Biometric identity verification is among the new measures and guidelines issued by the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to combat financial fraud and scams in Thailand.
Elephants honoured in Thailand as part of nation’s heritage
Thailand celebrated National Elephant Day on Monday, honouring the beast that is a beloved symbol of the country with feasts of fruits and vegetables.
US banks’ collapse not hurting Thailand, govt says
The collapse of Silvergate Bank and Silicon Valley Bank in the United States is unlikely to have any impact on Thailand because Thai banks do not invest in them, according to a government spokeswoman.
US forces, allies, trained in the jungle and assaulted beaches in Thailand in a massive exercise
Thousands of troops took to Thailand for Cobra Gold 23, a massive joint operation combined jungle survival with live fire drills.
Chinese buyers ready to scoop up ‘better value’ Thailand property for investment, retirement as travel resumes between the 2 countries
Bookings for flights to Thailand from China went up by 67 per cent in February compared with a month earlier, Trip.com data shows Thailand’s tourism authority says it welcomed 161,540 Chinese tourists …
Flying lantern explodes after failing to stay airborne at festival in Thailand
Spectators at a festival in Thailand had to run for cover as the flying lantern with a firework inside fell down and exploded. No injures were reported.
Thailand reportedly exempts 7% crypto tax for traders on authorized exchanges
The finance minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said that the revised tax policies had been developed to promote the nascent digital asset market in South East Asia’s second-largest economy. Thailand …
Thailand: Picture of elephant with deformed back due to work in tourism industry draws flak from netizens
Wildlife Friends Foundation in Thailand (WFFT)’s picture on Instagram shows Pai Lin, a 71-year-old female elephant whose spin has been disfigured after working in the tourism industry in Thailand for …
Brave villagers catch enormous 17ft-long cobra at resident’s home in Thailand
Brave villagers caught an enormous 17ft-long cobra at a resident’s home in Thailand. The venomous serpent sparked panic when it was found slithering in the garden of an old woman in Krabi on February …
A young man sold calendars with yellow duck cartoons in Thailand. He got 2 years in prison for insulting the king.
Prosecutors said the cartoons, including one of a duck wearing a crop top, were satirical references to King Rama X.