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Thailand’s US trade deal hits a hiatus as Suphajee says an agreement is close at hand but Sihasak flags market access. AI rules, US investment… Read More ›
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Bangkok battles to drain as Thailand’s flood emergency widens across 29 provinces, hitting 2.6m people. Reservoirs near capacity force surging releases while swollen rivers carry… Read More ›
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US tech groups push back as Thailand drafts tough AI rules covering liability, local data processing and overseas providers. Bangkok is courting American AI investments… Read More ›
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Thailand’s tourism engine sputters into high season with arrivals down 3.65%. Bangkok floods and Suvarnabhumi baggage chaos strike as the country needs another 10.33m visitors… Read More ›
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Anutin’s government escapes a nationwide election rerun as the Constitutional Court upholds the February 8 poll. Judges clear QR codes 9-0 and barcodes 8-1, but… Read More ›
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Bangkok flood victims confront Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over food, water and toilets as all 50 districts become disaster zones. Families already cutting meals face… Read More ›
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul plunges to 13.76% in a dramatic NIDA Poll as Nattapong leads at 24.72%. People’s Party towers over rivals at 35.40%, while… Read More ›
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Constitutional Court judges could throw Thailand back into election turmoil Monday as they decide whether ballot codes breached voter secrecy and whether February’s entire nationwide… Read More ›
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited London seeking investment as Thailand’s trade deficit balloons to USD 37.84 billion. China runs a USD 47.3 billion surplus while… Read More ›
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Bangkok battles severe flooding after almost 300mm of rain as all 50 districts become disaster areas. PM Anutin takes command from London while the crisis… Read More ›
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Wall Street opens its doors to closer Thai links as Anutin rings the NYSE bell and SET signs a five-part pact. Thai firms could now… Read More ›
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Supreme Court exposes corrupt conduct in the 2024 Senate selection and bans Bhumjaithai-linked Satchapong for 10 years. It came after PM Anutin escaped referral in… Read More ›
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Hard-boiled Wall Street investors put PM Anutin and his team on the spot over Thailand’s economy, ageing workforce and US-China balance. Funds controlling over US$40… Read More ›
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Fury grows over stalled ฿1,000-per-rai rice aid as Pheu Thai targets two deputy premiers. Songkram claims Finance Minister Ekniti said farmer support was ineffective because… Read More ›
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Questions over Anutin aide Thongchuea Chatkitcharoen’s university contacts move centre stage as Rangsiman Rome summons the PM. MPs are also chasing withheld government files, 800,000… Read More ›
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Ex-minister Sunthorn Wilawan, 87, gets life after his adopted son and political lieutenant was shot 22 times at his Prachin Buri home. The court found… Read More ›
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Thailand moves towards a landmark debt rescue system after MPs vote 444–0. Ex Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong says borrowers owing from ฿100,000 could restructure debts,… Read More ›
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Capt Thamanat Prompow’s 58-MP Kla Tham moves towards Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government as a censure battle gathers pace, while the Senate election scandal puts… Read More ›
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Thailand’s Oil Fuel Fund bleeds ฿700 million daily and heads beyond ฿100 billion in the red. Akanat weighs massive new borrowing as Middle East turmoil… Read More ›
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From Buriram heir to Cabinet minister, Chaichanok Chidchob’s rise has been rapid. At 36, he declares ฿161.92m in assets, including an ฿8m Bentley and ฿26.95m… Read More ›
Tax grab targeted at outbound passengers is opposed by travel industry as ministry pushes a new agenda 
Upmarket Thai prostitution racket smashed by Hong Kong police. 16 people arrested in separate swoops 
Air force monitors Chinese base operation in Laos as Beijing strengthens military ties with neighbours 
Tourist police reach out to Russian Embassy to inform tourists visiting Thailand about laws and customs 
Police chief says Bangkok is ready for World Bank and IMF meetings with over 18,000 delegates visiting 
Indian YouTube on tour of Thailand with no money hits a snag at Udon Thani temple and is asked to leave 
Chiang Rai river basin findings ramp up the pressure on Thailand to act over poison flowing from Burma 
Horrorific work incident saw woman (49) decapitated by a lift on Saturday. Police investigation underway 
Counterfeiting racket selling on TikTok and Lazada busted in Samut Sakhon. Six foreigners arrested on site 
PM says he can explain. Denies power over impartial agencies as a no confidence motion is filed in House 
Murder in Trang over meth tablet dealing. Two men arrested after burned remains found near reservoir 
Commerce Minister says that a November signing of a US Thai trade deal is in sight as exporters stand by 
Armed police action in Nonthaburi as man wanted for attempted murder sought to evade an arrest warrant 
Thailand struggles economically even with revised World Bank GDP growth for 2026 coming in at 2% for 2026 
New taxes simply for going in and out of Thailand in addition to higher airport tax already implemented 
Thaksin comes to Tax Court in Bangkok seeking temporary injunction to halt Revenue Department’s enforcement 
Senators from the ‘blue’ camp move against dissident Election Commissioner Sitthichot Intrawises 
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