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From 5,000-1 Premiership miracle to League One misery. King Power is reportedly exploring a sale of Leicester City as Citigroup seeks potential buyers amid consecutive… Read More ›
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Former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva joins opposition demands to expose alleged Senate election collusion, piling pressure on the Election Commission before its pivotal August ruling as… Read More ›
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Prime Minister Anutin reshapes Thailand’s transport strategy after Beijing talks, putting China rail links and new seaports ahead of the trillion-baht Land Bridge. Top banker… Read More ›
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Claims of an organised criminal network inside Thailand’s civil service as Rangsiman Rome demands conspiracy charges, money-trail investigations and says Interior Minister Anutin cannot pass… Read More ›
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Thailand’s explosive Senate collusion probe reaches a tipping point as iLaw names Prime Minister Anutin among nine Bhumjaithai figures, the Election Commission faces growing scrutiny… Read More ›
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Thailand’s biggest banks face another bruising year as Fitch warns profits will fall, bad loans will rise and slower growth will squeeze lending. Krungthai Bank… Read More ›
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Bhumjaithai is preparing to sue iLaw after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and eight others were named in Senate collusion allegations, as the party rejects every… Read More ›
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Anutin’s Beijing rendition of Tian Mi Mi sparked a backlash in Thailand as families struggle with living costs, but Singapore’s top Chinese-language newspaper hailed the… Read More ›
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ThaiBev is weighing the sale of Thailand’s biggest KFC franchise, with more than 500 restaurants potentially changing hands in one of the country’s largest fast-food… Read More ›
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Thailand pressed China to crack down on scam syndicates and illegal Chinese-linked businesses as both countries agreed a landmark “2+2” security dialogue with intelligence sharing,… Read More ›
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Thailand’s ฿1.6 billion TH-AI Passport faces growing pressure after Karndee Leowpairoj said tests found free AI models outperform it. She cites procurement concerns, costly spending,… Read More ›
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Jailed until 2037, yet listed as a director and shareholder in eight Chiang Mai companies. The extraordinary discovery came as police raided 31 suspected foreign… Read More ›
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People’s Party declares political war on the Bhumjaithai-led government, admitting it was wrong to back PM Anutin as it seizes on the Senate collusion scandal,… Read More ›
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Suphachai Chearavanont says PM Anutin’s China roadshow could restore Thailand as ASEAN’s manufacturing powerhouse, with Chongqing, Sichuan and Huawei central to a drive for AI,… Read More ›
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Thailand is preparing landmark laws to tighten control over digital platforms, with mandatory registration, revenue disclosure, seller verification, fraud liability, advertising transparency and stronger consumer… Read More ›
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Three shocking incidents in just 24 hours have exposed Thailand’s worsening mental health crisis. A brutal murder, suspected drug-fuelled arson and a motorway hanging have… Read More ›
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Bangkok is racing to seal a landmark US trade deal after Commerce Minister Suphajee met top White House and trade officials, with Section 301 tariff… Read More ›
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Beijing’s demand for Thailand to hand over journalist Bai Zhaodong has sparked an international outcry as PM Anutin visits China, with UN officials and over… Read More ›
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From shaping governments to pioneering Thailand’s first news website, Manager Newspaper closes its print chapter on July 31. Founder Sondhi Limthongkul says readers have gone… Read More ›
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Thai police have exposed how transnational scam gangs recruit cash-strapped Thais, launder millions through local bank accounts and shift operations into Laos as a sweeping… Read More ›
9 people dead after schoolboy’s morning of gunfire in Nonthaburi just outside Bangkok. 2 crime scenes 
Isolated Myanmar military leader visits Bangkok against a storm of opposition from democracy groups 
Disaster area declared in Khon Kaen rural area as large, expanding sinkholes appear on village lands 
Man who caused a disruption at Nonthaburi hospital claiming a device was planted in his head committed 
Western foreigner in Pattaya wanted for the alleged theft of a woman’s smartphone at a busy coffee shop 
Hlun Solo’s remains due back on Thursday as his family are set to pursue a second autopsy in Thailand 
Looking for ‘Finger’ as pressure grows to find killer’s police handler. Retired detective denies it’s him 
Chinese refugee Zhang Xinyan makes it to Canada on second flight after receiving a senior police escort 
Swedish woman wanted for sixty million baht fraud at home arrested by Phuket Immigration Bureau police 
Minister plans to inject loan decree cash into boosting Thailand’s dwindling tourism prospects in 2026 
Battle for Bangkok Port opens up with plans to close the old cargo facility and focus on development 
13 year old died on Saturday in Nakhon Si Thammarat after being stung by jelly fish at an after match swim 
Police chief orders probe into claims that the local Pattaya police station had links to Killer ‘Pong’ 
Thailand to get tough with online platforms and may even support class action lawsuits by consumers 
Dark case of murder and terror in Pattaya only beginning as police explore the horror reign of ‘Pong’ 
Two senior policemen killed in Tak Bai drug operation on Sunday. Detectives looking at insurgency links 
Freed 28-year-old Thai woman returns to Bangkok and meets Narcotics Suppression Bureau officers 
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