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…
Affluent tourists from Europe and Russia have filled resorts in Thailand’s southern provinces, causing accommodation prices to rise, exceeding 2019 levels. Longer stays by European visitors in the first quarter fuelled a surge in accommodation revenue in Thailand’s southern provinces. Room prices set a new record despite a small number of Chinese tourists, the Bangkok…
Thailand’s prime minister has unveiled ambitious plans to develop the country as a tourism, medical, agricultural and financial centre. Prime Minister Settha Thavisin has unveiled his own vision to transform Thailand into a sustainable centre for tourism, health and wellness, agriculture, food processing, aviation, logistics, future mobility, financial services and the digital economy. Speaking at…
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…
The US electric car maker is in talks with the Thai government over the site of a Battery Cell Gigafactory in the kingdom. Tesla is in talks with the Thai government to open the Gigafactory, a lithium-ion battery cell factory in the kingdom, an official from the country’s prime minister’s office said. Tesla and Thailand…
Chonburi province leads the way in the number of condominiums sold to foreigners. Residential properties in Jomtien, Bang Saen and Pratamnak top the list. The residential property market in Chonburi province, home to Pattaya, is expected to continue to grow throughout 2024, helped by continued foreign interest in condominiums despite an impressive number of new…
A special operation to capture, castrate and relocate macaques from the city to a temporary sanctuary has been launched in Lopburi, a town suffering from an overpopulation of wild monkeys. Lopburi authorities have launched a special operation to relocate wild monkeys roaming the city to a temporary sanctuary. The short-term measure to combat monkey overpopulation…
The Thai government is interested in developing an aviation hub, promoting the tourism industry and visa-free agreements. The Thai government is keen to turn the kingdom into an Asian aviation hub and intends to hold talks with European countries on mutual visa exemption, the Bangkok Post reported, citing a statement by Prime Minister Settha Thaisin….
Escalating conflict in the Middle East affects exports and has a negative impact on Thailand’s economy both directly and indirectly. Escalating conflict in the Middle East is negatively affecting Thailand’s economy both directly and indirectly, the Bangkok Post reported, citing a statement by Punpong Nayyanapakorn, head of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office. The Strategic…
Dissatisfaction with the policies of the Setthi Thavisin government is growing in Thailand. A poll found that two-thirds of respondents wanted more than the performance of the elected cabinet nine months ago. Economic problems and lack of progress are causing growing frustration among the public. According to an opinion poll, a large proportion of the…