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Thailand to sign ฿19.5 billion Gripen jet deal with Sweden on Monday, boosting aeronautics, reinforcing defence and emphasising lawful self-defence while addressing Cambodia’s border mine… Read More ›
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The Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will submit her closing argument by Monday, firmly refuses to resign and will face the crucial Constitutional Court verdict this… Read More ›
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Southern Thailand erupts in violence as militants launch brazen, coordinated attacks on security forces in Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani, exploiting the Thai-Malaysian border to strike… Read More ›
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Netflix makes Bangkok its Asian content capital with a $200M investment, boosting Thailand’s creative economy, generating jobs, attracting global productions, promoting local talent, and strengthening… Read More ›
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Thaksin Shinawatra beams after acquittal on lèse-majesté charges. Lawyer warns any appeal must focus on points of law, stressing weak evidence, flawed witnesses and the… Read More ›
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Economy showed 3% growth in the first 6 months but faces falling tourism, weak exports and 13 months of shrinking bank lending. Economists urge printing… Read More ›
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Thaksin Shinawatra acquitted by Bangkok court of lèse-majesté and Computer Crimes Act charges from 2016, ending a decade-long legal battle and giving the former prime… Read More ›
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Police smash car-pawning rings across Thailand as ruthless loan sharks exploit desperate borrowers, forcing them to pawn vehicles, charging sky-high interest, and leaving victims trapped… Read More ›
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All eyes will be on Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok this Friday as he faces a lèse-majesté verdict, risking another prison sentence in a trial that… Read More ›
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Former Thammasat Vice Rector warns PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra faces Constitutional Court defeat over Hun Sen call, calls Thailand’s democracy failing, suggests China-style system as coup… Read More ›
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Thailand’s 2nd Army chief warns Acting PM that Cambodian regime cannot be trusted, border must remain closed as Khmer troops found planting landmines. Thailand ramps… Read More ›
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PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra skips cabinet and MP birthday meeting, shocking Pheu Thai. Thaksin shows up as multiple court rulings loom. Party denies backing Prayut, stresses… Read More ›
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Pheu Thai grows confident Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra can survive the Constitutional Court challenge over her Hun Sen call, insisting it aimed to protect Thais,… Read More ›
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Thailand’s economy posts tentative recovery with a 2.3% growth target, fueled by export surge, but faltering tourism, rising bad loans, high household debt and structural… Read More ›
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Thailand targets Polish tourists with LOT Airlines partnership, aiming to boost high-spending European visitors. Bangkok seeks to become Southeast Asia’s key hub, while TAT drives… Read More ›
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Thailand’s 2027 negative income tax plan, backed by experts, aims to cut poverty, tackle inequality, modernise welfare, integrate the informal economy and give millions of… Read More ›
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American lobbyist Michael Alfaro livestreamed from the Thai-Cambodian border, claiming Thai aggression, despite evidence of Cambodian landmine attacks and BM-21 Grad rocket attacks on Sisaket.… Read More ›
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Pheu Thai-led government wins passage of 2026 Budget Bill as Chief Whip calls for police probe into explosive claim that People’s Party MPs were offered… Read More ›
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Pheu Thai pushes a bold reverse tax plan as 60.8M residents and 600K businesses must file returns, allowing low-income households to receive payments, aiming to… Read More ›
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Tensions on the boil at the Thai-Cambodian border as Thailand erects tyre and wire barricades, Cambodia stages tearful protests for foreign observers, and over 100… Read More ›
Pheu Thai candidate calls on Election Commission to act. ฿1 billion for vote buying in Ubon Ratchathani 
Warning for incoming government that it may face a clash between the United States and China in Asia 
Police arrest tourist pervert after public obscene act reported Sunday morning last in Phuket’s Patong 
Business chiefs warn of worst year for the economy in 30 years. Vietnam on track to overtake Thailand 
Police officers stay mum while pursuing enquiries into the shocking murder of a bullfighter on Sunday 
Big Joke faces key hurdles over the coming days as evidence is made public and Supreme Court decides 
Tak scandal over released Burmese murder suspects grows as murdered woman’s family demands justice 
Japanese tourist with bag of expensive tech goodies robbed in Patong Phuket in motorbike snatch theft 
Horror in Northeast Thailand. 42 year old son beheads mother with a machete and carries it to a field 
Human trafficker nabbed after flight from cargo van driven into forest with 25 illegal Burmese migrants 
Questions asked about Pheu Thai’s failure to field candidates in Nakhon Nayok where it won in 2023 
Large fund inflows and gold purchases to be subject to explanation and documentation in banking sector 
Thai military in border war zone discover advanced Cambodian underground tunnels carved into rock 
Police top brass introduce former Big Joke sidekick as a witness in the prosecution of the former cop 
8 foreign women arrested for prostitution in Pattaya. Police fined them and held them for deportation 
Swiss man with Alzheimers who biked 250km from Nong Bua Lamphu to Phetchbun rescued by police 
Accused man in Big Joke bribery case claims police in Surat Thani forced him to sign a false statement 
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