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Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun wants a ฿450 tourist levy with insurance. THA President Thienprasith Chaiyapatranun questions ฿7bn in medical debts as… Read More ›
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Anutin’s government faces a 145-MP challenge amid exam fraud, Senate collusion, offshore gambling and floods. Three suspects have been freed after the NACC missed a… Read More ›
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Trump wants a November trade deal with Thailand, but the final agreement remains unfinished. Anutin says talks are nearing completion as Suphajee targets the ASEAN… Read More ›
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The kingdom’s fiscal 2025 accounts expose a ฿898.8 billion deficit as spending surges and tax collections disappoint. The World Bank lifts 2026 growth to just… Read More ›
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A ฿1.9bn wealth controversy threatens to engulf Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party. MP Suchada and her Australian husband face questions over offshore gambling links as a senior… Read More ›
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Thailand plans another hit on air travel with a ฿1,000 departure tax covering foreigners and Thais. Combined with AOT’s new ฿1,120 airport charge and a… Read More ›
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Thaksin returns to court smiling as he fights further asset seizures over a final ฿17.629 billion tax bill. His lawyers point to ฿46.37 billion already… Read More ›
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Foreign tourists face a ฿450 Thai entry charge from early 2027 under a plan now heading towards Cabinet. Air arrivals would pay first, with medical… Read More ›
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Five blue senators demand an ethics probe into EC commissioner Sitthichot Intrawises after he revealed bitter splits over the Senate collusion case, including political links… Read More ›
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Thai Airways clears its baggage crisis, but a bigger boardroom battle erupts over suspended CEO Chai Eamsiri. Industry figures question the move as Chai faces… Read More ›
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Thailand’s economic lead is under pressure as Vietnam surges 9.95% in Q3 while Thai growth stays below 2%. Vietnam has 31m more people, a younger… Read More ›
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Freedom, jazz and enterprise take centre stage in Korat as America marks its 250th anniversary. Ambassador Sean O’Neill leads a major US showcase, bringing companies,… Read More ›
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A ring of steel grips Phuket Deep Sea Port as USS George H.W. Bush arrives a day early with 5,109 US personnel. The 97,000-ton nuclear… Read More ›
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Floods batter 4,216 Thai businesses across 55 provinces, with factories stopping and FTI losses topping ฿1 billion. Toyota and Honda suspend production, while 95% of… Read More ›
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Nearly ฿2bn in family wealth comes under the microscope as Rangsiman Rome summons Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Sangtanasap and her husband over a ฿1.44bn loan to… Read More ›
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Bangkok’s US trade bargain faces a tariff squeeze as Jamieson Greer targets industrial overcapacity. Suphajee wants a 19% ceiling, but Section 301 cases, Thailand’s surging… Read More ›
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Prime Minister Anutin puts Thailand on nationwide alert as another burst of severe weather threatens from October 4. Bangkok is still recovering from floods, but… Read More ›
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Suchada Sangtanasap goes to police after Rangsiman Rome questions scam links involving her husband in Parliament. Now, nearly ฿2 billion in family assets, including more… Read More ›
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Chai Eamsiri’s four-decade Thai Airways career hits a dramatic reversal as he is ousted from command after 10,000 bags pile up. The executive who helped… Read More ›
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Floodwaters threaten a wider economic shock as the Bank of Thailand warns indebted households and small firms are already stretched. Losses could reach ฿33.8 billion… Read More ›
French businessman wanted for VAT fraud arrested this Wednesday on Koh Samui after Interpol Notice 
Thailand’s GDP may get a bump up from the 3rd quarter after recent economic agency talks with PM Anutin 
Thousands of fake Thai citizens of Chinese origin identified in one case going back over two decades 
New police chief wants officers who show their faces to the public and issue warnings instead of fines 
Special Branch and cyber police move against the ‘Godd Dam’ Facebook page after PM ‘tea money’ fake 
Government spokesman’s rebuke to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Keep out of Thai internal affairs 
Mystery of Dutch TV star deepens as police confirm he left Thailand and lawyer claims he wants privacy 
Prime Minister in a spot as no confidence debate looks like it’s being stalled or postponed in parliament 
PM calls police chief and orders preparations to make sure Thailand is not subject to French like rioting 
Pledges on investment are up but Foreign Direct Investment for the first six months is down nearly 5% 
Frenchman arrested by Immigration. Officer spotted him on Interpol wanted list for drug trafficking 
Drunk woman stripped naked on a Pattaya public street Tuesday night hurling abuse. Arrested by police 
Former top Democrat Party aide and MP met DSI over Bhumjaithai MP’s husband’s links to online gambling 
Row over handling of two online gambling cases related to MPs. Questions of jurisdiction and fair play 
German family members injured in Phuket after app based taxi driver lost control of car looking at GPS 
Bhumjaithai MP and her husband answer questions of the elite DSI police over links to online gambling 
Hellish battle with UK Home Office for Brit seeking to bring Burmese fiancée and son home for Christmas 
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