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Disaster averted as tourist bus is evacuated minutes before it exploded into flames on Friday

Disaster averted as tourist bus is evacuated minutes before it exploded into flames on Friday

December 2, 2023

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Dramatic escape: Tourists rescued from fiery bus inferno. The heart-stopping incident involving a bus carrying tourists unfolded near Sai Yok Hospital, and an unanticipated disaster,… Read More ›

Kamnan Nok released on bail and vows to fight capital murder case before the Criminal Court

Kamnan Nok released on bail and vows to fight capital murder case before the Criminal Court

December 2, 2023

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Legal battle looms as local power player denies premeditated murder: Nakhon Pathom’s Kamnan Nok secures bail and pledges to face trial in April 2024. He… Read More ›

Defending the thin blue line: Ex-Phatthalung Chief challenges fugitive Sia’s corruption claims 

Defending the thin blue line: Ex-Phatthalung Chief challenges fugitive Sia’s corruption claims 

December 2, 2023

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Former police chief stands by accused officer amid fugitive allegations. As Sia Pang Na Node’s escape saga unfolds, the ex-chief warns against destabilising drug suppression… Read More ›

Fragile, weak economy sees central bank holding interest rates and reducing 2023 growth to 2.4%

Fragile, weak economy sees central bank holding interest rates and reducing 2023 growth to 2.4%

December 1, 2023

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Foreign tourism is falling, signalling a precarious future. Manufacturing is slumping and the services sector has stumbled. Analysts warn of challenges ahead, while the government… Read More ›

Senator meets officials in targeted assets seizure at home while he claims innocence and immunity

Senator meets officials in targeted assets seizure at home while he claims innocence and immunity

December 1, 2023

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In an escalation of legal woes, Senator Upakit suffers a barrage of asset seizures, totalling ฿691 million. Amidst claims of innocence and legal immunity, officials… Read More ›

Another black eye for Thai tourism with sick UK man’s ‘horrific’ plight in Phuket exposed on world’s media 

Another black eye for Thai tourism with sick UK man’s ‘horrific’ plight in Phuket exposed on world’s media 

November 30, 2023

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Harrowing tale of British tourist, Dean Penson, stranded in a Thai hospital in a nightmarish encounter with suspected leukaemia. His best friend paints a horrific… Read More ›

Powerful gas truck explosion on Bangkok’s busy Rama 3 Road rocks the capital injuring Two people

Powerful gas truck explosion on Bangkok’s busy Rama 3 Road rocks the capital injuring Two people

November 29, 2023

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Explosive chaos on Rama 3 Road in a high-octane drama. Bangkok’s bustling carriageway rattled by a powerful gas truck explosion at 2:45 pm on Tuesday.… Read More ›

Sia Pang Na Node, a prisoner’s fight for justice against a corrupt legal system while on the run

Sia Pang Na Node, a prisoner’s fight for justice against a corrupt legal system while on the run

November 29, 2023

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Fugitive ‘Sia Pang Na Node’ exposes corruption on the run: Escaped inmate’s social media videos prompt wider and in-depth investigation into alleged injustice in Phatthalung… Read More ›

‘Madame Dear’ throws her hat in the ring for the Democrat Party leadership with the party at war

‘Madame Dear’ throws her hat in the ring for the Democrat Party leadership with the party at war

November 29, 2023

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As Thailand’s oldest political party battles internal strife post-May’s General Election, former Palang Pracharat Party Bangkok MP, Ms Wattanya Bunnag, known as Madame Dear, announces… Read More ›

Justice crusader alleges depraved female school teacher sexually abused 12-year-old in Bangkok

Justice crusader alleges depraved female school teacher sexually abused 12-year-old in Bangkok

November 28, 2023

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Renowned justice activist ‘Gun Jom Palang’ takes a bold stand against a 37-year-old school female teacher, accusing her of sexually abusing and blackmailing a 12-year-old… Read More ›

Srettha’s crisis is not just an economic one, it is a ‘3D debt crisis’ that is strangling GDP growth

Srettha’s crisis is not just an economic one, it is a ‘3D debt crisis’ that is strangling GDP growth

November 27, 2023

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Thailand’s economy is caught in a trap where it cannot generate the level of income and profit margins to increase labour pay levels to make… Read More ›

Bridegroom murders his bride, mother-in-law, sister in law and a guest at his wedding night party

Bridegroom murders his bride, mother-in-law, sister in law and a guest at his wedding night party

November 26, 2023

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Locals say 28-year-old Chaturong Suksuk was known to be jealous of his 44-year-old wife and sensitive both about the age difference between them and his… Read More ›

Mixed news as 10 hostages released, 4 more being held while a boyfriend came back from the dead

Mixed news as 10 hostages released, 4 more being held while a boyfriend came back from the dead

November 25, 2023

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10 hostages kept in isolation for medical and security screening before they meet Thai Embassy officials in Israel. Kittiya Thuengsaeng says she can wait a… Read More ›

Thailand expects good news with reports that 23 of its hostages may be freed in the coming hours

Thailand expects good news with reports that 23 of its hostages may be freed in the coming hours

November 24, 2023

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On Friday, however, Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nu-Kara played down the news saying the media report from London was not confirmed while a government spokesman said… Read More ›

Former Danish hotel owner just released from prison faces another, longer stretch, behind bars 

Former Danish hotel owner just released from prison faces another, longer stretch, behind bars 

November 24, 2023

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Plight of the elderly Danish businessman is a salutary lesson on what can go wrong in Thailand when the dream turns overnight or even in… Read More ›

Zombie Thai firms holding back economic growth as they struggle just to pay interest on bank debt

Zombie Thai firms holding back economic growth as they struggle just to pay interest on bank debt

November 23, 2023

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Another negative impact of government intervention in the free market caused by the disastrous pandemic shutdown in 2020 was identified this week. Zombie firms with… Read More ›

Chinese visa scheme linked to Chinese beggars on Bangkok’s streets as PM accepts its failures

Chinese visa scheme linked to Chinese beggars on Bangkok’s streets as PM accepts its failures

November 22, 2023

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Disfigured beggars flying into Suvarnabhumi Airport from China and staying in hotels while earning bags of cash concealed from kind-hearted passersby prompts Thai police to… Read More ›

Move by Navy Chief puts Chinese sub back in the water as he seeks legal clarity on the contract

Move by Navy Chief puts Chinese sub back in the water as he seeks legal clarity on the contract

November 22, 2023

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Coy Prime Minister Srettha, on Tuesday, made it clear the Chinese had not fully accepted his request in October to replace the submarine with a… Read More ›

British tourist left shocked after ‘Wild West’ amid rolling brawl among club hostesses and dancers

British tourist left shocked after ‘Wild West’ amid rolling brawl among club hostesses and dancers

November 21, 2023

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Riotous scenes as Thai nightlife workers let rip when tensions overflowed at a well-known Pattaya Go Go bar early on Sunday morning. Police are investigating… Read More ›

Taiwanese man had counterfeiting operation in two safes in hotel room where he was murdered

Taiwanese man had counterfeiting operation in two safes in hotel room where he was murdered

November 21, 2023

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48 year old who, it now appears, was embarking on another career in crime, having served time for human trafficking in Taiwan, gave his life… Read More ›

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