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Foreign student enrolment in non-degree university courses to become harder

14 Sept 04:36Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Ministry of Higher Education and the Immigration Bureau will tighten controls on foreign student enrolment in non-degree university courses to combat illegal work and overstaying.
Universities must now submit non-degree course details for ministry assessment; approved courses will inform visa issuance, with a strict maximum course length of six months.
New measures include periodic random checks on student attendance, annual reporting of course completion by universities, and requirements for universities to assess their capacity to manage foreign students.

Today 11:22Key points summarised by AI

Thai police arrested a 26-year-old Hong Kong man, identified as "Huang," in Bangkok, seizing 350kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) with a street value of 700 million baht from his rented house.
The house was reportedly used for vacuum-packing narcotics for international shipment, and Huang, recently released from a Hong Kong prison for money laundering, is now charged with drug possession for trafficking.