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Thailand’s Senate election scandal is reaching its climax as the Election Commission weighs sending 229 suspects to the Constitutional Court amid explosive new evidence, secret… Read More ›
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China has unveiled a sweeping security pact with Cambodia covering defence, policing and cybercrime as Beijing deepens its military footprint ahead of Thai PM Anutin’s… Read More ›
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Thailand is overhauling its future with 22,200 new doctors, researchers sent into private industry and a high-tech AI drive as Dr Cheng unveils a sweeping… Read More ›
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People’s Party deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul claimed the government is suffering a cash-flow crisis, using a ฿10.3 billion budget transfer to stay afloat. She said… Read More ›
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Thailand’s tourism strategy faces its biggest credibility test yet as foreign arrivals fall for a third straight year while Spain and Greece surge ahead. Industry… Read More ›
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Thailand brushed off China’s arms support for Cambodia as Defence Minister Lt Gen Adul insisted Bangkok would strengthen its own defences before PM Anutin’s crucial… Read More ›
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Thailand restored thousands of local authority appointments as its biggest civil service corruption scandal in decades deepened. Detectives probing alleged exam fraud believe up to… Read More ›
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Thailand’s economy is booming on paper but cracking underneath. Record exports and stronger growth forecasts collide with a soaring trade deficit, an 8% baht slump,… Read More ›
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Thailand faces one of its biggest environmental disasters in decades as arsenic from gold and rare earth mines in Myanmar contaminates the Kok, Mekong, Salween… Read More ›
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Thailand is set to bankroll the conversion of petrol and diesel vehicles into EVs under a proposed ฿400 billion programme, marking a dramatic policy shift.… Read More ›
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One of Thailand’s biggest corruption scandals in decades threatens a political firestorm as opposition leader Nattapong demands Prime Minister Anutin investigate politicians over a jobs-for-cash… Read More ›
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Thailand’s economy won a growth upgrade to 2.3% on Wednesday, but the Bank of Thailand kept rates at 1.00% as the baht slid to ฿33.40.… Read More ›
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Thailand’s biggest civil service corruption scandal in decades has exploded after 3,000 answer sheets and 800,000 exam documents were seized. Thousands of appointments are frozen… Read More ›
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China has again warned Thailand that criticism of Chinese influence, crime networks and business activity is hurting tourism, as Beijing pushes back against the term… Read More ›
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Thailand’s baht has crashed through the ฿33 barrier as markets bet on more US rate hikes, capital flees to the dollar and current account deficits… Read More ›
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Thailand launches a sweeping probe into three Chinese delivery apps amid fears of nominee shareholdings, foreign control and licensing breaches. Investigators trace ownership, funding and… Read More ›
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Thailand has launched a 12-year bid to become a high-income nation, targeting AI, investment and competitiveness. Yet weak productivity, ageing demographics, skills shortages and rising… Read More ›
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A raid on a Nonthaburi exam-rigging centre exposed a suspected ฿4.5 billion jobs-for-cash racket, with 3,000 answer sheets seized. Prime Minister Anutin said he was… Read More ›
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Former police superstar Big Joke faces fresh corruption allegations after investigators moved to file charges in a gold bribery case involving an NACC commissioner. The… Read More ›
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Prime Minister Anutin has rejected claims of a smear campaign against the People’s Party as prosecutors step back from the Boonrit case and a ฿6… Read More ›
Tourism levy rejected by airline industry for a second time as not feasible and an impediment to growth 
Canadian goes berserk in Krabi. Steals hospital emergency van and behaves madly when confronted by police 
Smuggled cannabis exports activity grows rapidly with thousands of tourist cases to the UK intercepted 
Civil service exam scandal to deepen as it is feared 5,000 may be corrupt. Ruling party plans new law 
Thai regulator proposes an online digital platform for licenced radio stations as media sphere sees drastic changes 
Huge success for Thailand tourism as ‘Tomorrowland’ sells out 150,000 tickets for a money spinning show 
Bangkok on the up and up as world magnet for high earners and the rich. 50% surge in fat cats by 2030 
Mukdahan Police await to find out if 11 year old boy who drove pickup killing 10 monks can be questioned 
Commerce Minister Suphajee talks about gold in an economy and world driven by US-China trade rivalry 
Cannabis industry on the brink. Anutin threatens to reschedule the drug after huge seizures worldwide 
Former Justice Minister calls for action on exam scandal. Says five officials disciplined are scapegoats 
Forex trading now in the sights of lawmakers as Bhumjaithai Party committee boss calls for change 
64 year old dies after being stung by wasps Saturday while picking wild mushrooms in Nakhon Phanom 
Tighter screening on outbound flights across Thai airports in force following Thai Airways hostess case 
Married couple from Loei remanded in prison until July 15 as DSI police pursue drug trafficking case against them 
Death in the car after sexual activity. Bangkok police look into shocking discovery of dead young couple 
Foreign nominee firms still the target of an escalating crackdown and blamed for poor economic growth 
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