Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
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Governor Chadchart slams the brakes on Bangkok’s data centre rush amid huge fuel reserves and rising power and water demands. TikTok’s ฿842 billion expansion dominates… Read More ›
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Thailand’s neon sex trade hides a deepening HIV danger as online prostitution bypasses regular health checks. Nearly 60,000 infections may be undiagnosed, while 620,000 people… Read More ›
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Thailand’s most prominent opposition MP targets the ฿1.621 billion TH-AI Passport with an anti-graft complaint over tender terms, linked firms and payment plans. Rakchanok demands… Read More ›
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Bangkok’s stock market roared back 26% after three brutal years, but one giant stock drove the charge. Delta towers over the SET as Thai Airways… Read More ›
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The Yanks who helped make Pattaya famous are back as 5,400 sailors arrive after 250 days at sea fighting Iran. Bars and hotels scent a… Read More ›
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Thailand’s new visa squeeze halves tourist stays to 30 days and shuts Western nomads out of the easy Laos DTV route. Applicants now face police… Read More ›
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Thailand chases OECD membership by 2028 while Anutin’s government targets foreign landholding, smaller firms and restricted jobs. The bloc warns Bangkok’s tangled laws, loopholes and… Read More ›
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Toyota publicly denies plans to leave Thailand as Indonesia targets its factories and suppliers. Meanwhile, CP moves to abandon the ฿224.5 billion three-airport railway without… Read More ›
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Generations of family enterprise go up in flames as Bangkok’s Khlong Thom Centre and 300 stalls are destroyed. Traders face multimillion-baht losses with weak cover… Read More ›
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Pattani gunmen storm Global House, clear shoppers, plant three bombs and leave a 50-kilo booby trap for police. Anutin now casts doubt on Tuesday’s Songkhla… Read More ›
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Thailand braces for a defining Senate ruling as Abhisit warns of injustice and opposition leaders demand 229 cases reach the Supreme Court. The Election Commission… Read More ›
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Yotsanan brings OpenAI’s first official Asian accelerator to Thailand, placing ten healthcare and education startups on the road to market. Meanwhile, TH-AI Passport draws 1.3… Read More ›
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Pheu Thai closes ranks behind Anutin as Julapun rejects rumours of a Kla Tham alliance to install Yotsanan. Yet Cholnan joins an opposition crisis forum… Read More ›
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Anutin unleashes fast-track deportations against foreign criminals, illegal workers, rogue businesses and their accomplices. Prisons must submit case files 15 days before release, allowing immediate… Read More ›
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Death and life sentences collapsed into early freedom as Thai judges demand answers. Laota Saenlee served only eight years, while serial killer Somkid Pumpuang left… Read More ›
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A Koh Samui zoo clash ignites a wider Thai nationalist drive against Israeli misconduct and foreign power. Thai Mai Thon takes its demands to the… Read More ›
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Northern flight plans collapse as Ezy Airline faces a ฿40,000 Chiang Mai airport charge for its ten-seat passenger aircraft. Pai and Mae Hong Son lose… Read More ›
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Anutin tells iLaw director Yingcheep Atchanon to fight him in court as Senate evidence implicates Bhumjaithai figures. A police complaint has been filed, while the… Read More ›
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Bank of Thailand keeps its rate at 1% as two economies pull apart. Technology-driven and artificial intelligence projects attract capital but spread few gains, while… Read More ›
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Scott Bessent’s “Operation Economic Outcast” puts Thailand’s banks and businesses on notice as nearly 60 Iran-linked targets face sanctions. Payments, shipping, aviation, gold and cryptocurrency… Read More ›
Ex Pheu Thai minister warns Commission members that soon they could be judged as crunch vote looms 
Sex and financial scandal at famous monastery rocks Thailand. Abbot and girlfriend amassed huge wealth 
Thailand hailed as a haven for retirees and digital nomads but officials breed doubt and uncertainty 
Commerce Minister Suphajee responds to Sondhi Limthongkul’s attack on new liberal investment rules 
Pressure movement against Israel in Thailand gains momentum as it combines with street protests 
Bank bandit arrested at a Bangkok resort. 54 year old Saifa Kasemut has a history of armed robbery crime 
Former Prime Minister and Democrat Party leader cites a lack of public trust in the Election Commission 
Foreign nominee companies down by 81.77% as government seizes or freezes assets of over 20 billion 
Ayutthaya abbot disrobes as top temple official is arrested by police who worked undercover for months 
Veteran protest leader and media boss Sondhi begins his street protest campaign at Israel’s Embassy 
Substantial US Thai trade deal ready to be finalised by a call between Anutin and Trump says Minister 
Pattaya police officer clinically executed his wife at a kindergarten and was later surrounded at home 
Thailand gets ready to enter the age of nuclear power with plans for two small modular reactors by 2037 
Petrol and diesel rise as inflation for August comes in at 2.53%. However confidence is also seen rising 
Nationwide probe targeting over 36K foreigner linked firms with land and a further 7k which own condos 
Sex network boss arrested in shock police home raid on Sunday after probe exposed child porn racket 
Activist lawyer wants action on corruption which pilfers lottery revenue for the disabled for the rich 
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