Tourists from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan can visit Thailand without a visa for up to 60 days, along with citizens of the other 36 countries receiving this right from 15 July. Starting Monday, 15 July, citizens of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will be able to visit Thailand without a visa for up to 60 days. This significant…
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…
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is launching electric water taxis along canals and its own app for hailing motorbike taxis anywhere in the capital city. Bangkok’s Krung Thep Thanakom (KT), the commercial arm of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, has announced the imminent launch of an on-demand electric water taxi service developed by the administration. The on-demand…
Travel + Leisure, a popular travel and lifestyle publication, has recognized Thailand with the Travel Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2024. Koh Samui was named the Best Island in Asia Pacific, and Samui Airport came in fourth place. Furthermore, Bangkok was recognized as the Best City in Asia Pacific. The accolades showcase Thailand’s tourism potential, highlighting…
Thai authorities are aiming to make Songkran a global brand among the world’s top 10 festivals and are expanding the celebration from three days to a month. Thailand plans to turn next year’s Songkran Thai New Year celebrations into a month-long global water festival to boost “soft power” and attract foreign tourists to the kingdom….
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…
Thailand’s Ministry of Transport is considering a delay in increasing toll rates for the Don Muang Tollway, as they have previously planned. Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has instructed the Department of Highways to explore options that would reduce transportation expenses for drivers. This initiative underscores the Ministry’s commitment to the well-being of the public. In…
Affluent tourists from Europe and Russia have filled resorts in Thailand’s southern provinces, causing accommodation prices to rise, already 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…
Chinese and Russians lead the number of transactions in the Thai property market among foreign buyers for the first nine months of this year. Chinese and Russians topped the list of foreign buyers of condominiums in Thailand this year, with the number of sales surging in tourist destinations such as Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket, the…
Thai authorities have cracked down on a major criminal group running massive frauds through illegal call centres. Thai authorities have cracked down on a significant Chinese criminal gang that was engaged in mass scams against Thai and Chinese citizens through illegal call centres in Nakhonsitthammarat province. Police arrested over 100 people and seized computers and…