The Latest Breaking News from Thailand

Gogolook, a Taiwan-based developer of call-filtering app Whoscall, has chosen Thailand as its Southeast Asia base as it sees an uptick in demand among users wanting to guard against call centre scams and online fraud through social media and the metaverse.

Renazzo Motor, the sole dealer and after-sales service provider for Lamborghini automobiles in Thailand recently teamed up with Lamborghini Club Thailand to host the exclusive "Lamborghini Club Thailand Giorno CSR Trip" to Makutkiriwan School for the Blind (Khao Yai) in Nakhon Ratchasima.

The Thailand Industry Sentiment Index (TISI) fell to a seven-month low of 84.3 points in May amid economic uncertainties ranging from rising inflation to political conflicts overseas, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

New evidence uncovered by the ABC has linked Thai and Cambodian art works sold in Australia back to looted historic sites and a shady Bangkok dealer.

Thailand became the first South-East Asian country to decriminalize marijuana on Thursday, reported CNN Travel.

The government plans to end mandatory pre-travel registration for foreigners, rolling back the last of the pandemic-era curbs and betting on global visitors to power the economic recovery.

Thailand becomes the first Asian country to legalise growing cannabis and consuming it in food and drinks.

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is set to raise rates from August to quell persistently high inflation, according to analysts, ending a three-year long easy monetary policy stance to shield the Covid-19 pandemic-hit economy.

(This Jun.9 story corrects first paragraph to show smoking in public risks breaking the law - not that smoking is not allowed - and removes comment in 11th paragraph for clarity)

The war in Ukraine has highlighted weaknesses in Thailand’s policymaking and prompted cartel behavior … again.

Phetchaburi province is hosting Phetchaburi Harmony World Shadow Puppet Festival 2022 from Sept 9 to 11. The event will be organised by Harmony Puppet Thailand under the supervision of the Semathai Puppet Foundation in collaboration with the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau and Governor of Phetchaburi Nattawut Petchpromsorn.