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Thai police apologize for Taiwan actor's alleged extortion

Thailand’s police commissioner has apologized after seven officers were placed under investigation for allegedly extorting money from a Taiwanese actor who was visiting Bangkok on a holiday

The Independent UK

Elite Card under fire over scandal

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn asked the police to investigate reports of members of Thailand Elite Card that have been linked with shady Chinese businesses.

Bangkok Post

PM: bad cops 'must go'

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that any police officers involved in extorting money from a Taiwanese actress during her trip to Thailand early this month must face legal action.

Bangkok Post

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Grab sees foreign users surge in Thailand

Super-app Grab reported a 45% surge in foreign users of its ride-hailing service in Thailand between the second and third quarters of last year, reflecting a recovery of tourism in the country.

Bangkok Post

PM warns bad cops 'must go'

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that any police officers involved in extorting money from a Taiwanese actress during her trip to Thailand early this month must face legal action.

Bangkok Post

From the jungles of conflict-torn Myanmar, villagers cross into Thailand in search of an Australian nurse

Since coup leaders took control of Myanmar two years ago, Kanchana Thornton has never been busier, helping injured villagers and resistance fighters fleeing despotic rulers.

ABC News

December MPI marks the lowest level in 28 months

Thailand's Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) fell by 8.19% year-on-year in December last year to 93.98 points, the lowest level in 28 months, as the world economy contracted.

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The lowdown on the high-end scheme

The Thailand Elite Card is in the public spotlight again after Jirayu Huangsap, an MP from the Pheu Thai Party, said in parliament last week that shady Chinese business operators had become members of this privilege programme.

Bangkok Post

Elite Card in the hot seat over scandal

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn asked the Royal Thai Police to investigate the accusation against members of Thailand Elite Card that have been linked with shady Chinese businesses, while tourism operators suggest connecting application procedures with international police to verify criminal records.

Bangkok Post

Slowing exports pressure growth

A higher risk of slowing exports amid a global economic slowdown will pressure Thai economic growth this year, despite positive growth of the tourism sector, says an executive of the Bank of Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Inventing the future in Thailand

More than 1,000 inventions from Thailand and throughout the world will be showcased during "Thailand Inventors' Day 2023" which kicks off tomorrow and runs daily from 9am to 5pm until Feb 6, at Bitec Event Hall 100-102, Bang Na-Trat Road.

Bangkok Post

Department poised to kick off FTA talks with EU

Thailand has set its sights on kicking off free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the European Union (EU) this year and accelerating the conclusion of negotiations regarding planned FTAs with the European Free Trade Association (Efta), Canada, Turkey and Sri Lanka, according to the chief of the Trade Negotiations Department.

Bangkok Post

'Penis enlargement' YouTuber found dead naked from the waist down in apartment

Laith Abdallah Algaz, 34, a YouTuber who also went by Leo Rex, was found dead in Thailand's popular tourist hotspot of Pattaya wearing only a black shirt and naked from the waist down in a room full of prescription drugs and narcotics

Daily Mirror

Thailand improves in corruption survey

Thailand has improved by nine places to 101st out of 180 countries in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index from 110th in 2021, Transparency International (TI) said on Tuesday.

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The Times of India

Ishaan Bhatnagar-Sai Pratheek enter 2nd round in Thailand

BANGKOK: The young men's doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Sai Pratheek progressed to the second round with a straight game win on a disappointing day for Indian shuttlers at the Thailand Open Super 300 here.

Bangkok Post

Minister vows to plug Elite Card loopholes

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has vowed to plug loopholes in Thailand Elite Card to prevent Chinese nationals involved in grey businesses from using the privilege cards to enter the country.

Reuters

Activists urge Thailand's opposition to scrap royal insult law if elected

Political activists met Thailand's biggest opposition party on Tuesday to demand that, if it wins in upcoming elections, it revoke a tough law that criminalises insults of the country's monarchy.

Bangkok Post

2022 rice exports beat target

Thailand exported 7.69 million tonnes of rice in 2022, up 22.1% from a year earlier, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.

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Myanmar invited to military meeting in Thailand

WASHINGTON: The Myanmar military has been invited to take part in a regional military meeting in Bangkok co-chaired by Thailand and the United States, the US military confirmed on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Factory output worse than forecast

Thailand's factory output in December dropped more than expected, as a global slowdown hit demand for Thai exports, the Ministry of Industry said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Man dies from electric shock after falling asleep next to charging mobile phone

Puttawat Kamwan, 34, was found by his work colleagues in Thailand on a bed at his home where he appears to have died from an electric shock having fallen asleep while touching his charging mobile phone

Bangkok Post

Talks set to start on berry pickers' plight

The Ministry of Labour will start talks with the Swedish embassy in Thailand, after it threatened to suspend issuing seasonal working visas to Thai berry pickers following reports of unfair treatment by employers and job brokers, it said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

AIA presses on with portfolio diversification

AIA, Asia's largest publicly-listed life insurance and securities group, is looking to expand its portfolio to logistics and real estate-related projects in markets such as Thailand amid economic uncertainties.

France 24

Debunking a Ukrainian MP's strange visit to Thailand

Mykola Tyshchenko, a Ukrainian MP, has been expelled from the war-torn country's ruling party over a trip to Thailand earlier this month. The trip came to light through an encounter that was organised with the MP by the Ukrainian embassy in Thailand. Traces of this event were later deleted online.…

Bangkok Post

Tourism index up in Q4

The tourism confidence index in the fourth quarter still lagged behind the corresponding period prior to the pandemic, while the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) said tourism scams can be found everywhere.

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