Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
Economy, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
Thai Airways faces a worldwide reckoning after 25,000 bags were stranded and over 200 flights cancelled. Chairman Lavaron Sangsnit orders baggage deliveries through other airlines… Read More ›
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Suchada Sangtanasap is left to fight alone as Bhumjaithai refuses lawyers amid an NACC probe into her family’s ฿1.97 billion assets. Her Australian husband’s crypto… Read More ›
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Ekniti pitches an AI-powered revival at the IMF–World Bank summit as Thailand’s debt crisis bites. Public borrowing nears its ceiling, SMEs struggle for loans and… Read More ›
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Tourism revolt in Thailand. Three industry groups oppose a ฿1,000 airport departure tax, warning of higher airfares and weaker demand. Minister Surasak was unaware that… Read More ›
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Malaysia targets undocumented workers in 10,374 immigration operations, arresting 37,313 migrants. Senator Chaiyong says southern Thai families depend on cross-border jobs worth ฿200 billion annually.… Read More ›
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Thailand’s air force monitors a new Chinese-backed base in Laos, 50km from Vientiane. Satellite images show eight aircraft. Meanwhile, Beijing’s Cambodian naval base, arms deliveries… Read More ›
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Anutin faces a political showdown as the People’s Party targets 18 Bhumjaithai ministers. Pheu Thai is challenged over Senate collusion and coalition loyalty. Yotsanan backs… Read More ›
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Thaksin battles to stop a ฿17.6 billion tax collection drive as five luxury cars and Chiang Mai land face enforcement. His bulletproof vehicles are at… Read More ›
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Arsenic in Chiang Rai farmland raises the stakes for Bangkok. Tests find 20% of sampled soils over limits and another 50% requiring checks. Farmers face… Read More ›
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Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun wants a ฿450 tourist levy with insurance. THA President Thienprasith Chaiyapatranun questions ฿7bn in medical debts as… Read More ›
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Anutin’s government faces a 145-MP challenge amid exam fraud, Senate collusion, offshore gambling and floods. Three suspects have been freed after the NACC missed a… Read More ›
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Trump wants a November trade deal with Thailand, but the final agreement remains unfinished. Anutin says talks are nearing completion as Suphajee targets the ASEAN… Read More ›
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The kingdom’s fiscal 2025 accounts expose a ฿898.8 billion deficit as spending surges and tax collections disappoint. The World Bank lifts 2026 growth to just… Read More ›
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A ฿1.9bn wealth controversy threatens to engulf Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party. MP Suchada and her Australian husband face questions over offshore gambling links as a senior… Read More ›
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Thailand plans another hit on air travel with a ฿1,000 departure tax covering foreigners and Thais. Combined with AOT’s new ฿1,120 airport charge and a… Read More ›
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Thaksin returns to court smiling as he fights further asset seizures over a final ฿17.629 billion tax bill. His lawyers point to ฿46.37 billion already… Read More ›
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Foreign tourists face a ฿450 Thai entry charge from early 2027 under a plan now heading towards Cabinet. Air arrivals would pay first, with medical… Read More ›
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Five blue senators demand an ethics probe into EC commissioner Sitthichot Intrawises after he revealed bitter splits over the Senate collusion case, including political links… Read More ›
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Thai Airways clears its baggage crisis, but a bigger boardroom battle erupts over suspended CEO Chai Eamsiri. Industry figures question the move as Chai faces… Read More ›
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Thailand’s economic lead is under pressure as Vietnam surges 9.95% in Q3 while Thai growth stays below 2%. Vietnam has 31m more people, a younger… Read More ›
Thai citizens in Poland warned to stay clear of political crisis and protests over judicial appointments 
Amnesty boss says Cambodian state or officials complicit in the country’s still existing scam industry 
Three Chinese nationals rescued by police in Tak province near Burma. Police top brass want answers 
Prime Minister under fire from MPs in parliament over rumoured cuts to allowances for southern police 
Upmarket prostitution racket in Singapore procuring sexy Thai women to work in the city state smashed 
Border locals in Tak seek protection as war in Burma’s Karen State intensifies between rebels and army 
PM revokes citizenship of Jewish leader in Thailand amid police investigation into Chabad network nationwide 
Tourism chiefs furious as another Chinese abduction and a spat with the Embassy threaten bookings 
Bank of Thailand confirms a tale of two economies one booming, another struggling with decline 
French businessman wanted for VAT fraud arrested this Wednesday on Koh Samui after Interpol Notice 
Thailand’s GDP may get a bump up from the 3rd quarter after recent economic agency talks with PM Anutin 
Thousands of fake Thai citizens of Chinese origin identified in one case going back over two decades 
New police chief wants officers who show their faces to the public and issue warnings instead of fines 
Special Branch and cyber police move against the ‘Godd Dam’ Facebook page after PM ‘tea money’ fake 
Government spokesman’s rebuke to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Keep out of Thai internal affairs 
Mystery of Dutch TV star deepens as police confirm he left Thailand and lawyer claims he wants privacy 
Prime Minister in a spot as no confidence debate looks like it’s being stalled or postponed in parliament 
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