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Users want the government to levy a 5 % tax income because the economy is struggling.

In response to the economic downturn, users of entertainment facilities and restaurants are asking the Thai government to temporarily levy the 5 % excise tax.

According to Yani Loeiwanitcharoen of the Night Restaurant Business Trade Association, the authorities should consider removing the duty as a momentary measure and develop a new revenue structure that is appropriate for the current business environment.

People of six organizations, including the Night Restaurant Business Trade Association, the Khao San Road Business Association, the Restaurant Association, the Craft Beer Trade Association, a Pattaya-based entertainment business and commerce organization, and the Thailand Bartenders Association, signed the petition, which was submitted on Tuesday.

The majority of operators who, on average, make less than 10 % of profits are burdened by the 5 % excise tax, which is imposed on spaces that run after midnight, including bars and restaurants, Ms. Yani said.

In turn, users are burdened by the taxes, which results in worse business prospects.

According to Ms. Yani,” Alcoholic beverages and other products are now subject to a 5 % excise tax, therefore adding an additional 5 % tax is likely a duplication,” in addition to other income tax and value-added fees.

She said that as businesses struggle to stay upright while being impacted by the weak economy, these fees have increased operating costs. Due to high prices and shrinking revenues, more companies are in danger of closing down.

” If firms need to shut their doors, therefore poverty would be felt on a national level,” she said.

According to Sanga Ruangwattanakul, chairman of the Khao San Road Business Association, Thailand is beginning to experience signs of financial crisis anywhere, including employee layoffs and the closure of large-scale companies.

Consumption has decreased as a result, which ultimately affects cafes and entertainment facilities.

Users are having trouble keeping up with lease and labor, he said.

Some companies rely on money to run their day-to-day businesses, he continued.

Mr. Sanga expressed his belief that the excise tax exemption do complement the government’s financial and tourism stimulus program and boost Thailand’s competitiveness abroad.

239 weapons seized in attacks, including one suspect chance dying after opening fire on police

More than 200 arrests were made in a global assault on powerful legal figures and mobsters on Friday, with one suspect dead and 219 firearms taken.

Around 4, 000 officials from Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau, Metropolitan Police Bureau, Provincial Police Regions 1-9, and various organizations were dispatched to seek 667 sites.

According to Assistant National Police Chief Pol Lt. Gen Akkaradej Pimolsri, a full of 218 suspects were detained, and 239 firearms, including 109 guns, 76 bread weapons, 52 rifle, and 2 war arms, were seized.

5 314 rounds of different caliber bullets, 16 other munitions, nine different-size explosives, 16, 161 frequency pills, and 108 grams of crystal methamphetamine were likewise seized.

According to Pol Lt Gen Akkaradej, the procedure targeted powerful legal images, hitmen, and another thieves.

According to Poj Maj Gen Pornchai Khachonklin, deputy director of Provincial Police Region 8, one presume was killed in a gunfight with officials in Ranong on Friday night.

Theerawat Arunchot, 44, alias” Noom Bang Non,” was wanted on an arrest warrant for drug trafficking, according to Pol Maj Gen Pornchai. The suspect was immediately ordered to surrender and surrounded by police. A job force was dispatched to enter and apprehend him when he refused, but the suspect opened fire.

He made an unsuccessful leave attempt and fired bullets to hide. The Ranong officers opened fire. Theerawat was shot, and he was eventually taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. According to Pol Maj Gen Pornchai, the soldiers searched his home and discovered 400 speed medications inside.

Officials pose with some of the more than 200 improper firearms, including combat arms, that were seized on Friday during raids at 667 locations across the nation. ( Photo provided/Wassayos Ngamkham )

Offenders assert that they were unaware that they were on Prachuap Khiri Khan’s national park area.

In connection with the improper checking in Pa Phu Nam Khem National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan state, police on Friday detained two Thai citizens and 19 Myanmar immigrants.

According to Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, the head of the Central Investigation Bureau ( CIB ), the suspects admitted to the crime but claimed they were unaware they were on national park land. &nbsp,

The officers Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division raided the wooded region in Bang Saphan area on the advice of a tip from Thursday. They also conducted a search there along with local police, aristocratic forest department personnel, and local police.

Five energy saws, two bulldozers, two trucks, four machines, eight gallons of gasoline, according to Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop, among the products seized.

The employees claimed that unknown people had employed them to reduce rubber trees. The suspects have been employed at the location since Thursday, according to the local residents who gave the suggestion to authorities.

The suspects face charges of unlawful checking and violating the 1964 National Forest Reserve Act.

They were afterwards turned over to the Bang Saphan authorities for trial.

A police agent speaks with a group of 21 offenders who were detained on Friday in Prachuap Khiri Khan after being caught logging illegally in Pa Phu Nam Khem National Park. ( Photo provided/Wassayos Ngamkham )

The foreign ministry is still hearing about the benefits and drawbacks of reducing gets from 60 to 30 days.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a selection has not yet been made regarding reducing Thailand’s 60-day visa-free time for foreigners.

Tourists in Thailand are never affected because there is no new visa law in place, according to government official Nikorndej Balankura on Friday.

He was responding to questions about frequent media accounts, both domestically and internationally, that a shift was on the horizon.

The authorities granted card holders from 93 nations the country’s tourism-related visa for a period not exceeding 60 days in July 2024. Their stay may be extended by another 30 times, giving them a maximum stay of 90 days.

Concerned about the rise in immigrants working illegally or operating their businesses in the country while attempting to exploit the visa-free gap has grown since the new policy was implemented.

The average length of a visit to Thailand is no more than 21 time, according to the Thai Travel Agents Association.

Authorities earlier this month agreed in principle to shorten the visa-free time to help stop the abuse of the card exemption.

The international affairs government strikes a balance between protecting national security and attracting more tourists, according to Mr. Nikorndej.

He claimed that the government should periodically evaluate existing measures in light of the rules and the opinions of some organizations in light of the changing circumstances and context.

He stated that the prolonged visa-free program’s performance is being evaluated, and that recommendations may be made before being made public.

He noted that the ministry’s regular practice is to review card regulations. He advised anyone who was concerned about the situation to call the department and the emigration bureau.

Due to a fire at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom, Thai Airways International ( THAI ) decided to reroute a flight from London to Brussels on Friday.

According to flight tracking websites Flightradar24 and Flight Aware, Flight TG910 left Suvarnabhumi Airport at 12:44 am and arrived at Brussels Airport in Belgium at 6:57 am local time ( 12.57 pm Thai time ).

The THAI journey was actually scheduled to get at Heathrow at 6 40 am.

On its social media platforms, the national ship did not disclose any details about the airfare change.

The escape occurred on Friday as Europe’s second-busiest aircraft was shut down because a fire at a local electronic substation caused a power outage.

In this screengrab obtained from a movie, smoke and fire fall from the electric station in Hayes, Britain. ( Photo: Reuters )

” Turners are advised to avoid going to the airport and to get in touch with their airline for more information. We regret the inconvenience, Heathrow said in an X information.

According to the South China Morning Post on its X bill, Cathay Pacific may have to cancel flights from Hong Kong to Heathrow as a result of the shutdown.

A Ukrainian man was killed on Thursday when a falling oak trees branch struck him on Nai Thon Beach Road in the Thalang area.

Around 11.30 am, police officers arrived at the scene on a path along Nai Thon Beach in tambon Sakhu after receiving a document from a citizen. &nbsp,

The 43-year-old Ukrainian tourist was discovered still near his bicycle and later pronounced dead at the scene. His title is being kept pending notification of relatives. His bicycle suffered damage.

The officers soon arranged an emergency and informed their bosses. The research investigator, Pol Maj Witsanu Chalok, and the Sakhu police chief, Pol Maj Salan Santisasanakul, arrived quickly to conduct an investigation.

On Thursday, the Ukrainian man’s brain will be transported to Vachira Phuket Hospital. ( Photo: Sakhu police )

The visitor was riding along the shore road when a pine tree branch slammed into his fall hat, according to the police research. He died instantly from head injury.

His body was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a post-mortem investigation.

The event has been reported to the Lithuanian Embassy in Bangkok by the police.

The Thalang area, Phuket, neighborhood around Nai Thon Beach Road is lined with trees. ( File image )

PATTANI — Insurgents have warned Muslim defense volunteers in the southern boundary region to resign or face lethal consequences.

Authorities discovered a brochure at a mosque in the Kapho area shortly after midnight on Friday that threatened the lives of Muslim defense volunteers. Two young men riding motorcycles left the report, which was written in Thai Malayu, and they then fled the scene.

Due to the rising violence in the southern provinces, dissident insurgents have recently targeted defense volunteers. The most recent incident occurred on Monday when a&nbsp, weapon went off in a vehicle driven by Suyanee Seeba, a volunteer for defense, who was seriously hurt.

Lt. Gen. Paisal Noosang, the captain of the Fourth Army Place, visited Cho Airong region in Narathiwat to raise the confidence of safety workers.

Lt. Gen Paisal emphasized the importance of legislation police without violating human rights, stating that activities are geared toward militants and vulnerable groups.

Two defense volunteers were killed and 14 other individuals injured when the Sungai Kolok city company in Narathiwat state was attacked on March 8 with many bombs and gunfire. &nbsp,

Between January 2004 and January 2025, Deep South Watch recorded 22, 962 safety situations, resulting in 14, 415 wounds and 7, 683 fatalities.

Govt looks at B10 billion in sales amid fears

Thailand’s government has assured the world that its durians, especially Basic Yellow 2 ( BY2 ) dye, are completely free of chemical residues, and it plans to export 950, 000 tonnes of its products to China, the US, Europe, and India this year.

Pichai Naripthaphan, the minister of commerce, claimed that Thai durian exports are still untainted and free of pesticide residues.

Some Foreign buyers are starting to doubt the quality of Thai produce due to the use of chemicals. He said on Thursday that there were concerns about the use of BY2, a harmful food coloring material, this month, whereas last year there were concerns about cobalt.

He claimed that the government had laid out its berry management strategy for 2025, which includes seven crucial measures focusing on quality control and chemical pollution prevention, particularly in regards to BY2 waste.

Authorities in Chanthaburi state have put in place strict hygiene and inspection standards to prevent durians from accumulating.

On Wednesday, Mr. Pichai met with Chanthaburi government Monsit Paisarntanawat and a number of organizations to discuss how the government will work with the Chinese Embassy to conduct on-site checks in the state to gain respect from the international market.

He claimed he had spoken with Wu Zhiwu, the Chinese Embassy’s minister counsellor, to highlight Thailand’s strict inspection procedures before export and that he had spoken with him to request that China ease its import checks by conducting strange inspections rather than complete ones.

He said,” This strategy aims to prevent delays and possible spoilage of edible shipments.”

No pollution issues have been reported over the past month, despite China’s officially relaxing inspections of Thai durians. Mr. Pichai has invited Mr. Zhiwu and Taiwanese officials to attend Chanthaburi for first-hand identification in order to boost confidence.

The Commerce Ministry is closely monitoring the export trends, with durian production projected to increase by 37 % to 1.76 million tonnes in May.

Its plan includes expanding the domestic and international business, strengthening the supply chain, and enforcing regulations. He noted that efforts are being made to increase Thai grapes exports to the United States, the European Union, and India, with a goal of at least 950 000 tonnes for more than 10 billion baht.

Talks will be held regarding expanding Thai fruits exports to the nation during India’s prime minister’s future April visit.

The ministry is also pushing for Thai durians to have Geographical Indication ( GI ) certification.