An ongoing effort targeting scam compounds along Thailand’s border with Myanmar has led to only a small proportion of workers there being pulled out, a top Thai opposition lawmaker said, calling for …
CEA Drives Thailand’s Creative Industry Forward: Expanding Thai Music and Content into Asian and European Markets
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 February 2025 – The Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization), or CEA, has revealed that Thailand’s music and content industries continue to …
Thai panel picks government candidate for central bank board chair, sources say
An independent panel on Friday picked the government-backed candidate as the new chair of the board of the Bank of Thailand, two government sources told Reuters.
Exclusive: Thailand weighs car trade-in scheme to revive sector, officials say
Thailand is in early discussions with car makers to introduce a car trade-in and scrapping scheme in a bid to revive an industry hit by its biggest crisis in decades, three industry officials and two …
The Great Escape: 84 Indonesians Repatriated from Myanmar Scam Centres
Eighty-four Indonesians have returned home after being freed from scam centers in Myanmar. Part of a wider crackdown involving Thailand, Myanmar, and China, thousands have been rescued. Repatriation …
Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam centre crackdown
Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centres in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, three …
Thailand Should Be Commended for Uyghur Deportation, Deputy PM Says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand should be commended for its handling of its return of 40 Uyghur Muslims to China, a deputy premier said on Friday, as his country endured a torrent of international …
US embassy issues security alert in Thailand after Uyghurs’ deportation to China
The United States embassy in Bangkok on Friday issued a security alert for its citizens in Thailand, a day after the secretive deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China that has drawn international condemnation.
Reports: Staten Island woman, 37, went missing while jet skiing in Thailand
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 37-year-old Staten Island woman is missing in Thailand, according to media reports. Nina Ng, whose address is listed in public records as New Springville, vanished on Thursday while riding a jet ski in the vicinity of Patong Beach …
TikTok to invest $8.8 bn in Thailand over five years
The social media platform owned by China’s ByteDance is the latest in a string of big tech names to announce major spending projects in the kingdom, after Amazon, Google and Microsoft.