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The Thai government will take tougher action against e-cigarette smokers, who can be charged with receiving smuggled products.

A Brit who failed to stop his motorcycle for a police search has been arrested after being found with cocaine and an expired visa.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday ordered a revision of the visa-free entry scheme, because of the number of visitors overstaying and working illegally in Thailand, a government spokesman said.

Police were hunting for a lone robber who made off with about 40,000 baht in cash from a Kasikorn Bank branch in Chiang Mai on Monday. 

The average number of tourists from Asia that visit Thailand has dropped.

Seven people were confirmed killed and 20 injured early Monday when their bus crashed into two lorries in Prachin Buri in an accident blamed on malfunctioning brakes. 

The Royal Thai Highway Police will press charges against Smitthiphat Leenawarat, the son of a prominent Pathum Thani politician, following a traffic incident.

Police have seized eight jet-skis and arrested five operators in Phuket during a crackdown on gangs preying on tourists.

The Department of Special Investigation has arrested a Chinese executive of the construction company that was building the State Audit Office tower in Bangkok, where dozens of people died when it collapsed during the March 28 earthquake.