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PM Anutin arrives in Paris for a six-day mission on energy, AI, trade and culture talks with Macron, IEA and UNESCO, amid EU visa proposals… Read More ›
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Thailand is preparing a higher foreign tourist levy alongside tougher visa rules, stricter entry screening and tighter monitoring of arrivals as officials confront rising hospital… Read More ›
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Thailand’s economy faces mounting danger as lending stalls and inflation surges, while consumer confidence sinks to a four-year low. Businesses warn that the Middle East… Read More ›
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Thailand is set to scrap its expanded 60-day visa-free stay scheme in a sweeping immigration crackdown tied to illegal business activity and foreign crime concerns.… Read More ›
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Thailand launches a new anti-corruption commission as the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party revives the Rolls-Royce bribery scandal, investor fears deepen and surveys name 26… Read More ›
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Thailand posts its strongest growth in 11 years as exports and investment surge, but soaring oil prices, rising inflation, weakening tourism and a deepening Middle… Read More ›
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Bangkok police probe a deadly train-bus crash that killed 8 after the train driver tested positive for drugs. CCTV showed a barrier worker gave only… Read More ›
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Thailand faces mounting economic turmoil as the government pushes a ฿400 billion loan plan amid soaring inflation, rising energy costs, and BoT warnings over weak… Read More ›
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Thailand is scrambling to secure 2026 World Cup rights weeks before kickoff as PM Anutin Charnvirakul vows every match will air free despite a reported… Read More ›
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Thailand faces a political and economic storm as soaring oil prices, Middle East war fears and a Constitutional Court battle over a ฿400 billion emergency… Read More ›
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Thailand launches EV crackdown as 1,300 complaints spark showroom raids, legal threats and lawsuits over defective cars, false range claims, collapsing service networks and plunging… Read More ›
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Thailand launches sweeping tourism crackdown with shorter visas, tougher screening, higher airport fees and a new ฿300 levy as ministers target foreign crime, nominee networks… Read More ›
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Muslim senator Angkhana Neelaphaijit condemned “mob rule” after more than 1,000 Muslims surrounded a transgender livestreamer in Bangkok, forcing a public apology, self-slapping and a… Read More ›
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Thailand braces for Thaksin Shinawatra’s much-anticipated prison release Monday as Red Shirts gather, security tightens, and authorities reject last-minute efforts to block parole. The former… Read More ›
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Thailand will hike international airport passenger charges by 50% from June 20, pushing up airfares and making Thai airports among Asia’s most expensive as officials… Read More ›
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Thailand’s tourism slowdown deepens as arrivals fall 7%, spending slumps and Pattaya hotel occupancy crashes to 30%. Khao San Road businesses report collapsing revenues, rising… Read More ›
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Thailand and Cambodia agreed to restart border talks under UNCLOS after crunch ASEAN summit negotiations in Cebu, as PM Anutin Charnvirakul defended tearing up the… Read More ›
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PM Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered a dramatic 90-day rethink of Thailand’s trillion-baht land bridge project as ministers, security chiefs and business leaders reassess costs, environmental… Read More ›
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Thailand has scrapped its 25-year maritime agreement with Cambodia ahead of the ASEAN Summit in Cebu. The move has triggered renewed tension between Bangkok and… Read More ›
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Navy vows due process as two officers charged in MP Kamolsak assassination bid. Cash surety bail granted as police probe widens to possible mastermind link.… Read More ›
Colliers boss in Thailand says now is the time to buy into the country’s resilient property market 
Prime Minister pushes to seal Thailand’s trade deal with the United States as rivals lock in benefits 
Police move to tighten the foreign ownership net now in Krabi. Luxury villas linked with Spaniards raided 
Highly qualified young woman becomes first Thai Airways female pilot in the hitherto all male cockpit 
Former Prime Minister Thaksin gains his full freedom after Royal Pardon to celebrate the Queen’s birthday 
Bank of Thailand offers a more cheerful view of the economy for 2026 with GDP growth projection of 2% 
Top media expert warns government that Thailand is losing its sovereignty in the digital world of news 
Immigration Bureau officers discover suspected human trafficking ring using Bangkok as a transport hub 
Economy dominated by geopolitics turning its back on small concerns. Commerce Minister’s warning 
Things have changed in politics but Thaksin still faces legal issues including a 17 billion baht tax debt 
Ranger killed in heavy Narathiwat security operation. Extended battle between army and insurgents 
Trump counters Iran with tougher terms and a warning. Tehran now says it does not trust the US 
Former top Justice Ministry figure calls for tough line against NACC official charged over road death 
Bangkok Pride flags the Thai capital as a Gay Pride centre as Pheu Thai leader Yotsanun pledges support 
Government to reopen Hua Hin to international flights as it pushes Thai Airways on more flights 
Short term and long term warnings lights for the ailing Thai economy as it ploughs through headwinds 
31 year old man dies in front of his wife in Buriram talking on a charging phone after lightning strike 
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