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Chinese gangs approaching expectant Thai fathers in private hospitals seeking identity transfers

Chinese gangs approaching expectant Thai fathers in private hospitals seeking identity transfers

December 19, 2022

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The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) moved last Thursday to seize the entire business of a luxury hotel in Samut Prakan run by a company in… Read More ›

King and Queen visit Princess Bajrakitiyabha at a Bangkok hospital after she took ill on Wednesday

King and Queen visit Princess Bajrakitiyabha at a Bangkok hospital after she took ill on Wednesday

December 16, 2022

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Well wishes have come from around the country as temples invite the public to pray and leading political figures come forward to pay their respects… Read More ›

Chinese mafia case taken over by police chief with top officers assigned to different key roles on the probe

Chinese mafia case taken over by police chief with top officers assigned to different key roles on the probe

December 14, 2022

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Last week, the chief whistleblower, in this case, veteran former politician Mr Chuwit Kamolvisit who Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin has highly praised, expressed unease… Read More ›

Top Immigration Bureau officers investigated by high-level panel over Chinese corruption claims

Top Immigration Bureau officers investigated by high-level panel over Chinese corruption claims

December 11, 2022

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Minister Somsak Thepsutin praises former massage parlour boss and politician Chuwit Kamolvisit for his work in pursuing corruption concerning this unfolding case. Mr Chuwit has… Read More ›

War erupts over Pheu Thai’s ฿600 minimum wage plan with the economy as the key election issue

War erupts over Pheu Thai’s ฿600 minimum wage plan with the economy as the key election issue

December 9, 2022

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An academic with Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) welcomed the proposal in broad terms as beneficial to newly graduated students taking up employment but expressed his concern… Read More ›

Luxury hotel in Samut Prakan is legit says woman linked with Du Hao’s sprawling business empire

Luxury hotel in Samut Prakan is legit says woman linked with Du Hao’s sprawling business empire

December 7, 2022

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A former senior policeman working as an advisor to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) tenders his resignation. The move is thought to… Read More ›

New Air Canada link from Vancouver to Bangkok an aviation first, will boost American arrivals to Thailand

New Air Canada link from Vancouver to Bangkok an aviation first, will boost American arrivals to Thailand

December 4, 2022

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

Direct 13-hour flight from Vancouver to Bangkok is a first for Air Canada and Thailand which is trying to regain its position as a power… Read More ›

Even as the baht surges, Thailand faces economic recession in mid-2023 with lower earnings

Even as the baht surges, Thailand faces economic recession in mid-2023 with lower earnings

December 1, 2022

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KKP Research, the research arm of Kiatnakin Phatra Bank in Bangkok is predicting the Thai economy to enter recession in the opening quarter of 2023… Read More ›

Offenders tagged for up to 10 years after release as young girls are 31% of females abused annually

Offenders tagged for up to 10 years after release as young girls are 31% of females abused annually

November 29, 2022

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New law, championed by Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin will come into effect on January 23rd next and is designed to help police deal with… Read More ›

Police investigate after baby boy found discarded in a plastic bag amid a rubbish heap in Pattaya 

Police investigate after baby boy found discarded in a plastic bag amid a rubbish heap in Pattaya 

November 27, 2022

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Police believe that CCTV footage retrieved from the building from where a 17-year-old girl was rescued while bleeding heavily may link her with the abandoned… Read More ›

Constitutional Court voting decision a watershed moment for Thai politics says top Pheu Thai MP and whip

Constitutional Court voting decision a watershed moment for Thai politics says top Pheu Thai MP and whip

November 25, 2022

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The Pheu Thai Party won zero party list seats in the 2019 General Election with 21.9% of the vote, seats that ultimately, due to the… Read More ›

Cannabis revolution targeted as MPs and public confront the Bhumjaithai Party’s populist gambit on pot

Cannabis revolution targeted as MPs and public confront the Bhumjaithai Party’s populist gambit on pot

November 24, 2022

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What MPs have described as a ‘distorted’ marijuana bill which was supposed to control the recreational use of the drug has instead provided a framework… Read More ›

Chuvit claims Chinese gangster billionaire may be still at large in Thailand as is his executive jet

Chuvit claims Chinese gangster billionaire may be still at large in Thailand as is his executive jet

November 21, 2022

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The former candidate for Governor of Bangkok, underworld figure and massage parlour boss has emerged as an unlikely campaigner against huge flows of corrupt money… Read More ›

Thailand looking at new modular US nuclear reactors as a future sustainable power source

Thailand looking at new modular US nuclear reactors as a future sustainable power source

November 19, 2022

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Successful summit was wrapped up by Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha in Bangkok on Saturday as he handed over the baton to the US… Read More ›

President Xi Jinping touches down in Bangkok for APEC Summit hosted by Thailand, PM at the airport

President Xi Jinping touches down in Bangkok for APEC Summit hosted by Thailand, PM at the airport

November 17, 2022

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National Police Commissioner General Damrongsak Kittiprapat has implored the public in Bangkok to assist the police in carrying out the mammoth security operation for the… Read More ›

Bank of Thailand moves against cash and the US dollar in a plan to reduce circulating bank notes in half by 2026

Bank of Thailand moves against cash and the US dollar in a plan to reduce circulating bank notes in half by 2026

November 15, 2022

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The new policy to halve the amount of cash in circulation by 2026 comes as the Bank of Thailand joined four other Southeast Asian central… Read More ›

PM supports stronger ASEAN-US partnership to tackle emerging crises in the region and globally 

PM supports stronger ASEAN-US partnership to tackle emerging crises in the region and globally 

November 13, 2022

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The Thai Prime Minister’s support for the Quad defence initiative between the United States, Japan, India and Australia, seen as a bulwark against China, as… Read More ›

Election laws to be decided by court on November 30th after Prayut plays his best political hand to win power

Election laws to be decided by court on November 30th after Prayut plays his best political hand to win power

November 11, 2022

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Thailand is expected to move faster towards a 2023 General Election after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit ends on the 19th of November next… Read More ›

World Cup all set to be available on free-to-air TV in a vital boost to the foreign tourism industry

World Cup all set to be available on free-to-air TV in a vital boost to the foreign tourism industry

November 9, 2022

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The US dollar has fallen by 3.7% against the baht in the last 3 weeks as the number of foreign tourists entering the country is… Read More ›

Land for foreign high flyers plan to be axed by cabinet as new 10-year visa draws a pretty mild response

Land for foreign high flyers plan to be axed by cabinet as new 10-year visa draws a pretty mild response

November 7, 2022

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

Minister of the Interior General Anupong argues that there are other options for foreigners seeking to acquire property in Thailand and that the new 10-year… Read More ›

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