Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
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Pakamon blows open a new front in Thailand’s exam scandal: powerful families allegedly got jobs without paying while others faced ฿700,000 demands. With 5,925 scores… Read More ›
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Thailand races to pursue Thaicom and Gulf for ฿1.26bn over a 35-year-old Shinawatra satellite concession. Six disputed asset groups, lost income and staff training are… Read More ›
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Jewish graves become the latest focus of Thailand’s widening crackdown. Three bodies face removal from a Chachoengsao cemetery, Bangkok burial sites are being checked and… Read More ›
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NBTC turmoil intensifies after Dr Saran wins the right to challenge his removal but gains no court protection. Anutin seeks his ouster, three commissioners reject… Read More ›
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Farewell Pattaya! USS Abraham Lincoln sails after 5,000 sailors bring a ฿100m spending bonanza. Huge tips delight Thai workers, shops boom and bars fill as… Read More ›
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Anutin faces a gathering storm as Sondhi threatens street protests and the Senate collusion case nears a September 14 decision. With 229 people under scrutiny… Read More ›
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Thailand’s 30-day visa-free rule splits tourism chiefs. Sisadiwat Cheewaratanaporn says genuine tourists need far less time, while William Heinecke warns the move threatens lucrative medical… Read More ›
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Thailand’s economic reset faces an early reality check as Ekniti bets on AI, EVs and clean energy. War drives energy costs higher, Toyota puts fresh… Read More ›
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5-year Israeli expat Yaacov Ohayon is ordered deported after a Samui zoo threats conviction. Anutin uses Thailand’s new deportation rules eight days after launch, as… Read More ›
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Wrongly arrested at 18, assaulted and pushed to confess, Rittirong Chuenjit wins ฿4.38 million after 17 years. Supreme Court orders police to erase his criminal… Read More ›
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Let foreigners own what they pay for, Senator Prathum Wongsawat demands. She says Thailand’s 49:51 rules fuel nominee firms, hide grey capital and open the… Read More ›
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Thailand’s AI revolution hits turbulence days after its ฿1.6bn platform launches. Paying businesses faced outages, users reported repeated connection failures while Minister Chaichanok pushed free… Read More ›
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Thai-Chinese businesses raise the alarm as Thailand’s China trade deficit hits US$55.13bn, exceeding its global shortfall. Imports soar 38% while record exports and massive data-centre… Read More ›
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Thailand’s Indian tourism boom slams into reverse after visa confusion and fewer flights drive arrivals down 12%. The setback threatens billions in spending and one… Read More ›
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Governor Chadchart slams the brakes on Bangkok’s data centre rush amid huge fuel reserves and rising power and water demands. TikTok’s ฿842 billion expansion dominates… Read More ›
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Thailand’s neon sex trade hides a deepening HIV danger as online prostitution bypasses regular health checks. Nearly 60,000 infections may be undiagnosed, while 620,000 people… Read More ›
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Thailand’s most prominent opposition MP targets the ฿1.621 billion TH-AI Passport with an anti-graft complaint over tender terms, linked firms and payment plans. Rakchanok demands… Read More ›
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Bangkok’s stock market roared back 26% after three brutal years, but one giant stock drove the charge. Delta towers over the SET as Thai Airways… Read More ›
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The Yanks who helped make Pattaya famous are back as 5,400 sailors arrive after 250 days at sea fighting Iran. Bars and hotels scent a… Read More ›
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Thailand’s new visa squeeze halves tourist stays to 30 days and shuts Western nomads out of the easy Laos DTV route. Applicants now face police… Read More ›
45 year old Australian Simon Peter Carman is refused bail as he pleaded not guilty to murder in Pattaya 
Time for government to tighten its belt as debt ceiling looms and public debt surges from the pre Covid era 
Thailand prepares to impose a 30% tax on EVs built outside the kingdom in a move to boost its auto base 
Good Samaritan in Pattaya gets punched for his trouble by erratic farang after he lost motorbike keys with girlfriend 
Purchaser of foreclosed Chiang Mai property shocked on Tuesday to find skeletal remains of former owner 
Mother urges police to find Chinese national involved in road traffic crash that claimed her son’s life 
Thaksin seeks injunctive relief from Revenue efforts to collect 17 billion tax judgment in August 2025 
British man attacked and slashed by drunk motorbike duo on Tuesday as they tried to steal his smartphone 
Election Commission member derails PM Anutin Charnvirakul’s efforts to put senate scandal in the past 
Partnership between Nestlé and the billionaire Mahagitsiri family descends into all out legal warfare 
Four bodies removed Tuesday from a Jewish cemetery in Chachoengsao in new crackdown on illegal burials 
Election Commission exposed based on Monday’s sweeping decisions and judgments warns opposition 
Chinese man arrested after he fled to Thailand in 1991. Firm’s capital raised weeks before his shock downfall 
Thailand’s K-shaped economy sees a large number of people cut back on food and meals to make ends meet 
Opinion poll shows public concern about Israeli misbehaviour in Thailand amid a febrile political mood 
Ex Pheu Thai minister warns Commission members that soon they could be judged as crunch vote looms 
Sex and financial scandal at famous monastery rocks Thailand. Abbot and girlfriend amassed huge wealth 
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