Tracking immigration for Thailand — coverage from the newsroom in Bangkok.
Health · ImmigrationThermal scanners and health alerts return at Thai airports and hospitals as Nipah fears rise. Find key screening rules and safety tips for travelers planning winter trips.
Politics · ImmigrationThailand faces border trade disruption and migrant influx as ASEAN declines to recognise Myanmar’s military elections. Read what this means for local businesses.
Politics · ImmigrationThailand must brace for impacts of Myanmar’s disputed election: refugee inflows, border trade slowdowns and rising ASEAN tensions. See what’s at stake.
Immigration · TourismSwedish drug fugitive’s Hua Hin condo arrest prompts Thai immigration to tighten visa-overstay checks. Learn what expats, landlords and investors must do to stay compliant.
Immigration · TourismSwedish fugitive arrested in Hua Hin after neighbour tip-off and Interpol Red Notice. Learn how Thailand’s stricter checks affect visas, cannabis use and expat life.
Immigration · TechMigrant workers in Thailand can now register up to 3 SIM cards using Cambodian or Myanmar IDs plus pink/white cards—no brokers needed. Biometric check still required.
National News · ImmigrationThailand bribe scandal exposed: corrupt transfers let 131 Chinese detainees disappear into secret VIP jail suites, triggering audits and prison reforms.
Immigration · TourismPre-dawn raid on a 22-room Chiang Mai hotel exposed a Chinese–Thai proxy ownership scheme, part of Thailand’s wider crackdown on foreign money in tourism.
Immigration · EconomyThai border forces stopped 99 Cambodian migrants in Chanthaburi. Learn the economic causes, humane policing steps and what the surge means for local jobs.