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Chuwit sets out to campaign against Bhumjaithai as Anutin tells Reuters marijuana is a vote winner

Chuwit sets out to campaign against Bhumjaithai as Anutin tells Reuters marijuana is a vote winner

April 15, 2023

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Chuwit, who recently successfully contested a court order to gag his criticism and campaign against the Bhumjaithai Party, has described his latest roadshow in opposition… Read More ›

Dirty tricks feared by Pheu Thai, the Election Commission urged to probe Maha Sarakham vote-buying reports

Dirty tricks feared by Pheu Thai, the Election Commission urged to probe Maha Sarakham vote-buying reports

April 15, 2023

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Key Pheu Thai leader insists that those behind the subterfuge to illegally harvest votes from locals in Region 6 in Maha Sarakham should not only… Read More ›

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

April 15, 2023

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It wasn’t all fun and frolics on Friday as the PM held talks just before the walkabout on the Khao San Road which has led… Read More ›

6 dead in violent family feud involving a serving policeman including his wife, son and brother

6 dead in violent family feud involving a serving policeman including his wife, son and brother

April 14, 2023

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Reports including a plea for understanding from the rogue officer’s first wife this week suggest that the origins of the feud may have been a… Read More ›

Songkran in full swing as Thailand prepares to welcome back long-haul visitors in large numbers

Songkran in full swing as Thailand prepares to welcome back long-haul visitors in large numbers

April 14, 2023

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

Thailand is set to welcome over 1.5 million Russian visitors this year as the Ukraine war, in one respect at least, has proved a boon… Read More ›

Police chief says no special favours for army NCO held in military prison and facing 5 years jail if convicted

Police chief says no special favours for army NCO held in military prison and facing 5 years jail if convicted

April 14, 2023

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Army sergeant major who works for the transport department of the military has not received bail and is being held in a military prison as… Read More ›

Rome calls for clarity on handling of Myanmar rebels reportedly handed back to the military junta

Rome calls for clarity on handling of Myanmar rebels reportedly handed back to the military junta

April 13, 2023

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Mystery still hangs over the fate of two Myanmar rebels who were handed over by Thai authorities on April 4th to Myanmar border guards and… Read More ›

UN official slams ‘Distorted’ international response to Myanmar after Horrific junta atrocity 

UN official slams ‘Distorted’ international response to Myanmar after Horrific junta atrocity 

April 12, 2023

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Scenes of unimaginable horror on Tuesday morning in northwestern Myanmar when a crowd of men, women and children were bombed from the air at the… Read More ›

Thailand’s days of GDP growth in excess of 5% may be a thing of the past as it has grown too old

Thailand’s days of GDP growth in excess of 5% may be a thing of the past as it has grown too old

April 11, 2023

Culture, Economy, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Population figures are not projections or predictions as we see with climate change but facts with a time lag of twenty years or so. Evidence… Read More ›

Pheu Thai’s ฿10k digital economic stimulus for all under fire as Election Commission opens probe into it

Pheu Thai’s ฿10k digital economic stimulus for all under fire as Election Commission opens probe into it

April 10, 2023

Economy, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Pheu Thai was scrambling on Monday to shore up its vote-getting plan to advance ฿10,000 to each Thai citizen over 16 years of age, from… Read More ›

Nightmare for Chinese Christian asylum seekers ends after they are flown into the United States

Nightmare for Chinese Christian asylum seekers ends after they are flown into the United States

April 10, 2023

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Happy ending: Chinese Christians arrived in Dallas Texas on Friday to a warm welcome but the US State Department was playing down their arrival and… Read More ›

Leader of PM’s UTN tells rally a government led by his party will ‘get tough’ with nation haters

Leader of PM’s UTN tells rally a government led by his party will ‘get tough’ with nation haters

April 8, 2023

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With just five weeks to go to the May 14th General Election, the old political divide is starting to reassert itself as pro-establishment parties seem… Read More ›

Srettha eyes top job and defends ฿10k spending wallet for over 16s just unveiled as a Pheu Thai policy

Srettha eyes top job and defends ฿10k spending wallet for over 16s just unveiled as a Pheu Thai policy

April 8, 2023

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

On Monday 14th, the day of the General Election, Pheu Thai’s national executive will meet to select its primary nominee to be put before parliament… Read More ›

Chuwit vows to continue his crusade against the Bhumjaithai Party and marijuana despite order

Chuwit vows to continue his crusade against the Bhumjaithai Party and marijuana despite order

April 7, 2023

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Activist plans to appeal the court order on Friday and to stage a public rally at Victory Monument at 5 pm in his campaign calling… Read More ›

Chinese student here only 20 days kidnapped, tortured and murdered by evil gang from China here as tourists 

Chinese student here only 20 days kidnapped, tortured and murdered by evil gang from China here as tourists 

April 3, 2023

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The disturbing case has parallels with another kidnap of a Chinese student on March 16th where a ฿3.2 million ransom was paid and police later… Read More ›

32 Chinese Christian asylum seekers arrested by Pattaya police for visa overstays on Friday cry for help

32 Chinese Christian asylum seekers arrested by Pattaya police for visa overstays on Friday cry for help

March 31, 2023

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A group of 63 Chinese nationals including children aligned with a Christian group known as the Mayflower Church, fled China in 2019 and entered Thailand… Read More ›

Marijuana crazed man stole a Bangkok ambulance on Wednesday night and crashed it into an MG car

Marijuana crazed man stole a Bangkok ambulance on Wednesday night and crashed it into an MG car

March 31, 2023

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

Police in Thung Khru have confirmed that the detained man, arrested for theft of the hospital ambulance, will have access to treatment for his marijuana… Read More ›

Mystery ฿6 million to be traced after Chuwit outwits detractors again by calling in the police to investigate

Mystery ฿6 million to be traced after Chuwit outwits detractors again by calling in the police to investigate

March 31, 2023

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

Over the last six weeks, Mr Chuwit’s anti-corruption crusade has moved on to politics and his attacks on the Bhumjaithai Party which he has labelled… Read More ›

Economy faces export clogs with rules in China and ‘green imperialism’ from European Union 

Economy faces export clogs with rules in China and ‘green imperialism’ from European Union 

March 29, 2023

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand has a strong banking system, inflation well under control and a recovering foreign tourism industry which is keeping the economy on course this year… Read More ›

Six die including a monk in a horrific motorway smash in Uttaradit after a car driver lost control on the road

Six die including a monk in a horrific motorway smash in Uttaradit after a car driver lost control on the road

March 27, 2023

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Officers at Nain Police Station in the Phichai District of Uttaradit were alerted on Saturday afternoon by shocked onlookers just minutes after the horrific crash… Read More ›

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