Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor
Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A UK man who moved to Thailand when his wife was first diagnosed with oncoming Alzheimer’s, speaks positively about the kingdom which still offers a… Read More ›
Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Complaints filed with the Emergency Health Hazard and Disease Control Division of the Department of Disease Control at the Ministry of Public Health allege 2,081… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
40-year-old Kevin Douglas was arrested over eight hours after the assault last November when he barged his way into a woman’s home in the Queens… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
In the course of last week’s intensive investigation which saw up to 20 police teams in Phuket led by the National Police Commissioner General Suwat… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
The 63-year-old man had sold his business in Germany before moving to Thailand. Interviewed by police on Monday, his Thai wife revealed his current occupation… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
This important step is part of a wider programme to attract more foreigners to Thailand to live. However, the government is also determined that these… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A senior police officer, on Saturday, Police Colonel Somkiart Chomchai, told reporters that locals close to the situation said that the 22-year-old attacker, with a… Read More ›
Crime, Economy, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:
In the last week, Mr Chutchawan Kong-u-dom has highlighted the economic imperative of liberalising Thailand’s gambling laws dominated by the 1935 Gambling Act to allow… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
Opinion poll shows the public still supports strict public health regulation and screening of incoming foreign tourists. It comes as the Ministry of Public Health… Read More ›
Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:
The speed at which Omicron is spreading as well as its more benign clinical outcomes could be the game-changer that brings an end to this… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The ‘Test and Go’ entry regime was not even given a hearing this week as senior public health officials simply dismissed the prospect of reviewing… Read More ›
Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
The 29-year-old tested negative for COVID-19 consistently at Samui Hospital last week despite conflicting reports from Bangkok that he tested positive first for the Delta… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Public health officials are currently scrambling to control an emerging cluster in Kalasin caused by a returned couple from Belgium who travelled extensively in Kalasin… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
29-year-old Ohan Baruch picked up a taxi last Saturday and paid ฿2,500 to be taken to Pattaya where he failed to check into a hotel… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Shock development will upend the recovery of the foreign tourism sector which only this week saw some life being breathed into foreign tourist hotspots such… Read More ›
Crime, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:
A lawyer for Ms Jirajariyawetch said his client was left traumatised by the incident which occurred in the early hours of November 22nd last and… Read More ›
Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Activists are calling for more gender equality within the force pointing to criminal cases involving the sexual abuse and exploitation of women which are a… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Officials are emphasising the need for no panic as Omicron has landed. Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha, over the weekend, reached out to the nightlife… Read More ›
Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
A senior Thai public health official, on Monday, Dr Chawetsan Namwat, said his department had noted the mild symptoms being reported from the new Omicron… Read More ›
Economy, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is annoyed at reports of bars serving foreigners being open in central Bangkok as the door is shut on reopening… Read More ›
Over a hundred Thai women held in an egg harvesting farm in Georgia. A new dark Chinese mafia reality 
UK aide to the ultra-rich describes her nightmare behind bars in Thailand after a debt collection visit to Bangkok 
Hopes dashed as the Thai economy sputtered in the 4th quarter of 2024. Only 2.5% growth now expected 
PM on a mission to China to ask President Xi Jinping to help rein in heavy online criticism of the kingdom 
Trump immigration sweep sees Thai man wanted for child sex crimes arrested in Chicago on Sunday 
Husband of murdered UK based Thai wife detained by Immigration Bureau on Thursday in 20 year old case 
45-year-old Russian man detained in Phang-nga for the intentional killing of his 13-year-old teenage son 
People’s Party MP and House Security panel Chairman calls for Thailand to cut off power to slave camps 
Deputy Finance Minister outlines bill to create an international financial services centre in Bangkok 
Minister tells the Senate that corrupt Thai officials conspired with gangs to undermine tourist security 
Prime Minister heads to Davos where Thailand will sign its first free trade pact with European countries 
Chinese and Thai economies both feeling the pinch even before Trump gets to work in the White House 
Thaksin replies to bombshell Ministry of the Interior news on Thursday. No big deal says the former PM 
Finally, hope dawns for jailed Uyghurs as incoming US Secretary of State Marco Rubio promises support 
Bangkok-born US Senator Tammy Duckworth schools Trump’s pick for Defence Secretary in Washington 
UK granny, high on cheap booze, left wandering in a Bangkok Hotel stark naked after going to bed 
Government to take its chances by legalising casino complex operations and online gambling in Thailand 
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