This is BAANLYY's Daily News Brief for 23 October 2026. Each section below is one headline from today's social brief, in the same order, with a short summary drawn only from that item and a link to the original source.
Thai Finance Ministry delays departure tax to sustain tourism growth
The ministry aims to avoid extra burdens on travellers and airlines and clarifies that the delay does not cancel the separate THB450 entry fee.
Source: The Nation Thailand
Typhoon Champi grounds over 100 Japan flights amid Taiwan land warning
Taiwan issues a land warning as gusts exceed 227kph, while the United States and Japan adjust a major military exercise involving 56,000 personnel.
Source: The Nation Thailand
Pattaya raids target 12 firms in 800m baht nominee land probe
Police investigating suspected illegal foreign ownership in Pattaya searched 12 locations and identified nominee land and luxury homes worth more than 800 million baht yesterday, October 21. The raids also uncovered more than 100 computers at a luxury house occupied by three Chinese men. The Depa…
Source: The Thaiger