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The sudden announcement of an extra holiday this weekend will benefit domestic tourism within the same region, but most people would still prefer to keep their savings rather than travel.

A political deal involving the formation of a new government has been reached in Hong Kong between Thaksin Shinawatra and Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the leader of the Progressive Movement, a source in the Pheu Thai Party says.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to arrive at Don Mueang airport on Aug 10, his daughter Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra announced on Instagram on Wednesday.

Pattaya rescue workers helped a Swiss tourist take off a steel ring after it became stuck on his penis, and he is now recovering, local officials said on Tuesday.

A former children’s entertainer extradited from Thailand to the United Kingdom was jailed on Monday for 30 years for multiple sex offences involving children.

Parliament President Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has indefinitely postponed Thursday's vote for a new prime minister, pending a Constitutional Court ruling on the rejected renomination of Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat.

The caretaker cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to declare Monday July 31 a special government holiday, creating a six-day vacation period from July 28-Aug 2.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission plans to file charges against former national police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda and three other high-level officers in connection with the 2.1 billion baht purchase of equipment for the Immigration Police Bureau (IPB) in 2019, a police source said.

Chiang Mai is hoping for a surge in visitors from Saudi Arabia with various agencies planning to stage a roadshow in the Middle East country later this year to draw visitors here.