Thailand News News Thailand: Thailand allows afternoon alcohol sales in time for year-end holiday festivities
Thailand has lifted a 53-year-old ban on the afternoon retail sale of alcoholic drinks. The ban originally enacted in 1972 prohibited sales from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
News Thailand: Thailand seizes $318 million in assets, issues 42 arrest warrants in scams crackdown
Thailand has seized assets worth more than $300 million, including shares in a major regional energy company, and issued arrest warrants for 42 people in a high-profile push against regional scam ...
News Thailand: Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week's floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Rescue teams raced Wednesday to reach communities isolated by last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 900 people remained missing and the scope of ...
News Thailand: Thailand relaxes afternoon alcohol ban to boost tourism
Thailand has temporarily lifted a decades-old ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks in the afternoons as it seeks to boost tourism. Liquor stores, restaurants and other accredited establishments can now ...
News Thailand: Is it safe to travel to Thailand during severe flooding?
Torrential rain in Thailand has seen roads and homes submerged by water, leading to at least 181 fatalities – the worst flooding the region has seen in a decade. More than three million people were ...
News Thailand: More than 1,300 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as rescue efforts intensify
Emergency crews are racing to reach survivors and recover bodies after catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.
News Thailand: Thailand’s Deflation Streak and Deadly Floods Pile Pressure on Rate Cut
Thailand’s consumer prices fell for the eighth straight month, heightening pressure on the central bank to cut its policy rate for a fourth time this year.
News Thailand: Singaporean linked to Cambodia-based scam syndicate to be charged following deportation from Thailand
The 32-year-old was one of the remaining 31 suspects wanted by the Singapore Police Force for being a part of an organised criminal group.
News Thailand: Flooding recovery efforts underway in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand after more than 1,000 are killed
Hundreds more are missing following flooding and landslides in the past week, which killed at least 502 people in Indonesia, 334 in Sri Lanka and 170 in Thailand, authorities said.
News Thailand: Families in Thailand perch on rooftops to escape flooding that has killed at least 33
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Songkhla province, which includes southern Thailand’s biggest city, Hat Yai, citing the “unprecedented severity” of the ...
News Thailand: Hat Yai Flooding Catastrophe a Massive Blow to Thailand’s PM Anutin
With a snap general election on the horizon, the Thai leader has been assailed for his government’s sluggish response to a disaster that has killed at least 267 people.
News Thailand: Deadly floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia kill more than 1,400 people
Indonesia has borne the heaviest blow, recording at least 753 deaths, followed by Sri Lanka with 465. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said it’s too early to determine the exact number of ...