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Thailand Daily News Today Saturday 11th February 2023

Lobby says tourism must be priority
The Thai Hotels Association (THA) has urged the next government to prioritize the tourism industry as a key economic driver, addressing the labor shortage, low level of safety and security, as well as sustainability. 
Source – The Bangkok Post

Thai government to increase capacity in four airports – 200 M arrivals by 2031
The government of Thailand is taking steps to upgrade at least four of its international airports to accommodate a projected increase in foreign tourist traffic. Despite the current tourist numbers being around half of the average arrival numbers of 2019, the government is confident the tourists will start returning and says they expect 80 million tourists per year by 2027 – double the total arrivals in 2019, the last year before the pandemic.
Source – Asean Today

Revenue Department to tax Youtubers, online vendors, and influencers
Youtubers, social media influencers, and online vendors are to be taxed on advertising revenue, sales of merchandise, or donations earned through their channels, according to Lawaron Saengsanit, director-general of the Revenue Department.
Source – Thai PBS World

Flight ban on disabled tourists investigated
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken up a four-year-old case in which an airline refused boarding to an Israeli tourist using an electric wheelchair.
Source – The Bangkok Post

Ex-conscript kills self after shooting on bus in Phuket, 2 injured
PHUKET: Two people were injured when a male passenger fired two shots at a minibus on the Phuket-Phatthalung route on Friday morning before taking his own life.
Source – The Bangkok Post
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