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Bitkub, Thailand’s online cryptocurrency success story faces scrutiny after SEC action this week

Bitkub, Thailand’s online cryptocurrency success story faces scrutiny after SEC action this week

January 20, 2021

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The firm, led by Oxford-educated Jirayut Srupsrisopa, expanded dramatically last year and lately employed 230 people from a larger office complex in Bangkok with its… Read More ›

33 year old dealer behind killer drug cocktail, who shot his girlfriend, arrested and charged by police

33 year old dealer behind killer drug cocktail, who shot his girlfriend, arrested and charged by police

January 19, 2021

Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Amornthep Chalermwat was located by police in Phetchabun province in Thailand’s northwest hiding with a former prison cellmate in a room that had no official… Read More ›

Mass tourism to return again in 2021 with 10 million visitors targeted and full insurance cover with arrival levy 

Mass tourism to return again in 2021 with 10 million visitors targeted and full insurance cover with arrival levy 

January 18, 2021

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Tourism levy to be announced in the Royal Gazette shortly and will provide full medical coverage to all foreign tourists in Thai hospitals including Covid-19… Read More ›

Bomb device explodes on Saturday evening after broken up pro-democracy protest in Bangkok

Bomb device explodes on Saturday evening after broken up pro-democracy protest in Bangkok

January 17, 2021

Foreigners, Living, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

The protest on Saturday began when a group called ‘Free Guard’ assembled at Victory Monument with three blank 112-metre banners and called upon members of… Read More ›

Minister rules out easy pass for vaccinated tourists but says vaccine passports are being considered

Minister rules out easy pass for vaccinated tourists but says vaccine passports are being considered

January 14, 2021

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Public health remains the key consideration and key questions have to be addressed such as whether some vaccines are effective in halting transmission of the… Read More ›

Commerce Ministry enthusiastic about Brexit for Thai firms with lower tariffs on more Thai products

Commerce Ministry enthusiastic about Brexit for Thai firms with lower tariffs on more Thai products

January 12, 2021

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Key government advisers and experts are encouraging the government to pursue a free trade agreement with both the United Kingdom and the European Union at… Read More ›

Baht to strengthen further into 2021 with weak policies in western countries driving money here

Baht to strengthen further into 2021 with weak policies in western countries driving money here

January 11, 2021

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The baht weakened slightly this week but the outlook for 2021 is for it to strengthen due to the weakness of western economies and continued… Read More ›

Battle against the Covid-19 virus is going well with upbeat Public Health Ministry assessment last Friday

Battle against the Covid-19 virus is going well with upbeat Public Health Ministry assessment last Friday

January 10, 2021

Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Despite the spread of the virus now reaching 58 provinces, the outbreak in many areas, is being brought under control. Officials are particularly pleased with… Read More ›

UK travellers welcome as top Thai officials reject calls to restrict entry over ‘Kent’ virus strain in Britain

UK travellers welcome as top Thai officials reject calls to restrict entry over ‘Kent’ virus strain in Britain

January 7, 2021

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Security officials in Bangkok are more concerned right now with illegal migrants after the arrest of nineteen unregistered aliens detected in the capital revealed that… Read More ›

Thailand faces its darkest hour against Covid-19 virus as vaccinations due to begin in March

Thailand faces its darkest hour against Covid-19 virus as vaccinations due to begin in March

January 5, 2021

Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Prime Minister appeals to the public to lie low for 14 or 15 days as his government tries to avoid plunging the economy into meltdown… Read More ›

D-Day for Trump supporters in DC with many here in Thailand who question the US election result

D-Day for Trump supporters in DC with many here in Thailand who question the US election result

January 4, 2021

Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

It is now thought that at least 11 US senators will support objections to the votes of electors from key swing states and that they… Read More ›

King tells people to rely on their own culture to bring about strength and security for the New Year in Thailand

King tells people to rely on their own culture to bring about strength and security for the New Year in Thailand

January 2, 2021

Culture, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The Thai monarch spoke in a TV address to Thais on New Year’s Eve and urged them to fall back on their traditions and culture… Read More ›

Strict entry criteria to remain as officials await clarity on the medical status of vaccinated people

Strict entry criteria to remain as officials await clarity on the medical status of vaccinated people

December 31, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The Department of Disease Control official, Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, did suggest that Thailand would review the science if, at some point, there is clarity on… Read More ›

Ministers hoping the kingdom can come through 2nd virus wave with minimal economic damage

Ministers hoping the kingdom can come through 2nd virus wave with minimal economic damage

December 31, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Latest figures from the Fiscal Policy Office at the Ministry of Finance show consumer confidence buoyed to its highest point since March this year in… Read More ›

Thailand raises the white flag on foreign tourism for now as the world fights against the Covid-19 virus

Thailand raises the white flag on foreign tourism for now as the world fights against the Covid-19 virus

December 28, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

A bolstering of the international flight network in April may offer some glimmer of opportunity according to the minister who said Thailand would be cautious… Read More ›

Thailand to launch a moon space programme to boost efforts to become a high-income economy

Thailand to launch a moon space programme to boost efforts to become a high-income economy

December 27, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Moon spaceship programme to be launched officially in January by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Innovation in what is a serious effort to… Read More ›

Thailand urged to get on the ball as the full Brexit gets the green light with Christmas Eve trade pact

Thailand urged to get on the ball as the full Brexit gets the green light with Christmas Eve trade pact

December 26, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The deal announced on Christmas Eve has lifted both the US dollar and the pound sterling. Economic experts are urging Thailand to step up its… Read More ›

Covid lockdown would set back economic recovery efforts and long term goals warns the World Bank

Covid lockdown would set back economic recovery efforts and long term goals warns the World Bank

December 24, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Even before the latest fears of a lockdown after the Samut Sakhon outbreak among Myanmar migrant workers, there was a concern for Thai exports in… Read More ›

Top Thai and US drug suppression officials warn of the use of cryptocurrencies in the drug trade

Top Thai and US drug suppression officials warn of the use of cryptocurrencies in the drug trade

December 22, 2020

Crime, Foreigners, Thai World, Thailand:

26-year-old Canadian Alexandre Cazes and his multi-billion baht Alphabay Market empire which he operated for just over two years in Thailand and which netted him… Read More ›

Prime Minister warns employers and bent officials over illegal migrant workers but calls for calm for now

Prime Minister warns employers and bent officials over illegal migrant workers but calls for calm for now

December 22, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed the deployment of a 100-bed military hospital in Samut Sakhon to assist with the treatment of migrant workers in… Read More ›

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