Screws are being fitted and are soon to be turned on Thailand’s cannabis industry which must be reined in

Screws are being fitted and are soon to be turned on Thailand’s cannabis industry which must be reined in

June 23, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s cannabis dream is being rolled back as ministers weigh new laws, inspectors raid shops and businesses face closure. Four years after decriminalisation spawned 11,000… Read More ›

Dog hunt using a thermal imagery drone underway in Nakhon Ratchasima for pitbull who escaped on Friday

Dog hunt using a thermal imagery drone underway in Nakhon Ratchasima for pitbull who escaped on Friday

June 22, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

A 75kg pit bull missing since escaping a durian orchard on Friday has sparked a dramatic four-day hunt in Nakhon Ratchasima. Thap Lan National Park… Read More ›

Sirikanya warns public finances are losing flexibility as salaries and pensions rise with less investment

Sirikanya warns public finances are losing flexibility as salaries and pensions rise with less investment

June 22, 2026

Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:

People’s Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul says Thailand’s 2027 budget exposes a worsening fiscal crisis, with recurring costs up ฿120 billion, investment spending cut by… Read More ›

South Korean linked with live sex show on Facebook in May arrested in Pattaya at luxury condo with drugs

South Korean linked with live sex show on Facebook in May arrested in Pattaya at luxury condo with drugs

June 22, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

South Korean suspect accused of Thailand’s notorious Facebook sex stream arrested in Pattaya as police uncover meth, ketamine and ecstasy, transforming a scandal that sparked… Read More ›

Democrat Party deputy leader warns online gambling sites target day to day enterprises to launder funds

Democrat Party deputy leader warns online gambling sites target day to day enterprises to launder funds

June 22, 2026

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

Democrat MP Chaichana Dechdecho has linked the Winnie the Pooh168 gambling network to Forex operations, scammer groups, restaurants and a TikTok account. He claims gambling-linked… Read More ›

People’s Party figures urge caution after prosecutors declined to pursue case against former candidate

People’s Party figures urge caution after prosecutors declined to pursue case against former candidate

June 22, 2026

Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:

People’s Party candidate Boonrit Raorungroj was jailed, stripped of his election bid and accused in a ฿20 billion money laundering case. Now prosecutors have dropped… Read More ›

Mystery body over 500 years old with coins unearthed in Kamphaeng Phet by farmer working on rice field

Mystery body over 500 years old with coins unearthed in Kamphaeng Phet by farmer working on rice field

June 22, 2026

Crime, Living, Thailand:

A farmer digging a ditch in Kamphaeng Phet uncovered a human skeleton believed to be 500 years old alongside ancient coins and metal artefacts. Police,… Read More ›

Despite a slump in foreign condo sales, property industry leader touts stricter Chinese type controls

Despite a slump in foreign condo sales, property industry leader touts stricter Chinese type controls

June 22, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s condo market is heading for a showdown as foreign demand slumps, 350,000 unsold units pile up and ministers consider lifting foreign ownership limits to… Read More ›

Game over for Starmer as UK PM as pundits say resignation is a matter of days off after Burnham’s win

Game over for Starmer as UK PM as pundits say resignation is a matter of days off after Burnham’s win

June 22, 2026

Media, Politics, Thailand:

Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership is hanging by a thread as more than 100 Labour MPs reportedly demand he quit, senior ministers push him towards the… Read More ›

Another EV car fire erupted in the northern province of Phichit as three homes went up in flames nearby

Another EV car fire erupted in the northern province of Phichit as three homes went up in flames nearby

June 21, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Another EV fire has rocked Thailand after a Bangkok-registered electric car exploded into flames in Phichit, just 90 minutes after a blaze destroyed three homes… Read More ›

French online fraudster who conned investors out of 8 billion baht arrested at his luxury Cha-am villa

French online fraudster who conned investors out of 8 billion baht arrested at his luxury Cha-am villa

June 21, 2026

Crime, Media, Thailand:

French fugitive Mr Dogan, 38, wanted by Interpol and two countries over an alleged ฿8 billion Ponzi scheme, was arrested at a luxury Cha-am villa.… Read More ›

Nominee shareholding crackdown is impacting the property market in Phuket and small foreign investors

Nominee shareholding crackdown is impacting the property market in Phuket and small foreign investors

June 21, 2026

Crime, Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thai World:

Thailand’s sweeping crackdown on foreign nominee ownership networks is rattling the property market, with buyers delaying villa purchases, thousands of firms under scrutiny and police… Read More ›

Netflix hit show ‘The Evil Lawyer’ shows audiences the dark side of Thai law except it’s even darker in real life

Netflix hit show ‘The Evil Lawyer’ shows audiences the dark side of Thai law except it’s even darker in real life

June 21, 2026

Culture, Living, Media, Thailand:

Netflix hit The Evil Lawyer is gripping Thailand with murder, corruption, abuse of power and courtroom intrigue. Praised by lawyers for its realism, the drama… Read More ›

Child saves police officers lives in Narathiwat by raising the alarm as a bomb was fitted to their truck

Child saves police officers lives in Narathiwat by raising the alarm as a bomb was fitted to their truck

June 21, 2026

Crime, Media, Politics, Thailand:

A child foiled a deadly bomb plot in Narathiwat after spotting a suspect beside a police vehicle outside a mosque. Minutes later, the device exploded.… Read More ›

Phuket Governor pushes a tripling of the island’s hotel tax rate to boost foreign tourist arrival numbers

Phuket Governor pushes a tripling of the island’s hotel tax rate to boost foreign tourist arrival numbers

June 21, 2026

Crime, Culture, Economy, Politics, Thailand:

Phuket is considering tripling hotel taxes to 3% in a move that could raise up to ฿1.5 billion a year. Officials are also targeting thousands… Read More ›

Thailand’s media firmament faces a slow collapse as international digital services eat up market share

Thailand’s media firmament faces a slow collapse as international digital services eat up market share

June 21, 2026

Economy, Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:

Thailand’s broadcasting model is under siege as Netflix, YouTube and TikTok reshape viewing habits, drain advertising revenue and challenge regulation. With TV licences set to… Read More ›

American DJ in Chiang Mai arrested while performing and charged with working without a visa. Faces jail

American DJ in Chiang Mai arrested while performing and charged with working without a visa. Faces jail

June 20, 2026

Crime, Culture, Living, Thailand:

American DJ Rick Alberto was arrested during a midnight Chiang Mai raid after police found him allegedly working without a permit. The case comes as… Read More ›

Pre dawn chaos in Pattaya’s Nong Prue as an unruly street brawl sees locals fight foreigners with punches

Pre dawn chaos in Pattaya’s Nong Prue as an unruly street brawl sees locals fight foreigners with punches

June 20, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

Pattaya’s latest foreigner-versus-local street brawl left one man injured and reignited scrutiny of the resort’s growing punch-up problem, with police probing a chase through city… Read More ›

One dead and another injured in building partial collapse in historic quarter of Bangkok on Saturday

One dead and another injured in building partial collapse in historic quarter of Bangkok on Saturday

June 20, 2026

Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:

A deadly balcony collapse in Bangkok’s Talat Noi crushed one man and injured another as tonnes of concrete crashed onto Charoen Krung Road. Investigators are… Read More ›

Crackdown in southern provinces against nominee and foreign owned enterprises intensifies. 48 arrested

Crackdown in southern provinces against nominee and foreign owned enterprises intensifies. 48 arrested

June 20, 2026

Crime, Economy, Media, Politics, Thailand:

More than 500 police officers launched dawn raids across Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi, arresting 48 suspects and seizing ฿1.05 billion in assets as investigators… Read More ›

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