Thai Airports Can Open Suspicious Checked Bags Without the Owner Present From October 16th,...
- From October 16th 2026, airport security in Thailand may open checked baggage without the passenger present if screening gives reasonable grounds to suspect...
Ban Bueng Police Raid Chonburi Metal Company for Suspected Nominee Violations, Arrest Wanted Chinese...
- On the 8th of October, Ban Bueng police searched a metal company in Moo 1 in the Nong Samsak subdistrict, with immigration, district...
Thai Hotels Association Officially Objects to Proposed 1,000-Baht Air Departure Tax Joining Growing Amount...
- Thai Hotels Association (THA) president Thienprasit Chaiyapatranun said the association sent a letter on the 8th of October to the Revenue Department director-general...
Many Pattaya Police Deployed to Bali Hai Pier as Public Land Encroachment Dispute Runs...
- Pattaya Police Chief Pol. Col. Anek Sathongyu led officers onto Bali Hai pier in South Pattaya to keep order during a dispute over...
Thirty-One People Test Positive for Drugs After Khao San Bar Raid Finds Underage Patrons,...
- Deputy Interior Minister Pholpeer Suwanchawi and the Department of Provincial Administration’s DOPA S.W.A.T. unit raided OK Bar on Khao San Road at about...
Pattaya Reviews a Naklua Market Redesign and a 30-Rai Stray-Dog Shelter
- The Huai Yai stray-dog shelter, planned on about 30 rai outside the city, is still at the management-plan stage.
- For the next budget...
Pattaya Surveys About 70 Rai of Encroached Public Land for a Community Park
- The survey follows a fiscal-year 2025 Interior Ministry project, run through the Land Department, on public land that has been occupied.
- Banglamung district...
Foreign Expats, International Tourists, and Thai Travel Agents Outraged and Angry at the Proposed...
In Brief
- The Revenue Department is consulting until October 29th on a draft tax of 1,000 baht for every air departure, for Thais and...
Pattaya Revises Rules, Hours, and Zones for Street Performers
Pattaya City has revised the zones, hours, and rules for street performances/buskers in public areas, wanting to keep the activity orderly and lawful while...
Pattaya and UK Officials Discuss Tourist Safety Such as Motorbike Accidents and Cannabis Smuggling
Pattaya, Thailand:
Pattaya City officials have held talks with British representatives on the care of British nationals living in and visiting the city, against a...
