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Former ministers rejoin the Palang Pracharat Party but there is no new economics czar Somkid

Former ministers rejoin the Palang Pracharat Party but there is no new economics czar Somkid

January 31, 2023

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Ruling Palang Pracharat Party unveils the return of founding members and ex-ministers as General Prawit seeks to bolster it in the polls as it loses… Read More ›

Ung Ing says Prawit is better liked than PM Prayut with reports of the return of key ex-ministers

Ung Ing says Prawit is better liked than PM Prayut with reports of the return of key ex-ministers

January 28, 2023

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Monday will see a return of the former economic team, including three key ministers under General Prayut, to front-line politics and the ranks of the… Read More ›

Confidence and trust in Thailand damaged by Chinese VIP tourist services advertised online

Confidence and trust in Thailand damaged by Chinese VIP tourist services advertised online

January 26, 2023

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Problem facing Thai authorities relates to the new online world where discreet services can be advertised cheaply and effectively while the activities of Chinese tourists… Read More ›

Whip hand with Pheu Thai to secure power in this year’s General Election despite Senate’s waning power

Whip hand with Pheu Thai to secure power in this year’s General Election despite Senate’s waning power

January 23, 2023

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A strong political performance is still required from the Pheu Thai Party but if it manages to secure over 200 seats in the next General… Read More ›

PM hails China and Saudi Arabia as friends of Thailand as he unveils the return of Chinese tour groups 

PM hails China and Saudi Arabia as friends of Thailand as he unveils the return of Chinese tour groups 

January 19, 2023

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The comments by the prime minister about the closeness of the bond between China and Thailand are reminiscent of his Time magazine interview in 2017… Read More ›

Call for flexible visas to boost the economy as exports, output and business confidence falters

Call for flexible visas to boost the economy as exports, output and business confidence falters

January 19, 2023

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Downturn in exports and manufacturing is filtering into the wider economy while the recovery of the foreign tourism industry is still a slow and ongoing… Read More ›

DSI chief removed from his post as scandal over a raid on a former diplomatic residence grows

DSI chief removed from his post as scandal over a raid on a former diplomatic residence grows

January 18, 2023

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Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin is believed to have acted after the position of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Mr Traiyarit Temahiwong became… Read More ›

Pheu Thai knocks Palang Pracharat Party coalition talk on the head with more bad news for Prawit 

Pheu Thai knocks Palang Pracharat Party coalition talk on the head with more bad news for Prawit 

January 15, 2023

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Pheu Thai’s presumed candidate for prime minister in this year’s General Election gave short shrift to media rumours and speculation of a Pheu Thai coalition… Read More ›

Thai economy up against it in 2023 despite the hype and hoopla over Chinese tourists returning

Thai economy up against it in 2023 despite the hype and hoopla over Chinese tourists returning

January 13, 2023

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Thailand is an export-led economy operating in an increasingly unpredictable and uncertain world. In 2023, it finds itself relying on a foreign tourism industry which… Read More ›

Reverse course as Minister Anutin confirms all are welcome to Thailand even without a Covid vaccine

Reverse course as Minister Anutin confirms all are welcome to Thailand even without a Covid vaccine

January 9, 2023

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China’s huge Covid wave continues unabated with more countries requiring testing for Chinese arrivals. Thailand’s Minister of Public Health Anutin however has insisted that all… Read More ›

Covid chaos descends again on Thailand’s foreign tourism sector amid cancellations and complaints

Covid chaos descends again on Thailand’s foreign tourism sector amid cancellations and complaints

January 8, 2023

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Travel agents in France have been forced to cancel contracts because of the sudden introduction of entry restrictions which have led operators to declare a… Read More ›

Tourism industry blow: Entry criteria for all arrivals reimposed in response to the arrival of Chinese tourists 

Tourism industry blow: Entry criteria for all arrivals reimposed in response to the arrival of Chinese tourists 

January 6, 2023

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No firm details yet as to what date the new regime comes into force nor how it will be administered. Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said it… Read More ›

Prayut to make his move for a third term but is the battle for power already lost to Pheu Thai?

Prayut to make his move for a third term but is the battle for power already lost to Pheu Thai?

January 4, 2023

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There are signs that a seismic change is about to begin unfolding next Monday 9th January in Thai politics when Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha,… Read More ›

Economic chiefs promise a brighter 2023 for Thai people despite the more gloomy world outlook for the year

Economic chiefs promise a brighter 2023 for Thai people despite the more gloomy world outlook for the year

January 2, 2023

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The foreign tourism industry will be the key driver of economic growth with more money in people’s pockets in 2023 says Bank of Thailand Governor… Read More ›

Ministers urged to tread cautiously on new entry requirements as China reopens to foreign travel this week

Ministers urged to tread cautiously on new entry requirements as China reopens to foreign travel this week

January 1, 2023

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The conflicting reports over the weekend were the product of two high-powered committee meetings within the Ministry of Public Health ahead of a meeting of… Read More ›

Tourism minister’s plan to offer vaccines to foreign tourists as recovery mired at 29% of 2019

Tourism minister’s plan to offer vaccines to foreign tourists as recovery mired at 29% of 2019

December 28, 2022

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Thailand’s long and slow recovery of its foreign tourism industry continues with a somewhat ambivalent attitude towards the now imminent prospect of a return of… Read More ›

PM and Ung Ing to do battle in 2023 for the top job with public debt and the economy as key issues

PM and Ung Ing to do battle in 2023 for the top job with public debt and the economy as key issues

December 27, 2022

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Public debt and the management of the economy will be the key battleground for this General Election as it is clear the alternative to the… Read More ›

Heat turned up over the Sukhothai naval tragedy with 19 thought to have perished and 10 missing

Heat turned up over the Sukhothai naval tragedy with 19 thought to have perished and 10 missing

December 26, 2022

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Opposition threatening to bring Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha, who is also the Minister of Defence, before a House of Representatives committee to be grilled… Read More ›

Pheu Thai, Palang Pracharat coalition now a distinct possibility after the next General Election in 2023

Pheu Thai, Palang Pracharat coalition now a distinct possibility after the next General Election in 2023

December 24, 2022

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Palang Pracharat has risen in the polls since September with the party setting forth no-nonsense policies despite an exodus of MPs. A political expert at… Read More ›

Chinese gangs approaching expectant Thai fathers in private hospitals seeking identity transfers

Chinese gangs approaching expectant Thai fathers in private hospitals seeking identity transfers

December 19, 2022

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The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) moved last Thursday to seize the entire business of a luxury hotel in Samut Prakan run by a company in… Read More ›

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