Thailand’s government is considering a plan to charge foreigners an
entry fee from next January, aiming to raise the quality of
international tourists entering the country, according to Public Health
Minister Pradit Sintavanarong.
Thai police have claimed a big victory in the country’s war on the drug
trade after uncovering a large drug trafficking ring and seizing almost
5.3 million methamphetamine pills worth close to 30 million USD.
Royal Thai Police is ready to play host to the ASEAN National Police
Chiefs Conference, where discussions on transnational crime suppression
will be tabled.
Representatives from law enforcement agencies in Laos, Cambodia,
Thailand and Vietnam gathered for a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City
on October 30 to look at ways of jointly combating child sex abuse
stemming from the tourist industry.
In an effort to ease passenger traffic at Suvarnabhumi
Airport, Thai Deputy Transport Minister Chatchart Sitthipan said 4
auto-gates will be installed to process passengers’ passports, starting
from April 11
Deputy Prime Minister Police Captain Chalerm Yubamrung has suggested
that drug eradication be put as a regional agenda in order to prevent
the spread of illicit substances into Thailand , according to the
National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT).
Millions of eligible voters in Thailand went to the poll on July 3
to pick up representatives from 40 political parties to the House of
Representatives.
Thai police and authorities on Feb. 23 cracked down a surrogate baby
breeding ring and rescued 14 Vietnamese women, with the assistance of
several humanitarian and non-governmental organisations, including the
Link Viet network.
