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Israeli businesses on Phuket in crosshairs

PHUKET - Provincial authorities say they are investigating complaints that some businesses operated by Israelis on this tourist island are refusing services to Thai customers.

Bangkok Post · Aug 18

Keith McDowall obituary

Journalist and PR consultant who worked for Conservative and Labour ministers and enjoyed ‘mingling’ with those in power

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Crackdown to curb ‘job-stealing’ foreigners

Chinese and Indians are among the foreigners taking jobs reserved for Thais, according to the Department of Employment.

Bangkok Post · Mar 22, 2024

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More Thai skilled workers wanted by Korean shipbuilders

A major shipbuilder is seeking more than a thousand skilled Thai labourers to join its workforce in South Korea.

Bangkok Post · May 21, 2023

Elderly Thais expect to rely more on their children

A survey conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) found that the majority of elderly individuals surveyed in Thailand anticipate receiving care from their families, particularly from their daughters.

Bangkok Post · Apr 13, 2023

Migrants bring home B299bn

More than 100,000 workers sent overseas by the Ministry of Labour last year and early this year sent back 299 billion baht in foreign currency to the local economy, according to the Department of Employment.

Bangkok Post · Apr 3, 2023

Tough action ordered against foreign tour guides

Caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered tough legal action be taken against foreigners working as tour guides, a profession reserved for Thais, government deputy spokeswoman Traisuree Taisarakul said.

Bangkok Post · Mar 29, 2023

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Ministry of Labour announces results of purge of migrant workers snatching Thai jobs in fiscal year 2023

More than 200,000 cases were examined and 1,550 offenders were found, 883 of which were offenders who snatched 883 positions in Thai professions.

Bangkok Post · Mar 28, 2023

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