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Thailand revokes Jewish community leader's citizenship over 16 trips to Australia on US passport

Thailand revokes Jewish community leader's citizenship over 16 trips to Australia on US passport

Thailand has stripped Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor, a leader of its Jewish community, of his citizenship, saying he kept using his U.S. nationality after being naturalized.
Israeli woman accused of claiming hotel as her own faces deportation from Thailand

Israeli woman accused of claiming hotel as her own faces deportation from Thailand

7-Eleven worker in Bangkok serves foreign shoppers in 7 languages, from Burmese to German

7-Eleven worker in Bangkok serves foreign shoppers in 7 languages, from Burmese to German

3 Southeast Asian central banks partner on cross-border digital money initiative

3 Southeast Asian central banks partner on cross-border digital money initiative

The central banks of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand will work with industry players in their respective jurisdictions to develop common approaches for the cross-border use of digital money.
October 26, 2026 | 07:30 pm PT
Thailand launches $1.5B household solar push

Thailand launches $1.5B household solar push

Thailand offered subsidies worth up to US$1.5 billion on Oct. 26 to help households install solar panels, as it seeks to boost renewable energy and reduce dependence on costly imports.
October 26, 2026 | 07:23 pm PT
Thailand seizes 2 tonnes of French gourmet meat mixed into seafood shipment

Thailand seizes 2 tonnes of French gourmet meat mixed into seafood shipment

Thai authorities have seized more than 2 tonnes of premium French meat at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, saying it arrived mixed into a cargo shipment whose import permit covered only fishery products.
October 26, 2026 | 12:07 am PT
Southeast Asia's second most visited country delays $30 departure tax to sustain tourism growth

Southeast Asia's second most visited country delays $30 departure tax to sustain tourism growth

Thailand has postponed plans to impose a 1,000-baht (US$30) departure tax on all air travelers to sustain the tourism sector's growth momentum amid economic uncertainty and rising energy costs.
October 23, 2026 | 03:25 pm PT
Chinese fugitive registers child as Thai man's daughter while hiding in Pattaya

Chinese fugitive registers child as Thai man's daughter while hiding in Pattaya

DNA tests have shown that a Chinese fugitive wanted at home over online gambling is the father of a 2-year-old girl registered in Thailand as the daughter of a Thai man, Thai immigration police say.
October 23, 2026 | 03:00 pm PT
Thai Queen Suthida flies royal aircraft back to Bangkok after Japan visit

Thai Queen Suthida flies royal aircraft back to Bangkok after Japan visit

Thailand's Queen Suthida took the controls of a royal Boeing 737 to fly herself and her delegation back to Bangkok following an eight-day visit to Japan.
October 23, 2026 | 04:57 am PT
Thai diner faces $29,770 lawsuit after calling $7.74 plate of basil rice expensive

Thai diner faces $29,770 lawsuit after calling $7.74 plate of basil rice expensive

A Thai man says a food shop at a Bangkok hospital is seeking 1 million baht (US$29,770) in damages from him over a Facebook video complaining that its chicken basil rice cost 260 baht ($7.74).
October 22, 2026 | 07:54 pm PT
China asks citizens to watch out for scams, kidnappings in Thailand

China asks citizens to watch out for scams, kidnappings in Thailand

The Chinese embassy in Thailand has issued an urgent safety advisory for its citizens traveling to or residing in the country following a rising incidence of forced labor, human trafficking, and bogus job offers.
October 20, 2026 | 12:38 am PT
Portuguese woman arrested in Thailand after 5-year visa overstay

Portuguese woman arrested in Thailand after 5-year visa overstay

A Portuguese woman was arrested in Phuket, Thailand, after police discovered she had overstayed her visa by 1,807 days.
October 15, 2026 | 06:33 pm PT
Thailand's busiest airport denies opening blogger's bag as new rule allows searches without owners

Thailand's busiest airport denies opening blogger's bag as new rule allows searches without owners

Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport said on Oct. 21 it found no evidence its own staff opened a travel blogger's checked suitcase, five days after new rules began letting airports search bags without their owners present.
October 21, 2026 | 06:45 pm PT
Promised China trip, 45 passengers abandoned at Bangkok airport

Promised China trip, 45 passengers abandoned at Bangkok airport

An investigation has been launched after 45 Thai passengers were left abandoned at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport when they discovered that no flight tickets had been booked for a planned trip to China, despite them having paid for the tour program.
October 19, 2026 | 09:52 pm PT
Bangkok tuk-tuk driver fined after asking The Weeknd concertgoers $120 for 15-minute ride

Bangkok tuk-tuk driver fined after asking The Weeknd concertgoers $120 for 15-minute ride

A Bangkok tuk-tuk driver who demanded 4,000 baht (US$120) from two tourists for a ride from The Weeknd's concert has been fined after posting a video of the dispute online.
October 15, 2026 | 10:44 pm PT
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