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Floods batter 4,216 Thai businesses across 55 provinces, with factories stopping and FTI losses topping ฿1 billion. Toyota and Honda suspend production, while 95% of… Read More ›

Drunk driver mowed down a Thai woman and her German friend in Saturday’s early hours. Both died

October 4, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Double tragedy on Bangkok’s Thong Lor Road as Thai Thitima Yasi, 23, and German Michelle Thipkan, 22, die after a grey MG hits them. Driver… Read More ›

House Committee chair Rome to call Bhumjaithai MP and Australian husband on Wednesday over wealth

October 4, 2026

Nearly ฿2bn in family wealth comes under the microscope as Rangsiman Rome summons Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Sangtanasap and her husband over a ฿1.44bn loan to… Read More ›

Top anti corruption crusader arrested and charged by police in online gambling probe linked to boxing

October 3, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s top crime fighter Atchariya is jailed after cyber police turn their sights on their longtime critic. A ฿1bn gambling probe and disputed ฿40m money… Read More ›

Two German tourists killed at Phang-nga zebra crossing. Pickup driver tore into them on Friday night

October 3, 2026

Two German tourists killed after a Mazda pickup runs a red light at a Khao Lak crossing, police say. Driver flees, then surrenders with damaged… Read More ›

US raises the stakes on industrial capacity and transshipments posing trade barriers to Thai exports

October 3, 2026

Bangkok’s US trade bargain faces a tariff squeeze as Jamieson Greer targets industrial overcapacity. Suphajee wants a 19% ceiling, but Section 301 cases, Thailand’s surging… Read More ›

Storm clouds gathering again as Thailand races to bolster its flood defences after last week’s deluge

October 3, 2026

Prime Minister Anutin puts Thailand on nationwide alert as another burst of severe weather threatens from October 4. Bangkok is still recovering from floods, but… Read More ›

French tourist’s tiny tip after receiving back 100,000 baht he didn’t know he’d lost debated online since Friday

October 3, 2026

Living, Media, Thailand:

Phuket hotel staff track down a French tourist in Koh Samui after finding ฿100,000 in forgotten euros. He flies back, collects every euro from owner… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai MP files police report against People’s Party’s Rangsiman Rome over scammer link remarks

October 2, 2026

Suchada Sangtanasap goes to police after Rangsiman Rome questions scam links involving her husband in Parliament. Now, nearly ฿2 billion in family assets, including more… Read More ›

Police confirm fatality and a homicide case after an EV car ploughed into a Chinese shrine on Thursday

October 2, 2026

Fatal turn in Bangkok shrine crash as woman, 82, dies after a 78-year-old driver’s BYD ploughs through worshippers. Eight others are injured, two seriously. Police… Read More ›

Thai Airways boss fired by the board chaired by Finance Ministry chief on Friday over baggage crisis

October 2, 2026

Chai Eamsiri’s four-decade Thai Airways career hits a dramatic reversal as he is ousted from command after 10,000 bags pile up. The executive who helped… Read More ›

Sex workers group calls for enquiry into arrest of 25 Pattaya street prostitutes before US carrier visit

October 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Sex worker group SWING turns the tables on Pattaya’s pre-US Navy crackdown, demanding an investigation into how 25 people were treated. The row comes as… Read More ›

Elderly woman seriously injured after an old man drove EV car at speed into a crowded Bangkok shrine

October 2, 2026

Bangkok shrine chaos as a grey BYD EV races through worshippers and crashes near the Guanyin altar. Three are injured, one seriously. The driver, 78,… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand top official warns serial economic shocks are weakening the country’s resilience

October 2, 2026

Floodwaters threaten a wider economic shock as the Bank of Thailand warns indebted households and small firms are already stretched. Losses could reach ฿33.8 billion… Read More ›

Tuk Tuk driver in Phuket assaulted by Middle Eastern looking tourist who failed to pay his fare to a hotel

October 2, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

Phuket tuk-tuk driver says foreign tourist left his phone as security after claiming he had no cash. An hour later, the man grabbed back the… Read More ›

49 year old Myanmar man dies in landslide incident off Sukhumvit Rd in Bangkok on Thursday evening

October 1, 2026

Fatal Sukhumvit 71 landslide buries Myanmar worker Nian Chan, 49, three metres underground as his colleague escapes. Rescuers battle to reach him but recover his… Read More ›

Naturalised citizenship scrutinised as PM scraps Israeli’s Thai status over ongoing home passport use

October 1, 2026

Seven years after becoming Thai, Israeli-born Ariel Blustein loses his citizenship as Anutin cites Israeli passport use and an undisclosed Uruguayan nationality. The case lands… Read More ›

Former top judge advocates collecting evidence for a Constitutional Court case to strike down the Senate

October 1, 2026

All 200 Senate seats could be at stake as former Constitutional Court judge Charun Pakdithanakul outlines a route to challenge the entire 2024 selection after… Read More ›

Business leaders pile pressure on Thai Airways over vital air cargo artery for the kingdom’s exports to the world

October 1, 2026