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Man executed in Singapore for telephone contact with 2 drug traffickers who never faced charges 

Man executed in Singapore for telephone contact with 2 drug traffickers who never faced charges 

April 27, 2023

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The execution of the 46-year-old man on Wednesday morning was followed by the delivery of a death certificate to the home his sister in Singapore,… Read More ›

Damning evidence mounts against what police now believe to be a prolific cyanide serial killer 

Damning evidence mounts against what police now believe to be a prolific cyanide serial killer 

April 27, 2023

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The former wife of a senior police officer in Ratchaburi province is currently four months pregnant with the baby of her latest husband who is… Read More ›

Lights out for the PM’s chances as people get shocked by sky-high electricity bills in the post

Lights out for the PM’s chances as people get shocked by sky-high electricity bills in the post

April 25, 2023

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The hot weather and the absence of subsidies have led to Thai voters receiving an unpleasant shock just weeks before they go to the polls.… Read More ›

Bangkok sends delegation to meet Myanmar’s pariah junta regime in its eerie capital Nay Pyi Taw

Bangkok sends delegation to meet Myanmar’s pariah junta regime in its eerie capital Nay Pyi Taw

April 24, 2023

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Role of Bangkok concerning Myanmar is complex because of Thailand’s unique national interest in its western neighbour but the challenge is growing as the junta… Read More ›

Incoming tourism growth slows amid visas, airfares and attacks on Chinese nationals which have caused jitters

Incoming tourism growth slows amid visas, airfares and attacks on Chinese nationals which have caused jitters

April 24, 2023

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Fitch Ratings already downgraded projected GDP growth for Thailand to 3% this year due to a sharp contraction in exports but even this was dependent… Read More ›

Chinese Foreign Minister tells world elite in Shanghai of a ‘new form of human advancement’ in China

Chinese Foreign Minister tells world elite in Shanghai of a ‘new form of human advancement’ in China

April 22, 2023

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China is trying to reclaim its position as an economic juggernaut after its economic reopening and the scale of the ‘decoupling’ by international business becomes… Read More ›

Batty killer made a ritual offering as he buried his bank manager employer at the back of his Nonthaburi home 

Batty killer made a ritual offering as he buried his bank manager employer at the back of his Nonthaburi home 

April 22, 2023

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The 20-year-old nephew of the victim, Mr Prakob Phansawang was accosted by the killer as he made his way past him with a backpack when… Read More ›

Financial markets debt sell-off sending a signal to Thailand before the May 14th General Election

Financial markets debt sell-off sending a signal to Thailand before the May 14th General Election

April 20, 2023

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Thailand’s industrial base has suffered with reduced export demand in the last six months caused by a range of factors including higher borrowing costs in… Read More ›

Disabled beachfront mat renter brutally murdered in Pattaya in a petty squabble over a ฿500 loan

Disabled beachfront mat renter brutally murdered in Pattaya in a petty squabble over a ฿500 loan

April 20, 2023

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Victim was repeatedly kicked in the face and fatally stabbed on the idyllic beach on Pattaya’s seafront after his killer went berserk in what appeared… Read More ›

Anutin may give up politics if the latest opinion poll giving Bhumjaithai Party 3% proves correct

Anutin may give up politics if the latest opinion poll giving Bhumjaithai Party 3% proves correct

April 18, 2023

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The discrepancy between different opinion polls, studies and reputable political punditry that has talked up Bhumjaithai’s prospects of becoming Thailand’s second-largest party while a major… Read More ›

PM warns giveaway policies of some parties may be ‘bad karma’ for the country in the longer run

PM warns giveaway policies of some parties may be ‘bad karma’ for the country in the longer run

April 18, 2023

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Comments from the PM come as the Pheu Thai Party makes a further submission to the Election Commission which is continuing to probe the funding… Read More ›

61-year-old man dead with his dog in a freak swimming pool electricity accident in Udon Thani

61-year-old man dead with his dog in a freak swimming pool electricity accident in Udon Thani

April 17, 2023

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Wife was shocked after she returned from Songkran celebrations in the late evening before nightfall to find her husband floating face down in the pool.… Read More ›

Economic recovery shaky despite strong foreign tourism as global economic outlook deteriorates

Economic recovery shaky despite strong foreign tourism as global economic outlook deteriorates

April 16, 2023

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Rising bank deposits and lower borrowing activity are bad signs for the economic environment as a sharp deterioration in global economic outlook impinges on the… Read More ›

Pattaya Motosai in fracas with Hong Kongers over ฿160 fare, refunds money after police are called

Pattaya Motosai in fracas with Hong Kongers over ฿160 fare, refunds money after police are called

April 15, 2023

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Police resolved the situation to the satisfaction of both the Hong Kong tourists and the elderly motosai driver on Friday but a Chilean tourist was… Read More ›

Dirty tricks feared by Pheu Thai, the Election Commission urged to probe Maha Sarakham vote-buying reports

Dirty tricks feared by Pheu Thai, the Election Commission urged to probe Maha Sarakham vote-buying reports

April 15, 2023

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Key Pheu Thai leader insists that those behind the subterfuge to illegally harvest votes from locals in Region 6 in Maha Sarakham should not only… Read More ›

6 dead in violent family feud involving a serving policeman including his wife, son and brother

6 dead in violent family feud involving a serving policeman including his wife, son and brother

April 14, 2023

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Reports including a plea for understanding from the rogue officer’s first wife this week suggest that the origins of the feud may have been a… Read More ›

Police chief says no special favours for army NCO held in military prison and facing 5 years jail if convicted

Police chief says no special favours for army NCO held in military prison and facing 5 years jail if convicted

April 14, 2023

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Army sergeant major who works for the transport department of the military has not received bail and is being held in a military prison as… Read More ›

UN official slams ‘Distorted’ international response to Myanmar after Horrific junta atrocity 

UN official slams ‘Distorted’ international response to Myanmar after Horrific junta atrocity 

April 12, 2023

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Scenes of unimaginable horror on Tuesday morning in northwestern Myanmar when a crowd of men, women and children were bombed from the air at the… Read More ›

Pheu Thai’s ฿10k digital economic stimulus for all under fire as Election Commission opens probe into it

Pheu Thai’s ฿10k digital economic stimulus for all under fire as Election Commission opens probe into it

April 10, 2023

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Pheu Thai was scrambling on Monday to shore up its vote-getting plan to advance ฿10,000 to each Thai citizen over 16 years of age, from… Read More ›

Leader of PM’s UTN tells rally a government led by his party will ‘get tough’ with nation haters

Leader of PM’s UTN tells rally a government led by his party will ‘get tough’ with nation haters

April 8, 2023

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

With just five weeks to go to the May 14th General Election, the old political divide is starting to reassert itself as pro-establishment parties seem… Read More ›

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