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Pattaya welcomed more than 12 million tourists in the first six months of this year, a million more than in 2023, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

Two media associations will seek an investigation into the conduct of Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon after he assaulted a female reporter on Friday.

Police are hunting for four Chinese nationals who broke into a luxury house in Pathum Thani and forced their Chinese victim to transfer $2 million (70 million baht) in digital money to them.

Police have warned of the danger of mixing sulphuric acid and caustic soda to clean a clogged pipe, after three people died in a small toilet at a family home in Chon Buri.  

The Constitutional Court has found Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin guilty of a gross violation of ethics for appointing ex-convict Pichit Chuenban as a cabinet minister. The ruling resulted in Mr Srettha being dismissed after less than a year in office.

A passenger leaning outside a door on a moving train and recording social media content was hit by a pole while travelling between stations in southern Thailand.

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security will launch a campaign urging the public to stop giving money to beggars.

Hotel operators are concerned about changes to foreign ownership rules for real estate because they believe it could lead to more illegal hotels in Thailand.

A lift mechanic was crushed to death when an elevator he was repairing crashed down on top of him at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday.