festival has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the Eighteenth Session of UNESCO. The Songkran Festival in Thailand, a celebration of the traditional Thai New Year, was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the Eighteenth Session of the…
A bank account and mobile phone SIM card must be registered in the same name to use mobile banking. The telecoms regulator said accessing bank accounts via a banking app from smartphones with a SIM card registered in a different name will require authorisation on a case-by-case basis, as it begins a crackdown on the…
In yesterday’s Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) elections across 18 provinces, the Pheu Thai party secured the highest number of seats, while the previous winners from the last general election, the Move Forward party (now known as the People’s Party), faced a significant defeat, only winning in a single province. The Bhumjaithai party secured second place…
Foreign travellers will be included in Thailand’s emergency medical care programme, which requires all hospitals to provide free emergency care to patients. Accidents on Thailand’s water and roads are a significant source of injury for foreign travellers, often caused by car rental agencies and tourists who ignore safety rules. Officials from the Ministry of Tourism…