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The cabinet approved several new visa promotions to attract more tourists on Tuesday, including visa-free and visa-on-arrival schemes and longer stays for students, and a reduced level of compulsory health insurance for retirees.

The Foreign Ministry will meet with diplomats from African countries to address concerns following reports that Thailand plans to sell 15,000 tonnes of 10-year-old rice to their countries.

Police arrested three security guards for assaulting two foreign customers in a violent dispute over payment of a friend's bill at a Pattaya bar on Sunday evening.

Tourism operators are disappointed with the government for failing to improve the country’s position in the travel and tourism development index, after Thailand dropped to 47th place, from 36th, in the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) index.

A Russian man was punched to the floor by his new drinking friend after they got into an argument in Pattaya early on Monday morning, and required emergency help.

A drunk driver killed a police officer after smashing into him while trying to drive through a checkpoint in Chon Buri on Friday night.

Two foreigners have been arrested on Koh Samui after riding big bikes around with very loud exhaust pipes and giving the middle finger to local residents.

A 32-year-old Thai woman who had travelled to Switzerland before losing contact with her family nearly a month ago has been found safe and well, the Thai embassy in Bern has confirmed.

Two Frenchmen were killed when their motorcycle crashed into a road divider in Phuket early Friday.

Singapore Airlines has tightened cabin-service rules when planes hit turbulence after one passenger died and many were injured on a flight from London earlier this week.

A schoolgirl was killed and 15 other students injured when a van they were travelling in overturned in Lampang on Friday morning.