Prayut supporter Pareena against allowing foreigners to own land
JOINING THE chorus of criticism on the government having approved in principle the drafting of a ministerial regulation allowing foreigners to buy maximum one rai of land for residential purposes conditional on investing at least 40 million baht for minimum three years is Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s staunch supporter Pareena Kraikupt, Naewna newspaper said […]
Read MoreCouple found murdered in Korat believed to be foreigners
AFTER a man picking mushrooms in a Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) forest ran into a mysterious freshly dug hole and alerted the authorities yesterday afternoon (July 28) police and rescuers dug it up again and found a naked couple buried there with the authorities later saying they believe they are foreigners, Naewna newspaper said today (July […]
Read MoreNew steps allowing foreigners to buy houses ‘aimed at easing tourism woes’
THE Government today (Sept. 20) explained that its move to attract certain groups of foreigners to work and invest here and also allowing them to buy houses in this country is aimed at spurring economic growth and investment particularly to compensate for the decreased number of foreign tourists and drop in tourism revenue, Amarin TV […]
Read MoreGovernment moves to allow ‘high potential’ foreigners buy land
THE CABINET last Tuesday (Sept. 14) approved measures to attract “high potential” foreigners to the country by offering them various benefits among which is the right to buy land, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Sept. 18). Ms. Ratchada Thanadirek, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said these measures are aimed boosting the Thai economy […]
Read MoreForeigners flock to get a Pfizer jab after ministry opened registration
MORE than 800 foreigners turned up at Central Festival Pattaya Beach shopping centre today (Aug. 23) to get a Pfizer Covid shot after the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department opened registration, TV Channel 7 said. The hundreds of foreigners who showed up at this shopping centre’s vaccination station, operated in collaboration with Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, […]
Read MoreFarang barflies nabbed In lockdowned Pattaya
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY A DOZEN FARANG males were arrested for allegedly drinking alcoholic beverages at a Pattaya bar despite a current lockdown last night (July 27), police said. The police from Nong Prue police station raided Fat Boys Bar & Grill in Pattaya and found 11 foreign males and a Thai male drinking […]
Read MoreDoor opened for foreigners to pre-register for Covid jabs
THE FOREIGN Ministry’s Consular Affairs Department has opened a pre-registration system for foreigners in Thailand who are 60 years and older to sign up for coronavirus shots, Sanook.com said this afternoon (July 24). Recently 2,661 foreigners in this category had pre-registered for shots at Bang Sue Central Station. Very soon they will be informed of […]
Read MorePoll shows majority want to keep door shut to foreign tourists
THE majority of Thai people do not want foreign tourists to return to their country as revealed in an online opinion survey conducted by Suan Dusit Poll with 1,116 people questioned during June 9-12, PostToday reported this morning (14.6.2020). The poll was held to gauge the people’s reaction to the government’s move to revive tourism […]
Read MorePhase 4 easing on June 15 but foreigners not allowed in yet
WHILE confirming that phase 4 easing of the coronavirus measure will start on June 15 the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) stated that it has not yet considered 15-day trial lifting of the curfew but this issue would be raised for discussion by the full panel on Friday, INN News reported this afternoon (June […]
Read More255 foreigners being probed for holding fake Thai ID cards
UPON being alerted by Chinese immigration officials, the Thai Department of Special Investigation (DSI) mounted a search in Chiang Rai for foreigners who had illegally assumed Thai identity and started companies here and netted 255 suspects, INN News reported today (26.5.2020). The police action arose after Chinese immigration officials found out that Mr Kaew Saelee […]
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