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Tourists in Thailand plan for cuts to visa-free stays

The backpackers on Khao San Road, the Bangkok thoroughfare beloved by budget travellers, are waking up this week with an extra headache: the government is preparing to shorten the length of visa-free stays.

Bangkok Post

Anutin urged to seek French president’s help with Cambodia

People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has suggested that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul consider inviting French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Thailand, saying such a visit could help facilitate dialogue on Thai-Cambodian issues.

Bangkok Post

Cambodian villagers honor guardian spirits to pray for rain and good fortune

Hundreds of Cambodian villagers have honored their guardian spirits with a colorful ceremony to pray for good fortune, rain and prosperity

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Chinese man dies after fall from Pattaya hotel

PATTAYA - A 33-year-old Chinese man died after falling from the sixth floor of a hotel in this tourist town in the early hours of Thursday, with his body becoming impaled on a steel beam above a glass roof.

Bangkok Post

Industry confidence dips amid energy price fears

The Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) continued to fall in April to 85.3 points, down from 88.6 in March, attributed to the impact of the prolonged US-Israeli war with Iran.

Bangkok Post

CPN invests B3.8bn in new Khon Kaen development

SET-listed Central Pattana (CPN) is investing 3.8 billion baht in a mixed-use development comprising its second shopping mall in Khon Kaen, a budget hotel and a high-rise condominium project, aiming to capitalise on the province's growing economy and rising urban demand.

Bangkok Post

Crashed train technician tests negative for drugs

Investigators re-enact train journey to assess conditions that might have led to tragedy

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Visitors to Thailand could face higher ‘tourist tax’

A day after major visa changes announced, minister says planned B300 entry fee could be raised

Bangkok Post

‘Sin remover’ facing rape charges

Police have arrested a 67-year-old man in the northern province of Lamphun for allegedly raping teenage boys who sought his “sin-removing” services.

Bangkok Post

Thai police charged with abducting Chinese face suspension

Thai police said they have taken criminal action against a gang accused of abducting five Chinese nationals for ransom in Sa Kaeo, with the four police officers implicated also facing suspension.

Bangkok Post

China tops Thai travel list

For years, the tourism relationship between Thailand and China has run one way. Chinese visitors come here, in large numbers, and Thailand builds infrastructure, campaigns and entire hospitality ecosystems around receiving them.

Bangkok Post

Train wreck of a plan

In a bid to avoid another tragic crash after a freight train collided with a bus at the Asok-Phetchaburi crossing last Saturday, resulting in multiple casualties, Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has come up with the idea of scrapping commuter train services into central Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Thai visa exemptions cut by cabinet

Tourism operators welcomed the government's first step in revoking the 60-day visa exemption to curb illicit activities by foreigners, while urging authorities to provide proper guidance for genuine investors as well as advising frequent visa runners to apply for alternative long-stay visas instead.

Bangkok Post

Picnic in the city at The Field Society

Happitat, in collaboration with Groundcontrol, invites Bangkokians to step away from their screens and reconnect with nature at The Field Society, a new picnic festival experience set amid lush greenery at The Forestias, Bang Na-Trat Road, from May 23–24 and May 30–31.

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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.

Bangkok Post

Collision freight train violated day ban, says minister

The freight train that hit a passenger bus in Bangkok on Saturday afternoon, killing eight people and injuring many more, was in violation of the ban on entering Bangkok during the day, according to Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat.

Bangkok Post

CPN posts strong Q1 results on retail, tourism recovery

Improved consumer confidence, backed by the general election and a recovery in tourism, supported the first-quarter performance of Central Pattana Plc (CPN).

Bangkok Post

High season visitors set to be strong despite current downturn

Thai tourism operators are looking beyond the sluggish low season and expect healthy bookings, particularly from European tourists, when the high season returns in the final quarter.

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The Times of India

The Indian princess who crossed the sea to become a Korean queen: A 2,000-year-old mystery still alive today

The story of an Indian princess believed to have become a Korean queen around 48 AD continues to fascinate readers even today. According to ancient tradition, a young woman known as Suriratna is said to have left her homeland in India and sailed across the sea to the Korean peninsula.…

Bangkok Post

PM pledges level crossing fix

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to pursue long-term safety measures, including replacing railway crossings with tunnels or elevated routes, following Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Helen Goh’s recipe for Thai mango and coconut sticky rice

Bring a taste of Thailand into your home with sweet, creamy, sticky coconut rice served with fragrant mango

The Independent UK

Why a Taiwanese town began racing snails after devastating earthquakes

Several dozen enthusiastic residents and tourists attended the event, which featured six snail races spaced out over two days

The Times of India

Mayon Volcano eruption: 1,500 families evacuated, airspace restricted near Manila

Thousands of people have been evacuated from areas south of Manila after the Mayon Volcano erupted, with authorities warning the public to stay out of the six-kilometer radius danger zone and raising Alert Level 3 on the country's five-step warning system, ANI reported.

The Times of India

World’s longest escalator: China’s 905-meter ‘sky ladder’ lets you climb 80 floors in 20 minutes

China has transformed vertical transportation with the unveiling of the world’s longest outdoor escalator. Stretching an impressive 905 meters, this engineering marvel resides in Wushan County, Chongqing Municipality. Shaped like a dragon, it helps visitors ascend what would be an 80-story climb in just 20 minutes. This innovation replaces what…

Evening Standard

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It’s easy to fall in love with Seoul but it does require research. Lucy Thackray has your guide

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