Finance Minister Ekniti outlines the government’s economic plan but behind the buzzwords are risks
Economy, Living, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand’s economic reset faces an early reality check as Ekniti bets on AI, EVs and clean energy. War drives energy costs higher, Toyota puts fresh… Read More ›
Missing Kanchanaburi mother found on southbound bus after 7 day northern stay shrouded in mystery
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Seven-day mystery ends as missing mum Wichuda, 33, is found alive on a bus home. Boyfriend Nut crosses the border alone as police find his… Read More ›
Motorist’s shocked horror after 6 million baht luxury car rolls across a motorway and into a deep irrigation canal
Owner watches in horror as ฿6m luxury EV rolls backwards across two busy lanes near Bangkok and sinks in a five-metre canal. Motorists brake just… Read More ›
Turn Grey capital into White capital. Senator calls for 100% foreign owned firms to eliminate corruption
Economy, Living, Politics, Thai World:
Let foreigners own what they pay for, Senator Prathum Wongsawat demands. She says Thailand’s 49:51 rules fuel nominee firms, hide grey capital and open the… Read More ›
Ring of steel protects USS Abraham Lincoln as huge security operation polices US sailors on shore leave
Security locks down coastal Chonburi as 5,000 USS Abraham Lincoln sailors and Marines arrive. Around 3,000 are expected in Pattaya, where police patrol nightlife zones… Read More ›
Malaysian online gambling boss arrested in Bangkok raid. 48 year old was a UFA network Master agent
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Cyber police arrest Malaysian UFA executive Lim Teck Wee, 48, and seize ฿16 million in cash. Investigators uncover more than 20 gambling sites, pirate football… Read More ›
Widening Chinese trade gap cannot be ignored as it distorts economic data of an underlying GDP struggle
Economy, Living, Media, Thailand:
Thai-Chinese businesses raise the alarm as Thailand’s China trade deficit hits US$55.13bn, exceeding its global shortfall. Imports soar 38% while record exports and massive data-centre… Read More ›
Crazed ex lover rams former girlfriend and her new boyfriend on a motorbike to their death with pickup
Songphon, 23, allegedly hunted his ex-girlfriend through Bangkok with emergency lights flashing before smashing his pickup into her motorcycle. She and her new lover died… Read More ›
Fears grow for 33 year old single mother who is missing from her Kanchanaburi home since Friday August 28
Missing mother Ms Wichuda, 33, disappears after CCTV shows her climbing into her boyfriend’s white pickup. He denies seeing her for months, then blocks her… Read More ›
Defence Minister halts his cavalcade to assist injured after spotting a road traffic accident in Bangkok
Living, Media, Politics, Thailand:
A Bangkok road crash stops Defence Minister Adul Bunthamcharoen in his tracks. He leaves his convoy, directs police and rescuers, and refuses to continue his… Read More ›
HIV and AIDS still lurk behind the neon signs of Thailand’s sex industry especially as it moves online
Crime, Living, Media, Thailand:
Thailand’s neon sex trade hides a deepening HIV danger as online prostitution bypasses regular health checks. Nearly 60,000 infections may be undiagnosed, while 620,000 people… Read More ›
64 year old German on the run in Thailand since 2024 hunted down and arrested by police in Mae Hong Son
A three-year hunt ends at a Mae Hong Son guesthouse as Thai immigration police seize German fugitive Jürgen Herbert Schneider, 64. Wanted for attacking officials… Read More ›
Thai News for Foreigners
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Thailand’s most prominent opposition MP targets the
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Live cockroaches are flying off the shelves in
Pattaya police probe a nightclub shooting on the city’s Southside in the early hours of Monday morning
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South Pattaya nightlife turns bloody before thousands
Anutin begins week with twin economic headaches as car makers and rail consortium threaten to walk
August 31, 2026
Toyota publicly denies plans to leave Thailand as
American man arrested in Phuket on US state and federal warrants relating to sexual abuse of minors at home
August 31, 2026
American fugitive Lance Michael Beck is caught at a
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August 30, 2026
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August 30, 2026
Battle-tested USS Abraham Lincoln steams towards
Thailand approaches a seminal moment in politics as Senate collusion case decision set for September 14
August 30, 2026
Thailand braces for a defining Senate ruling as
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Pavinee Supasirivisan is handed one year in a Myanmar
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August 29, 2026
A tourist security drive deploys 128 drones, mobile
Police respond within 10 minutes to drunk foreign tourist attacking and breaking into ATM for lost card
August 29, 2026
Fury grips Khao San Road as a drunk foreign tourist
Huge fire in central Bangkok at a major electronics retail centre. Governor Chadchart was on the scene
August 29, 2026
Bangkok’s Khlong Thom electronics hub burns through
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