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Nestlé and billionaire Prayudh Mahagitsiri turned Nescafé into Thailand’s dominant coffee brand. Now their 34-year partnership has become a ฿120 billion legal war as Nestlé… Read More ›
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Thailand’s taxman chases the smartphone economy as 173,579 unregistered operators enter the system, including 56,091 online traders. Weak markets and rising costs are pushing more… Read More ›
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Bank of Thailand Governor Vitai Ratanakorn orders financial ‘bottlenecks’ as 11 bodies target scams, gambling and illicit cash, tracking money through bank transfers, withdrawals, money… Read More ›
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Election Commission commissioners face possible Section 157 action after sending only 77 Senate cases towards court, warn opposition figures. No political party officeholder was referred… Read More ›
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Senate scandal heads for court as EC targets 77 people, including 26 serving senators, but extraordinarily withholds every name. Anutin, Newin and other accused political… Read More ›
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Billions pour into Thailand’s data centres and technology, but households are cutting food. Some 32.83% in a health survey eat less or skip meals as… Read More ›
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Monday’s Senate showdown could open a new political battle if the Election Commission fails to refer all 229 cases. Parit threatens a parliamentary offensive while… Read More ›
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Thailand faces a febrile week as anger over Israelis spreads from a NIDA poll to street protests. Sondhi targets foreign influence, Phuket cancels a Jewish… Read More ›
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Khunying Sudarat warns EC commissioners they may one day face judgment as Monday’s ruling decides whether the Senate collusion case against 229 people, including 138… Read More ›
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Thailand’s flagship ฿1.6 billion AI scheme hits 1.5 million users as scrutiny mounts and Phase Two loses ฿900 million. Chaichanok pushes ahead with wider AI… Read More ›
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Sex videos expose ex-abbot Atichot and mistress Ae as police follow a staggering ฿700 million-plus asset trail. The jailed pair now face a widening money… Read More ›
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Thailand’s data centre boom hits a regulatory wall as Anutin orders new rules within a month. Some 166 projects face review while Bangkok weighs higher… Read More ›
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Thailand ranks third for digital nomads and fourth for retirees, yet its welcome is getting tougher. Visa rules are tightening, property ownership structures face scrutiny,… Read More ›
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Sondhi attacks Commerce Minister Suphajee over Thailand’s foreign investment push, warning of lost economic sovereignty. She rejects the charge as Bangkok cuts duplicate licences, tightens… Read More ›
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Phuket tensions rise as over 500 protesters march through Patong to Chabad House, while a major Jewish New Year event is cancelled. Anti-Israel signs, police… Read More ›
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Abhisit turns the budget debate into a full-scale attack on the Election Commission, demanding the Senate collusion case go to the Supreme Court and calls… Read More ›
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Anutin sharpens Thailand’s foreign nominee crackdown as risky registrations collapse by 81.77%. More than ฿20 billion is frozen while thousands of companies, condos and land… Read More ›
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Thailand faces a widening economic split as exports surge but SMEs buckle under falling sales, costly credit and rising bad debts. Growth potential has dropped… Read More ›
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Veteran Yellow Shirt leader Sondhi is back on Bangkok’s streets, using Israeli influence and foreign grey capital to open a wider attack on corruption, the… Read More ›
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Thailand and US head for a sweeping trade pact with Suphajee declaring the main battles settled. Anutin and Trump await the closing call as tariffs,… Read More ›
Royal Thai Army deployed to Suvarnabhumi Airport after baggage chaos gets the better of exhausted staff 
Love triangle horror in Chumphon sees all three dead after government officer goes on a killing rampage 
NIDA opinion poll shows rising apathy among the Thai public as Prime Minister Anutin’s base crashes 
Flooding tragedy in Samut Prakan near Bangkok. Two die from electrocution after family car is submerged 
Crucial ballot decision of Constitutional Court on Monday could upend government and Thai politics 
American arrested in Pattaya after a joint agency raid found an illicit narcotics factory in his suburban home 
Warning in Thailand over fake cough syrup bottles. Police smash counterfeit medicine empire in 4 raids 
Spanish chef (32) who murdered and dismembered a Colombian surgeon on Koh Phangan loses appeal 
Dizziness, headaches in a Pattaya locale after a cannabis farm fire at a residence on Friday morning guts the property 
33 year old sets fire to Honda Scooby in Udon Thani after mother refused to buy him a more powerful ride 
Ministers accused of neglecting Thai farmers. Crucial aid support has not yet reached the cabinet table 
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul formally summoned by parliament over local government exam scandal 
Former Justice Minister hails major bankruptcy bill which could help reduce the household debt burden 
Nene Royal wins big for Thailand with blistering ‘Seven Nation Army’ final act. Nets $1 million prize 
Chinese men arrested on rape and extortion charges after Pattaya raid. Woman locked up and chained 
Digital Minister (36) and heir to powerful Chidchob dynasty has a fortune of hundreds of millions 
Latest cannabis bill agreed by cabinet on Tuesday to rein in the out of control weed industry in Thailand 
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