New One Year visa for condo owners and high end property renters confirmed in Phuket by Immigration

New One Year visa for condo owners and high end property renters confirmed in Phuket by Immigration

April 21, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Phuket launches new property visa for foreign buyers and renters, but faces fierce backlash, political tension and enforcement fears as officials push to revive a… Read More ›

Thai government to steady the ship with a 500 billion loan decree as public finances come under pressure

Thai government to steady the ship with a 500 billion loan decree as public finances come under pressure

April 21, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand unveils tight 2027 budget as Anutin Charnvirakul caps growth at 0.2%, boosts defence and readies ฿500 billion borrowing amid Middle East war fallout, rising… Read More ›

Nine from one family killed in horror pickup road accident last Saturday in northern province of Nan

Nine from one family killed in horror pickup road accident last Saturday in northern province of Nan

April 21, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Nine killed, including four children, as an overloaded pickup carrying 22 relatives plunged off Nan’s notorious Huai Yen Curve. Family returning from a fishing trip,… Read More ›

Russian dies in ICU after being found unconscious at the bottom of Phuket condo complex on Monday

Russian dies in ICU after being found unconscious at the bottom of Phuket condo complex on Monday

April 21, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

22-year-old Russian man dies after falling from a luxury Phuket condominium in Wichit. Police responded at 5.15 pm on Monday, April 20, 2026. Victim found… Read More ›

Dismissed Pattaya police officer in prison after court denied bail due to gravity of the charges filed

Dismissed Pattaya police officer in prison after court denied bail due to gravity of the charges filed

April 21, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Sergeant Joe remains jailed as Pattaya court denies 500,000-baht bail in fatal cannabis shop shooting. Former officer faces murder charges after a Walking Street gun… Read More ›

Middle aged farm woman struck down by lightning and dies in Chanthaburi province, Southeast Thailand

Middle aged farm woman struck down by lightning and dies in Chanthaburi province, Southeast Thailand

April 20, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Chanthaburi lightning tragedy: 54-year-old woman struck and killed while collecting clams in a mangrove mudflat as a sudden storm hit the Tha Mai district. A… Read More ›

PM said to be considering a petrol station curfew in Thailand. Fears it may dent consumer confidence

PM said to be considering a petrol station curfew in Thailand. Fears it may dent consumer confidence

April 20, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand weighs petrol curfew as Iran-United States tensions surge before ceasefire deadline. Oil supply fears rise, LPG demand doubles and economic risks deepen amid volatile… Read More ›

US Navy attacks, disables and boards Iranian cargo vessel as Middle East War threatens to erupt again

US Navy attacks, disables and boards Iranian cargo vessel as Middle East War threatens to erupt again

April 20, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

US Navy seizes Iranian ship in Gulf clash after blockade breach, drone retaliation follows as ceasefire nears collapse, oil surges 7.5% and Thai-linked shipping faces… Read More ›

Pattaya police officer removed from service arrested and charged with murder following violent outburst

Pattaya police officer removed from service arrested and charged with murder following violent outburst

April 20, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Drunk Pattaya cop arrested for murder after shooting cannabis shop owner dead in Walking Street clash. The victim was shot twice at close range. Officer… Read More ›

Tourists on Phetchaburi’s Mount Ego rescued on Saturday night after one fainted climbing the slope

Tourists on Phetchaburi’s Mount Ego rescued on Saturday night after one fainted climbing the slope

April 20, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Night rescue drama on Mount Ego as five stranded tourists are saved from steep, dark terrain in Phetchaburi Province, with one man unconscious and carried… Read More ›

Poll shows public jaded with politics. Technocratic office holders are viewed more positively by public

Poll shows public jaded with politics. Technocratic office holders are viewed more positively by public

April 20, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Anutin govt faces early pressure as new poll shows PM ranked 5th in cabinet approval. Technocrats Suphajee Suthumpun and Yotsanan Wongsawat lead ratings, highlighting weak… Read More ›

Methamphetamine addict in Buriram attacks and hospitalises his elderly grandmothers with a machete

Methamphetamine addict in Buriram attacks and hospitalises his elderly grandmothers with a machete

April 19, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Drug-crazed grandson, 31, charged with attempted murder after brutally attacking his two frail grandmothers, 81 and 87, with a machete and blunt force in Buriram… Read More ›

Murder suspected by police in Pakkred, Nonthaburi. Wealthy barber charged with premeditated killing

Murder suspected by police in Pakkred, Nonthaburi. Wealthy barber charged with premeditated killing

April 19, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Barber shop killing in Pak Kret turns sinister as forensic evidence and audio reveal flaws in self-defence claim. Owner and two wives were charged with… Read More ›

State oil firm has plan to stabilise oil prices even if war again breaks out between the United States and Iran

State oil firm has plan to stabilise oil prices even if war again breaks out between the United States and Iran

April 19, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Hormuz erupts as Iran fires on ships as the US blockade tightens, sending oil markets into chaos. PTT Plc vows to secure a reliable supply.… Read More ›

Shrinking population trend has begun to impact the Thai economy. Country to be ‘super aged’ by 2036

Shrinking population trend has begun to impact the Thai economy. Country to be ‘super aged’ by 2036

April 18, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand faces record-low births, rising deaths and an ageing crisis as a People’s Party politician warns of a super-aged society by 2036. Calls grow for… Read More ›

Airlines begin axing flights as jet fuel supplies dwindle. Massive impact on the foreign tourism sector

Airlines begin axing flights as jet fuel supplies dwindle. Massive impact on the foreign tourism sector

April 18, 2026

Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thai Airways slashes May 2026 flights across Asia and Europe as jet fuel spikes and Middle East tensions drive costs, forcing airlines to cut routes,… Read More ›

Tragic death of UK pensioner 75 pulled out to sea in rough seas off Hua Hin Wednesday while swimming

Tragic death of UK pensioner 75 pulled out to sea in rough seas off Hua Hin Wednesday while swimming

April 18, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Brit pensioner, 75, swept to his death by rip current in Hua Hin as his girlfriend watches helplessly from beach. Body found hours later by… Read More ›

Prachachart Party MP suggests another level to a plot to kill him. Passes secret information to the PM

Prachachart Party MP suggests another level to a plot to kill him. Passes secret information to the PM

April 18, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

MP Kamolsak hands PM secret evidence on assassination bid as key suspect flees. Four held even though the suspected mastermind is still unknown. Fears remain… Read More ›

Prime Minister Anutin apologises for  comments made by army commander in South to mend fences

Prime Minister Anutin apologises for  comments made by army commander in South to mend fences

April 18, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

PM Anutin rushes south as an assassination plot, army remarks, and an ISOC vehicle scandal spark a crisis. With arrests made, one suspect on the… Read More ›

Foreign tourist Casanova who groped Thai reporter’s bottom on Monday lodged in Bangkok Remand Prison

Foreign tourist Casanova who groped Thai reporter’s bottom on Monday lodged in Bangkok Remand Prison

April 17, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Foreign man remanded in Bangkok over alleged Songkran groping of a journalist in Pathumwan crowd. Suspect denies wrongdoing, faces indecent act charges. Bail set at… Read More ›

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