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Britain seeks rapprochement with China as a massive rifts open up between Labour’s UK and Trump’s USA

Britain seeks rapprochement with China as a massive rifts open up between Labour’s UK and Trump’s USA

January 12, 2025

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

UK seeks rapprochement with China amid rising tensions with the US, as Labour’s controversial high-tax budget and Donald Trump’s return stoke political rifts. Chancellor Rachel… Read More ›

American rescues a suicidal young Thai woman in Pattaya. It was her second attempt in two weeks

American rescues a suicidal young Thai woman in Pattaya. It was her second attempt in two weeks

January 12, 2025

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

American man saves a suicidal woman in Pattaya, marking her second suicide attempt in two weeks. The 23-year-old was stopped from jumping off a pedestrian… Read More ›

Dial M for Murder in Bangkok. Sergeant M extradited back and tells police he was hired for just ฿60,000 to kill ex MP

Dial M for Murder in Bangkok. Sergeant M extradited back and tells police he was hired for just ฿60,000 to kill ex MP

January 11, 2025

Crime, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Ex-Thai Navy Sergeant M Extradited After Assassination of Cambodian MP in Bangkok. Sergeant M, aka Ekkalak Paenoy, has confessed to the murder of former opposition… Read More ›

King Power family to launch biggest fatal accident action in English legal history. Inguest on Monday

King Power family to launch biggest fatal accident action in English legal history. Inguest on Monday

January 11, 2025

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

King Power family to launch £2.15 billion lawsuit over 2018 helicopter crash that killed Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The legal action, believed to be the largest fatal… Read More ›

Visa waiver scheme questioned with another China Crisis for foreign tourism driven by security fears

Visa waiver scheme questioned with another China Crisis for foreign tourism driven by security fears

January 10, 2025

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

Thailand’s visa waiver scheme faces mounting scrutiny as a series of crimes involving Chinese nationals, including abductions and scams, spark a crisis of confidence among… Read More ›

University urged to file a police complaint over Chinese police training. Participants return to China

University urged to file a police complaint over Chinese police training. Participants return to China

January 10, 2025

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

Siam University clarifies reports of a controversial Chinese police training course. The Thai government however urges the university to file a police complaint after unauthorized… Read More ›

฿13 million swindled and robbed in Chinese criminal exploits in central Bangkok on Thursday afternoon

฿13 million swindled and robbed in Chinese criminal exploits in central Bangkok on Thursday afternoon

January 9, 2025

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

฿13M stolen in Bangkok crypto scams: Chinese nationals swindled in two cases of fraud and robbery. Police pursue suspects as concerns grow over Thailand’s visa… Read More ›

Rescue of American in Mae Hong Song’s Pai district brings relief but also a warning from Tourist Police

Rescue of American in Mae Hong Song’s Pai district brings relief but also a warning from Tourist Police

January 9, 2025

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

American hiker rescued in Mae Hong Son’s scenic Pai district after getting lost in Doi Thong Forest. Tourist police warn visitors of growing risks as… Read More ›

Hitman who gunned down former Cambodia MP in Bangkok arrested in Cambodia. Taken to Phnom Penh

Hitman who gunned down former Cambodia MP in Bangkok arrested in Cambodia. Taken to Phnom Penh

January 8, 2025

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

Ex-Royal Thai Navy marine arrested in Cambodia after Bangkok assassination of Cambodian-French MP. Ekkalak Paenoy, accused of gunning down opposition figure Lim Kimya, fled to… Read More ›

People’s Party leader calls out a lack of opportunity in Thailand for talented innovators to break through

People’s Party leader calls out a lack of opportunity in Thailand for talented innovators to break through

January 8, 2025

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

People’s Party deputy leader warns Thailand risks ‘Middle Income Trap’ without bold reforms. Wira Yut Kanchanachuchat urges dismantling privilege, fostering competition and empowering players to… Read More ›

Former Cambodian French opposition MP and thorn in the side of ruling party gunned down in Bangkok 

Former Cambodian French opposition MP and thorn in the side of ruling party gunned down in Bangkok 

January 7, 2025

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

Cambodian-French opposition MP assassinated in Bangkok: Lim Kim-Ya, 74, was gunned down by a motorbike hitman near Wat Bowon in a suspected political hit. The… Read More ›

Donald Trump’s second-term impact in the latter half of 2025 tops Bank of Thailand’s economic concerns

Donald Trump’s second-term impact in the latter half of 2025 tops Bank of Thailand’s economic concerns

January 7, 2025

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

The Bank of Thailand braces for Trump’s second term, citing risks from US-China trade tensions, job losses, and a volatile baht. With projected 2025 growth… Read More ›

22-year-old Spanish tourist gored to death on Ko Yao by an elephant she was bathing on Friday afternoon

22-year-old Spanish tourist gored to death on Ko Yao by an elephant she was bathing on Friday afternoon

January 6, 2025

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

Spanish tourist Blanca Ojanguren García, 22, was tragically gored to death by an elephant at a Ko Yao Yai sanctuary, sparking debate on Thailand’s elephant… Read More ›

Former drug addict woke from surgery delirious. Shot dead by Surin police while grasping a large red axe

Former drug addict woke from surgery delirious. Shot dead by Surin police while grasping a large red axe

January 5, 2025

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

Former drug addict, 26, shot dead by Thai police in chaotic hospital scene after waking from surgery delirious. Armed with a large red axe, he… Read More ›

Chinese policing programme at a Bangkok university linked by the Interior Ministry to a defence force

Chinese policing programme at a Bangkok university linked by the Interior Ministry to a defence force

January 4, 2025

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Thai police and officials investigate Siam University’s controversial course linked to Chinese nationals and a military defence force. Fears include misuse of police emblems, potential… Read More ›

Revenue Department boss calls on tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31st deadline

Revenue Department boss calls on tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31st deadline

January 3, 2025

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

Revenue Department urges tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31. Expats with over 180 days in Thailand must submit returns for… Read More ›

Questions as a Thai university course is offered to Chinese students on policing and crime reporting

Questions as a Thai university course is offered to Chinese students on policing and crime reporting

January 2, 2025

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

Thai university sparks outcry with controversial police volunteer training course for Chinese students, including firearms instruction, certificates and police ID cards, as Bangkok police launch… Read More ›

Thailand a battery or conduit for the world’s largest drug source, the Wa State, says People’s Party MP

Thailand a battery or conduit for the world’s largest drug source, the Wa State, says People’s Party MP

January 1, 2025

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

MP Rangsiman Rome blasts the government for inaction as Thailand becomes a key transit hub for Wa State drug operations and faces encroachment by UWSA… Read More ›

Tragic death of Brazilian doctor just a week after getting engaged in Bangkok hotel fire investigated

Tragic death of Brazilian doctor just a week after getting engaged in Bangkok hotel fire investigated

December 31, 2024

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

Brazilian doctor Carolina Pimentel Canales de Albuquerque dies in Bangkok hotel fire just a week after engagement. Thai officials investigate the tragedy that claimed three… Read More ›

Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties emphasise cabinet unity but the ruling party faces a dissolution threat

Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties emphasise cabinet unity but the ruling party faces a dissolution threat

December 31, 2024

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

Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties emphasize cabinet unity, but the ruling coalition faces growing tensions. Legal challenges and investigations, including a potential dissolution threat, spark… Read More ›

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