Thailand ends 60-day visa-free stay
The cabinet on Tuesday decided to end the 60-day visa-free programme for foreign visitors to Thailand, with the timeline for enforcement still being worked out.
The cabinet on Tuesday decided to end the 60-day visa-free programme for foreign visitors to Thailand, with the timeline for enforcement still being worked out.
The driver of the freight train that hit a passenger bus and other vehicles on a congested Bangkok level crossing on Saturday tested positive for drug abuse and did not have a rail transport licence, according to the rail transport chief.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to pursue long-term safety measures, including replacing railway crossings with tunnels or elevated routes, following Saturday"s fatal collision between a freight train and a public bus at the Makkasan level crossing in Bangkok.
A Chinese national has had his visa revoked, been placed on a lifetime blacklist and faces criminal charges after damaging an immigration gate and verbally abusing officers at Suvarnabhumi airport.
Thousands of Muslims gathered outside a tea shop in Bangkok"s Ramkhamhaeng area on Sunday, demanding an apology from an LGBTQ man who mocked and made critical remarks about the Koran during a live stream.
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra left Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok on parole and was greeted by family members and a crowd of supporters on Monday morning.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed zero tolerance for mafia-style intimidation in Phuket after receiving complaints from residents and businesses about harassment by criminal gangs and influential groups linked to encroachment on public land along Bang Tao beach.
Pattaya and Chon Buri tourism operators are suffering from the government"s work-from-home policies during the low season, expecting only 30-40% occupancy rates this month while they compete for markets with high potential such as Chinese and Indian tourists by offering discounts.
