In Thailand, the sale of alcoholic beverages is banned between 2pm and 5pm and on important Buddhist religious days, following a decree by a coup regime in 1972 intended to target civil servants’ habit of extended lunch-time drinking.
Thailand deports 10 to China linked to actor Wang Xing cyber-fraud case
Actor Wang Xing, known as Xing Xing, said he was lured to Thailand on the promise of an audition, only to be whisked off and smuggled across the border.
Singapore’s Frasers Property bets on ‘China plus one’ with a half-billion-dollar industrial park in Thailand
Frasers Property, better known for its Singaporean malls and condominiums, is trying something else for its next project: An industrial park outside of Bangkok as it hopes to win companies trying to …
World Bank trims Thailand’s 2025 GDP growth outlook to 2.9% from 3.0%
Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 2.9% this year, the World Bank said on Friday, down slightly from 3.0% projected in October but still accelerating from 2.6% estimated for 2024. Growth in …
Thailand bans exports of 11 products to Myanmar, including fuel, citing fraud
YANGON – “The Thai government has banned the export of eleven products from Thailand to Myanmar, in addition to fuel, citing fraud and misrepresentation.
Thailand Receives 260 Victims of Human Trafficking From Myanmar, Army Says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centres operating along a porous border.
Russell Crowe to star in movie Beast In Me, filmed at ONE Championship event in Thailand
The latest cinematic love letter to the world of mixed martial arts will feature long-time silver screen star Russell Crowe playing the mentor of a ONE Championship athlete, played by Daniel MacPherson (Foundation, Land of Bad).
Japan’s Mazda plans $150 million investment in Thailand EV production
Mazda Motor Corp plans to invest 5 billion baht ($150 million) in Thailand to produce electric compact sport utility vehicles, Thailand’s Board of Investment said on Thursday.
Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam centre released at Thai border
More than 250 people rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Wednesday (Feb 12), a senior Thai army official said, following a series of crackdowns on the illegal …
Aid workers in Thailand laid off after USAID cuts
Myanmar border, which received almost 20% of its funding from the US, until the Trump administration’s cuts to USAID.