A blocked exit, a missing door handle and possible electrical failures are at the centre of Bangkok’s Lat Phrao Beer Garden fire investigation. Police are… Read More ›
Thailand launches a high-stakes bid to cut US tariffs as Commerce Minister Supachie heads to Washington armed with new manufacturing data, demands for export exemptions… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Thailand’s biggest stock market mystery unravels after police discover a woman mistakenly reported more than ฿100bn in blue-chip shareholdings while trying to identify an old… Read More ›
Smoke, panic and confusion turned a packed Bangkok beer hall into a death trap, killing at least 27 people and injuring 63. A devastated husband… Read More ›
Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s Senate election scandal is approaching a defining moment. Investigators are examining 229 politicians, senators and ministers as allegations of collusion and an organised political… Read More ›
Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Chinese intelligence and the reported confession of scam kingpin Chen Zhi link Hun Sen to one of Southeast Asia’s biggest scam compounds, a senior Thai… Read More ›
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
Emergency crews worked through the night at Wongwian Yai after a leaking Purple Line tunnel triggered ground subsidence, bridge demolition, building closures and a major… Read More ›
A family’s pet dog unknowingly carried a live Chinese hand grenade into their Sisaket home after mistaking it for a toy. Bomb experts later confirmed… Read More ›
German child abuse fugitive hunted by Interpol was captured at a secluded Buri Ram hideout after fleeing justice in Germany. Thai immigration police tracked him… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s bid to legalise and protect sex workers has been thrown into doubt after Parliament voted 17-6 to classify the landmark reform as a financial… Read More ›
PM Anutin has defended Thaksin Shinawatra’s high-profile meetings with ASEAN leaders, insisting they were private visits between friends, not politics, after the former premier’s Jakarta… Read More ›
Police in Thailand and Laos moving to take out heroin trafficking network using Thailand as a gateway 
South African arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport with 17.53 kgs of heroin hidden in coffee and tea bags 
‘Demon toys’ that look playful and harmless present hidden hazards that may be lethal for Thai children 
Televised blitz on corruption linked to fraudulent citizenship secured through birth by Chinese actors 
Man who beat and raped a UK woman arrested last weekend by police after a month long manhunt by police 
Anutin thanks Constitutional Court for upholding government’s 400 billion baht borrowing decree 
Tourism levy rejected by airline industry for a second time as not feasible and an impediment to growth 
Canadian goes berserk in Krabi. Steals hospital emergency van and behaves madly when confronted by police 
Smuggled cannabis exports activity grows rapidly with thousands of tourist cases to the UK intercepted 
Civil service exam scandal to deepen as it is feared 5,000 may be corrupt. Ruling party plans new law 
Thai regulator proposes an online digital platform for licenced radio stations as media sphere sees drastic changes 
Huge success for Thailand tourism as ‘Tomorrowland’ sells out 150,000 tickets for a money spinning show 
Bangkok on the up and up as world magnet for high earners and the rich. 50% surge in fat cats by 2030 
Mukdahan Police await to find out if 11 year old boy who drove pickup killing 10 monks can be questioned 
Commerce Minister Suphajee talks about gold in an economy and world driven by US-China trade rivalry 
Cannabis industry on the brink. Anutin threatens to reschedule the drug after huge seizures worldwide 
Former Justice Minister calls for action on exam scandal. Says five officials disciplined are scapegoats 
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