Now that the USA (and also Europe) is going to introduce increasingly far-reaching sanctions and entry bans, the question arises to what extent Thailand, as an important ally of the USA, will introduce the same stricter access and possibly expand to a different visa regime for Russians?
Police open the hunt for foreign gangs in tourist towns
The arrest of Russian mafia boss Alexander Matusov on Monday in Sattahip seems to have shaken up the police. She is preparing a massive attack on mafia gangs and foreign criminals hiding in tourist towns.
Russian mafia leader arrested in Thailand (video)
Thai police on Monday arrested a Russian mafia boss who is wanted in Russia for involvement in murders and other criminal activities. The police announced this today.
News from Thailand – March 30, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• For the first time, a woman heads the Bangkok municipality
• Thailand elects 77 senators
• Beggar donates 2 million baht to temple
News from Thailand – March 26, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Five hundred trawlers lie idle at Songkhla quay
• Family of missing Russian offers 600.000 baht for tips
• Three grenade attacks on the office of the Corruption Commission
Illegal Russian tour guides on Phuket tackled
Because the local population in Phuket has been resisting for some time about increasing competition from Russian tour guides against the local tour guides and there was no further control, the DSI (Department of Special Investigation) has launched an investigation.
Drunk Russian runs amok at Thai airport (video)
We already knew that Igor likes a vodka. The question is whether it is wise to appear drunk at a Thai airport?
Reader question: Where are beaches in Thailand without Russians?
In recent years you have come across numerous Russians, mainly on the beaches. They really spoil the cozy atmosphere. Does anyone know of places that the Russians have not yet found in this beautiful Thailand?
Russian dairy in Pattaya
Well, why not, eh? We have our Dutch coffee, meatballs, cheese, the Germans buy their German bread and beer here, the English drink their own tea and cider, the French can enjoy their baguette, camembert and wine. the Russians can now buy their own Russian dairy products.
Russian tourist organizations threaten Thailand with a boycott
The Russian Union of Travel Companies (Rüti) has urged Thai authorities to improve the safety of Russian tourists, failing which a boycott by its members will follow.
Russian tourists dead and injured in bus crash
An accident involving a bus carrying Russian tourists in Thailand killed one of them on Friday. In addition, 32 Russians were wounded.
Reader question: Are there many Russians in Hua Hin?
For the last 2 years Phuket has been overrun by Russians and their concept of "holidaying" does not suit us, so we have decided to look for other places in Thailand
Kanchanaburi bus accident: 26 Russian tourists injured
A bus accident yesterday in Kanchanaburi province left many injured tourists. Of the 44 Russian tourists, 26 were injured, three of them seriously, writes Bangkok Post.
It has already been discussed on Thailandblog: Russian tourists. Then the majority was not very enthusiastic about Boris and Katja. In Thailand they are not chewed by their fellow holidaymakers.
News from Thailand – July 17, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• DSI starts hunting Russian gangs in Phuket and Pattaya
• Second 4D cinema opened
• Van Hoesel: Thailand must innovate
Russian mafia tries to gain a foothold in Hua Hin
They are impossible to get out of Pattaya, they have dug themselves so deep. And in Phuket, the Russian mafia also knows its stuff. The quiet Hua Hin (with the summer residence of the royal family) was spared until recently, but the gentlemen are now also trying to get a foot in the door there.
This is Thailand! Go back to Russia! (video)
A remarkable video of a Thai man threatening a Russian expat with a gun and beating him up.