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55% of Foreign Expats thought of moving out of Thailand in 2024. Majority will not file tax returns

55% of Foreign Expats thought of moving out of Thailand in 2024. Majority will not file tax returns

November 3, 2024

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

A recent survey reveals that 55% of expats considered leaving Thailand in 2024 to avoid new tax liabilities. With Thailand’s new tax regime set for… Read More ›

Thai Airports install biometric facial recognition technology for convenience and faster traffic as numbers rise

Thai Airports install biometric facial recognition technology for convenience and faster traffic as numbers rise

November 3, 2024

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

Thailand’s main airports launch facial recognition tech, streamlining passenger flow as international arrivals soar 34% up to October. New systems allow travellers to bypass checkpoints,… Read More ›

Finance Minister wants to see higher inflation around 2% to boost GDP growth to over 5% per annum

Finance Minister wants to see higher inflation around 2% to boost GDP growth to over 5% per annum

November 2, 2024

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

Thailand’s Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira aims to raise inflation to 2% to drive annual GDP growth by over 5%, up from a projected 0.4% inflation… Read More ›

PM comforts 4 bereft Thai families as the war death toll for Thai nationals in Israel reaches 48 since Hamas invasion

PM comforts 4 bereft Thai families as the war death toll for Thai nationals in Israel reaches 48 since Hamas invasion

November 1, 2024

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

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra extends heartfelt condolences to four families of Thai workers killed in Israel, bringing the death toll for Thai nationals in… Read More ›

Labour turns back the clock in Britain with a budget raising taxes to the highest level since 1993

Labour turns back the clock in Britain with a budget raising taxes to the highest level since 1993

November 1, 2024

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

Labour’s new budget marks a return to the past, raising taxes to their highest level since 1993. With increased public investment, Chancellor Rachel Reeves aims… Read More ›

Thai woman first female jailed for life in Sweden for gun crime after callously murdering a 17-year-old boy

Thai woman first female jailed for life in Sweden for gun crime after callously murdering a 17-year-old boy

October 31, 2024

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

Thai woman jailed in Sweden’s first female gun-crime life sentence. 20-year-old Kwanchai Iamchaeng shot a 17-year-old boy in the face. She found on a gang… Read More ›

No reprieve for on-the-run Songkhla man convicted of murder as the law catches up after 19 years in Pattaya 

No reprieve for on-the-run Songkhla man convicted of murder as the law catches up after 19 years in Pattaya 

October 30, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

No escape for Songkhla murderer after 19 years on the run, police nab him just before the statute of limitations runs out. Mr. Prasit, a… Read More ›

Harris to speak in Washington as aides highlight references to her as a ‘prostitute’ at Trump rally

Harris to speak in Washington as aides highlight references to her as a ‘prostitute’ at Trump rally

October 30, 2024

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

Kamala Harris to deliver closing speech at Trump’s Jan. 6 rally site, denouncing his divisive rhetoric. Aides highlight a recent slur at a Trump event,… Read More ›

Married woman recovers valuable diamond ring at 71 Rai Municipal dump after 30 hours of searching

Married woman recovers valuable diamond ring at 71 Rai Municipal dump after 30 hours of searching

October 29, 2024

Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A Bangkok woman miraculously recovered her lost ฿400,000 diamond ring after a 30-hour search at the Nakhon Phanom Municipal dump. After accidentally tossing it in… Read More ›

Democrat Attorney General of Philadelphia sues Elon Musk over his $1 million a day daily giveaway

Democrat Attorney General of Philadelphia sues Elon Musk over his $1 million a day daily giveaway

October 29, 2024

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

Musk’s $1m Giveaway under fire. Philadelphia’s AG Larry Krasner sues Elon Musk, claiming his daily giveaway is an illegal lottery scheme aimed at voters. The… Read More ›

Australian tourist injured by an angry Pink Taxi driver using a cutter to enforce a compensation demand

Australian tourist injured by an angry Pink Taxi driver using a cutter to enforce a compensation demand

October 28, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Australian tourist injured by Bangkok taxi driver wielding a cutter after clashing over compensation. Police at Thung Mahamek Station say the 49-year-old driver faces assault… Read More ›

Icon Group public fraud case raises awkward questions about official corruption and police links

Icon Group public fraud case raises awkward questions about official corruption and police links

October 27, 2024

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

Icon Group scandal explodes: police and officials under investigation as extortion, fraud claims emerge. Top cop ordered a full probe after an activist with a… Read More ›

Casino bill already causing division at cabinet level as Bhumjaithai Party appears less than convinced

Casino bill already causing division at cabinet level as Bhumjaithai Party appears less than convinced

October 26, 2024

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

Thai cabinet split on casino bill as Bhumjaithai Party resists. Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat says the plan could boost the economy and tourism, but Deputy… Read More ›

Nvidia to be Thailand’s great investment coups yet as it plans to announce investment in December

Nvidia to be Thailand’s great investment coups yet as it plans to announce investment in December

October 25, 2024

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

Nvidia set to make a major investment in Thailand, with CEO Jensen Huang expected to confirm plans this December. Thailand’s drive to become an AI… Read More ›

Political instability, legal warfare and Trump undermining economic recovery efforts by government and confidence

Political instability, legal warfare and Trump undermining economic recovery efforts by government and confidence

October 24, 2024

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

Political instability and legal battles are eroding investor confidence in Thailand, leading to significant capital outflows. The Stock Exchange has dropped after a brief rally,… Read More ›

Big Joke’s wife questioned and arrested after surrendering on theft charges filed by Police Colonel

Big Joke’s wife questioned and arrested after surrendering on theft charges filed by Police Colonel

October 24, 2024

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

Ms. Sirinadda Hakparn, wife of former National Deputy Police Chief, was arrested on theft charges of luxury items, following a police complaint. She denied all… Read More ›

Foreign tourists warned of transnational pickpockets in Bangkok and conmen purporting to be police

Foreign tourists warned of transnational pickpockets in Bangkok and conmen purporting to be police

October 23, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Bangkok tourists warned: fake cops and transnational pickpocket gangs targeting visitors in busy areas. Police arrest an Iranian scammer posing as an undercover officer, alongside… Read More ›

Chinese gangster and his moll charged over armed invasion of a premises on Saturday and extortion

Chinese gangster and his moll charged over armed invasion of a premises on Saturday and extortion

October 23, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A 37-year-old woman and her gangster lover face charges for an armed invasion that netted ฿3.2 million. The duo led a five-man attack, kidnapping business… Read More ›

Man who murdered his lover after threatening to reveal the affair brought back to the crime scene

Man who murdered his lover after threatening to reveal the affair brought back to the crime scene

October 22, 2024

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Businessman, arrested for lover’s brutal murder, reenacts crime in Uthai Thani. The 52-year-old strangled his 45-year-old mistress after a heated argument about going public with… Read More ›

Icon Group paid over ฿10 million to a mysterious woman who had connections with influential figures

Icon Group paid over ฿10 million to a mysterious woman who had connections with influential figures

October 21, 2024

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

Mysterious woman extorts ฿10 million from Icon Group, leveraging high-level connections. Police seize Boss Paul’s phone, believed to contain critical evidence, but cops await the… Read More ›

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