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Sex videos expose ex-abbot Atichot and mistress Ae as police follow a staggering ฿700 million-plus asset trail. The jailed pair now face a widening money… Read More ›
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Thailand’s data centre boom hits a regulatory wall as Anutin orders new rules within a month. Some 166 projects face review while Bangkok weighs higher… Read More ›
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Thailand ranks third for digital nomads and fourth for retirees, yet its welcome is getting tougher. Visa rules are tightening, property ownership structures face scrutiny,… Read More ›
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Sondhi attacks Commerce Minister Suphajee over Thailand’s foreign investment push, warning of lost economic sovereignty. She rejects the charge as Bangkok cuts duplicate licences, tightens… Read More ›
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Phuket tensions rise as over 500 protesters march through Patong to Chabad House, while a major Jewish New Year event is cancelled. Anti-Israel signs, police… Read More ›
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Abhisit turns the budget debate into a full-scale attack on the Election Commission, demanding the Senate collusion case go to the Supreme Court and calls… Read More ›
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Anutin sharpens Thailand’s foreign nominee crackdown as risky registrations collapse by 81.77%. More than ฿20 billion is frozen while thousands of companies, condos and land… Read More ›
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Thailand faces a widening economic split as exports surge but SMEs buckle under falling sales, costly credit and rising bad debts. Growth potential has dropped… Read More ›
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Veteran Yellow Shirt leader Sondhi is back on Bangkok’s streets, using Israeli influence and foreign grey capital to open a wider attack on corruption, the… Read More ›
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Thailand and US head for a sweeping trade pact with Suphajee declaring the main battles settled. Anutin and Trump await the closing call as tariffs,… Read More ›
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Israeli businessman Maimon David Marsiano faces a DSI summons as investigators expand a Pattaya nominee inquiry into Thai shareholders, hotels, condos and company networks, with… Read More ›
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Thailand feels the Middle East energy shock as diesel rises ฿0.70 and gasoline ฿0.80. Inflation hits 2.53%, while the Fuel Fund deficit reaches ฿83.291bn. Yet… Read More ›
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Thailand launches a vast property crackdown, screening 36,277 foreign-linked firms holding 305,838 plots and over one million rai. Condo ownership is now in the crosshairs… Read More ›
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Pakamon blows open a new front in Thailand’s exam scandal: powerful families allegedly got jobs without paying while others faced ฿700,000 demands. With 5,925 scores… Read More ›
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Thailand races to pursue Thaicom and Gulf for ฿1.26bn over a 35-year-old Shinawatra satellite concession. Six disputed asset groups, lost income and staff training are… Read More ›
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Jewish graves become the latest focus of Thailand’s widening crackdown. Three bodies face removal from a Chachoengsao cemetery, Bangkok burial sites are being checked and… Read More ›
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NBTC turmoil intensifies after Dr Saran wins the right to challenge his removal but gains no court protection. Anutin seeks his ouster, three commissioners reject… Read More ›
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Farewell Pattaya! USS Abraham Lincoln sails after 5,000 sailors bring a ฿100m spending bonanza. Huge tips delight Thai workers, shops boom and bars fill as… Read More ›
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Anutin faces a gathering storm as Sondhi threatens street protests and the Senate collusion case nears a September 14 decision. With 229 people under scrutiny… Read More ›
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Thailand’s 30-day visa-free rule splits tourism chiefs. Sisadiwat Cheewaratanaporn says genuine tourists need far less time, while William Heinecke warns the move threatens lucrative medical… Read More ›
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul formally summoned by parliament over local government exam scandal 
Former Justice Minister hails major bankruptcy bill which could help reduce the household debt burden 
Nene Royal wins big for Thailand with blistering ‘Seven Nation Army’ final act. Nets $1 million prize 
Chinese men arrested on rape and extortion charges after Pattaya raid. Woman locked up and chained 
Digital Minister (36) and heir to powerful Chidchob dynasty has a fortune of hundreds of millions 
Latest cannabis bill agreed by cabinet on Tuesday to rein in the out of control weed industry in Thailand 
Legal heavyweights plan seminar to review Election Commission’s move to let top politicians off the hook 
Culture Minister’s press briefing rebuffs use of 120 year old photo of Thai women by Cambodian Ms Universe pageant 
Family of murdered 35 year old Thai woman in Taiwan seek return of her ashes and financial compensation 
Thai women ‘Freya Ice Queen’ sex trafficking ring smashed by London’s Metropolitan police after tip off 
Spider Man ‘peace’ protest and arrest the latest news from the ongoing Koh Samui animal park controversy 
Assistant Headman dies in Yala attack on night of mayhem in the southern province into Sunday 
Phuket drug checkpoint scandal. Defence Corps unit set up to target the menace is accused of extortion 
Thaksin era minister reflects on Thailand’s 2006 coup d’état. Calls for a democracy dedicated to people 
45 year old Australian Simon Peter Carman is refused bail as he pleaded not guilty to murder in Pattaya 
Time for government to tighten its belt as debt ceiling looms and public debt surges from the pre Covid era 
Thailand prepares to impose a 30% tax on EVs built outside the kingdom in a move to boost its auto base 
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