Photo courtesy of Nation Thailand. The Pheu Thai Party’s proposed digital handout scheme, which would cost around 500 billion baht, has the potential to increase Thailand’s GDP growth by 3% in the…
Power play: FTI cheers new government’s energy cost pledge
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is pleased with Thailand’s new government, as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has pledged to lower energy costs and retail diesel prices. The FTI has been advocating…
Passport pretender: Chinese woman’s Phuket Airport arrest sparks legal turbulence
A 44-year-old Chinese woman named Jian Qi was arrested at Phuket International Airport for passport fraud. She attempted to bypass immigration control using a passport that did not belong to her. The…
A woman looking for calm on meditation retreat finds chaos after abbot sexually harassed her
A 20-year-old Thai woman has accused an abbot of sexually harassing her during a meditation retreat at a temple in Nakhon Si Thammarat. The woman claimed that the abbot subjected her to…
Foreign Resident Quota Set at Maximum of 150 Individuals in Thailand for the Year 2023
The Royal Gazette of Thailand announced the allocation of the number of foreign nationals and stateless persons to be residents of the Kingdom for the year 2023. Each country will not exceed…
Domestic dispute turns deadly: Mother’s morning ends in tragedy in southern Thailand
Photo courtesy of KhaoSod. A violent domestic dispute led to the tragic death of a 34 year old mother of two at her home in Phatthalung, Thailand. The domestic violence incident occurred…
Better than AI? The UK police who never forget a face
Artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology are seen as the future of crime-fighting, but British police believe that they should be used in conjunction with “super-recognisers”, officers with exceptional memory for faces….
School bus crashes into paddy field in Ubon Ratchathani
A school bus carrying students and Buddhist novices skidded off a road and landed in a flooded paddy field in Ubon Ratchathani province. The accident caused minor injuries to the 28 passengers,…
Rice and shine: Thailand sets sights on 8 million tonnes export mark
Photo Courtesy of thairiceandfoods.com. The director-general of the Department of Foreign Trade, Ronnarong Phoolpipat, announced that Thailand’s rice exports are expected to reach 8 million tonnes this year. This is due to…
Clickbait caper: 26 year old nabbed by cyber cops for online fraud
Photo courtesy of KhaoSod. A 26-year-old man identified as Wisanu was apprehended by the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau and Sector 5 Royal Thai Police officials for cyber fraud. Wisanu had set up…