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Big Joke ready to go to court after an internal panel ruled against him on Monday upholding his dismissal

Big Joke ready to go to court after an internal panel ruled against him on Monday upholding his dismissal

August 6, 2024

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Big Joke, Thailand’s dismissed deputy national police chief, plans a court appeal after the Police Ethics Protection Committee upheld his dismissal. The decision followed an… Read More ›

Sirikanya Tansakul MP is tipped as the new progressive torch bearer if Move Forward is dissolved

Sirikanya Tansakul MP is tipped as the new progressive torch bearer if Move Forward is dissolved

August 5, 2024

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Sirikanya Tansakul MP is tipped as the new progressive torch bearer if Move Forward is dissolved. Legal experts predict the party’s dissolution and a 10-year… Read More ›

Police Ethics Committee official denies a decision on Big Joke has already been made. Due next week

Police Ethics Committee official denies a decision on Big Joke has already been made. Due next week

August 3, 2024

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Senior Police Ethics Committee official denies the decision on Big Joke is already made. News expected next week, dismisses reports of a 6-0 vote against… Read More ›

Thailand’s roads to heartbreak. Family recall a 31-year-old single father hero who died this week on son’s birthday

Thailand’s roads to heartbreak. Family recall a 31-year-old single father hero who died this week on son’s birthday

August 2, 2024

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Young boy’s birthday joy overshadowed by his father’s fatal motorbike accident on the way to celebrate. Tragedy in Thailand highlights daily heartbreak on its roads,… Read More ›

Catch me if you Can thief gets rude awakening by Songkhla police task force. Claims he’s innocent

Catch me if you Can thief gets rude awakening by Songkhla police task force. Claims he’s innocent

August 1, 2024

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Belgian theft suspect gets rude awakening by Songkhla police raid, denies wrongdoing as officers find stolen items and cash in his luxury suite. Police investigate… Read More ›

Business wants the government to get tougher with China as dumping expands, wiping out Thai firms

Business wants the government to get tougher with China as dumping expands, wiping out Thai firms

August 1, 2024

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Thai businesses are urging tougher action against China as dumping expands and firms are wiped out. FTI Vice Chairman warns of e-commerce giant Temu and… Read More ›

Big Joke presents his case orally to a Police Ethics Committee which will decide his immediate fate

Big Joke presents his case orally to a Police Ethics Committee which will decide his immediate fate

July 31, 2024

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Big Joke calmly faces an ethics committee to challenge his April dismissal. The former top cop says he is ready to seek court relief if… Read More ›

Either way, Thailand faces political upheaval after the August 14th court decision on the PM’s future

Either way, Thailand faces political upheaval after the August 14th court decision on the PM’s future

July 30, 2024

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PM Srettha faces a critical test on August 14th as the Constitutional Court rules on his controversial appointment of a cabinet minister in April. Political… Read More ›

Thailand’s July 15th visa revolution offers radical benefits for travellers to and from the Kingdom, more to come

Thailand’s July 15th visa revolution offers radical benefits for travellers to and from the Kingdom, more to come

July 29, 2024

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

Thailand’s July 15th visa changes offer so much for travellers in and out of the country. Not so much for traditional long-term visa holders. New… Read More ›

North Korea reminds the World of its evil state repression by executing 30 young students for watching TV

North Korea reminds the World of its evil state repression by executing 30 young students for watching TV

July 28, 2024

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North Korea brutally executed over 30 students for watching banned South Korean dramas, underscoring the regime’s harsh repression and ideological control. This act highlights North… Read More ›

Rising World tensions and potential South China Sea conflict being dealt with at Laos Asian summit

Rising World tensions and potential South China Sea conflict being dealt with at Laos Asian summit

July 27, 2024

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ASEAN summit in Laos sees rising world tensions and potential South China Sea conflict. Thailand pushes for a South China Sea code as diplomats from… Read More ›

Finance Ministry talks up 2024 GDP prospects with a fall in exports for June and slashed car output

Finance Ministry talks up 2024 GDP prospects with a fall in exports for June and slashed car output

July 26, 2024

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Finance Ministry talks up projected GDP figure for 2024 as exports fall and car production dips. Tourism and debt concerns persist as the government battles… Read More ›

Digital Wallet plan greeted with scepticism as country quails at the prospect of an August political upheaval

Digital Wallet plan greeted with scepticism as country quails at the prospect of an August political upheaval

July 25, 2024

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

Minister Pichai Chunhavajira’s Digital Wallet scheme failed to excite pundits. The announcement of upcoming Constitutional Court decisions on PM Srettha’s fate and the dissolution of… Read More ›

Aussie Dad travels to Thailand and finds his son in Bangkok only to be told he won’t talk to him at this time

Aussie Dad travels to Thailand and finds his son in Bangkok only to be told he won’t talk to him at this time

July 24, 2024

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Aussie dad travels to Thailand and finds his missing son in Bangkok after two weeks, but the son refuses to speak with him, leaving the… Read More ›

Road rage caused a marijuana dealer to fatally stab a Burmese painter in Bangkok on Sunday night

Road rage caused a marijuana dealer to fatally stab a Burmese painter in Bangkok on Sunday night

July 23, 2024

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Road rage leads to fatal stabbing in Bangkok. Thai marijuana dealer kills Burmese painter in violent altercation at Bang Kapi district shopping centre car park.… Read More ›

Magic loses its touch: ‘invisible’ drug dealing Nigerian nabbed by cops in Ko Phangan Hotel swoop

Magic loses its touch: ‘invisible’ drug dealing Nigerian nabbed by cops in Ko Phangan Hotel swoop

July 21, 2024

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A Nigerian man who claimed to use magic to evade police was arrested in Ko Phangan. He had overstayed his visa for nearly nine years,… Read More ›

PM Srettha expresses concern for Thais in Bangladesh and advises them to monitor Dhaka Embassy alerts

PM Srettha expresses concern for Thais in Bangladesh and advises them to monitor Dhaka Embassy alerts

July 21, 2024

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Thai PM Srettha Thavisin warns Thai nationals in Dhaka to stay vigilant amidst ongoing violent protests and urged them to monitor embassy alerts as hundreds… Read More ›

Anutin raises the stakes a notch as he expresses opposition to the PM’s policy outlawing cannabis by year’s end

Anutin raises the stakes a notch as he expresses opposition to the PM’s policy outlawing cannabis by year’s end

July 19, 2024

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

Anutin confronts the PM over cannabis policy and pledges to vote against criminalisation. He says the data is incomplete and questions the reversal of the… Read More ›

Evil act of mass murder at Bangkok tea party of death in the heart of the capital shocks Thailand and the World

Evil act of mass murder at Bangkok tea party of death in the heart of the capital shocks Thailand and the World

July 17, 2024

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Six people were found dead in a Bangkok hotel, poisoned at a tea party orchestrated by Sherine Chong, a Vietnamese American. Chong, facing a legal… Read More ›

Six Vietnamese tourists found dead at a luxury city centre hotel in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok

Six Vietnamese tourists found dead at a luxury city centre hotel in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok

July 16, 2024

Crime, Foreigners, Living, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Shocking incident in central Bangkok sees six bodies found by police. The party of three women and there men may have committed suicide. Shocking reports… Read More ›

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