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Millionaire Thai beggar woman picked up by police in Thursday crackdown in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area

Millionaire Thai beggar woman picked up by police in Thursday crackdown in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area

December 14, 2024

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

Millionaire Thai beggar caught in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit crackdown. A woman found with ฿300K cash and ฿1M bank deposits denies begging, claiming banana sales income. Police,… Read More ›

Thailand finally tackles its borrowing crisis which has come to a head in 2024 with effective measures

Thailand finally tackles its borrowing crisis which has come to a head in 2024 with effective measures

December 12, 2024

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

Thailand introduces a major debt restructuring plan for nearly 2 million borrowers, aiming to ease the borrowing crisis with new concessions and a focus on… Read More ›

Thaksin’s rapturous welcome in Ubon Ratchathani as he puts in another vintage performance on stage

Thaksin’s rapturous welcome in Ubon Ratchathani as he puts in another vintage performance on stage

December 11, 2024

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

Thaksin electrifies Ubon! Ex-PM rallies 4,000 supporters with promises of unity and better days, dismisses coup fears and takes aim at ‘nonsense’ dual citizenship talk.… Read More ›

Anti-coup bill to be withdrawn as opposition grows from conservative parties within the government

Anti-coup bill to be withdrawn as opposition grows from conservative parties within the government

December 10, 2024

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

Controversial anti-coup bill in Thailand faces mounting opposition from conservative parties. Pheu Thai MP Prayut Siripanich to withdraw the bill after backlash over military interference… Read More ›

15% VAT rate plan withdrawn over fierce backlash. Thailand needs time and patience for tax reform

15% VAT rate plan withdrawn over fierce backlash. Thailand needs time and patience for tax reform

December 9, 2024

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

A 15% VAT tax plan for Thailand was scrapped after public outcry. While the idea aimed to boost investment and tackle inequality, critics warned it… Read More ›

American tourist of Burmese origin dies in Phuket from electrocution after grabbing a faulty lamp pole

American tourist of Burmese origin dies in Phuket from electrocution after grabbing a faulty lamp pole

December 7, 2024

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

American tourist Thua Kyaw, 33, tragically dies in Phuket after grabbing a faulty lamp post during a slip. The lamppost, live with a dangerous high-voltage… Read More ›

Chinese EV players in Thailand may opt out of subsidies as a difficult year ends. But there is optimism for electric cars

Chinese EV players in Thailand may opt out of subsidies as a difficult year ends. But there is optimism for electric cars

December 6, 2024

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

Thailand’s EV market faces sharp sales declines in 2024, with Chinese firms struggling with subsidy challenges and unsold stock. Despite global backlash and consumer doubts,… Read More ›

UK man nabbed by top police agency for sexually abusing girlfriend’s 7 years old daughter in Pattaya after UK tip-off

UK man nabbed by top police agency for sexually abusing girlfriend’s 7 years old daughter in Pattaya after UK tip-off

December 4, 2024

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

UK man arrested in Pattaya after tip-off: suspected of abusing girlfriend’s 7-year-old daughter and posting a clip online. Police raided his home as shocking evidence… Read More ›

South Korean President shocks the World by declaring Martial Law. Raises tensions further in Asia Pacific

South Korean President shocks the World by declaring Martial Law. Raises tensions further in Asia Pacific

December 3, 2024

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

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law, heightening tensions with North Korea and the US, impacting the Indo-Pacific region and alarming Thailand. The… Read More ›

Hopes for direct US flights with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 status restoration

Hopes for direct US flights with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 status restoration

December 2, 2024

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

Thailand aims to regain FAA Category 1 status in February 2025, restoring direct US flights lost since 2015 due to safety concerns. With reforms and… Read More ›

Police corruption probes widening. May embroil a former Deputy Prime Minister and influential political player

Police corruption probes widening. May embroil a former Deputy Prime Minister and influential political player

December 1, 2024

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

Police corruption probes widen, with a former Deputy PM linked to a land encroachment scandal. Ongoing investigations into money laundering, extortion, and high-level political ties… Read More ›

Police probe as six more workers die on the ill fated Rama 2 motorway project with 136 prior deaths

Police probe as six more workers die on the ill fated Rama 2 motorway project with 136 prior deaths

November 30, 2024

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

Six more workers were killed and 11 injured in Rama 2 motorway collapse, pushing the total death toll to 142 since 2018. Thailand’s police chief… Read More ›

Samart on hunger strike in prison over arrest and subsequent denial of bail. Rejects police charges

Samart on hunger strike in prison over arrest and subsequent denial of bail. Rejects police charges

November 27, 2024

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

Former Vice Minister Samart Jenchaijitwanit is on hunger strike after his arrest and bail denial over alleged money laundering tied to Icon Group. His lawyer… Read More ›

Landlord’s love triangle ends in violent multiple murder-suicide on Monday night in Samut Prakan

Landlord’s love triangle ends in violent multiple murder-suicide on Monday night in Samut Prakan

November 26, 2024

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

Jealous landlord’s love triangle turns deadly: Four killed, young girl critically injured in Samut Prakan massacre. Shooter, enraged by betrayal, ended the killing spree by… Read More ›

Thaksin calls for more cash flow and predicts a realignment of the world financial system in 5 years

Thaksin calls for more cash flow and predicts a realignment of the world financial system in 5 years

November 25, 2024

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

Thaksin urges economic reform, calls for a liquidity boost to support small businesses, and predicts a global financial realignment within five years. He criticised the… Read More ›

Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raids home of ex-Palang Pracharat figure over Icon fraud case

Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raids home of ex-Palang Pracharat figure over Icon fraud case

November 25, 2024

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

DSI raids Bangkok home of ex-Palang Pracharat spokesman Samart over Icon fraud. Mother arrested; suspect not at home amid money laundering and conspiracy charges tied… Read More ›

Spurned 60-year-old guns down two women after inviting them to dinner at his home. Both in a coma

Spurned 60-year-old guns down two women after inviting them to dinner at his home. Both in a coma

November 24, 2024

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

A frustrated 60-year-old man shoots two women after inviting them to dinner at his Ayutthaya home. Victims, aged 50 and 33, suffered multiple gunshot wounds… Read More ›

Smoking and the very real dangers of secondhand smoke and vaping highlighted at a high-level seminar

Smoking and the very real dangers of secondhand smoke and vaping highlighted at a high-level seminar

November 23, 2024

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, PR News, Thai World, Thailand:

Bangkok seminar highlights the serious risks of secondhand smoke and vaping, with medical experts warning about cancer, respiratory issues and increased pollution while emphasising the… Read More ›

Thaksin and Pheu Thai survive legal complaint considered before the Constitutional Court on Friday

Thaksin and Pheu Thai survive legal complaint considered before the Constitutional Court on Friday

November 22, 2024

Living, More News from Thailand, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Thaksin Shinawatra and the Pheu Thai Party win a significant legal victory as the Constitutional Court dismisses six complaints against them. This solidifies their position… Read More ›

Trump’s Attorney General pick Gaetz withdraws from confirmation process amid damaging leaks

Trump’s Attorney General pick Gaetz withdraws from confirmation process amid damaging leaks

November 22, 2024

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

Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration as Trump’s Attorney General pick after pressure from leaked reports of sexual misconduct and drug use. The decision follows growing… Read More ›

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