Great news for tourists in Thailand. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has just announced a new initiative which includes compensation payments for tourists in the case of accidents or loss. Foreign nationals with valid passports with tourist visas visiting the Kingdom of Thailand between 1st January - 31st
Effective from 1 April 2023 (last weekend) Thailand has reinstated the former Visa on Arrival scheme for tourists from 60 countries. In consequence this will mean that the 45 days visa will be reduced to the original 30 days tourist visa on arrival for the following countries and regions:
Germany has struck a compromise over a controversial move to allow a Chinese shipping group to buy a stake in a terminal at Hamburg port. Whether the Chinese company should be permitted to participate in the port's ownership had produced a political dispute as Germany wrestled with the consequences
WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded its global growth forecast for 2023 to 2.7% as the world's largest economies continue to sputter amid widespread rate hikes aimed at reining in inflation. This marks the first time since 2000 that the IMF has predicted global economic growth
Thai firm, Chai Watana Tannery Group Public Company Limited (CWT) has launched the waste management project, “Refuse Derived Fuel” (RDF) in Nakhon Sawan province, Thailand. As the project is invested by Green Power 1 Company Limited (GP1), a subsidiary of CWT, the company shared that it chose to import the
A lawyer has petitioned the Norwegian government to pressure Norway's Telenor, the parent of Total Access Communication (DTAC), to abort the planned merger with True Corporation, saying it violates Thai laws and Thailand's constitution. The remedy measures hastily drawn up by the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications
The secretary-general of the Thailand Consumers Council (TCC), Ms. Saree Aongsomwang expressed concerns over Thai media quality at a public seminar, “Quality Content and Opportunities for Growth in Rating” on Saturday, 8 October 2022. Too often, Thailand’s news coverage and media content choose to present some news stories through
The Ambassadors of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in Thailand welcome you to the press conference of the Nordic Film Festival 2022. The event will take place at the Finnish Ambassador’s Residence, Mayfair Garden, 59 Sukhumvit Soi 16, Penthouse B17/F, Bangkok on 18 October 2022 at 13.30 hrs
Pork producers in Thailand are requesting the government to import pork in order to assist manage rising prices, which are affecting both consumers and vendors. Pork vendors at Huai Khwang market expressed concern that if the government does not intervene, the average price of market pork could reach 300 baht