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The Thai government of Prayut Chan-o-cha has finally announced they will begin screening all arrivals from China after 6 new cases of the Wuhan virus have been confirmed…

Monday, January 27th, 2020 Thailand’s Immigration Bureau announced today overstay fines would not be leveled against any tourist forced to remain in Thailand past their visa permission due…

As the Wuhan virus continues to spread in China and other countries around the region, speculation is mounting as to how badly the virus will affect Thailand’s economy…

Hong Kongese actor and singer Andy Lau has just announced all 12 of his upcoming Hong Kong concerts are now canceled due to concern about the Wuhan virus….

As the Wuhan virus continues to spread rapidly in China, Thailand is now reporting 7 cases of the virus have been confirmed. The two additional cases of the…

The fifth case of the Wuhan virus in Thailand has been confirmed today, as a 33-year-old Chinese woman visiting the kingdom has been diagnosed as infected with the…

Police have identified a Sing Buri school director as the robber that shot and killed three people during a gold heist in Lopburi on January 9th. The robber…

What causes Bangkok air pollution? For anyone that has not been keeping up with the news about Bangkok’s hazardous smog this week, all you need to know is…

Unless you are in one of the rare districts of Bangkok, Samut Prakan, and Pathum Thani that are not suffering from chocking smog this morning (Friday), you have…

If you have been considering buying gold in Thailand, January, 2020 may not be the best time to do that. That is because gold prices in Thailand have…

Neilson Hays Library book sale always has a superb collection of second-hand English books for sale If you are looking for the cheapest English books in Bangkok, you…

A 4-meter long king cobra was discovered in a Krabi housing estate drainage pipe last Sunday. The king cobra is a venomous snake that latches onto its victim…

Six bombs exploded in Bangkok on Friday morning at the same time as Thailand’s capital city is hosting a major ASEAN security summit. Four people were hurt in…

Thai woman pickpocketed in London’s West Emd A video shot by a Thai woman in London last week showed her friend being pickpocketed by an all-female gang as…

In my over 15 years living in Thailand, I have been lucky that I have only ever come across one of the many deadly Thai snakes that can…

76 pangolins smuggled into Thailand rescued by Thai police Pangolins, the world’s most trafficked animal, are often found in trucks and vans in Thailand. Being smuggled by usually…

Thai former yellow shirt leaders lost their final appeal against an eight month jail sentence at the Supreme Court yesterday, and all were transported to Bangkok Remand Prison…

Thai New Gen Airways employee loses temper and shouts at Chinese passenger for several minutes It is actually rare to see a Thai person lose their temper and…

General Prayut Chan-o-cha says the rumor of a military coup in Thailand in 2019 is not legitimate — it is just ‘fake news’ As a rumor was rapidly…

With Cambodia being a Thailand neighbor, several million Thais and foreign visitors cross into the country from Thailand every year. Some try to do so with a fake…

Toxic Bangkok air pollution threaten Bangkokians’ health As toxic Bangkok air pollution levels worsen even more today, 39 areas of the city are now affected by unsafe levels…

Prayut considering ways to reduce Bangkok air pollution As air pollution in Bangkok is still at toxic levels, weeks after the problem began, Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is…

How much has life expectancy in Thailand at birth increased in 2019? Life expectancy in Thailand at birth, for both men and women, has been increasing almost every…