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Thailand moves to rein in cannabis as Cabinet backs medical-only sales and thousands of shops face expiring licences, while UK gangs recruit air travellers and… Read More ›

Concerns for the plight of the King’s third son whose health is reported to have declined in Malaysia

September 22, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Dr Chakriwat, King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s third son, pleads to return home for urgent brain surgery. Two large tumours threaten his life as savings run out,… Read More ›

Legal heavyweights plan seminar to review Election Commission’s move to let top politicians off the hook

September 22, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Anutin is overseas as legal heavyweights prepare to scrutinise the Election Commission’s Senate ruling. Two dissenting commissioners say evidence justified action over political involvement, while… Read More ›

Local government examination scandal moves closer to a crunch. Rangsiman Rome calls on PM for answers

September 22, 2026

Pressure mounts on Anutin over the ฿4.5bn local exam scandal as Rangsiman Rome targets questions around his adviser. Police are tracing 2,000 suspected altered results,… Read More ›

Culture Minister’s press briefing rebuffs use of 120 year old photo of Thai women by Cambodian Ms Universe pageant

September 22, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand produces archival proof after Miss Universe Cambodia used a historic 1906 photo of Thai women in a Cambodian clothing presentation. Culture Minister Sabeeda demands… Read More ›

Light at end of the tunnel for Thai flight attendant Meena arrested in Melbourne for drug trafficking offences

September 22, 2026

Meena Kondo’s Australian drug case takes a hopeful turn as prosecutors and her lawyers open resolution talks. Meanwhile, Thailand prosecutes four suspected network members after… Read More ›

Family of murdered 35 year old Thai woman in Taiwan seek return of her ashes and financial compensation

September 22, 2026

Duangporn “Jeans” At-han’s family battles to bring her ashes home after she was strangled and found inside a suitcase in a Taiwan freezer. Relatives also… Read More ›

Anutin heads to New York but no sign yet of news on the US Thai trade deal as problems simmer at home

September 21, 2026

Washington adds a fresh condition to Thailand’s US trade deal as Anutin heads for New York. The expected Trump call remains unconfirmed while Senate, ballot… Read More ›

Thai women ‘Freya Ice Queen’ sex trafficking ring smashed by London’s Metropolitan police after tip off

September 21, 2026

Thai women blow open ‘Freya Ice Queen’ trafficking gang exploiting 24 victims across 26 brothels. Passports were seized, crushing debts imposed and one woman was… Read More ›

Vietnam is taking Thailand’s quality tourists in huge numbers while Bangkok flails about with crackdowns

September 21, 2026

Vietnam’s tourism boom is closing the gap on Thailand as low prices, easier visas and soaring Western arrivals drive growth. Thailand faces falling visitor numbers,… Read More ›

Spider Man ‘peace’ protest and arrest the latest news from the ongoing Koh Samui animal park controversy

September 21, 2026

Masked Frenchman stages bizarre Spider-Man raid on Koh Samui animal park, tearing down an Israeli-related banner before scattering Pokémon cards in a peace protest. Hours… Read More ›

Serving police officer investigated over commotion and shots fired on Saturday morning at Pattaya condo

September 21, 2026

Gunfire tears through a South Pattaya apartment as a serving policeman fires repeatedly after a violent clash. CCTV later shows him being struck with a… Read More ›

Assistant Headman dies in Yala attack on night of mayhem in the southern province into Sunday

September 20, 2026

Village official Hamdee Jehsoh is gunned down in Yala before attackers strike Highway 410 hours later, burning machinery and a civilian car, smashing CCTV and… Read More ›

Engineers work through night after Sunday’s fire on Bangkok’s Blue Line saw more damage than thought

September 20, 2026

Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Race to save Bangkok’s Monday commute after MRT fire cripples Tao Poon. Engineers work through the night repairing 750V power, rail and signalling systems as… Read More ›

Phuket drug checkpoint scandal. Defence Corps unit set up to target the menace is accused of extortion

September 20, 2026

Phuket governor sacks an entire Defence Corps checkpoint team after villagers claim they were urine-tested, then asked for up to ฿15,000 to go free. Bangkok… Read More ›

Thailand’s Royal Navy announces ambitious South Korean deal to build next frigate partly at home

September 20, 2026

Thailand turns to South Korea for a ฿16.73 billion missile-packed frigate as the Navy plans eight warships by 2037, shifts up to 30% of construction… Read More ›

Thaksin era minister reflects on Thailand’s 2006 coup d’état. Calls for a democracy dedicated to people

September 20, 2026

Twenty years after tanks toppled Thaksin, Phumtham warns Thailand still bears the scars. Two coups, dissolved parties, fallen prime ministers and rewritten charters later, over… Read More ›

Irate daughter in law kills mother in law at home and also tried to execute estranged partner and others

September 20, 2026

Durian dispute turns deadly as Thanyathorn Songserm reportedly targets four members of her former partner’s family. His mother is killed, his brother seriously wounded and… Read More ›

45 year old Australian Simon Peter Carman is refused bail as he pleaded not guilty to murder in Pattaya

September 19, 2026

Australian murder accused Simon Peter Carman stays behind bars after denying killing 17-year-old “Cake” in Pattaya. CCTV, DNA and an autopsy form the prosecution case… Read More ›

Defence volunteers killed in Narathiwat insurgency bomb and gun ambush. Bangkok seeks peace talks

September 19, 2026