Thailand approves longer stays for tourists and students, improved retirement visas, PM says


  • World
  • Tuesday, 28 May 2024

FILE PHOTO: Tourists from mainland China dressed in traditional Thai costumes visit Wat Arun temple ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year as China reopens the border in Bangkok, Thailand January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved longer visa stay periods for tourists, one-year stays for postgraduate students and better retirement visa conditions, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin posted on X.

(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanant and Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by Martin Petty)

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