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Election week drama as People’s Party leader Nattapong and two MPs face Criminal Court over energy remarks, posting bail in a defamation case filed by… Read More ›
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Leaked audio allegedly linked to Deputy Interior Minister Sakda Wichiensilp has shaken Thailand’s election days before voting, triggering a police complaint, denial and fierce political… Read More ›
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Big Joke resurfaces at a Bangkok tennis court, denying flight after his police career ended as bribery and abuse cases emerge. NACC probes move toward… Read More ›
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UN investigators say Myanmar’s military unleashed more than 400 airstrikes during elections, killing at least 170 civilians, as the junta’s proxy party claimed a landslide… Read More ›
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Gold chaos grips Thailand as prices crash 12% after record highs, sparking panic selling, bargain buying and packed pawn shops, while the baht weakens, volatility… Read More ›
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Vote-buying fears grip Thailand as election nears, with allegations of intimidation, misuse of state power and a probe into ฿250 million cash withdrawals, prompting intensified… Read More ›
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Thailand has been placed back on the US Treasury currency watchlist as December’s exports to America surge 54.3% and the trade surplus widens. Washington tightens… Read More ›
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Thailand’s election enters its final week as vote-buying claims swirl, billions allegedly circulate and Pheu Thai surges behind Dr Yotsanan Wongsawat, hailed by supporters as… Read More ›
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Thai poll cash fears. Bank of Thailand flags massive suspicious withdrawals as vote-buying fears surge nationwide ahead of Feb 8 election, with billions of baht,… Read More ›
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Thailand’s auto industry suffers two harsh years of falling output and factory exits, but Ford’s takeover of Suzuki’s Rayong plant marks a turning point, injecting… Read More ›
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Transport Ministry moves to terminate Italian-Thai contract after crane collapsed onto express train, killing 30 and injuring 66. Probe finds work carried out during live… Read More ›
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Thailand freezes response to Trump’s Peace Board as PM Anutin cites caretaker limits ahead of February election, deferring any decision to the next government while… Read More ›
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Thailand election on a knife-edge as Matichon poll shows a three-party race, Pheu Thai surging, People’s Party narrowly ahead, and Bhumjaithai tipped to outperform weak… Read More ›
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Telenor agreed to sell its True Corporation stake for $3.9bn, exiting Thailand as Suphachai Chearavanont’s Arise takes control. Shares slid 14.5% on heavy trade, while… Read More ›
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Big Joke’s legal war widens as courts uphold his sacking, ex-aides allege assault and police probe a multimillion-baht gold bribe. A police civil war is… Read More ›
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Court clears ex-ministers Phumtham and Thawee in Senate probe, but wider 2024 election collusion investigations deepen, targeting 229 people, including 138 senators and senior Bhumjaithai… Read More ›
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Thailand’s tourism sector enters 2026 in crisis as January arrivals are forecast to plunge 18%, hit by floods, border conflict, visa crackdowns and a rising… Read More ›
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Thailand drawn into Trump’s Gaza peace board in the aftermath of Maduro’s arrest, Greenland tariff threats while a potential UN clash rattles American allies. Bangkok… Read More ›
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Senator demands probe as Thai baht jumps 9% despite weak economy. Crypto market trades over ฿100bn monthly, raising laundering fears. Agencies and Bitkub summoned to… Read More ›
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Engineering disasters: A sinkhole swallows a pickup truck a day after a crane kills two, just a day after a rail inferno claimed 32 lives.… Read More ›
Wild gunman ‘L’ left in tears on Thursday after being denied bail by Pathum Thani Court after rampage 
Israeli drug dealing boss caught on Koh Phangan collecting his takings in a shoe sock left for punters 
Foreign Minister supports cancellation of the 60 day visa while Phuket wants to scrap property visa 
Man who closed schools in Pathum Thani after police found seven guns at home surrenders. Hug from Mom 
Poignant funeral in Chacheongsao sees bride sing to her fiancé five days before they were to be married 
American dies in Bangkok suburb in violent brawl with three armed Burmese men in row over woman 
Chaiyaphum Police quiz girlfriend who saw boyfriend executed last Saturday night. Drugs links probed 
Passenger bus overturns on the way from Phuket to Yal. 10 seriously injured. Police saw what happened 
Raging fire ravages Koh Samui’s popular Fisherman’s Quarter. Extensive damage but no casualties reported 
Randy foreign tourist hosed down by Cambodian hotel employee having sex under a spirit house on grounds 
Tears of joy as elderly couple are reunited by Tourist Police in Korat after five hour separation ordeal 
Poll could be voided if court cases underway succeed. Public however has faith in Election Commission 
Tensions rising between Bhumjaithai Party and Kla Tham as leading party wants the Agriculture Ministry 
Chinese bank manager who ran off with 10 million baht arrested in Pattaya. Entered Thailand illegally 
Chinese national arrested by anti trafficking police. Wanted in China for prostitution linked to minors 
Angry Pattaya crowd restrains and arrest Russian man who viciously attacked an innocent Thai woman 
Family of murdered school boss speak of her sense of duty and responsibility. Sacrificed her own life 
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