Articles by: Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

Kindergarten teacher gets jail for beating and assaulting children at her class in Nonthaburi in September

Kindergarten teacher gets jail for beating and assaulting children at her class in Nonthaburi in September

November 7, 2020

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A further hearing is scheduled for December where parents of the children are seeking up to ฿5 million in compensation claims against the school whose… Read More ›

French man’s deportation shock is a wake-up call to all foreigners in Thailand using social media

French man’s deportation shock is a wake-up call to all foreigners in Thailand using social media

November 5, 2020

Culture, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

In 2019, 47-year-old Yan Eric Marchal was visited by plainclothes police after he released a video on Facebook parodying a song linked to the National… Read More ›

King tells western TV crews that he loves all Thai people equally and the kingdom is the land of compromise

King tells western TV crews that he loves all Thai people equally and the kingdom is the land of compromise

November 2, 2020

Culture, Foreigners, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

The King and Queen received a rousing reception from well-wishers and followers on Sunday in Bangkok. The atmosphere prompted some revealing comments from the King… Read More ›

Protest leader blacked out after illegal attempt to rearrest him on Friday night in Bangkok failed after fracas

Protest leader blacked out after illegal attempt to rearrest him on Friday night in Bangkok failed after fracas

October 31, 2020

Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Police in Pathum Wan reported to be preparing to rearrest Panusaya ‘Rung’ Sithijirawattanakul after she was admitted to the Praram 9 Hospital early on Saturday… Read More ›

Chiang Rai MP shocks parliament in Bangkok by slashing himself in an outcry at police force action

Chiang Rai MP shocks parliament in Bangkok by slashing himself in an outcry at police force action

October 28, 2020

Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Ruling Palang Pracharat Party MP Sira Jenjaka expressed disappointment in Mr Visan’s actions. He pointed out that he was a former deputy commerce minister. He… Read More ›

PM says he is not resigning but seeks resolution as key protest leader, Anon, chooses to stay in prison

PM says he is not resigning but seeks resolution as key protest leader, Anon, chooses to stay in prison

October 24, 2020

Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Protest leaders rallying outside Bangkok Remand Prison in Thailand’s capital are warning that they have another ‘surprise’ for the government and that failure by the… Read More ›

Special Tourist Visa – first Chinese tourists flying in with plans for European visitors to follow soon

Special Tourist Visa – first Chinese tourists flying in with plans for European visitors to follow soon

October 21, 2020

Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Tourism Authority Governor says officials are working on arrival plans for European tourists flying to Thailand under the Special Tourist Visa programme. This comes as… Read More ›

Chinese wave incoming as Tourism Minister Phiphat again changes tack to save the industry from utter ruin

Chinese wave incoming as Tourism Minister Phiphat again changes tack to save the industry from utter ruin

October 19, 2020

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

New plan is to recreate Thailand as a playground for Chinese visitors followed later by other Asian tourists beginning in 2021. The news is not… Read More ›

Protests on the streets creating political tensions as PM warns the public only the country will lose

Protests on the streets creating political tensions as PM warns the public only the country will lose

October 17, 2020

Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Advice to the current Prime Minister Prayuth Chan ocha from his predecessor from 2014, Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday, will not have been welcomed and indicates… Read More ›

Press conference given by activist and Progressive Movement leader checked by abrupt police visit

Press conference given by activist and Progressive Movement leader checked by abrupt police visit

October 16, 2020

Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, formerly the Secretary-General of the disbanded Future Forward Party, was visible on Wednesday night, some hours ahead of the government crackdown early on… Read More ›

Fears of a crackdown on protest grow overnight as PM warns parents to get loved ones out of zone before action

Fears of a crackdown on protest grow overnight as PM warns parents to get loved ones out of zone before action

October 15, 2020

Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

The news comes as an arch royalist, Major General Rienthong Nanna, in a chilling Facebook post, warned that Bangkok was being surrounded by pro royalist… Read More ›

Thai King and Queen surprise crowd outside the Grand Palace on Tuesday with warm personal greetings

Thai King and Queen surprise crowd outside the Grand Palace on Tuesday with warm personal greetings

October 14, 2020

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The 13th of October is the 4th anniversary of the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great. A solemn ceremony took place at 7.41 pm… Read More ›

Smaller crowd expected at rally on Wednesday as police gear up security cordon with citywide checkpoints

Smaller crowd expected at rally on Wednesday as police gear up security cordon with citywide checkpoints

October 13, 2020

Personal, Politics, Thai World:

Radical protest leader, Arnon Nampa, has vowed to lead a march on Government House when the rally takes place on Wednesday and has promised an… Read More ›

American teacher learns his lesson following his spiteful campaign against a Ko Chang hotel resort

American teacher learns his lesson following his spiteful campaign against a Ko Chang hotel resort

October 9, 2020

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Wesley Barnes, at the conclusion of this week’s summit meeting with the hotel, has made it clear that he will not be issuing any further… Read More ›

Ministry of Energy officials arrested for eliciting a bribe from a local oil firm seeking a status change

Ministry of Energy officials arrested for eliciting a bribe from a local oil firm seeking a status change

October 8, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Mr Thapanaphong, an engineer employed by the business safety division within the Ministry of Energy proposed a ฿50,000 bribe at a meeting arranged at a… Read More ›

Dead UK man found in Nakhon Ratchasima named as 62-year-old Terence Cockrill from Norwich

Dead UK man found in Nakhon Ratchasima named as 62-year-old Terence Cockrill from Norwich

October 5, 2020

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

British man was found by police clutching a strap from his girlfriend’s handbag about a mile from the petrol station where they had stopped on… Read More ›

Publicity gambit to unearth new evidence leading to the arrest of the suspect in Nong Chompoo case

Publicity gambit to unearth new evidence leading to the arrest of the suspect in Nong Chompoo case

October 4, 2020

Crime, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Mysterious death case in Mukdahan province that deeply disturbed the Thai public in May this year still being pursued by investigators as new National Police… Read More ›

Meeting between Ko Chang hotel and US guest arrested for defamation set to happen next week to resolve case

Meeting between Ko Chang hotel and US guest arrested for defamation set to happen next week to resolve case

October 2, 2020

Economy, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

American who spent two nights in prison following his arrest for allegedly defaming a Thai hotel on international travel review websites in what he later… Read More ›

American waging a campaign against a Ko Chang hotel shocked as police arrest and jail him for defamation

American waging a campaign against a Ko Chang hotel shocked as police arrest and jail him for defamation

September 27, 2020

Crime, Economy, Foreigners, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The guest from hell: The case raises serious questions about the use of international review sites for bullying and malicious activity as well as Thailand’s… Read More ›

Government reviewing prostitution laws, public consultations expected in 2021 amid reform calls from workers

Government reviewing prostitution laws, public consultations expected in 2021 amid reform calls from workers

September 25, 2020

Crime, Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The UN in 2014 estimated that there were over 123,000 prostitutes in Thailand although sex workers say the figure is at least twice that with… Read More ›

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