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Bangkok’s massive Samsen Road sinkhole sparks political chaos as Parliament collapses. Pheu Thai MPs demand debate, but the People’s Party blocks it. PM Anutin refuses… Read More ›
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PM Anutin vows there will be no casinos as Thailand prepares for March-April 2026 election, pledges strict law enforcement, constitutional reforms, agricultural support and round-the-clock… Read More ›
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Thailand’s new Prime Minister Anutin and his conservative cabinet were sworn in before the King and Queen amid political turmoil, economic instability and urgent pressure… Read More ›
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Bangkok narrowly escapes disaster as a massive sinkhole opens near Vajira Hospital and Samsen Police Station, swallowing road and vehicles. Officials link it to subway… Read More ›
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Chaos erupts on the Sisaket border as Thai and Cambodian forces exchange fire. Hundreds flee homes, locals fear repeat missile attacks, evacuations disrupt daily life,… Read More ›
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Former PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra heads to Sisaket to battle the Bhumjaithai Party in a high-stakes by-election, confronting fallout from the Hun Sen audio scandal, recent… Read More ›
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Thailand’s tourism industry is collapsing as the surging baht, safety concerns, and rising competition from Vietnam and Malaysia are driving visitors away, threatening the kingdom’s… Read More ›
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The Thai baht’s mysterious rise is hammering exports and tourism, with economists baffled and regulators divided. Suspect gold flows, shadowy capital, and weak oversight are… Read More ›
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Anutin is aggressively consolidating power as Thailand’s Prime Minister courts MPs and military allies, expands Bhumjaithai, defies critics while building a Buriram network that now… Read More ›
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Redshirts hold a large vigil outside Khlong Prem Prison as former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra prepares to see a specialist on Monday for a degenerative… Read More ›
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Political strife and confusion grip Thailand as trust collapses between parties, Anutin campaigns hard, Bhumjaithai manoeuvres behind a 120-day government, while alliances are tested and… Read More ›
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Thailand braces as Thaksin’s son-in-law, Natthaphong Kunakornwong, is tipped as potential Pheu Thai PM while the new Anutin government faces scrutiny and the opposition prepares… Read More ›
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Top Thai banker launches blistering attack on the economy, warning growth lags, 48% of GDP is hidden in the black economy, and urgent reforms are… Read More ›
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Thai immigration chief strongly rejects Reuters claims that officers aided traffickers at Bangkok airport, calling the report sensationalist and unverified, urging all media to submit… Read More ›
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Thailand’s new 36-member cabinet has secured royal approval and will be sworn in on Wednesday at Dusit Palace, after previous uncertainty over key appointments, political… Read More ›
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Thai army shuts all Cambodian border crossings indefinitely and begins installing a high-tech electronic fence after deadly Sa Kaeo clashes, while Phnom Penh urgently seeks… Read More ›
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Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is struggling with high blood pressure, stress, hair loss, and fatigue at Bangkok’s Klong Prem Prison as his daughters visit… Read More ›
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Violence erupts on the Sa Kaeo border as Thai soldiers clash with Cambodian civilians. Phnom Penh reacts angrily as tensions soar over cross-border disputes and… Read More ›
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Crisis erupts as Prime Minister Anutin’s cabinet faces intense Privy Council scrutiny over ethics and qualifications. The cabinet, coming from political deals, forcing possible resubmission,… Read More ›
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Former conservative senator warns Prime Minister Anutin’s new cabinet could face legal battles, early Constitutional Court review, and possible House of Representatives dissolution amid coalition… Read More ›
American economic and political power at work as Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti promises to keep faith 
Failed Indian company director freaks out in central Bangkok with an imitation firearm after taking pot 
Thai Cambodian conflict and old 2012 Martial Law order in Trat cause top islands to lose ฿700 million 
Brazilian woman attacked police at Pattaya traffic stop for not wearing a helmet. Frenzy at the police station 
Bright spot in Bangkok as Thailand’s 30th National Book Fair set to wow well over 1 million visitors 
Alarm raised by Police over Israelis on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan passing off counterfeit dollar bills 
Shocking nighttime attack on elderly German couple as they slept in their bed in Phang-nga province 
Officials on Koh Phangan launch inquiry after locals complain the island is becoming a second Tel Aviv 
Riot police sent to Sa Kaeo border flashpoint area with Cambodia as tension begin to rise sharply there 
Bank of Thailand Governor plans to help 3 million distressed small loan borrowers, rolling out in 2026 
Fire at Bangkok city centre hotel put out on Friday. Blaze erupted on 11th floor. No injuries reported as cause is explored 
German man saved from well shaft on Thursday after falling in while attempting to mow neglected ground 
Yemeni conman arrested by police after getting his hands on ฿1.15milion through foreign exhange scam 
Mariah Carey lands at Don Mueang in Bangkok ahead of her Saturday night concert at Muang Thong Thani 
Gold duo escape 20 years prison. Court shows mercy and suspends jail term after ฿57 million in refunds 
Khao Kradong land tussle believe to be behind State Railway of Thailand (SRT) boss’s shock resignation 
Rangsiman Rome MP says he has new information on Cambodian scammer funds flowing into Thailand 
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