Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
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Ice cream tycoon Dr Siripong Akrasriyuk is selling Hawell’s for ฿165 million before walking away from business, public life and his family. The deal includes… Read More ›
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Foreigners face a tougher banking climate as the Bank of Thailand launches its biggest regulatory overhaul in 27 years. Overseas pensions, property payments and business… Read More ›
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Thailand’s finances race towards a 2028 reckoning as fixed costs swallow revenue and debt nears 70%. People’s Party MP Anusorn Thamjai warns the ฿3.788 trillion… Read More ›
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Anutin pledges not to abandon Japanese carmakers as Thailand’s automotive crisis deepens. Sales have plunged 26.2%, Chinese brands control 70% of the electric market and… Read More ›
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Chinese holidaymakers are cooling on Thailand as scam fears and rising costs send more travellers towards Vietnam. The kingdom now expects 5.1 million arrivals in… Read More ›
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Bangkok–Auckland flights are back from March 2027 as Anutin presses Thai Airways for an earlier take-off. Thailand and New Zealand launch a strategic partnership, target… Read More ›
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Fury as drug kingpin Laota Saenli leaves prison after serving under nine years of a life sentence. Six royal pardons, age benefits and “excellent prisoner”… Read More ›
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Northern floods surge across five provinces as Paetongtarn mobilises Pheu Thai ministers and MPs. Five people survive after a mudslide buries their Mae Hong Son… Read More ›
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Thai households feel the pinch as 77% dip into savings or borrow for daily expenses. Buy-now-pay-later use surges among middle earners, while travel and fashion… Read More ›
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Canberra visit puts Thai-Australian ties into high gear as Anutin plants a magnolia before talks with Anthony Albanese. Both countries push deeper trade, investment, defence… Read More ›
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Exam scandal leaves 5,925 people linked to irregular scores effectively still in their positions. Deputy Interior Minister Worasit denies dumping the cases on local authorities… Read More ›
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Toxic Kok River contamination puts Thailand on alert as Varawut tightens mining controls nationwide. Officials trace the pollution abroad, pursue bilateral action, enlist UNIDO and… Read More ›
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Thailand’s ฿4bn exam scandal deepens with nearly 6,000 disputed recruits still in office. CIB chief Pol Lt Gen Natthasak Chaowanasai says the probe will go… Read More ›
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Veteran economic journalist and budget committee member Veera Teerapatranon questions ฿36.7bn held by the judiciary at a 2027 budget committee hearing. Courts earned ฿126m in… Read More ›
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Car tax battle looms as Ekniti moves to raise taxes on imported EVs and reward vehicles built in Thailand. Chinese brands now command 32% of… Read More ›
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US-China AI battle puts Thailand on the spot as Deputy PM Yotsanan insists Bangkok must stay neutral. He calls for stronger data, hardware, cybersecurity and… Read More ›
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Foreign property crackdown grips Thailand as 36,277 foreign-linked entities come under scrutiny. Officials are tracing nominee land deals, 30-year leases and condominium holdings, with offenders… Read More ›
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Warning lights flash across Thailand’s economy despite 1.9% GDP growth. Quarterly output falls 0.2%, autos slump 7.2%, factory capacity sinks to a 24-quarter low and… Read More ›
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Democrat deputy Karndee turns up the heat on Thailand’s ฿1.621bn AI Passport, demanding answers on procurement, value, payments and Thai data. The five million-user scheme… Read More ›
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White House puts Thailand in Tier 2 of its China tariff-evasion crackdown. Thai exports face tougher US checks, AI tracking and a punishing extra 40%… Read More ›
Koh Samui Israeli expat the first to be deported under Prime Minister Anutin’s new deportation regime 
US Navy’s Pattaya visit is plain sailing with strong spending breeze. Chonburi governor hails it a success 
Paying AI users in Thailand had a nightmare week online just as the government waded into the market 
Malaysian online gambling boss arrested in Bangkok raid. 48 year old was a UFA network Master agent 
Crazed ex lover rams former girlfriend and her new boyfriend on a motorbike to their death with pickup 
Blunder over Indian visa policy saw Thailand lose tourists in August. Quick volte face to a 30 day visa 
Data centre projects on hold in Bangkok as officials scramble to examine the impact of the industry on resources 
HIV and AIDS still lurk behind the neon signs of Thailand’s sex industry especially as it moves online 
Younger brother kills sibling after finding him drinking as their mother fought for life in hospital 
Former PM Paetongtarn files police complaint over false social media post linking her with Israeli land 
People’s Party firebrand attacks flagship TH AI project launched this week with corruption agency filing of claims 
The boys are back in town. US servicemen return to Pattaya, a town they helped create, for wartime R&R 
Pot shop worker attacks UK man on his motorbike over 29,200 baht fraud on Monday in broad daylight 
Woman in northern Thailand builds thriving concern farming and selling live cockroaches for fishing in nearby rivers 
Pattaya police probe a nightclub shooting on the city’s Southside in the early hours of Monday morning 
Anutin begins week with twin economic headaches as car makers and rail consortium threaten to walk 
American man arrested in Phuket on US state and federal warrants relating to sexual abuse of minors at home 
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