BANGKOK — 13 October 2026, The Royal Thai Police are coordinating with Hong Kong authorities to investigate a suspected cross-border sex trafficking network following the arrest of 16 people, including nine Thai women, in Hong Kong. Pol. Col. Song-ek Patcharawit, deputy spokesperson for the Royal Thai Police, said on 13 October that Hong Kong Police […]

PHUKET — 13 October 2026, Immigration police arrested a Portuguese woman in Phuket on Tuesday after biometric checks found she had allegedly remained in Thailand for 1,807 days after her permission to stay expired. Investigators from Immigration Division 6 inspected a restaurant in Koh Kaew, Muang Phuket, at about 13:30 as part of a campaign […]

Thailand’s economy is projected to grow by 2.1% in 2026, placing it among the slowest-growing economies in Southeast Asia and ahead of only Myanmar and Brunei, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest forecasts. The IMF’s October 2026 World Economic Outlook, released during the IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok, projects Vietnam to lead […]

PATTAYA – A Thai-German pilot was seriously injured when a small aircraft crashed into a wall at a scrap-buying business near a private airfield in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, on Tuesday. The crash occurred at about 11.30 on 13 October near Buraphathit Airfield, also known as Eastern Airport Pattaya, in Soi Thung Klom-Tan Man […]

BANGKOK – The IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok are expected to generate up to 2.25 billion baht in economic activity, as Thailand seeks to turn the high-profile gathering into a springboard for luxury tourism and future international events. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), said on Tuesday that the […]