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Twenty-one years ago, a young unmarried British mother and her six-year-old son stepped off a longtail boat onto the shores of Thong Nai Pan, on Koh Phangan’s northeast coast. Two decades later, Nicola Bunchuay’s journey, from marrying a Thai local who later adopted her son to op
The rule only applies where a sign says so. Without one, you must wait for green, even if the road ahead is completely clear. One of the most common misunderstandings on Thai roads is the belief that you can always turn left on a red light provided the way is clear. Plenty of dri
Thai authorities have moved against a scheme that allegedly turned civil-registration records into a production line for fake Thai citizenship. Roughly 5,000 migrants are believed to have obtained ID cards they were never entitled to. Investigators arrested 20 suspects in raids o
Thailand has built a strong reputation as one of the world’s most popular destinations for digital nomads and remote workers. The infrastructure, cost of living and quality of life draw tens of thousands of location-independent professionals each year. What the country offers far
Anutin Charnvirakul has signed an order naming six offences that trigger deportation of foreign nationals, effective from August 28. The story Thailand deportation regulation takes effect today as seen on Thaiger News.
Thailand allows limited work permit exemptions for SMART-S startup founders, diplomats, short-term specialists and some remote workers, but most foreign employees still need formal permission. Foreigners can legally work in Thailand without a standard work permit in certain circu
An international hospitality partnership is bringing a globally recognised hotel management platform to a new residential development in southern Phuket, with Radisson Hotel Group set to manage a dedicated serviced apartment building at Next Point Condominium & Radisson Serviced
Surat Thani officials are moving to revoke land rights held by companies on Koh Pha Ngan after an investigation found 112 entities with foreign shareholdings exceeding the legal limit. Surat Thani Governor Jumpot Wannachatsiri has ordered officials to proceed with action against
Thai police have widened a nationwide investigation into so-called “pink card” fraud, in which foreign nationals allegedly pay brokers to be added to household registers to access state benefits, with checks now set to stretch back 10 years. The Royal Thai Police is working with
The Department of Provincial Administration’s special operations unit raided three locations in Pattaya on August 21, working alongside the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Royal Thai Police to dismantle a suspected nominee network accused of using Thai citizens to i
Surat Thani officials are seeking the visa revocation and deportation of an Israeli and a French man after a dispute involving a Palestinian flag escalated on Koh Samui. Colonel Thitiphong Inwasa, deputy director of the Internal Security Operations Command in Surat Thani, said ye
Pattaya’s condo market has two stories running at the same time, and most coverage only tells you one. The oversupply headlines are real, but so is the fact that Chon Buri province still accounts for roughly a third of every condo sold to a foreign buyer in Thailand, and Pattaya
There is a document in Thailand that most people have never heard of and almost no one thinks about until it is too late. It is called a หนังสือแสดงเจตนา, formally translated as a Declaration of Intent, though most people refer to it as a Living Will. It lets you write down, whil
Expats gave Thailand the highest happiness score of the 31 countries surveyed, but ranked it last for environment and climate The story Thailand ranks 3rd for expat life in global 2026 survey as seen on Thaiger News.
Police and Interior Ministry officials have uncovered sixty illegal nominee businesses on Koh Samui, ranging from unlicensed nurseries to a luxury hotel built on land allegedly hidden behind Thai shareholders. More than 300 police and officials carried out the raid on Saturday, t
A single night in a private room at Bangkok Hospital can run past 25,000 baht before any treatment is added to the bill. Most expats assume their health insurance handles that kind of cost without a second thought. But the truth is, the exclusions section of the policy, the part
No, not in the way most listings suggest. Renting out a condo unit for stays under 30 days puts you squarely inside Thailand’s Hotel Act, regardless of what a platform’s booking calendar allows. The reality of Airbnb Thailand-wide is a lot narrower than most listings let on, and
A housing development manager in Rayong called for an investigation into a group of men who introduced themselves as immigration police, demanding 2,000 baht charity donations from Chinese residents and stealing property from homes when occupants were away. The manager, Thammapor
Western YouTuber warns of foreigners going broke in Thailand after underestimating the cost of living A video by a Western content creator warning people against moving to Thailand without a financial plan has struck a chord among expats and tourists online. In it, he argues that
Police arrested 13 foreigners during a crackdown on a nominee network today, August 10, after they were found to be illegally owning pool villas and properties in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, through a nominee scheme. More than 200 police and government officials launched an ope
The Ministry of Interior is investigating the Thai citizenship of an Israeli national in Phuket and a business reportedly linked to him after questions over the legality of his citizenship. Phuket Times reported yesterday, August 9, that the Israeli national had obtained Thai cit
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