On May 29, 2024, the Department of National Parks and Wildlife of the Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment released a photo of a herd of wild elephants taken in Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary in Buriram Province in the northeast, near the Cambodian border. 51 elephants have been confirmed.

In addition to elephants, Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary is home to other wild animals such as tigers and water buffaloes.

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The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday announced a list of 93 countries that can enter Thailand without a visa or stay for up to 60 days with a visa on arrival.

To promote tourism and increase tourism revenue, the Thai Cabinet agreed on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 to waive visa measures for a total of 93 countries.

The list includes 57 countries whose citizens can stay in Thailand for 30 days without a visa, 13 countries that have recently been waived from visa requirements, and another 6 countries whose citizens can stay in Thailand for 60 days without a visa.

The 57 countries that are already visa-exempt and can stay for 60 days on arrival are:

1. Canada
2. Czech Republic
3. Denmark
4. Estonia
5. Finland
6. France
7. Germany
8. Greece
9. Hungary
10. Iceland
11. Indonesia
12. Republic of Ireland
13. Israel
14. Italy
15. Japan
16. Kuwait
17. Latvia
18. Liechtenstein
19. Lithuania
20. Luxembourg
21. Malaysia
22. Maldives
23. Mauritius
24. Monaco
25. Netherlands
26. New Zealand
27. Norway
28. Oman
29. Philippines
30. Poland
31. Portugal
32. Qatar
33. San Marino
34. Singapore
35. Slovakia
36. Slovenia
37. Spain
38. South Africa
39. South Korea
40. Sweden
41. Switzerland
42. Turkey
43. Ukraine
44. United Arab Emirates
45. United Kingdom
46. United States
47. Peru
48. Hong Kong
49. Vietnam
50. Saudi Arabia
51. Andorra
52. Australia
53. Austria
54. Belgium
55. Bahrain
56. Brazil
57. Brunei

The following 13 countries that were granted a 30-day visa on arrival will be granted a 60-day visa on arrival under the new measures:

1. India
2. Kazakhstan
3. Malta
4. Mexico
5. Papua New Guinea
6. Romania
7. Uzbekistan
8. Taiwan
9. Bhutan
10. Bulgaria
11. Cyprus
12. Fiji
13. Georgia

The six countries that will now be exempt from a 60-day visa are:

1. China
2. Laos
3. Macau
4. Mongolia
5. Russia
6. Cambodia

The 17 countries that will now be granted a 60-day visa on arrival are:

1. Guatemala
2. Jamaica
3. Jordan
4. Kosovo
5. Morocco
6. Panama
7. Sri Lanka
8. Trinidad and Tobago
9. Tonga
10. Uruguay
11. Albania
12. Colombia
13. Croatia
14. Cuba
15. Dominica
16. Dominican Republic
17. Ecuador

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The Land Transport Department of the Ministry of Transport of Thailand auctioned off 301 car license plates on May 25 and 26, 2024, with a total sale of 55,452,708 baht (approximately 238 million yen). Proceeds will be donated to the Traffic Safety Fund.

The highest bid was for 2KK2222 Bangkok, which sold for 6 million baht.

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The Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) has released statistics on the number of foreigners entering Thailand in April 2024.

According to data released by MOTS, the number of foreigners who entered Thailand in April 2024 was 2,757,128. There were 3,352,302 people in March, so this was a significant decrease of 595,174 people.

Looking at each country in April, there was no country with a significant decrease in sales. In fact, the number of top countries such as China and Malaysia is increasing. It is thought that the number of tourists from overseas has decreased because the extremely hot season makes it unsuitable for sightseeing, and the whole country is in a holiday mood during Songkran and other festivals.

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in April 2024 by country is as follows.
1. China 595,572
2. Malaysia 401,282
3. India 170,635
4. Russian 144,397
5. South Korea 120,608
6. Laos 95,010
7. Taiwan 90,970
8. Vietnam 81,699
9. United Kingdom 78,078
10. USA 75,204
11. Indonesia 74,499
12. Singapore 62,938
13. Australia 62,887
14. Japan 62,360
15. Germany 60,191
16. Hong Kong 59,401
17. France 58,805
18. Myanmar 56,698
19. Philippines 43,856
20. Cambodia 42,732

For comparison with the previous month, the following is the ranking of the number of arrivals by country in May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2023 and January, February, March 2024.

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in March 2024 by country is as follows.
1. China 573,216
2. Malaysia 345,750
3. Russian 198,904
4. India 161,129
5. South Korea 146,575
6. Germany 115,470
7. United Kingdom 105,679
8. Laos 105,165
9. Japan 93,136
10. USA 91,719
11. Taiwan 90,396
12. Singapore 83,489
13. Vietnam 78,913
14. Hong Kong 78,463
15. France 63,611
16. Indonesia 63,162
17. Australia 59,172
18. Myanmar 51,358
19. Cambodia 46,499
20. Philippines 42,504

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in February 2024 by country is as follows.
1. China 674,558
2. Malaysia 501,120
3. Russian 204,742
4. South Korea 189,727
5. India 148,992
6. France 105,918
7. Japan 104,086
8. Germany 103,746
9. Laos 100,613
10. Taiwan 94,248
11. USA 91,483
12. United Kingdom 89,687
13. Indonesia 77,579
14. Vietnam 75,013
15. Hong Kong 67,278
16. Singapore 66,414
17. Australia 47,045
18. Cambodia 45,404
19. Myanmar 39,616
20. Philippines 37,911

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in January 2024 by country is as follows.
1. China 508,563
2. Malaysia 321,704
3. South Korea 222,571
4. Russian 219,167
5. India 162,831
6. Laos 102,319
7. USA 97,046
8. Germany 95,817
9. United Kingdom 95,120
10. France 86,504
11. Taiwan 83,376
12. Japan 74,205
13. Indonesia 70,785
14. Australia 65,905
15. Singapore 65,188
16. Vietnam 55,400
17. Cambodia 47,963
18. Hong Kong 47,831
19. Sweden 38,022
20. Myanmar 35,742

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in December 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 547,243
2. China 425,941
3. Russian 205,810
4. South Korea 191,643
5. India 176,201
6. Singapore 128,737
7. USA 114,811
8. United Kingdom 111,618
9. Germany 100,942
10. Laos 88,727
11. Japan 85,271
12. Indonesia 82,088
13. Australia 73,624
14. Taiwan 72,900
15. Hong Kong 71,281
16. Vietnam 69,082
17. France 63,425
18. Cambodia 53,996
19. Myanmar 46,045
20. Philippines 44,380

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in November 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 392,969
2. China 310,266
3. Russian 177,517
4. India 148,212
5. South Korea 147,198
6. Singapore 109,508
7. USA 103,726
8. Germany 87,850
9. Japan 87,230
10. United Kingdom 81,964
11. Laos 78,147
12. Indonesia 71,481
13. Vietnam 70,017
14. Taiwan 66,537
15. Australia 59,684
16. Hong Kong 57,192
17. France 55,828
18. Cambodia 52,138
19. Philippines 43,514
20. Myanmar 34,206

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in October 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 348,403
2. China 291,323
3. India 141,878
4. South Korea 128,215
5. Russian 107,511
6. Laos 82,985
7. Singapore 78,386
8. USA 68,563
9. Vietnam 67,761
10. Taiwan 64,785
11. Indonesia 64,554
12. United Kingdom 60,403
13. Australia 59,446
14. Japan 58,205
15. Germany 58,174
16. Hong Kong 57,917
17. Cambodia 47,590
18. Philippines 40,895
19. France 40,577
20. Myanmar 34,579

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in September 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 388,197
2. China 284,989
3. India 142,051
4. South Korea 133,135
5. Singapore 87,296
6. Vietnam 82,062
7. Japan 80,010
8. Laos 78,996
9. Russian 68,660
10. Indonesia 65,709
11. Taiwan 61,300
12. Hong Kong 61,274
13. Australia 57,073
14. USA 52,895
15. Cambodia 48,352
16. United Kingdom 43,735
17. Germany 40,494
18. Philippines 38,775
19. Myanmar 32,124
20. Israel 26,968

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in August 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 438,556
2. China 355,146
3. South Korea 146,387
4. India 130,667
5. Vietnam 113,239
6. Japan 101,847
7. Hong Kong 100,437
8. Laos 84,275
9. Singapore 76,697
10. Taiwan 73,195
11. Russian 66,602
12. Indonesia 63,152
13. United Kingdom 56,572
14. Cambodia 56,265
15. USA 55,960
16. Australia 52,796
17. Germany 44,257
18. Philippines 43,784
19. France 42,118
20. Myanmar 32,666

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in July 2023 by country is as follows.
1. China 410,311
2. Malaysia 371,200
3. South Korea 150,385
4. India 128,070
5. Vietnam 121,784
6. Hong Kong 93,907
7. Laos 83,014
8. USA 75,914
9. Singapore 75,307
10. Indonesia 71,526
11. Taiwan 67,987
12. Japan 66,164
13. Russian 64,937
14. Australia 62,352
15. United Kingdom 59,872
16. Cambodia 47,878
17. Philippines 46,350
18. France 42,237
19. Germany 38,117
20. Netherlands 35,508

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in June 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 408,356
2. China 311,888
3. India 156,500
4. South Korea 122,278
5. Singapore 115,636
6. Vietnam 110,241
7. Laos 78,382
8. Hong Kong 76,006
9. USA 75,623
10. Indonesia 72,061
11. Taiwan 70,917
12. Australia 58,411
13. Japan 55,763
14. Russian 50,734
15. United Kingdom 48,637
16. Cambodia 47,414
17. Philippines 46,115
18. Myanmar 33,063
19. Germany 28,042
20. France 22,773

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in May 2023 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 373,922
2. China 285,547
3. India 149,053
4. South Korea 103,031
5. Vietnam 91,661
6. Singapore 79,864
7. Laos 77,328
8. Indonesia 62,203
9. USA 62,058
10. Hong Kong 59,242
11. Russian 58,467
12. Japan 53,744
13. Taiwan 51,224
14. Cambodia 51,160
15. Australia 51,069
16. United Kingdom 49,438
17. Germany 41,418
18. Philippines 35,865
19. Myanmar 32,369
20. France 28,999

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According to an announcement by the National Broadcasting and Communications Commission of Thailand (NBTC), from May 27, 2024, users of mobile banking services in Thailand will be required to ensure that the name registered on their SIM card matches the name on their bank account. need to do it. Previously, it was possible to use mobile banking even if the bank account and SIM card were registered under a different name, but due to an increase in fraud and fraud, the government has introduced new regulations.

Users can check their registration details by dialing "*179*ID number#". If the names do not match, mobile banking services will be blocked until a correction is made at the service center.

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Thailand Reminder! Thailand Travel Mart Plus (TTM+) 2024 will be held in Khao Lak, Phang Nga from June 5th to 7th, 2024.

This event is Thailand's leading B2B travel industry event, and is expected to attract more than 920 participants this year in 2024.

For more information, please visit the official website of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
Or please refer to the official website of Thailand Travel Mart Plus.

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