Category: Thailand

Thailand Scraps Foreign Land Ownership Proposal, Cites ‘Sensitive’ Issue

Thailand has withdrawn a proposal allowing foreigners to buy up to one rai—the Thai equivalent of 0.4 acres—of land in Thailand, a government official said Tuesday, despite the cabinet’s previous approval of the plan. Thailand’s Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said the proposal had been removed from the cabinet agenda because it is a “sensitive” matter…


Thailand Cabinet Approves Bill Allowing Foreigners to Buy Land and Houses

Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill allowing foreigners to buy up to one rai—the Thai equivalent of 0.4 acre—of land and houses if they invest 40 million baht ($1.1 million) in the country over three years. The Interior Ministry put forward the proposal, which is aimed at wealthy expats, retirees, and digital nomads who…


Thailand Detects First Case of Drug-Resistant Omicron BQ.1 Subvariant

Thailand has detected its first case of the new Omicron BQ.1 subvariant, which experts believe could be highly contagious and resistant to the antibody medications used to protect against COVID-19. The Center for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi hospital issued a warning on Oct. 18 about BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, both of which are the descendants of…


CNN Pulls ‘Unethical’ and ‘Insensitive’ Report on Thailand Daycare Killings

CNN has apologized for a report on the massacre at a nursery in Thailand that left 37 dead and pulled the story off air following criticism over how its journalists filmed the crime scene. The network’s apology came after its report, which featured graphic images of the bloodstained floor at the nursery, was condemned by…


Families Leave Offerings for Children Slain at Thai Day Care

UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand—Families offered flowers and dolls, popcorn, and juice boxes to children massacred at a day care center in Thailand, part of a Buddhist ceremony held Sunday just paces from where the slaughter began that was meant to guide the young souls back to their bodies. “Come back home” and “come back with us,”…


CNN Crew Fined After Entering Thailand Massacre Site on Tourist Visas

UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand—CNN pulled a story on the massacre of Thai preschoolers and apologized Sunday over criticism its journalists entered the day care where the children were slain and filmed the crime scene without permission. The two CNN journalists involved were fined after authorities found that they had been working in the country after entering…


Thailand Mourns Children, Staff Killed in One of World’s Deadliest Massacres

Flags were flown half-staff across Thailand on Friday following the country’s deadliest massacre that left at least 38 people dead, most of whom were young children. The death toll includes the attacker, his wife, and his child—both of whom he killed after the shooting in the daycare center in Uthai Sawan, a town 500 kilometers (310…


A Slice of Happiness on Phuket Island

If the English philosopher Edmund Burke were right, if “beauty is the promise of happiness,” then this expansive oceanfront property in Thailand could be someone’s bliss. Offered by Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions, the property is located within one of the world’s most exclusive resorts. This aerial photo provides a great view of the residence and a bit…


37 Dead, Including 22 Children, in Thailand Day Care Rampage; Manchin Calls on US to Boost Energy | NTD News Today

A former policeman killed dozens of people including more than 20 children in a knife and gun rampage at a daycare center in Thailand today. The United States responds to OPEC’s oil production cuts. One Democrat lawmaker is calling to boost the U.S. energy sector while the White House takes a different approach. A secret list…


Ex-cop Kills 22 Children, 12 Others in Thailand Daycare Mass Shooting

BANGKOK—A former policeman killed 34 people including 22 children in a gun rampage at a daycare center in eastern Thailand on Thursday, later shooting dead his wife and child at their home before turning his weapon on himself, police said. Police identified the attacker as a former member of the force who was dismissed from…