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Chinese kidnapping victim held by Immigration police and facing extradition over fraud case

Chinese kidnapping victim held by Immigration police and facing extradition over fraud case

April 18, 2023

Crime, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The bizarre story of how a spurned Thai girlfriend, who up to 3 months ago was paid a stipend by a Chinese fraud suspect on… Read More ›

Woman’s gold led to her brutal murder as police in Samut Prakan nab the killer within 48 hours

Woman’s gold led to her brutal murder as police in Samut Prakan nab the killer within 48 hours

April 17, 2023

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

On Saturday afternoon last, police brought the man back to an overgrown area near a fish pond in a nearby village where he had discarded… Read More ›

Sub call due soon but closer ties between Chinese and Thai navies signalled by top-level visit

Sub call due soon but closer ties between Chinese and Thai navies signalled by top-level visit

April 16, 2023

Culture, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

A decision on the $400 million S26 Yuan class submarine was in the background to this high-profile visit by the Thai naval commander to China… Read More ›

Chuwit sets out to campaign against Bhumjaithai as Anutin tells Reuters marijuana is a vote winner

Chuwit sets out to campaign against Bhumjaithai as Anutin tells Reuters marijuana is a vote winner

April 15, 2023

Culture, Living, Personal, Politics, Thai World:

Chuwit, who recently successfully contested a court order to gag his criticism and campaign against the Bhumjaithai Party, has described his latest roadshow in opposition… Read More ›

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

PM Prayut gets back to his youth on Friday in water gun battles on Bangkok’s Khao San Road

April 15, 2023

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

It wasn’t all fun and frolics on Friday as the PM held talks just before the walkabout on the Khao San Road which has led… Read More ›

Songkran in full swing as Thailand prepares to welcome back long-haul visitors in large numbers

Songkran in full swing as Thailand prepares to welcome back long-haul visitors in large numbers

April 14, 2023

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

Thailand is set to welcome over 1.5 million Russian visitors this year as the Ukraine war, in one respect at least, has proved a boon… Read More ›

Rome calls for clarity on handling of Myanmar rebels reportedly handed back to the military junta

Rome calls for clarity on handling of Myanmar rebels reportedly handed back to the military junta

April 13, 2023

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

Mystery still hangs over the fate of two Myanmar rebels who were handed over by Thai authorities on April 4th to Myanmar border guards and… Read More ›

Thailand’s days of GDP growth in excess of 5% may be a thing of the past as it has grown too old

Thailand’s days of GDP growth in excess of 5% may be a thing of the past as it has grown too old

April 11, 2023

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

Population figures are not projections or predictions as we see with climate change but facts with a time lag of twenty years or so. Evidence… Read More ›

Nightmare for Chinese Christian asylum seekers ends after they are flown into the United States

Nightmare for Chinese Christian asylum seekers ends after they are flown into the United States

April 10, 2023

Culture, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Happy ending: Chinese Christians arrived in Dallas Texas on Friday to a warm welcome but the US State Department was playing down their arrival and… Read More ›

Srettha eyes top job and defends ฿10k spending wallet for over 16s just unveiled as a Pheu Thai policy

Srettha eyes top job and defends ฿10k spending wallet for over 16s just unveiled as a Pheu Thai policy

April 8, 2023

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

On Monday 14th, the day of the General Election, Pheu Thai’s national executive will meet to select its primary nominee to be put before parliament… Read More ›

Recession fears rise as growth projections are cut and export output continues to decline in 2023

Recession fears rise as growth projections are cut and export output continues to decline in 2023

April 5, 2023

Economy, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand’s current account in the last three years tells the story of an economy that has seen a structural change since the closure of the… Read More ›

Arrest warrants for three Chinese killers, one a spurned lover, who were assisted by a Thai woman

Arrest warrants for three Chinese killers, one a spurned lover, who were assisted by a Thai woman

April 4, 2023

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The National Police Commissioner General Damrongsak Kittiprapas on Monday advised that visa-on-arrival facilities from China be looked at as they may be attracting spurious criminal… Read More ›

Ex-minister rejects claim new prison regulations were designed to aid Thaksin’s return to Thailand

Ex-minister rejects claim new prison regulations were designed to aid Thaksin’s return to Thailand

April 1, 2023

Culture, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

The prospect of the return of Thaksin Shinawatra to serve his prison sentence in Thailand has been widely greeted by Thai observers and establishment politicians… Read More ›

Marijuana crazed man stole a Bangkok ambulance on Wednesday night and crashed it into an MG car

Marijuana crazed man stole a Bangkok ambulance on Wednesday night and crashed it into an MG car

March 31, 2023

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

Police in Thung Khru have confirmed that the detained man, arrested for theft of the hospital ambulance, will have access to treatment for his marijuana… Read More ›

Economy faces export clogs with rules in China and ‘green imperialism’ from European Union 

Economy faces export clogs with rules in China and ‘green imperialism’ from European Union 

March 29, 2023

Economy, Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Thailand has a strong banking system, inflation well under control and a recovering foreign tourism industry which is keeping the economy on course this year… Read More ›

Six die including a monk in a horrific motorway smash in Uttaradit after a car driver lost control on the road

Six die including a monk in a horrific motorway smash in Uttaradit after a car driver lost control on the road

March 27, 2023

Living, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Officers at Nain Police Station in the Phichai District of Uttaradit were alerted on Saturday afternoon by shocked onlookers just minutes after the horrific crash… Read More ›

Good news on foreign investment at the start of 2023 fails to mask stunted competitiveness issue for economy

Good news on foreign investment at the start of 2023 fails to mask stunted competitiveness issue for economy

March 26, 2023

Economy, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

With an election called this week, the prime minister told reporters that he was particularly proud of tens of billions in foreign investment into advanced… Read More ›

Business leaders praise election clarity but survey shows anxiety about threat of political instability

Business leaders praise election clarity but survey shows anxiety about threat of political instability

March 23, 2023

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

Growing speculation that the current Prime Minister, Prayut Chan ocha, may take a seat in the House of Representatives for the United Thai Nation (Ruam… Read More ›

Chinese tourists arrested on kidnapping and extortion charges insist they are innocent 

Chinese tourists arrested on kidnapping and extortion charges insist they are innocent 

March 20, 2023

Crime, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

The victim in the case, a 32-year-old Chinese woman who is studying in the kingdom at university filed her complaint with Thong Lor police on… Read More ›

Swiss man on the run abroad after underage sex ring and bar in Phuket is shut down in police raid

Swiss man on the run abroad after underage sex ring and bar in Phuket is shut down in police raid

March 18, 2023

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

The Royal Thai Police has, quite rightly, in recent years, prioritised the fight against underage prostitution linked with the human trafficking industry. On Saturday, Deputy… Read More ›

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