Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
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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 ›
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Seven years after becoming Thai, Israeli-born Ariel Blustein loses his citizenship as Anutin cites Israeli passport use and an undisclosed Uruguayan nationality. The case lands… Read More ›
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All 200 Senate seats could be at stake as former Constitutional Court judge Charun Pakdithanakul outlines a route to challenge the entire 2024 selection after… Read More ›
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Suvarnabhumi turmoil spreads from baggage halls to Thailand’s export lifeline as Thai Airways battles 8,000 stranded bags and cancelled flights. Chamber demands an overhaul, Phiphat… Read More ›
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DBD sends details of over 100,000 foreign-linked firms to 43 embassies as Thailand widens its nominee crackdown. Land, shareholder funds and financial trails face scrutiny,… Read More ›
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Government anger closes in on Thai Airways as 8,000 bags remain stranded at Suvarnabhumi. Phiphat takes charge, Air Force reinforcements move in and flights remain… Read More ›
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Senate probe rocked by two razor-thin EC votes as Sitthichot reveals fresh DSI evidence was rejected 4–3 before political figures were cleared 5–2. Meanwhile, 77… Read More ›
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Flood fury closes in on PM Anutin as Bangkok battles rising waters. Fifteen years after the 2011 disaster, vital defences remain unfinished while ageing canals… Read More ›
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Thailand’s US trade deal hits a hiatus as Suphajee says an agreement is close at hand but Sihasak flags market access. AI rules, US investment… Read More ›
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Bangkok battles to drain as Thailand’s flood emergency widens across 29 provinces, hitting 2.6m people. Reservoirs near capacity force surging releases while swollen rivers carry… Read More ›
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US tech groups push back as Thailand drafts tough AI rules covering liability, local data processing and overseas providers. Bangkok is courting American AI investments… Read More ›
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 
7kg heroin in drink sachets bound for Australia found in a Samut Prakan premises after police tip off 
Much loved Robocop, a popular figure in Nonthaburi near Bangkok dies in a tragic road traffic accident 
Thai star Nene Royal faces trademark headaches in Thailand and South Korea as she secures her fortune 
Six dead in deadly clashes in Southern Thailand including a policeman killed on National Police Day 
Underfire southern MP says Prime Minister Anutin telephoned her and urged her to post a selfie online 
Prime Minister cock a hoop as IMF World Bank meet ends in Bangkok. Insists Thailand’s standing has risen 
Departures tax pushed by the Ministry of Finance is the death kiss for the tourist sector say top execs 
US Bangkok broadside to the IMF and the World Bank delivered by Scott Bessent who snubbed the meeting 
Friday protests by anti IMF World Bank activists continue after overnight camp event in central Bangkok 
Air hostess linked to international trafficking ring smuggling Chinese nationals in and out of Thailand 
Protests at the IMF World Bank meetings turn violent but Bangkok police deny being heavy handed 
Bhumjaithai Party Southern MP facing political strain as questions grow about her husband’s online fortune 
Portuguese woman’s 5 year stay in Thailand without a valid visa ends at a Phuket cookery class on Tuesday 
Thai police get involved in Hong Kong prostitution ring smashed last weekend which yielded vast returns 
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