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Move Forward’s ฿450 minimum wage in 100 days seen as an earthquake moment for Thai factories

Move Forward’s ฿450 minimum wage in 100 days seen as an earthquake moment for Thai factories

May 29, 2023

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

Business leaders sending a strong warning to the proposed new government that the private business sector cannot absorb a shock rise in the minimum daily… Read More ›

Bullman, the Norwegian killer and fugitive from Thai justice lands in Oslo on a false name and passport 

Bullman, the Norwegian killer and fugitive from Thai justice lands in Oslo on a false name and passport 

May 28, 2023

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Killer is believed to have been lying low in a Southeast Asian country since he was last seen at the Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi. His… Read More ›

Bhumjaithai and Palang Pracharat won 27% of constituency seats only polling 4% in the party list vote

Bhumjaithai and Palang Pracharat won 27% of constituency seats only polling 4% in the party list vote

May 27, 2023

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Election results being confirmed by the Election Commission shows an extraordinary level of capability by both the Bhumjaithai Party and Palang Pracharat Party candidates at… Read More ›

Move Forward opposes any plan to allow a US base in Thailand and commits to uphold its sovereignty

Move Forward opposes any plan to allow a US base in Thailand and commits to uphold its sovereignty

May 26, 2023

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Rangsiman Rome tells reporters that efforts by conservative elements or perhaps misinformation operations should stop as he clarifies the Move Forward foreign policy position. He… Read More ›

Deputy PM Wissanu says waiting out the Senate’s voting power beyond May 2024 is not really viable

Deputy PM Wissanu says waiting out the Senate’s voting power beyond May 2024 is not really viable

May 25, 2023

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

There are only three developments that can lead to a political crisis being avoided in early August with Mr Pita Limjaroenrat’s name being nominated in… Read More ›

Smartphone betrays gang who robbed Chinese tourists in early May as police nab them in Sa Kaeo

Smartphone betrays gang who robbed Chinese tourists in early May as police nab them in Sa Kaeo

May 24, 2023

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The Chonburi police chief was happy to close the case file. He told reporters that the gang had spent the ฿400,000 taken in the raid… Read More ›

Kooky Palang Pracharat reports rejected on Tuesday by Prawit as Pheu Thai stands by Pita for PM

Kooky Palang Pracharat reports rejected on Tuesday by Prawit as Pheu Thai stands by Pita for PM

May 23, 2023

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Palang Pracharat Party leadership on Tuesday rejected spurious reports that the party was to disband so that its members could join the Pheu Thai Party,… Read More ›

Attorney General to have final say on prosecution in court for money laundering of Senator Upakit

Attorney General to have final say on prosecution in court for money laundering of Senator Upakit

May 21, 2023

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Senator may be on the verge of being prosecuted for money laundering and other offences if the country’s Attorney General gives the say-so following a… Read More ›

US TV late-night star Conan O’Brien to feature Bangkok in HBO travel show in possible tourism boost

US TV late-night star Conan O’Brien to feature Bangkok in HBO travel show in possible tourism boost

May 20, 2023

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The filming of the show took place in May and should help boost Western tourists to the kingdom with figures showing the majority of the… Read More ›

Crazed Pole denied bail before a Bangkok court charged with the murder of Ukrainian girlfriend

Crazed Pole denied bail before a Bangkok court charged with the murder of Ukrainian girlfriend

May 20, 2023

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The 25-year-old man had arrived with his 27-year-old girlfriend Arona Shevchenko on April 29th as tourists. Both were staying at an upmarket condominium on Sathorn… Read More ›

Election vote for Move Forward may have been a cry for help from voters mired in short-term debt

Election vote for Move Forward may have been a cry for help from voters mired in short-term debt

May 19, 2023

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

Business frets about political instability and the potential policies of a Move Forward Pheu Thai government but there already appears to be growing problems beneath… Read More ›

Am Cyanide touched by the evil of online gambling sites where she lost as much as ฿1 million a day

Am Cyanide touched by the evil of online gambling sites where she lost as much as ฿1 million a day

May 17, 2023

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A key issue for police, at this stage, in the final stages of the investigation aside from getting the alleged serial killer to confess, amid… Read More ›

Murder of Ukrainian woman being investigated in Bangkok as police nab Polish boyfriend at border

Murder of Ukrainian woman being investigated in Bangkok as police nab Polish boyfriend at border

May 16, 2023

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Polish man fled the apartment after it appears he lost the nerve to dismember his girlfriend’s corpse. He then tried to inveigle a confused taxi… Read More ›

Pita plots a new coalition government with Pheu Thai but open conflict has already raised its head in the Senate 

Pita plots a new coalition government with Pheu Thai but open conflict has already raised its head in the Senate 

May 15, 2023

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Sunday’s election victory by the Move Forward Party marks a historic shift in Thai politics as the electorate voted for principle and a more progressive… Read More ›

Scorching electricity costs may sear the economic recovery with a new threat to reduced inflation 

Scorching electricity costs may sear the economic recovery with a new threat to reduced inflation 

May 14, 2023

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s inflation rate fell to 2.67% in April from 2.8% in March and is within the Bank of Thailand’s targeted range but the continued high… Read More ›

Phuket to enforce more control on motorbike rentals as 15th foreigner this year dies in Karon area

Phuket to enforce more control on motorbike rentals as 15th foreigner this year dies in Karon area

May 13, 2023

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77% of those who die on Thailand’s roads are still men with 79% of the fatalities occurring in motorbike accidents. Action being undertaken in Phuket… Read More ›

Return of ex-PM Thaksin may still leave Prayut with a test even if he loses this Sunday’s election

Return of ex-PM Thaksin may still leave Prayut with a test even if he loses this Sunday’s election

May 12, 2023

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The return of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on or before July 26th next, his 74th birthday, would be a sensational and historic moment for… Read More ›

Court rejects order against Chuwit as he predicts Bhumjaithai Party to win fewer seats than in 2019

Court rejects order against Chuwit as he predicts Bhumjaithai Party to win fewer seats than in 2019

May 11, 2023

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Political pundits this week however disagreed with Mr Chuwit’s assessment suggesting that the party may return anywhere from 60 to 70 MPs and be a… Read More ›

British man warns foreigners in Pattaya after ฿900k Rolex is stolen from his condo by a woman

British man warns foreigners in Pattaya after ฿900k Rolex is stolen from his condo by a woman

May 9, 2023

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Mark Brown filed a report hours later at Pattaya Police Station with the help of a 38-year-old Thai friend. He told police that the valuable… Read More ›

Pheu Thai is facing a threat of dissolution with complaint being pursued by Election Commission

Pheu Thai is facing a threat of dissolution with complaint being pursued by Election Commission

May 8, 2023

Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Worrying noises in the last week as the country’s leading opposition parties appear on course to win the May 14th General Election. Any attempt to… Read More ›

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