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Thailand mulls easing visa rules to lure Indian, Chinese tourists

BANGKOK: Thailand is likely to ease visa rules for Chinese and Indian travelers and allow longer stays for visitors from all nations as new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin looks for ways to boost tourism revenue to nearly $100 billion next year.

The Times of India

Thaksin moved to Police Hospital

Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred from Bangkok Remand Prison to the Police General Hospital at 12.20am Wednesday, suffering from chest pain, hypertension and low blood oxygen, the Department of Corrections said.

Bangkok Post

Why has Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand and what happens next?

The former prime minister has returned after 15 years and was immediately jailed, while his party has aligned with the military establishment he opposed for years

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‘Thaksin represents the grassroots people’: Thailand’s divisive former leader returns

Older rural voters swept him to power and many still support him despite his arrest on arrival

The Guardian - UK

Former Thai leader Thaksin jailed after return from exile

Thailand's former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, was on Tuesday jailed upon returning to the country after 15 years in exile. Hundreds of supporters wearing red gathered in the streets to welcome the beloved billionaire politician.

Radio France Internationale

Locals want scary statue moved

Two groups have called for the relocation of a statue of Khru Kai Kaeo from a hotel near the Ratchada-Lat Phrao intersection in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Warning over pet sacrifices to statue

Using pets as sacrifices for Khru Kai Kaeo, represented by a sculpture at a shrine in Bangkok, is against the law, the Watchdog Thailand Foundation has warned.

Bangkok Post

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Chuvit claims Sansiri used nominees

Political activist Chuvit Kamolvisit alleged on Tuesday that the property developer Sansiri Plc nominated a housekeeper and a security guard to take out a 1-billion-baht loan to buy land in the Thong Lor area of Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Foreigners arrested at Bangkok drug party

Police raided a luxury house in Saphan Sung district of Bangkok on Friday and found nine foreigners, drugs and a gun.

Bangkok Post

Outcry over loss of features on Bangkok’s landmark ‘robot building’

Campaigners criticise renovation and call for better protection for the city’s distinctive architecture

The Guardian - UK

Thailand king’s estranged son makes surprise return after 27 years

Reappearance of Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse raises questions over succession

The Guardian - UK

The second son of Thailand's king returns to the country unexpectedly after decades of estrangement

The estranged son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn visited a daycare center for underprivileged children in Bangkok following a surprise return to the country after 27 years of living abroad

The Independent UK

Four killed in Bangkok gun rampage

A motorcycle taxi driver shot dead four people during a gune rampage police said was fuelled by jealousy, and then killed himself, in Bangkok's Lak Si district on Monday night.

Bangkok Post

Kannada actor Vijay Raghavendra’s wife Spandana dies due to cardiac arrest

Spandana was on a vacation with family in Bangkok. Her mortal remains will be brought back to Bengaluru on August 8

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Abha eyes Asiad berth after Bangkok silver

MUMBAI: For Abha Khatua, the switch of technique brought about a change in fortunes, personally and technically.

Bangkok Post

Developer of Ashton Asoke 'must be held responsible'

The owner of the Ashton Asoke project is responsible for building an entrance to the condominium complex in accordance with the required standards, so they must be held responsible for failing to do so, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Pics of 'rubbish' railway go viral

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) have sent a team to clear rubbish along rail tracks near Phaya Thai after a Japanese netizen posted pictures of a Kiha-183 train, donated by Japan to serve tourists, passing through an apparent dump site in the area.

The Hindu

International Olympic Committee asks Randhir Singh to continue as OCA president

The International Olympic Committee has asked Randhir Singh to continue as the acting president of Olympic Council of Asia in view of its investigation into the continental body’s elections held in Bangkok earlier this month.

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Car falls from expressway, driver survives

A 26-year-old man escaped death when his car fell 15 metres off an expressway in Bangkok early on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Accused of bomb threats they say they didn't make, family of Chinese dissident detained in Thailand

The wife and daughter of exiled Chinese dissident Gao Zhi are in detention on immigration charges in Thailand, after a series of bomb threats made in their names against airports, luxury hotels and the Chinese embassy in Bangkok derailed the family’s plan to join Gao in the Netherlands

The Guardian - UK

Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand next month, daughter says

Influential figure who has spent 15 years in exile is set for comeback at a time of political crisis in homeland

The Independent UK

Protesters in the Thai capital calls on senators to approve vote winners' choice for prime minister

Hundreds of people have rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok to demand that conservative members of the Senate stop blocking the naming of a prime minister belonging to a winning coalition from May’s general election, a stance that risks a potentially destabilizing deadlock

Evening Standard

Ange Postecoglou issues message to Tottenham fans after Leicester friendly is cancelled

The new Spurs manager was regretful that his side could not put on a show for the travelling supporters in Bangkok

Evening Standard

Tottenham vs Leicester friendly CANCELLED after heavy rain in Bangkok renders pitch unsafe

Tottenham’s pre-season friendly clash against Leicester in Thailand has been cancelled after heavy rain.

Evening Standard

Tottenham vs Leicester live stream: How can I watch friendly match on TV in UK today?

Tottenham meet Leicester in a pre-season friendly in Bangkok today.

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