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Thailand Advances Plan For 450-Baht Tourism Fee for Foreign Visitors, Public Hearing to Take Place

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BANGKOK Thailand is moving forward with plans for a 450-baht tourism fee on foreign visitors, following endorsement by the National Tourism Policy Committee. A 30-day public hearing will now take place before the proposal advances toward Cabinet approval, with collection from air travellers expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027, potentially as early […]
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Koh Samui Crackdown on Nominees Intensifies, Dozens of Thais and Foreigners Targeted with Nominee Ownership of 1.5 Billion Baht in Property

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Koh Samui/Surat Thani – Police intensify a nominee crackdown as they uncovered 61 suspect companies linked to nominee structures, controlling 42 land plots and properties with an estimated value of 1.5 billion baht on Koh Samui. Police have pursued 60 cases involving 88 suspects, 26 Thai nationals and 62 foreigners who have had warrants issued […]
Koh Samui Crackdown on Nominees Intensifies, Dozens of Thais and Foreigners Targeted with Nominee Ownership of 1.5 Billion Baht in Property
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Longtail Tourist Boat Capsizes Off Krabi, 10 Indians Rescued

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Krabi – A longtail tourist boat carrying 12 people, including ten Indian tourists, capsized and partially sank near Laem Hang Nak in Krabi on Saturday morning, prompting a dramatic rescue at sea ultimately leading to all involved to be safely rescued but seven with mostly minor injuries. On Saturday (August 15th) at approximately 11:15 a.m., […]
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Pattaya Police Arrest Cambodian Man Who Brutally Attacked Fellow National’s Head with Knife, Claims He Attacked the Wrong Person

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PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Pattaya have arrested a 30-year-old Cambodian man accused of launching a solo knife attack that left a fellow Cambodian critically injured in a workers’ camp on Friday. In a bizarre statement, the suspect claimed he attacked the wrong person, intending to attack a different man who allegedly owed him 9,000 […]
Pattaya Police Arrest Cambodian Man Who Brutally Attacked Fellow National’s Head with Knife, Claims He Attacked the Wrong Person
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