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Dark predictions as the opposition parties look set to sweep to power in next weekend’s General Election

Dark predictions as the opposition parties look set to sweep to power in next weekend’s General Election

May 8, 2023

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Video clip paints a sombre picture of the country’s future as the PM’s party raises the brooding spectre of political instability as it and other… Read More ›

Move Forward Party surging in the polls as the General Election campaign enters its final week

Move Forward Party surging in the polls as the General Election campaign enters its final week

May 7, 2023

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Polls show the current ruling Palang Pracharat Party led by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan floundering on marginal support levels and well off its former… Read More ›

Thailand: you can leave but you must pay ฿1,000 more. Departures tax hailed as the kiss of death

Thailand: you can leave but you must pay ฿1,000 more. Departures tax hailed as the kiss of death

May 6, 2023

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The new levy is being proposed by the Revenue Department under a 1983 legal provision with public hearings already scheduled for the coming week. It… Read More ›

Two arrested after gang used woman planted at a party to gain access to home of Chinese visitors

Two arrested after gang used woman planted at a party to gain access to home of Chinese visitors

May 5, 2023

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A rapid and quick-thinking response by police investigators, when notified of the armed robbery, led to all members of the gang being quickly tracked down… Read More ›

Ukrainian boy placed on life support after cardiac arrest at a Phuket swimming pool on Tuesday

Ukrainian boy placed on life support after cardiac arrest at a Phuket swimming pool on Tuesday

May 5, 2023

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Doctors say the prognosis for the 10-year-old is poor after the near-drowning incident during which rescuers took 10 minutes to revive him leaving him with… Read More ›

Crackdown on crime wave against Chinese tourists in Bangkok as concerns also raised on cannabis 

Crackdown on crime wave against Chinese tourists in Bangkok as concerns also raised on cannabis 

May 3, 2023

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The Royal Thai Police has launched a campaign to root out dangerous criminal elements from among the growing number of Chinese visitors with the screening… Read More ›

Police to arrest serial killer suspect’s husband, 10 more charges for gambling addict ‘Am Cyanide’

Police to arrest serial killer suspect’s husband, 10 more charges for gambling addict ‘Am Cyanide’

May 3, 2023

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On Tuesday, as a conference on the case was announced, General Surachate Hakparn warned firms involved in the supply chain relating to cyanide are being… Read More ›

Technical recession looks like it may be avoided with stronger than expected first quarter showing

Technical recession looks like it may be avoided with stronger than expected first quarter showing

May 2, 2023

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Foreign tourism is driving both a healthier current account position and rising domestic expenditure, again proving that this economic engine is critical to Thailand’s real… Read More ›

Paetongtarn Shinawatra delivers a baby boy named Thaisin as Pheu Thai spirits are buoyed the new arrival

Paetongtarn Shinawatra delivers a baby boy named Thaisin as Pheu Thai spirits are buoyed the new arrival

May 1, 2023

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Thaksin says he’s coming home! Former business tycoon Srettha Thavisin campaigning in the South on Monday said he understood Mr Thaksin’s heart on the birth… Read More ›

Navy may accept Chinese engine in new ฿13.5 billion sub if it gets an older one thrown in for free

Navy may accept Chinese engine in new ฿13.5 billion sub if it gets an older one thrown in for free

April 30, 2023

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Upshot of talks held over the last week in Beijing is that no deal is yet agreed but the Royal Thai Navy is making positive… Read More ›

Printing error or sinister? Move Forward Party calls on officials to correct party listing glitch

Printing error or sinister? Move Forward Party calls on officials to correct party listing glitch

April 28, 2023

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The more radical Move Forward Party appears to be well placed in Bangkok to elect MPs and is hopeful to return to the next parliament… Read More ›

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

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

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 ›

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