{
  "id": 19581467,
  "title": "Thailand Weighs Tougher Driving Rules for Foreigners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/thailand-weighs-tougher-driving-rules-for-foreigners",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T00:36:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/auto/thailand-driving-rules-foreigners/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BANGKOK — Thailand’s Department of Land Transport has proposed sweeping new rules that would require foreign residents to pass written theory and practical driving tests to obtain a Thai driver’s license, ending long-standing exemptions for holders of valid overseas licenses or international permits. The agency opened a 30-day public consultation on Nov. 4 and will […] The post Thailand Weighs…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}