Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Hard-boiled Wall Street investors put PM Anutin and his team on the spot over Thailand’s economy, ageing workforce and US-China balance. Funds controlling over US$40… Read More ›
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Fury grows over stalled ฿1,000-per-rai rice aid as Pheu Thai targets two deputy premiers. Songkram claims Finance Minister Ekniti said farmer support was ineffective because… Read More ›
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Questions over Anutin aide Thongchuea Chatkitcharoen’s university contacts move centre stage as Rangsiman Rome summons the PM. MPs are also chasing withheld government files, 800,000… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Ex-minister Sunthorn Wilawan, 87, gets life after his adopted son and political lieutenant was shot 22 times at his Prachin Buri home. The court found… Read More ›
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Thailand moves towards a landmark debt rescue system after MPs vote 444–0. Ex Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong says borrowers owing from ฿100,000 could restructure debts,… Read More ›
Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Capt Thamanat Prompow’s 58-MP Kla Tham moves towards Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government as a censure battle gathers pace, while the Senate election scandal puts… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thailand’s Oil Fuel Fund bleeds ฿700 million daily and heads beyond ฿100 billion in the red. Akanat weighs massive new borrowing as Middle East turmoil… Read More ›
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From Buriram heir to Cabinet minister, Chaichanok Chidchob’s rise has been rapid. At 36, he declares ฿161.92m in assets, including an ฿8m Bentley and ฿26.95m… Read More ›
Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Polpeera widens Thailand’s Israeli-linked land probe into nearly ฿100m of deep-south purchases and Chabad centres. Phuket uncovers violations, Bangkok finds no fundamental illegality as publishing… Read More ›
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Thailand moves to rein in cannabis as Cabinet backs medical-only sales and thousands of shops face expiring licences, while UK gangs recruit air travellers and… Read More ›
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Anutin is overseas as legal heavyweights prepare to scrutinise the Election Commission’s Senate ruling. Two dissenting commissioners say evidence justified action over political involvement, while… Read More ›
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Pressure mounts on Anutin over the ฿4.5bn local exam scandal as Rangsiman Rome targets questions around his adviser. Police are tracing 2,000 suspected altered results,… Read More ›
Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
Thailand produces archival proof after Miss Universe Cambodia used a historic 1906 photo of Thai women in a Cambodian clothing presentation. Culture Minister Sabeeda demands… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Washington adds a fresh condition to Thailand’s US trade deal as Anutin heads for New York. The expected Trump call remains unconfirmed while Senate, ballot… Read More ›
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Vietnam’s tourism boom is closing the gap on Thailand as low prices, easier visas and soaring Western arrivals drive growth. Thailand faces falling visitor numbers,… Read More ›
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Phuket governor sacks an entire Defence Corps checkpoint team after villagers claim they were urine-tested, then asked for up to ฿15,000 to go free. Bangkok… Read More ›
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Thailand turns to South Korea for a ฿16.73 billion missile-packed frigate as the Navy plans eight warships by 2037, shifts up to 30% of construction… Read More ›
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Twenty years after tanks toppled Thaksin, Phumtham warns Thailand still bears the scars. Two coups, dissolved parties, fallen prime ministers and rewritten charters later, over… Read More ›
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Thailand’s debt races towards its 70% ceiling as chief economic planner Danucha Pichayanan demands 2–3 years of tight budgets. Debt servicing tops ฿400 billion yearly… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Anutin tells governors to use new deportation powers without hesitation as Thailand targets troublesome foreigners, illegal businesses, nominee firms and landholding while warning: “If you’re… Read More ›
Senators from the ‘blue’ camp move against dissident Election Commissioner Sitthichot Intrawises 
Thai Airways defeats flood crisis but finds itself in a brewing crisis of confidence over its management 
Grab delivery driver strikes rich in Phuket by using trade to burgle 2 homes netting 3.69 million baht 
USS George HW Bush arrives in Phuket one day early and berths 3.3km offshore. Sailors landing ashore in holiday mode 
Police investigate a Burmese kingpin who entered Thailand by plane from India and had access to wealth 
Thai industrial base hammered by flooding crisis. Over 4k firms report a need for financial assistance 
House Committee chair Rome to call Bhumjaithai MP and Australian husband on Wednesday over wealth 
Two German tourists killed at Phang-nga zebra crossing. Pickup driver tore into them on Friday night 
Storm clouds gathering again as Thailand races to bolster its flood defences after last week’s deluge 
Bhumjaithai MP files police report against People’s Party’s Rangsiman Rome over scammer link remarks 
Thai Airways boss fired by the board chaired by Finance Ministry chief on Friday over baggage crisis 
Elderly woman seriously injured after an old man drove EV car at speed into a crowded Bangkok shrine 
Tuk Tuk driver in Phuket assaulted by Middle Eastern looking tourist who failed to pay his fare to a hotel 
Naturalised citizenship scrutinised as PM scraps Israeli’s Thai status over ongoing home passport use 
Business leaders pile pressure on Thai Airways over vital air cargo artery for the kingdom’s exports to the world 
Department of Business Development (DBD) contacts 43 foreign embassies on nominee shareholder firms 
British mother from Croydon in a Cambodian hellhole prison facing up to 20 years after drug mule dupe 
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